Enrollment
222
High
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422046000712
Rochester High School
540 Reno Street, Rochester, PA 15074 · (724) 775-7500 · Beaver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest 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
12.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
227 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 30% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Rochester Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -18.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 41.4% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Rochester High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #416 of 576 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #482 of 626 ▼ 211 | #13 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #431 of 626 ▼ 134 | #12 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #596 of 713 | #14 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #139 of 601 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #178 of 604 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #71 of 619 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #119 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
222
+20 (+10%) vs 2020
-82% since 1990-91, when it was 1,211
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 222 | 18.2 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 17.5 | 13.0:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 17.2 | 13.1:1 | 83% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 80% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 17.2 | 12.1:1 | 78% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 55% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 40 | 10.5:1 | 57% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 99% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 1,211 | 67 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochester High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (208 to 222); teachers up 6% (17.2 to 18.2).
About Rochester High School
Rochester High School is a small high school in Pennsylvania, located in Rochester. The school enrolls 222 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Rochester High School is one of 3 schools in Rochester Area SD, which enrolls 749 students in total.
Roughly 70% of students at Rochester High School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Black and 9% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.2:1 comes from the school's 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1.
Rochester High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rochester High School would be expected to post about 33.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.6%.
Beaver County census figures show that the median household income is $71,089, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Beaver County is home to 52 public schools and about 31,222 public school students.
The school nearest to Rochester High School is Rochester Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.6%; Rochester High School's is 41.6%, ranking 5th of 7.
Rochester High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 222 students in 2024-25, 20 more than the 202 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Rochester High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Area SD
- Rochester Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Other Rochester High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Rochester High. Rochester High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Rochester High SchoolROCHESTER HILLS, MI · 1,682 students
- Rochester High SchoolRochester, IL · 692 students
- Rochester High SchoolRochester, WA · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Middle School0.0 mi · 181
- Rochester Area Elementary School0.0 mi · 346
- College Square Elementary School1.6 mi · 400
- Central Valley Middle School1.8 mi · 504
- New Brighton Area High School2.3 mi · 382
- Beaver Area SHS2.3 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Rochester High SchoolHow large is Rochester High School?
Rochester High School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rochester High School serve?
Rochester High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rochester High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rochester High School is approximately 12.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rochester High School?
At Rochester High School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 1% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Rochester High School public or private?
Rochester High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochester Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.