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What's something Hatboro-Horsham SHS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,336
High
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATBORO-HORSHAM SD·NCES 421161003272
Hatboro-Horsham SHS
899 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044 · (215) 420-5500 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,336 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
11.5:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
502 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 324 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 318 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 356 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 338 | 25% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Hatboro-Horsham 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% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.4pp 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 64 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 50.0% |
% 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Hatboro-Horsham SHS
Hatboro-Horsham SHS's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatboro-Horsham SHS this school | 1,336 | 37.6% | 60.7% |
| Mechanicsburg Area SHS Mechanicsburg | 1,412 | 36.8% | 57.5% |
| Northeastern SHS Manchester | 1,189 | 39.1% | 63.7% |
| Phoenixville Area High School Phoenixville | 1,194 | 36.7% | 58.1% |
| Cedar Cliff High School Camp Hill | 1,333 | 41.8% | 50.8% |
| Quakertown Community High School Quakertown | 1,570 | 37.5% | 54.4% |
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 Hatboro-Horsham SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #161 of 576 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #83 of 626 ▲ 83 | #9 of 23 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #130 of 626 ▲ 174 | #12 of 23 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,336 | #103 of 713 | #12 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #91 of 601 | #2 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #172 of 604 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #480 of 619 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #99 of 373 | #1 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
1,336
-78 (-6%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 905
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 1,336 | 116.2 | 11.5:1 | 38% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 1,339 | 119.4 | 11.2:1 | 37% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 1,379 | 130.5 | 10.6:1 | 32% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 1,414 | 121 | 11.7:1 | 25% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 1,572 | 117.3 | 13.4:1 | 22% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 1,619 | 122 | 13.3:1 | 20% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 1,723 | 136 | 12.7:1 | 9% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 1,593 | 106 | 15.0:1 | 4% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 905 | 75 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hatboro-Horsham SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,572 to 1,336); teachers down 1% (117.3 to 116.2).
About Hatboro-Horsham SHS
Hatboro-Horsham SHS is a public high school run by Hatboro-Horsham SD in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 1,336 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 81% higher than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
Hatboro-Horsham SHS is part of Hatboro-Horsham SD, where 6 schools serve 4,179 students.
At Hatboro-Horsham SHS, White students make up 71% of the student body. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Montgomery County is about 73% White. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hatboro-Horsham SHS operates with 116.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.5:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
allk12 grades Hatboro-Horsham SHS a B+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Hatboro-Horsham SHS are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (60.7% actual, 61.5% predicted).
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, the median household income is $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Montgomery County is home to 160 public schools and about 115,302 public school students.
The nearest public school is Simmons Elementary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Hatboro-Horsham SHS ranks 5th on proficiency.
Hatboro-Horsham SHS is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 78 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hatboro-Horsham SHS covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hatboro-Horsham SD
- Keith Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Crooked Billet Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Hallowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Blair Mill ElementaryElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Horsham
- Keith Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Hallowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Simmons Elementary School0.0 mi · 610
- Hallowell Elementary School1.5 mi · 438
- Keith Valley Middle School2.1 mi · 966
- Maple Glen Elementary School2.5 mi · 452
- Blair Mill Elementary2.7 mi · 361
- Jarrettown Elementary School3.2 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Hatboro-Horsham SHSHow large is Hatboro-Horsham SHS?
Hatboro-Horsham SHS enrolls approximately 1,336 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hatboro-Horsham SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hatboro-Horsham SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hatboro-Horsham SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hatboro-Horsham SHS is approximately 11.5:1 (116 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hatboro-Horsham SHS?
At Hatboro-Horsham SHS, the student body is approximately 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hatboro-Horsham SHS public or private?
Hatboro-Horsham SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hatboro-Horsham SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.