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Enrollment
976
High
DISTRICT 863 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTTSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 421971003924
Pottsville Area High School
16th Street & Elk Avenue, Pottsville, PA 17901 · (570) 621-2960 · Schuylkill County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
583 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 234 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 260 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 263 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 22% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Pottsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 50.8% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Pottsville Area High School
Pottsville Area High School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsville Area High School this school | 976 | 59.7% | 50.0% |
| Pittston Area SHS Pittston | 1,055 | 53.9% | 42.6% |
| North Schuylkill JSHS Ashland | 1,003 | 56.9% | 37.1% |
| Carbondale Area JSHS Carbondale | 736 | 65.9% | 29.8% |
| Tamaqua Area SHS Tamaqua | 613 | 57.4% | 54.5% |
| Bangor Area High School Bangor | 883 | 50.6% | 61.2% |
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 Pottsville Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #302 of 576 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #294 of 626 ▼ 137 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #327 of 626 ▼ 88 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 976 | #189 of 713 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #541 of 601 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #196 of 604 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #284 of 619 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #216 of 221 | N/A |
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
976
+35 (+4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 976 | 56.2 | 17.4:1 | 60% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 54.2 | 17.6:1 | 61% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 54.2 | 16.6:1 | 57% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 941 | 53 | 17.8:1 | 40% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 969 | 59.8 | 16.2:1 | 43% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 981 | 68 | 14.4:1 | 51% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 1,077 | 69 | 15.6:1 | 42% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 1,224 | 62 | 19.7:1 | 27% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 903 | 79 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pottsville Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (969 to 976); teachers down 6% (59.8 to 56.2).
About Pottsville Area High School
Pottsville Area High School is one of the public schools in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-sized high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 976 students. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
The Pottsville Area SD system has 3 schools and 2,588 students.
Pottsville Area High School is 73% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Schuylkill County overall, about 88% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.4:1. That is 4.6 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Pottsville Area High School reports 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Pottsville Area High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 52.0% for a school in Pennsylvania with Pottsville Area High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Pottsville Area High School posts 50.0%.
Census estimates describe Schuylkill County this way: the median household income is $68,313, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Pottsville Area High School, Schuylkill County has 34 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Pottsville Area High School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Lengel Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 39.6% proficiency; Pottsville Area High School posts 50.0%.
Pottsville Area High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Pottsville Area High School had 941 students, to 2024-25, when it had 976.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pottsville Area SD
- Clarke El CenterElementary · 892 students
- Lengel Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
Other schools in Pottsville
- Clarke El CenterElementary · 892 students
- Lengel Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Minersville Area JSHSHigh · 481 students
- Gillingham Charter SchoolCombined · 233 students
- Early Childhood Edu CenterElementary · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Lengel Middle School0.1 mi · 720
- Clarke El Center0.3 mi · 892
- Gillingham Charter School0.7 mi · 233
- Minersville Area El Center2.9 mi · 468
- Saint Clair Area El/MS2.9 mi · 547
- Minersville Area JSHS3.0 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Pottsville Area High SchoolHow large is Pottsville Area High School?
Pottsville Area High School enrolls approximately 976 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pottsville Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pottsville Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pottsville Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pottsville Area High School is approximately 17.4:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pottsville Area High School?
At Pottsville Area High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pottsville Area High School public or private?
Pottsville Area High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pottsville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.