Pottsville Area HS

High school·Grades 9-12 Pottsville, Pennsylvania·17901
Score
36.8/100
Compare Pottsville Area HS with another school
#375
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
#1
In Pottsville
Top 64%
In Pennsylvania

Score 36.8/100: better than 36% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
58%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 35% of them
226 students tested
Math
40%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 48% of them
228 students tested
Science
38%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 27% of them
226 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone58226
MathHigh schoolKeystone40.4228
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone38.1226

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
951
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
951
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Schuylkill County

Contact

Address
16th Street & Elk Avenue
Pottsville, PA 17901

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Pottsville Area HS at a glance

Pottsville Area HS is a public high school in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Pottsville Area SD school district. It has about 951 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 58% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 40% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 36.8 out of 100: better than 36% of them, ranking #375 of 593. Its English language arts result fell by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.