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Enrollment
1,312
High
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXETER TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420948000788
Exeter Twp SHS
201 E 37th St, Reading, PA 19606 · (610) 779-3060 · Berks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
522 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 322 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 336 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 339 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 315 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Exeter Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% | 56.9% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Exeter Twp SHS
Exeter Twp SHS's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Twp SHS this school | 1,312 | 39.8% | 61.3% |
| Cedar Crest High School Lebanon | 1,676 | 43.5% | 59.8% |
| Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg | 1,069 | 44.2% | 61.7% |
| Wyomissing Area JSHS Wyomissing | 965 | 41.0% | 49.8% |
| Phoenixville Area High School Phoenixville | 1,194 | 36.7% | 58.1% |
| Avon Grove High School West Grove | 1,744 | 33.9% | 69.7% |
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 Exeter Twp SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #152 of 576 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #137 of 626 ▼ 20 | #4 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #129 of 626 ▲ 13 | #4 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,312 | #106 of 713 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #495 of 601 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #138 of 604 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #458 of 619 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #351 of 373 | #12 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
1,312
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+121% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,312 | 80.3 | 16.4:1 | 40% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 1,309 | 82.3 | 15.9:1 | 40% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 1,286 | 83.3 | 15.4:1 | 30% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 1,292 | 85 | 15.2:1 | 25% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 1,327 | 85 | 15.6:1 | 24% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 1,370 | 86 | 15.9:1 | 28% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 1,422 | 93 | 15.3:1 | 16% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 862 | 56 | 15.4:1 | 8% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 47 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Exeter Twp SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,327 to 1,312); teachers down 6% (85 to 80.3).
About Exeter Twp SHS
Exeter Twp SHS is a high-enrollment high school in Reading, Pennsylvania, under Exeter Township SD. School enrollment was 1,312 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 78% larger than that.
Exeter Township SD counts 3,837 students in its 6 schools, and Exeter Twp SHS is one of them.
Exeter Twp SHS's enrollment is 65% White. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Exeter Twp SHS has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Exeter Twp SHS is 80.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.4:1. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The school counts 522 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 40%. The rate at public schools in Berks County averages 67%, higher than here.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.5% at Exeter Twp SHS; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Berks County show that median household income is about $79,777, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Exeter Twp SHS is one of 95 public schools in Berks County, which together enroll about 62,375 students.
The closest other public school is Exeter Twp Junior High School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 44.4% on proficiency, and Exeter Twp SHS is above that at 61.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Exeter Twp SHS is Suburb: Large.
Exeter Twp SHS had 1,292 students in 2020-21 and 1,312 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2020-21 to 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Exeter Township SD
- Exeter Twp Junior High SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Reiffton SchoolMiddle · 542 students
- Owatin Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Lorane Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Jacksonwald Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
Other schools in Reading
- Reading SHSHigh · 4,879 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,785 students
- Muhlenberg El CenterElementary · 1,241 students
- Muhlenberg High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
- Muhlenberg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,016 students
- C E Cole Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 986 students
Nearby schools
- Exeter Twp Junior High School0.3 mi · 618
- Reiffton School0.6 mi · 542
- Antietam High School1.1 mi · 360
- Jacksonwald Elementary School1.2 mi · 370
- Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate School1.2 mi · 434
- Stony Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Exeter Twp SHSHow many students attend Exeter Twp SHS?
Exeter Twp SHS enrolls approximately 1,312 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Exeter Twp SHS serve?
Exeter Twp SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Exeter Twp SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Exeter Twp SHS is approximately 16.4:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Exeter Twp SHS?
Student demographics at Exeter Twp SHS are roughly 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Exeter Twp SHS public or private?
Exeter Twp SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Exeter Township SD.
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