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Enrollment
981
High
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICHESTER SD·NCES 420591001849
Chichester SHS
3333 Chichester Ave, Boothwyn, PA 19061 · (610) 485-6881 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL981 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
597 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 262 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 248 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 215 | 22% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chichester SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 31.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chichester SHS
Chichester SHS's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester SHS this school | 981 | 60.9% | 42.0% |
| Williamsport Area SHS Williamsport | 1,462 | 59.4% | 48.3% |
| East Stroudsburg SHS South East Stroudsburg | 1,359 | 50.5% | 43.1% |
| Interboro SHS Prospect Park | 1,079 | 53.1% | 46.3% |
| East Stroudsburg SHS North Dingmans Ferry | 917 | 53.4% | 40.8% |
| Ridley High School Folsom | 1,825 | 53.5% | 51.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chichester SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #411 of 576 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #306 of 626 ▲ 77 | #10 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #309 of 626 ▲ 68 | #11 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 981 | #185 of 713 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #263 of 601 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #47 of 604 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #279 of 619 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #133 of 221 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
981
+65 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,029
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 981 | 73 | 13.4:1 | 61% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 987 | 70.1 | 14.1:1 | 60% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 996 | 66.1 | 15.1:1 | 90% (895) |
| 2020-21 | 916 | 71 | 12.9:1 | 62% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 929 | 66.7 | 13.9:1 | 60% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 959 | 76 | 12.6:1 | 57% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 1,106 | 91 | 12.2:1 | 45% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 1,179 | 70 | 16.8:1 | 24% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 1,029 | 68 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chichester SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (929 to 981); teachers up 9% (66.7 to 73).
About Chichester SHS
Chichester SHS is a high school located in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 981 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 33% larger than that.
Chichester SHS is one of 6 schools in Chichester SD, which enrolls 2,899 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Chichester SHS is White (48%). Other students are 30% Black, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 63% White share among all Delaware County residents. Chichester SHS has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 73 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Roughly 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Chichester SHS is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Chichester SHS sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.0% and a predicted 51.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Delaware County, median household income is about $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Delaware County number 113 and enroll about 74,663.
The school nearest to Chichester SHS is Chichester Middle School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Chichester SHS is 6th among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Chichester SHS saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chichester SD
- Chichester Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Boothwyn Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Linwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Marcus Hook Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
Other schools in Boothwyn
- Chichester Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
- Boothwyn Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Chichester Middle School0.5 mi · 873
- Hilltop Elementary School0.8 mi · 290
- Boothwyn Elementary School1.0 mi · 269
- Linwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 249
- Pennell Elementary School1.7 mi · 415
- Sun Valley High School1.8 mi · 1,042
Frequently asked questions
About Chichester SHSHow many students attend Chichester SHS?
Chichester SHS enrolls approximately 981 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chichester SHS serve?
Chichester SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Chichester SHS have?
Chichester SHS employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Chichester SHS?
Student demographics at Chichester SHS are roughly 48% White, 10% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Chichester SHS in?
Chichester SHS is part of Chichester SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.