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Enrollment
982
High
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENCASTLE-ANTRIM SD·NCES 421101002206
Greencastle-Antrim SHS
300 S Ridge Ave, Greencastle, PA 17225 · (717) 597-3226 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test 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
17.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
377 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 194 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 265 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 253 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 270 | 27% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Greencastle-Antrim SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
62.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.2% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 48.0% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below 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 Greencastle-Antrim SHS
Greencastle-Antrim SHS's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greencastle-Antrim SHS this school | 982 | 38.4% | 60.5% |
| North Pocono High School Covington Twp | 915 | 36.7% | 61.9% |
| Blue Mountain High School Schuylkill Haven | 791 | 37.7% | 59.3% |
| Daniel Boone Area High School Birdsboro | 940 | 39.5% | 56.5% |
| Spring Grove Area High School Spring Grove | 1,163 | 38.9% | 61.5% |
| Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown | 1,263 | 37.9% | 57.7% |
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 Greencastle-Antrim SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #165 of 576 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #92 of 626 ▲ 101 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #159 of 626 ▲ 99 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #183 of 713 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #548 of 601 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #334 of 604 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #472 of 619 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #108 of 221 | #4 of 6 |
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
982
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 982 | 56 | 17.5:1 | 38% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 1,057 | 53.7 | 19.7:1 | 36% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 1,047 | 52.2 | 20.0:1 | 32% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 983 | 49 | 20.1:1 | 28% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 911 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 20% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 967 | 50 | 19.3:1 | 28% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | 42 | 23.1:1 | 14% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 45 | 18.3:1 | 7% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 668 | 50 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greencastle-Antrim SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (911 to 982); teachers up 12% (50 to 56).
About Greencastle-Antrim SHS
Greencastle-Antrim SHS is a medium-sized high school in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 17225). It enrolled 982 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 33% higher than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
Greencastle-Antrim SD, which runs Greencastle-Antrim SHS, has 4 schools and 2,911 students.
White students are the large majority at Greencastle-Antrim SHS, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. Greencastle-Antrim SHS has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 56 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%. It compares with 69% for public schools in Franklin County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Greencastle-Antrim SHS receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Greencastle-Antrim SHS's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 61.1%. Greencastle-Antrim SHS scores 60.5%, within a point of that line.
Across Franklin County, median household income is about $77,003, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Franklin County number 41 and enroll about 21,432.
The closest public school, Greencastle-Antrim Middle School, is about 0.1 miles from Greencastle-Antrim SHS. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Greencastle-Antrim SHS places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Greencastle-Antrim SHS is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Greencastle-Antrim SHS was 983 in 2020-21 and 982 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greencastle-Antrim SD
- Greencastle-Antrim Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Greencastle-Antrim Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Greencastle-Antrim Primary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Other schools in Greencastle
- Greencastle-Antrim Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Greencastle-Antrim Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Greencastle-Antrim Primary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Greencastle-Antrim Middle School0.1 mi · 729
- Greencastle-Antrim Primary School0.3 mi · 529
- Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School0.3 mi · 671
- Marion Elementary School5.3 mi · 292
- Maugansville Elementary6.6 mi · 698
- Paramount Elementary7.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Greencastle-Antrim SHSHow many students attend Greencastle-Antrim SHS?
Greencastle-Antrim SHS enrolls approximately 982 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Greencastle-Antrim SHS serve?
Greencastle-Antrim SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Greencastle-Antrim SHS have?
Greencastle-Antrim SHS employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Greencastle-Antrim SHS?
Student demographics at Greencastle-Antrim SHS are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Greencastle-Antrim SHS in?
Greencastle-Antrim SHS is part of Greencastle-Antrim SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.