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What's the biggest difference between William Tennent HS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,710
High
DISTRICT 877 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL SD·NCES 420519001040
William Tennent High School
333 Centennial Rd, Warminster, PA 18974 · (215) 441-6181 · Bucks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,710 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
835 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 432 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 420 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 407 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 451 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Centennial SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 34.2% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 →
Where William Tennent High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #319 of 576 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #236 of 626 | #10 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #220 of 626 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,710 | #54 of 713 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #259 of 601 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #147 of 604 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #367 of 619 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #345 of 373 | #10 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,710
-135 (-7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,898
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,710 | 128 | 13.4:1 | 49% (835) |
| 2023-24 | 1,764 | 130 | 13.6:1 | 47% (835) |
| 2022-23 | 1,774 | 130 | 13.7:1 | 33% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 1,845 | 126 | 14.6:1 | 32% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 1,736 | 117.4 | 14.8:1 | 30% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 1,757 | 114 | 15.4:1 | 32% (565) |
| 2010-11 | 1,867 | 114 | 16.4:1 | 22% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 2,036 | 111 | 18.3:1 | 9% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 1,898 | 140 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Tennent High School.
About William Tennent High School
William Tennent High School is a high-enrollment high school with an address in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 1,710 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 132% bigger than the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Centennial SD, which runs William Tennent High School, has 6 schools and 5,262 students.
The largest group at William Tennent High School is White students, at 67%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Bucks County, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for William Tennent High School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 128 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. Of all students at William Tennent High School, 49% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bucks County average 40%.
After adjusting for student poverty, William Tennent High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.0%; the prediction is 56.7%.
In Bucks County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 123 public schools in the county, enrolling about 81,956, William Tennent High School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, McDonald Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, William Tennent High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for William Tennent High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 1,845 in 2020-21 to 1,710 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
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Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Centennial SD
- McDonald Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Willow Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 728 students
- Log College Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
- Klinger Middle SchoolMiddle · 599 students
Other schools in Warminster
- McDonald Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Willow Dale Elementary SchoolElementary · 728 students
- Log College Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
Nearby schools
- McDonald Elementary School0.6 mi · 837
- Upper Moreland Middle School1.3 mi · 830
- Upper Moreland Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,627
- Crooked Billet Elementary School1.6 mi · 468
- Davis Elementary School1.6 mi · 785
- Klinger Middle School2.0 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About William Tennent High SchoolHow many students attend William Tennent High School?
William Tennent High School enrolls approximately 1,710 students in grades 09-12.
Is William Tennent High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Tennent High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Tennent High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Tennent High School is approximately 13.4:1 (128 FTE teachers).
How diverse is William Tennent High School?
William Tennent High School reports a student body of 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees William Tennent High School?
William Tennent High School is overseen by Centennial SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.