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Central Bucks High School-East

Public Grades 10-12

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 98% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Central Bucks High School-East is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, part of the highly-ranked Central Bucks School District. This school has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in Pennsylvania, ranking 16th out of 681 schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Bucks High School-East excels academically, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on Keystone Exams. For example, in 2024-2025, 77.6% of 11th-graders were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 73.1% for the district and 44.3% for the state. The school also maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 87.5% to 97.0% in recent years, well above the state average. Additionally, Central Bucks High School-East has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher socioeconomic status of the student population.

Compared to its neighboring schools, Central Bucks High School-South and Central Bucks High School-West, Central Bucks High School-East consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student demographics. The school's strong performance across various subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and disabled students, further demonstrates its ability to effectively serve a diverse student population.

1,374

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,193

Per pupil spending ?

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2804 Holicong Rd
Doylestown, PA 18902-1400

(267) 893-2300

District: Central Bucks School District

Feeder schools for Central Bucks High School-East:

Elementary:	Buckingham Elementary School
	Cold Spring Elementary School
	Gayman Elementary School
	Warwick Elementary School
Middle:	Holicong Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Asian:

7.5%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (83% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg77%

Pennsylvania avg52%

16^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Central Bucks School District

34^th of 606Central Bucks School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	16 of 681	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	35 of 686	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	18 of 674	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	45 of 634	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	24 of 693	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	19 of 673	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	18 of 663	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	87.9	15 of 677	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.9	6 of 680	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	93.1	6 of 580	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.3	11 of 591	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	8 of 664	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	91.4	13 of 660	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	10 of 649	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	93.0	11 of 632	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	93.2	9 of 621	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	91.4	8 of 615	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	7 of 604	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	91.6	13 of 593	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	94.1	11 of 590	98.1%	★★★★★
2003	90.6	26 of 583	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	2 of 125	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	18 of 121	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	27 of 112	75.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	26 of 524	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	41 of 513	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	9 of 502	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	9 of 657	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	35 of 665	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	16 of 287	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	22 of 274	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	9 of 252	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	46 of 651	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	88 of 664	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	34 of 652	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	28 of 660	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	34 of 662	94.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	33 of 150	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	27 of 129	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	27 of 583	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	40 of 595	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	23 of 577	96.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)78th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature86%+24 vs state

Biology85%+36 vs state

Algebra I78%+33 vs state

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Schools Near Central Bucks High School-East

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Bucks High School-East	Public	10-12	2804 Holicong Rd	Doylestown	18902	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-2300	1,374	94	14.5	9.5%	1,108 (80.6%)	18 (1.3%)	93 (6.8%)	103 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.7%)	94.8	16^th of 681 public high schools	97.7%		92.4	35^th of 686 public high schools	94.9%	19	77.6	85.3	85.9	$24,193	$459	$23,735
Central Bucks High School-West	Public	10-12	375 W Court St	Doylestown	18901	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-2500	1,391	99	13.9	16.8%	1,121 (80.6%)	11 (0.8%)	108 (7.8%)	101 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.5%)	89.1	54^th of 681 public high schools	92.1%		87.4	58^th of 686 public high schools	91.5%	4	70.3	70.2	82.1	$22,294	$457	$21,836
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	2740 York Road	Jamison	18929	Bucks County	Middle Bucks Institute of Technology	No	No	No	No	(215) 343-2480	25	33	.7	88.0%	23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)
New Hope-Solebury High School	Public	9-12	182 W Bridge St	New Hope	18938	Bucks County	New Hope-Solebury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 862-2028	450	41	11.0	15.6%	337 (74.9%)	4 (0.9%)	56 (12.4%)	24 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	94.6	18^th of 681 public high schools	97.4%		95.4	14^th of 686 public high schools	98.0%	4	74.5	82.6	88.4	$23,967	$240	$23,728
Central Bucks High School-South	Public	10-12	1100 Folly Road	Warrington	18976	Bucks County	Central Bucks School District	No	No	No	No	(267) 893-3000	1,719	113	15.2	15.1%	1,222 (71.1%)	29 (1.7%)	155 (9.0%)	269 (15.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (2.2%)	89.2	53^rd of 681 public high schools	92.2%		86.8	65^th of 686 public high schools	90.5%	12	73.4	69.8	80.8	$22,624	$479	$22,145
Council Rock High School North	Public	9-12	62 Swamp Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-1300	1,674	123	13.6	13.0%	1,303 (77.8%)	20 (1.2%)	81 (4.8%)	230 (13.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (2.0%)	91	44^th of 681 public high schools	93.5%		92.8	33^rd of 686 public high schools	95.2%	11	81.3	73.0	79.8	$23,470	$331	$23,139
Council Rock High School South	Public	9-12	2002 Rock Way	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-1100	1,921	134	14.3	17.6%	1,641 (85.4%)	22 (1.1%)	68 (3.5%)	154 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (1.8%)	88	60^th of 681 public high schools	91.2%		87.4	60^th of 686 public high schools	91.3%		69.3	74.6	76.8	$22,829	$331	$22,498
William Tennent High School	Public	9-12	333 Centennial Rd	Warminster	18974	Bucks County	Centennial School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 441-6181	1,710	128	13.3	48.8%	1,148 (67.1%)	70 (4.1%)	360 (21.1%)	75 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.0%)	60.9	286^th of 681 public high schools	58.0%		39.1	467^th of 686 public high schools	31.9%	181	45.7	52.8	65.7	$24,109	$553	$23,556
Upper Bucks County Technical School	Public	9-12	3115 Ridge Road	Perkasie	18944	Bucks County	Upper Bucks County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(215) 795-2911	30	31	.9	90.0%	26 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School	Public	9-12	899 Horsham Road	Horsham	19044	Montgomery County	Hatboro-Horsham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 420-5500	1,336	116	11.4	37.6%	949 (71.0%)	68 (5.1%)	178 (13.3%)	86 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.8%)	79.1	126^th of 681 public high schools	81.5%		62.1	268^th of 686 public high schools	60.9%	142	64.4	60.3	73.0	$26,245	$940	$25,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Bucks High School-East

What district is Central Bucks High School-East in?

Central Bucks School District

What schools feed into Central Bucks High School-East?

Central Bucks High School-East is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buckingham Elementary School
Elementary : Cold Spring Elementary School
Elementary : Gayman Elementary School
Elementary : Warwick Elementary School
Middle : Holicong Middle School

How many students attend Central Bucks High School-East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,374 students attended Central Bucks High School-East.

Is Central Bucks High School-East a good school?

Yes! Central Bucks High School-East is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central Bucks High School-East?

Students at Central Bucks High School-East are 81% White, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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