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Quakertown Community HS
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Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Quakertown Community HS
Quakertown Community HS, a big high school in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, part of Quakertown Community SD, instructs 1,570 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 113% larger than typical.
Within Quakertown Community SD, which oversees 8 schools and 4,558 students, Quakertown Community HS is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Quakertown Community HS lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Quakertown Community HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bucks County indicate the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Quakertown Community HS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Quakertown El Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Quakertown Community HS comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Quakertown Community HS has fell 5%, going from 1,661 students in 2018 to 1,570 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 84% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.
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