Norristown Area High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Norristown, Pennsylvania
Norristown Area High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania enrolled 2,256 students in 2024-25 with 134.5 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
2,309 students in 2022-23, 2,273 students in 2023-24, 2,256 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 120.0 to 134.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,309 | 120.0 | 19.2 |
| 2023-24 | 2,273 | 129.6 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 2,256 | 134.5 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools
Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
14 AP courses and one counselor per 371 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Norristown Area High School enrolled 2,225 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 697 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses14
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 371 of the 2,225 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions697
- Chronically absent21.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.3% of students were Hispanic, 26.3% Black, 10.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic55.3%
- Black26.3%
- White10.5%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Norristown Area High School scored proficient or above: 18% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 18% | 15% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85% of the 514 students in Norristown Area High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85% | 82% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 514 | 579 | 136,045 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Norristown
2 public high schools in Norristown report 2024-25 enrollment; Norristown Area High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norristown Area High School | 2,256 | 16.8 | 83.1% |
| Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area | 180 | 10.9 | 86.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Norristown Area High School
- Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown AreaThe nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 180 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Methacton High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.8 miles away: 1,499 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Norristown Area High School with Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown AreaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Norristown Area SD spends per student$18,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,785
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaNorristown Area High School is the number 27 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#27 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.16.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Norristown Area High School
How many students attend Norristown Area High School?
2,256 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,309 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Norristown, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Norristown Area High School?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Norristown Area High School a Title I school?
Norristown Area High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Norristown Area High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Norristown Area High School scored proficient or above: 18% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Norristown Area High School?
85% of the 514 students in Norristown Area High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Norristown Area High School in?
Norristown Area SD, NCES district ID 4216980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421698006729 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.