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Enrollment
1,444
High
DISTRICT 1,273 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422529001453
West Chester Henderson High School
400 Montgomery Ave, West Chester, PA 19380 · (484) 266-3300 · Chester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,444 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest 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
13.1:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
315 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 317 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 372 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 384 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 371 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 60.2% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 West Chester Henderson High School
West Chester Henderson High School's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Henderson High School this school | 1,444 | 21.8% | 67.2% |
| West Chester East High School West Chester | 1,216 | 24.1% | 66.3% |
| Downingtown HS West Campus Downingtown | 1,796 | 18.9% | 71.8% |
| Nazareth Area High School Nazareth | 1,607 | 26.2% | 63.4% |
| Fox Chapel Area High School Pittsburgh | 1,360 | 22.6% | 89.8% |
| Central Bucks HS-West Doylestown | 1,391 | 16.8% | 73.3% |
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 West Chester Henderson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #88 of 576 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #123 of 626 ▼ 30 | #9 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #152 of 626 ▼ 63 | #11 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,444 | #80 of 713 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #233 of 601 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #174 of 604 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #582 of 619 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #40 of 221 | #3 of 9 |
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
1,444
+65 (+5%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,332
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,444 | 109.9 | 13.1:1 | 22% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 1,465 | 105.9 | 13.8:1 | 22% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 1,429 | 94.4 | 15.1:1 | 16% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 1,379 | 89 | 15.5:1 | 13% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 1,224 | 84.5 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,226 | 84 | 14.6:1 | 11% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 1,282 | 87 | 14.7:1 | 7% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 1,785 | 108 | 16.5:1 | 6% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 1,332 | 104 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Chester Henderson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (1,224 to 1,444); teachers up 30% (84.5 to 109.9).
About West Chester Henderson High School
West Chester Henderson High School is a large high school with its address in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Its 1,444 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 96% larger than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
West Chester Area SD operates 17 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,987 students.
White students make up a majority at West Chester Henderson High School, at 71%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. West Chester Henderson High School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 109.9 full-time equivalents, or about 13.1 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. About 22% of students, or 315, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Chester County average 38%.
The allk12 Grade for West Chester Henderson High School is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
West Chester Henderson High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.2%, compared with a predicted 68.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Chester County has these Census figures: the median household income is $127,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Chester County is home to 111 public schools and about 83,468 public school students.
The closest other public school is Fern Hill Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, West Chester Henderson High School is ahead of the 66.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, West Chester Henderson High School's enrollment grew 5%, to 1,444. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.5:1 to 13.1:1.
The West Chester Henderson High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Chester Area SD
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- J R Fugett Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Stetson Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Sarah W Starkweather Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
Other schools in West Chester
- Pennsylvania Leadership CSCombined · 2,874 students
- West Chester East High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- West Chester Bayard Rustin High SchoolHigh · 1,159 students
- E N Peirce Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,040 students
- 21st Century Cyber CSHigh · 996 students
- J R Fugett Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Nearby schools
- Fern Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 408
- Hillsdale Elementary School1.3 mi · 537
- Greystone Elementary School1.7 mi · 511
- Glen Acres Elementary School1.8 mi · 451
- 21st Century Cyber CS1.9 mi · 996
- J R Fugett Middle School2.0 mi · 930
Frequently asked questions
About West Chester Henderson High SchoolHow large is West Chester Henderson High School?
West Chester Henderson High School enrolls approximately 1,444 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Chester Henderson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Chester Henderson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does West Chester Henderson High School have?
West Chester Henderson High School employs 110 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Chester Henderson High School?
At West Chester Henderson High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is West Chester Henderson High School in?
West Chester Henderson High School is part of West Chester Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.