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Enrollment
2,121
High
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUDERTON AREA SD·NCES 422187003354
Souderton Area High School
625 Lower Road, Souderton, PA 18964 · (215) 723-2808 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,121 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
129 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
621 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 488 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 530 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 534 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 569 | 27% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within Souderton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 77 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 down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 59.2% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Souderton Area High School
Souderton Area High School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souderton Area High School this school | 2,121 | 29.3% | 69.8% |
| Pennsbury High School Fairless Hills | 2,847 | 30.1% | 62.7% |
| Manheim Twp High School Lancaster | 1,953 | 32.5% | 67.8% |
| State College Area High School State College | 2,402 | 21.5% | 83.3% |
| Nazareth Area High School Nazareth | 1,607 | 26.2% | 63.4% |
| Central Dauphin SHS Harrisburg | 1,966 | 36.5% | 52.7% |
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 Souderton Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #69 of 576 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #72 of 626 ▲ 31 | #7 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #98 of 626 ▲ 2 | #9 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,121 | #33 of 713 | #5 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #500 of 601 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #197 of 604 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #537 of 619 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #278 of 373 | #4 of 6 |
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
2,121
+44 (+2%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,291
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 2,121 | 129.1 | 16.4:1 | 29% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 2,132 | 127.5 | 16.7:1 | 29% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 2,129 | 130.7 | 16.3:1 | 23% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 2,077 | 129 | 16.1:1 | 19% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 2,236 | 133.8 | 16.7:1 | 19% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 2,226 | 128 | 17.4:1 | 19% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 2,149 | 126 | 17.1:1 | 13% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 1,352 | 75 | 18.0:1 | 5% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 1,291 | 87 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Souderton Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,236 to 2,121); teachers down 3% (133.8 to 129.1).
About Souderton Area High School
In Souderton, Pennsylvania, part of Montgomery County, Souderton Area High School is a high school. The school had 2,121 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Souderton Area High School is one of the 9 schools that make up Souderton Area SD (5,974 students in total).
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Souderton Area High School combined. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 4% Black. That is close to the 73% White share among all Montgomery County residents. Souderton Area High School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 129.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.4:1. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 29%. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 40%, higher than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.1% for Souderton Area High School. The school posts 69.8%, 4.8 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: median household income is about $113,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 160 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,302.
The nearest public school is Franconia Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Souderton Area High School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Souderton Area High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 2,077 students in 2020-21 and 2,121 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Souderton Area SD
- Indian Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Indian Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Vernfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Salford Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Franconia Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Souderton
- Indian Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Franconia Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- West Broad Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- E M Crouthamel Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Souderton CS CollaborativeElementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Franconia Elementary School1.1 mi · 426
- West Broad Street Elementary School1.3 mi · 378
- Indian Valley Middle School1.5 mi · 731
- Indian Crest Middle School1.7 mi · 607
- Souderton CS Collaborative2.0 mi · 250
- E M Crouthamel Elementary School2.5 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Souderton Area High SchoolHow many students attend Souderton Area High School?
Souderton Area High School enrolls approximately 2,121 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Souderton Area High School serve?
Souderton Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Souderton Area High School have?
Souderton Area High School employs 129 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Souderton Area High School?
Student demographics at Souderton Area High School are roughly 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Souderton Area High School?
Souderton Area High School is overseen by Souderton Area SD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.