Penncrest High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Media, Pennsylvania

Penncrest High School in Media, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,255 students in 2024-25 with 95.3 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% 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 96% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

1,212 students in 2022-23, 1,227 students in 2023-24, 1,255 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 96.9 to 95.3.

Students enrolled at Penncrest High School by school year2022-23: 1,212, 2023-24: 1,227, 2024-25: 1,25505001k1.5k2022-231,2122023-241,2272024-251,255
Students enrolled at Penncrest High School by school year2022-23: 1,212, 2023-24: 1,227, 2024-25: 1,25505001k1.5k2022-231,2122023-241,2272024-251,255
Students enrolled at Penncrest High School by school year2022-23: 1,212, 2023-24: 1,227, 2024-25: 1,25505001k1.5k2022-231,2122023-241,2272024-251,255
Students enrolled at Penncrest High School by school year2022-23: 1,212, 2023-24: 1,227, 2024-25: 1,25505001k1.5k2022-231,2122023-241,2272024-251,255
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,21296.912.5
2023-241,22797.712.6
2024-251,25595.313.2

13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Penncrest High School 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPenncrest High School 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Penncrest High School 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPenncrest High School 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Penncrest High School 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPenncrest High School 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Penncrest High School 13.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPenncrest High School 13.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

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).

22 AP courses and one counselor per 244 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Penncrest High School enrolled 1,218 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 56 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses22
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 244 of the 1,218 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions56
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.3% of students were White, 7.9% Asian, 7.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.3%
  2. Asian7.9%
  3. Two or more races7.7%
  4. Black4.9%
  5. Hispanic3.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Penncrest High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math55‑59%60‑61% (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

96% of the 288 students in Penncrest 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate96%96%87.5%
Students in the class288288136,045

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.

What to look at next about Penncrest High School

  1. Delaware County Technical High School-AsThe nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 80 students, 3.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Strath Haven High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 1,175 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Penncrest High School with Delaware County Technical High School-AsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rose Tree Media SD spends per student$22,328 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,328
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPenncrest High School is the number 116 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#116 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.13.2:1
  7. 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 Penncrest High School

  1. How many students attend Penncrest High School?
    1,255 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,212 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Media, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Penncrest High School?
    13.2 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.
  3. Is Penncrest High School a Title I school?
    Penncrest High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Penncrest High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Penncrest High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Penncrest High School?
    96% of the 288 students in Penncrest 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.
  6. What district is Penncrest High School in?
    Rose Tree Media SD, NCES district ID 4220550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422055001942 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.

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