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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 420423001029

Truman SHS

3001Green Lane, Levittown, PA 19057 · (215) 547-3000 · Bucks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,626 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,626
High
DISTRICT 998 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
1,698 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 942526%
Grade 1041926%
Grade 1139925%
Grade 1238324%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
77448%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
30519%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
30719%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
533%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
17511%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
70%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
89455%
Female
73245%

School pathway

Feeds from
Benjamin Franklin Middle School06–08Neil A Armstrong Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Bristol Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
39.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.1%18.2%
2023-2437.5%15.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Truman SHS ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Bucks County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.4%#496 of 576#16 of 18
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.2%#507 of 626
▲ 14
#16 of 18
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.1%#515 of 626
▲ 32
#16 of 18
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,626#64 of 713#9 of 20
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#373 of 601#11 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.0%#31 of 604#3 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
104%#45 of 619#1 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.9%#190 of 221N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,626
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,625
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,62611214.5:1N/A
2023-241,69811714.5:1100% (1,698)
2022-231,67011714.3:1100% (1,669)
2020-211,62011813.7:10% (3)
2017-181,59512113.2:152% (835)
2015-161,57411913.2:159% (930)
2010-111,62014611.1:146% (752)
2000-011,89511816.1:117% (321)
1990-911,62511713.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Truman SHS.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,595 to 1,626); teachers down 7% (121 to 112).

About Truman SHS

Truman SHS is a high school located in Levittown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It reported 1,626 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Pennsylvania have about 738 students on average; enrollment here is 120% higher.

Bristol Township SD enrolls 5,985 students, and its 6 schools include Truman SHS.

About 48% of students at Truman SHS are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Bucks County, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Truman SHS is 14.5:1, based on 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Truman SHS is 32.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.4%.

In Bucks County, median household income comes to about $114,764, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 123, with about 81,956 students.

Among nearby public schools, Benjamin Franklin Middle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Truman SHS. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Truman SHS ranks 7th on average proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Truman SHS 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.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,620 to 1,626, a small change.

This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.

Bucks County at a glance

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Population
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students

Quick facts

School name
Truman SHS
District
Bristol Township SD
Address
3001Green Lane, Levittown, PA 19057
Phone
(215) 547-3000
County
Bucks County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,626
Teachers (FTE)
112
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,698 (104%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
420423001029
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bristol Township SD
Other schools in Levittown
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Truman SHS
How large is Truman SHS?
Truman SHS enrolls approximately 1,626 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Truman SHS serve?
Truman SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Truman SHS?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Truman SHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Truman SHS?
At Truman SHS, the student body is approximately 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Truman SHS public or private?
Truman SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bristol Township SD.
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