Brandywine Heights High School
103 Old Topton Rd
Mertztown PA, 19539, Berks County
Phone: 610-682-5102
Ranking: 
(231 out of 626, top 37%)*
(231 out of 626, top 37%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Brandywine Heights Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 49 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 562 | 580 | 569 | 623 | 613 | 636 | 663 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 145 | 25.8% | 167 | 28.8% | 129 | 22.7% | 159 | 25.5% | 151 | 24.6% | 162 | 25.5% | 191 | 28.8% |
| Grade 10: | 161 | 28.6% | 119 | 20.5% | 152 | 26.7% | 158 | 25.4% | 153 | 25.0% | 169 | 26.6% | 155 | 23.4% |
| Grade 11: | 115 | 20.5% | 144 | 24.8% | 138 | 24.3% | 144 | 23.1% | 166 | 27.1% | 142 | 22.3% | 166 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 141 | 25.1% | 150 | 25.9% | 150 | 26.4% | 162 | 26.0% | 141 | 23.0% | 163 | 25.6% | 148 | 22.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 281 | 50.0% | 294 | 50.7% | 290 | 51.0% | 304 | 48.8% | 291 | 47.5% | 305 | 48.0% | 322 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 281 | 50.0% | 286 | 49.3% | 279 | 49.0% | 319 | 51.2% | 314 | 51.2% | 323 | 50.8% | 337 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% |
| White: | 544 | 96.8% | 567 | 97.8% | 556 | 97.7% | 605 | 97.1% | 593 | 96.7% | 618 | 97.2% | 645 | 97.3% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 15.3% | 73 | 12.6% | 74 | 13.0% | 79 | 12.7% | 59 | 9.6% | 54 | 8.5% | 51 | 7.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.4% | 17 | 2.9% | 22 | 3.9% | 17 | 2.7% | 23 | 3.8% | 18 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.47 | 11.77 | 12.09 | 12.70 | 12.17 | 12.30 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.3% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52.8% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 49.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 76.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82.9% |
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* Brandywine Heights High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.