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Enrollment
1,255
High
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSE TREE MEDIA SD·NCES 422055001942
Penncrest High School
134 Barren Rd, Media, PA 19063 · (610) 627-6201 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,255 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.2:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
260 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 298 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 316 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 309 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 332 | 26% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Rose Tree Media SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
86.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.3% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 84.9% | 65.0% |
% 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
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Penncrest High School
Penncrest High School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penncrest High School this school | 1,255 | 20.7% | 77.1% |
| Fox Chapel Area High School Pittsburgh | 1,360 | 22.6% | 89.8% |
| Franklin Regional SHS Murrysville | 1,101 | 22.6% | 69.8% |
| Upper Dublin High School Fort Washington | 1,272 | 20.4% | 68.0% |
| Strath Haven High School Wallingford | 1,175 | 20.7% | 77.0% |
| Springfield High School Springfield | 1,434 | 24.5% | 82.3% |
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 Penncrest High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #37 of 576 | #5 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #71 of 626 ▼ 8 | #6 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #32 of 626 ▲ 18 | #4 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,255 | #117 of 713 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #235 of 601 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #212 of 604 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #589 of 619 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #154 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
1,255
+86 (+7%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 915
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 1,255 | 95.3 | 13.2:1 | 21% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 1,227 | 97.7 | 12.6:1 | 21% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 1,212 | 96.9 | 12.5:1 | 21% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 1,169 | 96 | 12.2:1 | 15% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 1,206 | 94.2 | 12.8:1 | 15% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 1,228 | 90 | 13.6:1 | 16% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 1,293 | 103 | 12.6:1 | 10% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 1,310 | 84 | 15.6:1 | 3% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 915 | 61 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penncrest High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,206 to 1,255); teachers up 1% (94.2 to 95.3).
About Penncrest High School
A large high school in Media, Pennsylvania, Penncrest High School is part of Rose Tree Media SD. It enrolls 1,255 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 70% bigger than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Rose Tree Media SD oversees Penncrest High School and 5 other schools, with 4,250 students in total.
White students are 75% of those enrolled at Penncrest High School. The rest of enrollment is 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Delaware County's population at about 63%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 95.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.2 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 12.8:1. Penncrest High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 21%. Across public schools in Delaware County, the average is 58%.
Penncrest High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.7%. Penncrest High School scores 77.1%.
In Delaware County, median household income comes to about $89,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Delaware County counts 113 public schools with about 74,663 students.
Glenwood Elementary School is about 1.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Penncrest High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 76.8% on proficiency, and Penncrest High School is above that at 77.1%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 1,169 students in 2020-21 to 1,255 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.2:1) than in 2020-21 (12.2:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Rose Tree Media SD
- Springton Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Media Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Indian Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Rose Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
Other schools in Media
- Springton Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Media Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Indian Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Rose Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Glenwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 586
- Indian Lane Elementary School1.9 mi · 470
- Springton Lake Middle School2.1 mi · 1,012
- Media Elementary School2.4 mi · 488
- Rose Tree Elementary School2.4 mi · 439
- Delaware County Technical High School - Aston3.1 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Penncrest High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Penncrest High School?
Penncrest High School enrolls approximately 1,255 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Penncrest High School serve?
Penncrest High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Penncrest High School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Penncrest High School.
What is the student diversity at Penncrest High School?
Student demographics at Penncrest High School are roughly 75% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Penncrest High School in?
Penncrest High School is part of Rose Tree Media SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.