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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRISVILLE BOROUGH SD·NCES 421590007587

Morrisville HS

550 W Palmer St, Morrisville, PA 19067 · (215) 736-5260 · Bucks County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Enrollment
405
High
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
415 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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
Grade 6
81
Grade 7
59
Grade 8
65
Grade 9
56
Grade 10
48
Grade 11
50
Grade 12
46
Student demographics
White
11629%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
10526%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 16%
Black
14636%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 14%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Two+
338%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20651%
Female
19949%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
27.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
405
-34 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
29%
was 33%
% Hispanic
26%
was 19%
% Black
36%
was 42%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Morrisville HS

As a cozy senior high in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, Morrisville HS works with 405 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within Morrisville Borough SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Morrisville HS sits 45% below that benchmark.

Morrisville Borough SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 822 students. Morrisville HS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Morrisville HS records that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Bucks County as a whole is about 4% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 102% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bucks County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Morrisville HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 22.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bucks County shows median household income runs about $114,764, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Morrisville HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Morrisville Intermediate Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morrisville HS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 16.9%.

Morrisville HS operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Morrisville HS's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 405). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 19% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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Bucks County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Morrisville HS
District
Morrisville Borough SD
Address
550 W Palmer St, Morrisville, PA 19067
Phone
(215) 736-5260
County
Bucks County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
405
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
415 (102%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421590007587
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Morrisville Borough SD
Other schools in Morrisville
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Frequently asked questions

About Morrisville HS
How large is Morrisville HS?
Morrisville HS enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 06-12.
Is Morrisville HS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morrisville HS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morrisville HS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morrisville HS is approximately 11.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Morrisville HS?
Morrisville HS reports a student body of 29% White, 26% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Morrisville HS public or private?
Morrisville HS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morrisville Borough SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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