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Enrollment
1,637
High
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL SD·NCES 421947003333
Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS
201 E Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 · (610) 825-1500 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,637 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.9:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
523 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 410 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 406 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 412 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 409 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Colonial SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
84.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
75.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.9% | 75.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 76.6% |
% 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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS
Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS's state test result (80.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS this school | 1,637 | 31.9% | 80.5% |
| Mechanicsburg Area SHS Mechanicsburg | 1,412 | 36.8% | 57.5% |
| Moon Area SHS Moon Township | 1,211 | 29.2% | 67.5% |
| Nazareth Area High School Nazareth | 1,607 | 26.2% | 63.4% |
| Dallastown Area SHS Dallastown | 2,046 | 35.4% | 65.5% |
| Hatboro-Horsham SHS Horsham | 1,336 | 37.6% | 60.7% |
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 Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #22 of 576 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #23 of 626 ▼ 6 | #3 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #40 of 626 ▲ 9 | #4 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,637 | #63 of 713 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #405 of 601 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #156 of 604 | #15 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #519 of 619 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #98 of 221 | #10 of 16 |
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
1,637
+134 (+9%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,091
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,637 | 110 | 14.9:1 | 32% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 1,597 | 108.5 | 14.7:1 | 33% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 1,552 | N/A | N/A | 23% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 1,503 | 102 | 14.7:1 | 19% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 1,508 | 107 | 14.1:1 | 17% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 1,465 | 105 | 13.9:1 | 22% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 1,571 | 108 | 14.6:1 | 16% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 1,450 | 96 | 15.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 1,091 | 73 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,508 to 1,637); teachers up 3% (107 to 110).
About Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS
Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS, located in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, is a high-enrollment high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,637 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 122% bigger than the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
The district for Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS is Colonial SD, with 7 schools and 5,657 students.
Federal enrollment data show Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS is 70% White. Other groups make up 13% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, the White share is about 73%. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS is 14.9:1, based on 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania, 12.8:1, is lower. Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS counts 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS is 16.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
The school's county is Montgomery County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $113,915 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Montgomery County number 160, with about 115,302 students.
Colonial Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS as Suburb: Large.
A 9% rise took enrollment from 1,503 in 2020-21 to 1,637 in 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,573
Census ACS
Median income
$113,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
115,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colonial SD
- Colonial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,268 students
- Colonial Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Ridge Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Whitemarsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Conshohocken Elementary SchoolElementary · 247 students
Other schools in Plymouth Meeting
- Colonial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,268 students
- Colonial Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
- Plymouth Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Central Montco Technical High SchoolHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Colonial Elementary School0.3 mi · 857
- Whitemarsh Elementary School0.8 mi · 511
- Ridge Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 525
- Plymouth Elementary School1.7 mi · 612
- Conshohocken Elementary School2.4 mi · 247
- Lankenau High School2.7 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHSHow large is Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS?
Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS enrolls approximately 1,637 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS serve?
Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS.
What is the student diversity at Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS?
Student demographics at Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS are roughly 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS in?
Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS is part of Colonial SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.