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What's something Tulpehocken JSHS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
441
High
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULPEHOCKEN AREA SD·NCES 422382004670
Tulpehocken Area High School
430 New Schaefferstown Rd, Bernville, PA 19506 · (610) 488-6286 · Berks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
209 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Tulpehocken Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 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 up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 73.8% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Tulpehocken Area High School
Tulpehocken Area High School's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulpehocken Area High School this school | 441 | 47.4% | 68.4% |
| Old Forge JSHS Old Forge | 434 | 47.7% | 40.6% |
| Pen Argyl Area High School Pen Argyl | 475 | 48.6% | 50.5% |
| Pequea Valley High School Kinzers | 451 | 55.0% | 53.1% |
| Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School Chambersburg | 706 | 47.6% | 55.3% |
| Annville-Cleona High School Annville | 464 | 41.8% | 48.5% |
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 Tulpehocken Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #81 of 576 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #73 of 626 ▼ 49 | #1 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #122 of 626 ▲ 104 | #3 of 18 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #450 of 713 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #120 of 601 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #232 of 604 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #381 of 619 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #11 of 373 | #1 of 12 |
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
441
-209 (-32%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 441 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 47% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 39.8 | 11.7:1 | 45% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 61.7 | 10.8:1 | 38% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 60 | 10.8:1 | 34% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 62.4 | 10.8:1 | 32% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 62 | 11.0:1 | 39% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 68 | 11.4:1 | 29% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 13% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tulpehocken Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (676 to 441); teachers down 41% (62.4 to 37).
About Tulpehocken Area High School
Tulpehocken Area High School is a high school in Bernville, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 441 students. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
The district, Tulpehocken Area SD, operates 4 schools serving 1,243 students.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at Tulpehocken Area High School. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Tulpehocken Area High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
Tulpehocken Area High School counts 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. About 47% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Berks County report 67%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.3% at Tulpehocken Area High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.4%.
Across Berks County, median household income is about $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Berks County number 95 and enroll about 62,375.
Tulpehocken Area Middle School is the public school closest to Tulpehocken Area High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.9%; Tulpehocken Area High School's is 68.4%, ranking 1st of 8.
NCES describes the area around Tulpehocken Area High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 650 in 2020-21 and 441 in 2024-25, a decrease of 209 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.9:1.
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Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tulpehocken Area SD
- Penn Bernville Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Tulpehocken Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Other schools in Bernville
- Penn Bernville Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Tulpehocken Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Tulpehocken Area Middle School0.0 mi · 214
- Penn Bernville Elementary School3.2 mi · 302
- Bethel Elementary School6.1 mi · 286
- Conrad Weiser West Elementary School6.3 mi · 415
- Fort Zeller Elementary School7.3 mi · 273
- Conrad Weiser Middle School7.5 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Tulpehocken Area High SchoolHow large is Tulpehocken Area High School?
Tulpehocken Area High School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tulpehocken Area High School serve?
Tulpehocken Area High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tulpehocken Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tulpehocken Area High School is approximately 11.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tulpehocken Area High School?
Tulpehocken Area High School reports a student body of 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Tulpehocken Area High School public or private?
Tulpehocken Area High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tulpehocken Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.