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Enrollment
826
High
DISTRICT 1,096 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COATESVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420624007628
Coatesville Intermediate High School
1425 E Lincoln Highway, Coatsville, PA 19320 · (610) 383-3735 · Chester County
GRADES 08–09HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL826 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest 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
15.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
815 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 8 | 397 | 48% |
| Grade 9 | 429 | 52% |
Student demographics
71%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
Students here typically continue to
Coatesville Intermediate High School→Coatesville Area SHS
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
32.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
9.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 9.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 7.4% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Coatesville Intermediate High School
Coatesville Intermediate High School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatesville Intermediate High School this school | 826 | 98.7% | 22.0% |
| Hanover Area JSHS Hanover Township | 977 | 97.9% | 24.5% |
| Pocono Mountain East High School Swiftwater | 1,242 | 99.8% | 62.4% |
| Franklin Towne CHS Philadelphia | 1,292 | 99.8% | 59.9% |
| Pottsgrove SHS Pottstown | 973 | 99.7% | 53.0% |
| Pocono Mountain West High School Pocono Summit | 1,501 | 99.8% | 46.8% |
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 Coatesville Intermediate High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #521 of 576 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #560 of 626 ▲ 9 | #17 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #548 of 626 ▲ 20 | #17 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 826 | #228 of 713 | #16 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #466 of 601 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #23 of 604 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #159 of 619 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #130 of 373 | #3 of 8 |
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
826
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 826 | 52 | 15.9:1 | 99% (815) |
| 2023-24 | 815 | 49.5 | 16.5:1 | 100% (815) |
| 2022-23 | 891 | 50 | 17.8:1 | 100% (888) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 100% (797) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 62.8 | 15.1:1 | 52% (496) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coatesville Intermediate High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (946 to 826); teachers down 17% (62.8 to 52).
About Coatesville Intermediate High School
Coatesville Intermediate High School is a mid-sized high school. Its address is in Coatsville, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 826 students enrolled in grades 8 through 9 in 2024-25.
The Coatesville Area SD system has 9 schools and 5,142 students.
No group is above 50% at Coatesville Intermediate High School; the largest is White, at 38%. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Black, 24% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. The diversity index for Coatesville Intermediate High School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 52 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Chester County averages 38%, lower than here.
Coatesville Intermediate High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
A school with Coatesville Intermediate High School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 35.3%. Coatesville Intermediate High School scores 22.0%, 13.3 points below that line.
In Chester County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $127,208 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Chester County number 111, with about 83,468 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Coatesville Area SHS, is the closest to Coatesville Intermediate High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 38.3% proficiency; Coatesville Intermediate High School posts 22.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Coatesville Intermediate High School as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 826, from 800 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Coatesville Intermediate High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Area SHSHigh · 1,366 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
Nearby schools
- Coatesville Area SHS0.1 mi · 1,366
- Scott Middle School0.7 mi · 421
- Reeceville Elementary School1.1 mi · 384
- North Brandywine Middle School1.3 mi · 274
- Caln Elementary School2.5 mi · 440
- East Fallowfield Elementary School3.0 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Coatesville Intermediate High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coatesville Intermediate High School?
Coatesville Intermediate High School enrolls approximately 826 students in grades 08-09.
What grades does Coatesville Intermediate High School serve?
Coatesville Intermediate High School serves grades 08-09.
How many teachers does Coatesville Intermediate High School have?
Coatesville Intermediate High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Coatesville Intermediate High School?
Student demographics at Coatesville Intermediate High School are roughly 38% White, 24% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Coatesville Intermediate High School in?
Coatesville Intermediate High School is part of Coatesville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.