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Does Coatesville Area SHS have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,366
High
DISTRICT 1,096 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COATESVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420624005012
Coatesville Area SHS
1445 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320 · (610) 383-3730 · Chester County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,366 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.3:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
1,412 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 10 | 468 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 498 | 36% |
| Grade 12 | 400 | 29% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Coatesville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 12.5% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Coatesville Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #492 of 576 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #520 of 626 ▲ 15 | #16 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #415 of 626 ▲ 47 | #16 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,366 | #96 of 713 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #426 of 601 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #28 of 604 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #59 of 619 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +51.3% | #5 of 221 | #1 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
1,366
+52 (+4%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 1,366 | 89.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,411 | 86 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,412 | 80.5 | 17.5:1 | 80% (1,126) |
| 2020-21 | 1,314 | 72 | 18.3:1 | 82% (1,076) |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 66 | 13.7:1 | 35% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 2,094 | 129 | 16.2:1 | 50% (1,056) |
| 2010-11 | 2,155 | 156 | 13.8:1 | 36% (780) |
| 2000-01 | 980 | 73 | 13.4:1 | 52% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 59 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coatesville Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (903 to 1,366); teachers up 36% (66 to 89.5).
About Coatesville Area SHS
As a high-enrollment high school, Coatesville Area SHS serves students in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 10 through 12. Enrollment is 1,366 students. It has 85% more students than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania (about 738).
Coatesville Area SHS is a school in Coatesville Area SD. The district has 9 schools and 5,142 students.
The largest group at Coatesville Area SHS is White students, at 40%. The school is also 27% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Chester County residents. The diversity index for Coatesville Area SHS is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 89.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.3:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania, 12.8:1, is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Coatesville Area SHS lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Coatesville Area SHS's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.5%) and its predicted rate (33.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In the wider Chester County area, the median household earns about $127,208 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Chester County, 111 public schools serve about 83,468 students.
Coatesville Area SHS's closest public school neighbor is Coatesville Intermediate High School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Coatesville Area SHS at 4th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Coatesville Area SHS as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,366, up from 1,314 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 18.3:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Coatesville Area SHS. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coatesville Area SD
- Coatesville Intermediate High SchoolHigh · 826 students
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Kings Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Caln Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Reeceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
Other schools in Coatesville
- Rainbow Elementary SchoolElementary · 684 students
- Kings Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Reeceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- North Brandywine Middle SchoolMiddle · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Coatesville Intermediate High School0.1 mi · 826
- Scott Middle School0.7 mi · 421
- Reeceville Elementary School1.2 mi · 384
- North Brandywine Middle School1.4 mi · 274
- Caln Elementary School2.5 mi · 440
- East Fallowfield Elementary School3.0 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Coatesville Area SHSHow large is Coatesville Area SHS?
Coatesville Area SHS enrolls approximately 1,366 students in grades 10-12.
Is Coatesville Area SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coatesville Area SHS is a high school covering grades 10-12.
How many teachers does Coatesville Area SHS have?
Coatesville Area SHS employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Coatesville Area SHS?
Student demographics at Coatesville Area SHS are roughly 40% White, 26% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Coatesville Area SHS?
Coatesville Area SHS is overseen by Coatesville Area SD in Chester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.