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What's one thing Owen J Roberts HS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,810
High
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWEN J ROBERTS SD·NCES 421827001406
Owen J Roberts High School
981 Ridge Rd, Pottstown, PA 19465 · (610) 469-5101 · Chester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,810 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-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
14.8:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
396 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 443 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 456 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 448 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 463 | 26% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Owen J Roberts SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.5pp 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 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Owen J Roberts High School
Owen J Roberts High School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen J Roberts High School this school | 1,810 | 21.9% | 64.5% |
| Perkiomen Valley High School Collegeville | 1,616 | 22.1% | 72.3% |
| Haverford SHS Havertown | 1,994 | 21.4% | 79.6% |
| Downingtown HS West Campus Downingtown | 1,796 | 18.9% | 71.8% |
| Mt Lebanon SHS Pittsburgh | 1,772 | 18.7% | 86.6% |
| Nazareth Area High School Nazareth | 1,607 | 26.2% | 63.4% |
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 Owen J Roberts High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #116 of 576 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #141 of 626 ▲ 83 | #10 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #127 of 626 ▼ 21 | #9 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,810 | #45 of 713 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #397 of 601 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #234 of 604 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #581 of 619 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #64 of 221 | #6 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
1,810
+94 (+5%) vs 2020
+108% since 1990-91, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 1,810 | 122.4 | 14.8:1 | 22% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 1,836 | 122.6 | 15.0:1 | 22% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 1,820 | 120.1 | 15.2:1 | 19% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 1,716 | 115 | 14.9:1 | 16% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 1,591 | 111.2 | 14.3:1 | 16% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 1,577 | 111 | 14.2:1 | 16% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 1,485 | 104 | 14.3:1 | 9% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 1,116 | 66 | 16.9:1 | 6% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 872 | 58 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen J Roberts High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,591 to 1,810); teachers up 10% (111.2 to 122.4).
About Owen J Roberts High School
Owen J Roberts High School, located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, is a high-enrollment high school. Enrollment totals 1,810 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 145% larger than the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Owen J Roberts SD enrolls 5,300 students in 7 schools, including Owen J Roberts High School.
The share of White students at Owen J Roberts High School is 78%, a majority. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Chester County at about 77% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Owen J Roberts High School totals 122.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania, 12.8:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Owen J Roberts High School is about 22%. Among public schools in Chester County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
Owen J Roberts High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Owen J Roberts High School is -3.7 points: 64.5% actual, 68.2% predicted.
Chester County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $127,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Chester County number 111, with about 83,468 students.
Measured in a straight line, Owen J Roberts Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Owen J Roberts High School. The five-mile area around Owen J Roberts High School holds 7 other public schools. The school's 64.5% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 94 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owen J Roberts SD
- Owen J Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- French Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- North Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- West Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- East Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- East Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Other schools in Pottstown
- Pottsgrove SHSHigh · 973 students
- Pottstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- Pottstown High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Owen J Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 856 students
- Pottsgrove Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- Lower Pottsgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Owen J Roberts Middle School0.2 mi · 856
- French Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 581
- East Vincent Elementary School2.9 mi · 512
- North Coventry Elementary School3.0 mi · 532
- East Coventry Elementary School3.4 mi · 479
- Rupert Elementary School4.8 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Owen J Roberts High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Owen J Roberts High School?
Owen J Roberts High School enrolls approximately 1,810 students in grades 09-12.
Is Owen J Roberts High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owen J Roberts High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Owen J Roberts High School have?
Owen J Roberts High School employs 122 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Owen J Roberts High School?
Student demographics at Owen J Roberts High School are roughly 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Owen J Roberts High School in?
Owen J Roberts High School is part of Owen J Roberts SD.
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