Norristown Area High School
1900 Eagle Dr Norristown PA, 19403, Montgomery County Phone: 610-630-5090 Ranking: (566 out of 626, bottom 10%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Norristown Area School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 127 | 124 | 128 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,770 | 1,739 | 1,809 | 1,871 | 1,912 | 1,926 | 1,878 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 518 | 29.3% | 528 | 30.4% | 469 | 25.9% | 494 | 26.4% | 519 | 27.1% | 530 | 27.5% | 539 | 28.7% |
Grade 10: | 470 | 26.6% | 425 | 24.4% | 491 | 27.1% | 498 | 26.6% | 531 | 27.8% | 536 | 27.8% | 456 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 391 | 22.1% | 413 | 23.7% | 396 | 21.9% | 457 | 24.4% | 443 | 23.2% | 422 | 21.9% | 444 | 23.6% |
Grade 12: | 391 | 22.1% | 364 | 20.9% | 439 | 24.3% | 404 | 21.6% | 419 | 21.9% | 438 | 22.7% | 439 | 23.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 9 | 0.5% | 14 | 0.8% | 18 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 895 | 50.6% | 890 | 51.2% | 953 | 52.7% | 988 | 52.8% | 993 | 51.9% | 1,030 | 53.5% | 993 | 52.9% |
Female: | 875 | 49.4% | 849 | 48.8% | 856 | 47.3% | 883 | 47.2% | 897 | 46.9% | 876 | 45.5% | 872 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 31 | 1.8% | 30 | 1.7% | 33 | 1.8% | 31 | 1.7% | 34 | 1.8% | 42 | 2.2% | 40 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 396 | 22.4% | 341 | 19.6% | 333 | 18.4% | 331 | 17.7% | 319 | 16.7% | 289 | 15.0% | 280 | 14.9% |
Black: | 803 | 45.4% | 782 | 45.0% | 824 | 45.6% | 874 | 46.7% | 913 | 47.8% | 949 | 49.3% | 887 | 47.2% |
White: | 509 | 28.8% | 562 | 32.3% | 593 | 32.8% | 615 | 32.9% | 630 | 32.9% | 631 | 32.8% | 658 | 35.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 1.7% | 22 | 1.3% | 24 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 987 | 55.8% | 974 | 56.0% | 924 | 51.1% | 973 | 52.0% | 863 | 45.1% | 803 | 41.7% | 791 | 42.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 5.9% | 114 | 6.6% | 139 | 7.7% | 156 | 8.3% | 149 | 7.8% | 183 | 9.5% | 212 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.96 | 14.02 | 14.09 | 13.34 | 13.82 | 13.90 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 34.2% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 34.1% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 37.7% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 33.3% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 44.1% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.1% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 35% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 40.2% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 48.8% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 51.3% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 49.3% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 48.8% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 50.3% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 47.5% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48.7% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 43.3% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 47.5% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 51.7% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 60.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 18.3% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 11.7% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 16% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 17.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 48.7% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 63.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 71.7% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 58.9% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 49.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.5% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 74.7% | 82.9% |
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* Norristown Area High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.