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Enrollment
2,264
High
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TREDYFFRIN-EASTTOWN SD·NCES 422364001423
Conestoga SHS
200 Irish Rd, Berwyn, PA 19312 · (610) 240-1000 · Chester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
154 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
238 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 | 539 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 561 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 570 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 594 | 26% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Tredyffrin-Easttown SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
87.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
79.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.9% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.9% | 72.8% |
% 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Conestoga SHS
Conestoga SHS's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conestoga SHS this school | 2,264 | 10.5% | 80.4% |
| Great Valley High School Malvern | 1,481 | 21.7% | 75.8% |
| Garnet Valley High School Glen Mills | 1,485 | 16.0% | 80.0% |
| North Allegheny High School Wexford | 2,711 | 10.4% | 79.2% |
| South Fayette High School McDonald | 1,143 | 16.0% | 82.1% |
| Lower Moreland High School Huntingdon Valley | 879 | 20.7% | 68.7% |
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 Conestoga SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #23 of 576 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #17 of 626 ▲ 12 | #2 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #26 of 626 ▲ 25 | #2 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,264 | #26 of 713 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #393 of 601 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #91 of 604 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.5% | #611 of 619 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #169 of 221 | #8 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
2,264
-54 (-2%) vs 2020
+128% since 1990-91, when it was 994
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 2,264 | 153.8 | 14.7:1 | 11% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 2,361 | 149 | 15.8:1 | 10% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 2,347 | 145.5 | 16.1:1 | 6% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 2,318 | 144 | 16.1:1 | 7% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 2,197 | 133.2 | 16.5:1 | 7% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 2,062 | 130 | 15.9:1 | 8% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 2,017 | 127 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 1,504 | 96 | 15.7:1 | 2% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 994 | 84 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conestoga SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (2,197 to 2,264); teachers up 15% (133.2 to 153.8).
About Conestoga SHS
At 200 Irish Rd in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, Conestoga SHS operates as a high-enrollment high school. The school has 2,264 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
In Tredyffrin-Easttown SD, 8 schools enroll a combined 6,815 students.
Of every 100 students at Conestoga SHS, about 55 are White. After that, the student body is 30% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Chester County, the White share is about 77%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Conestoga SHS has 153.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 2.0 students per teacher. At Conestoga SHS, 11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in Chester County is 27 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Conestoga SHS is 7.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 80.4% actual, 73.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
The school is in Chester County, where median household income comes to about $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Chester County counts 111 public schools with about 83,468 students.
Measured in a straight line, Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Conestoga SHS. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Conestoga SHS ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (2,318) to 2024-25 (2,264). By 2024-25, the school had 14.7 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
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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 Tredyffrin-Easttown SD
- Valley Forge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,186 students
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- New Eagle Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Beaumont Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in Berwyn
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School0.3 mi · 1,056
- Hillside Elementary School0.6 mi · 425
- Devon Elementary School1.7 mi · 401
- Valley Forge Middle School1.9 mi · 1,186
- Beaumont Elementary School2.1 mi · 459
- Valley Forge Elementary School2.2 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Conestoga SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Conestoga SHS?
Conestoga SHS enrolls approximately 2,264 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Conestoga SHS serve?
Conestoga SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conestoga SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conestoga SHS is approximately 14.7:1 (154 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Conestoga SHS?
At Conestoga SHS, the student body is approximately 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 30% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Conestoga SHS public or private?
Conestoga SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tredyffrin-Easttown SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.