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Enrollment
1,921
High
DISTRICT 1,798 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL ROCK SD·NCES 420696000691
Council Rock HS South
2002 Rock Way, Holland, PA 18966 · (215) 944-1100 · Bucks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,921 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.3:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
339 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 467 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 468 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 479 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 507 | 26% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 71.5% |
% 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
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Council Rock HS South
Council Rock HS South's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Rock HS South this school | 1,921 | 17.6% | 73.6% |
| Mt Lebanon SHS Pittsburgh | 1,772 | 18.7% | 86.6% |
| Downingtown HS West Campus Downingtown | 1,796 | 18.9% | 71.8% |
| State College Area High School State College | 2,402 | 21.5% | 83.3% |
| Haverford SHS Havertown | 1,994 | 21.4% | 79.6% |
| Central Bucks HS-West Doylestown | 1,391 | 16.8% | 73.3% |
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 Council Rock HS South ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #48 of 576 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #55 of 626 ▼ 19 | #6 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #96 of 626 ▲ 27 | #7 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,921 | #40 of 713 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #345 of 601 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #329 of 604 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #599 of 619 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #257 of 373 | #8 of 12 |
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
1,921
-92 (-5%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 2,065
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,921 | 134.3 | 14.3:1 | 18% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 1,946 | 130.3 | 14.9:1 | 17% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 1,940 | 133.7 | 14.5:1 | 14% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 2,013 | 134 | 15.0:1 | 13% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 2,045 | 130 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 2,096 | 126 | 16.6:1 | 11% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 2,065 | 135 | 15.3:1 | 6% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Council Rock HS South.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (2,045 to 1,921); teachers up 3% (130 to 134.3).
About Council Rock HS South
Council Rock HS South is a large high school found in Holland, Pennsylvania. A total of 1,921 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 160% larger than average.
Council Rock HS South is part of Council Rock SD, where 14 schools serve 10,391 students.
The student body at Council Rock HS South is 85% White. The school is also 8% Asian and 4% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Council Rock HS South, 134.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.3:1. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania have 12.8:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 18% of enrollment. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County.
The allk12 Grade for Council Rock HS South is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Council Rock HS South would be expected to post about 70.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.6%.
Bucks County has these Census figures: the median household income is $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Bucks County is home to 123 public schools and about 81,956 public school students.
Nearest public school: Rolling Hills Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 68.4% on proficiency, and Council Rock HS South is above that at 73.6%.
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.
Over 4 years, Council Rock HS South's enrollment declined 5%, to 1,921.
The Council Rock HS South community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Rock SD
- Council Rock HS NorthHigh · 1,674 students
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 960 students
- Newtown Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Goodnoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Sol Feinstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Churchville Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
Other schools in Holland
- Holland Middle SchoolMiddle · 960 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Holland Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Rolling Hills Elementary School0.6 mi · 376
- Holland Middle School1.4 mi · 960
- Hillcrest Elementary School1.4 mi · 478
- Richboro Elementary School1.5 mi · 377
- Newtown Middle School1.7 mi · 833
- Council Rock HS North2.0 mi · 1,674
Frequently asked questions
About Council Rock HS SouthHow large is Council Rock HS South?
Council Rock HS South enrolls approximately 1,921 students in grades 09-12.
Is Council Rock HS South an elementary, middle, or high school?
Council Rock HS South is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Council Rock HS South?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Council Rock HS South.
How diverse is Council Rock HS South?
Council Rock HS South reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Council Rock HS South in?
Council Rock HS South is part of Council Rock SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.