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Enrollment
965
High
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYOMISSING AREA SD·NCES 422676000887
Wyomissing Area JSHS
630 Evans Ave, Wyomissing, PA 19610 · (610) 374-0739 · Berks County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL965 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
396 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 7 | 156 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 167 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 148 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 161 | 17% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Wyomissing Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 30.7% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Wyomissing Area JSHS
Wyomissing Area JSHS's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyomissing Area JSHS this school | 965 | 41.0% | 49.8% |
| Exeter Twp SHS Reading | 1,312 | 39.8% | 61.3% |
| Conestoga Valley SHS Lancaster | 1,304 | 46.6% | 59.1% |
| Phoenixville Area High School Phoenixville | 1,194 | 36.7% | 58.1% |
| Salisbury SHS Allentown | 546 | 46.5% | 52.2% |
| Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg | 1,069 | 44.2% | 61.7% |
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 Wyomissing Area JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #305 of 576 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #413 of 626 ▼ 21 | #15 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #368 of 626 ▲ 5 | #14 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 965 | #192 of 713 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #149 of 601 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #99 of 604 | #2 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #450 of 619 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #194 of 221 | #6 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
965
+73 (+8%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 965 | 78.8 | 12.3:1 | 41% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 938 | 81.2 | 11.6:1 | 42% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 906 | 80.7 | 11.2:1 | 39% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 892 | 78 | 11.4:1 | 33% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 949 | 77.1 | 12.3:1 | 32% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 959 | 73 | 13.1:1 | 30% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 52 | 17.1:1 | 24% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 903 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 5% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 48 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wyomissing Area JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (949 to 965); teachers up 2% (77.1 to 78.8).
About Wyomissing Area JSHS
Wyomissing Area JSHS is a medium-sized high school in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, administered by Wyomissing Area SD. A federal count lists 965 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 31% above that.
A total of 3 schools make up Wyomissing Area SD, with 1,890 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Wyomissing Area JSHS is 58% White. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Berks County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Wyomissing Area JSHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
At Wyomissing Area JSHS, 78.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.3:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 41% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Berks County is 67%.
Wyomissing Area JSHS is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wyomissing Area JSHS is 10.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 49.8%. Predicted: 60.0%.
In Berks County (population about 433,015), median household income is about $79,777, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Wyomissing Area JSHS is one of 95 public schools in Berks County, which together enroll about 62,375 students.
Wyomissing Hills El Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 49.8% is below the 50.9% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 892 to 965.
Community posts for Wyomissing Area JSHS can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Wyomissing Area SD
- Wyomissing Hills El CenterElementary · 615 students
- West Reading El CenterMiddle · 310 students
Other schools in Wyomissing
- Wyomissing Hills El CenterElementary · 615 students
- Spring Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Wyomissing Hills El Center0.8 mi · 615
- Governor Mifflin Middle School1.4 mi · 631
- West Reading El Center1.5 mi · 310
- Governor Mifflin SHS1.6 mi · 1,425
- Wilson High School1.6 mi · 2,133
- Spring Ridge Elementary School1.7 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Wyomissing Area JSHSHow large is Wyomissing Area JSHS?
Wyomissing Area JSHS enrolls approximately 965 students in grades 07-12.
Is Wyomissing Area JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wyomissing Area JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wyomissing Area JSHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wyomissing Area JSHS is approximately 12.3:1 (79 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wyomissing Area JSHS?
Wyomissing Area JSHS reports a student body of 58% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wyomissing Area JSHS?
Wyomissing Area JSHS is overseen by Wyomissing Area SD in Berks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.