Summary:
The Brandywine Heights Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, Brandywine Heights High School. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a relatively low dropout rate and a student-teacher ratio that is lower than the state average, its overall performance on standardized tests and statewide ranking suggest that it is not among the top-performing high schools in Pennsylvania.
Brandywine Heights High School had a 87.9% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year, which is slightly below the state average. However, the school's dropout rate of 1.4% for the same year is lower than the state average. The school's performance on the Keystone Exams, Pennsylvania's standardized tests, is mixed, with proficiency rates below the state average in Algebra I and Literature, but slightly above the state average in Biology. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 124th out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 428th out of 681 in 2024-2025.
The school district's spending per student of $30,008 in the 2022-2023 school year is higher than the state average, but the declining performance suggests that these resources may not be effectively improving student outcomes. Additionally, the relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 30.94% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that the school may be serving a population with lower socioeconomic status, which can be a significant factor in academic performance.
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