Owen J Roberts HS

Owen J Roberts HS operates as a substantial senior high in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, overseen by Owen J Roberts SD. Current enrollment sits at 1,810 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 145% above the state mean of about 738.

Owen J Roberts SD runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 5,300 students. Owen J Roberts HS is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Owen J Roberts HS reports that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Chester County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Owen J Roberts HS has 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Owen J Roberts HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.2%, the actual is 64.5%, a residual of -3.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Chester County indicate median household income runs about $127,208, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chester County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,468 students), Owen J Roberts HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Owen J Roberts MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Owen J Roberts HS. On composite proficiency, Owen J Roberts HS comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 64.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Owen J Roberts HS's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,591 (now 1,810). The White share of enrollment fell from 88% to 78% over that span.

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