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Enrollment
1,266
High
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARPLE NEWTOWN SD·NCES 421476001902
Marple Newtown SHS
120 Media Line Rd, Newtown Square, PA 19073 · (610) 359-4218 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,266 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- C+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
15.1:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
348 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 315 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 301 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 330 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Marple Newtown SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 42.0% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Marple Newtown SHS
Marple Newtown SHS's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marple Newtown SHS this school | 1,266 | 27.5% | 60.9% |
| Springfield High School Springfield | 1,434 | 24.5% | 82.3% |
| Franklin Regional SHS Murrysville | 1,101 | 22.6% | 69.8% |
| Fox Chapel Area High School Pittsburgh | 1,360 | 22.6% | 89.8% |
| Strath Haven High School Wallingford | 1,175 | 20.7% | 77.0% |
| Upper Dublin High School Fort Washington | 1,272 | 20.4% | 68.0% |
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 Marple Newtown SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #160 of 576 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #163 of 626 ▲ 101 | #7 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #194 of 626 ▲ 65 | #7 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,266 | #113 of 713 | #6 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #416 of 601 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #281 of 604 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #554 of 619 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #34 of 221 | #2 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
1,266
+162 (+15%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 926
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,266 | 84.1 | 15.1:1 | 27% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 1,245 | 94.9 | 13.1:1 | 28% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 1,189 | 82.4 | 14.4:1 | 25% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 1,104 | 83 | 13.3:1 | 22% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 1,065 | 83.4 | 12.8:1 | 18% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 1,165 | 82 | 14.2:1 | 14% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 83 | 14.3:1 | 8% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 1,169 | 82 | 14.3:1 | 2% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 926 | 77 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marple Newtown SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (1,065 to 1,266); teachers up 1% (83.4 to 84.1).
About Marple Newtown SHS
Marple Newtown SHS is a high-enrollment high school found in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 1,266 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 72% above average.
Marple Newtown SHS is one of 6 schools in Marple Newtown SD, which enrolls 3,882 students in total.
Marple Newtown SHS's enrollment is 81% White. After that, the student body is 11% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Delaware County is about 63% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 15.1 students per teacher and 84.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Delaware County report 58%.
The allk12 Grade for Marple Newtown SHS is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Marple Newtown SHS is 65.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.9%.
Delaware County has about 579,222 residents, and the median household income is $89,546, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Marple Newtown SHS, Delaware County has 112 other public schools.
Nearby, Worrall Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 73.1% on proficiency, and Marple Newtown SHS is below that at 60.9%.
Marple Newtown SHS falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Marple Newtown SHS's enrollment climbed 15%, to 1,266. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 13.3 in 2020-21.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marple Newtown SD
- Paxon Hollow Middle SchoolMiddle · 868 students
- Culbertson Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Worrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Loomis Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Newtown Square
- Culbertson Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Worrall Elementary School0.4 mi · 449
- Culbertson Elementary School1.4 mi · 523
- Russell Elementary School1.5 mi · 400
- Paxon Hollow Middle School1.9 mi · 868
- Ithan Elementary School2.3 mi · 538
- Loomis Elementary School2.4 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Marple Newtown SHSHow many students attend Marple Newtown SHS?
Marple Newtown SHS enrolls approximately 1,266 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Marple Newtown SHS serve?
Marple Newtown SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marple Newtown SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marple Newtown SHS is approximately 15.1:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marple Newtown SHS?
At Marple Newtown SHS, the student body is approximately 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Marple Newtown SHS in?
Marple Newtown SHS is part of Marple Newtown SD.
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