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Berwick Area High School
1100 Fowler Ave
Berwick PA, 18603, Columbia County
Phone: 570-759-6400
Ranking: 
(489 out of 626, bottom 22%)*
(489 out of 626, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Berwick 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: | 61 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 813 | 879 | 929 | 915 | 969 | 947 | 942 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 190 | 23.4% | 206 | 23.4% | 221 | 23.8% | 217 | 23.7% | 255 | 26.3% | 274 | 28.9% | 238 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 197 | 24.2% | 223 | 25.4% | 222 | 23.9% | 242 | 26.4% | 249 | 25.7% | 224 | 23.7% | 265 | 28.1% |
| Grade 11: | 223 | 27.4% | 212 | 24.1% | 244 | 26.3% | 243 | 26.6% | 218 | 22.5% | 223 | 23.5% | 218 | 23.1% |
| Grade 12: | 203 | 25.0% | 238 | 27.1% | 241 | 25.9% | 212 | 23.2% | 247 | 25.5% | 226 | 23.9% | 221 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 427 | 52.5% | 446 | 50.7% | 480 | 51.7% | 469 | 51.3% | 487 | 50.3% | 471 | 49.7% | 471 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 386 | 47.5% | 433 | 49.3% | 449 | 48.3% | 446 | 48.7% | 474 | 48.9% | 468 | 49.4% | 467 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 5.0% | 53 | 6.0% | 41 | 4.4% | 37 | 4.0% | 34 | 3.5% | 30 | 3.2% | 28 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 27 | 3.3% | 27 | 3.1% | 22 | 2.4% | 16 | 1.7% | 18 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.6% |
| White: | 739 | 90.9% | 794 | 90.3% | 857 | 92.2% | 852 | 93.1% | 904 | 93.3% | 892 | 94.2% | 891 | 94.6% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 30.5% | 280 | 31.9% | 263 | 28.3% | 234 | 25.6% | 279 | 28.8% | 208 | 22.0% | 220 | 23.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 6.4% | 67 | 7.6% | 58 | 6.2% | 67 | 7.3% | 80 | 8.3% | 69 | 7.3% | 66 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.27 | 13.46 | 12.76 | 11.99 | 12.87 | 12.30 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.1% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 56.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53.4% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 43.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.9% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66.6% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 54.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 39.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.2% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 36% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 32.3% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 29.4% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.5% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 71.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.2% | 82.9% |
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* Berwick 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.