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Coatesville Area Senior High School

Public Grades 10-12

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 18% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Coatesville Area Senior High School is a public high school in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 1,411 students. The school is part of the Coatesville Area School District, which is ranked 489 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Coatesville Area Senior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with its performance on Keystone Exams significantly below the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 44.3%. Nearby schools, such as Downingtown STEM Academy, have much higher academic achievement, with 98.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84-88% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.4% to 3.5% is higher than nearby high-performing schools like West Chester Henderson High School and Downingtown High School East Campus.

Coatesville Area Senior High School has a diverse student population, with significant percentages of African American (around 30%), Hispanic (around 25%), and White (around 35%) students. However, the school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 79% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is in contrast to nearby high-performing schools like Unionville High School and Downingtown STEM Academy, which have free/reduced-price lunch rates below 20%. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of around $18,400 at Coatesville Area Senior High School, the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.4-18.1 is higher than many of the nearby high-performing schools.

1,366

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,812

Per pupil spending ?

103.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1445 East Lincoln Highway
Coatesville, PA 19320-2449

(610) 383-3730

District: Coatesville Area School District

Feeder schools for Coatesville Area Senior High School:

Elementary:	Caln Elementary School
	East Fallowfield Elementary School
	Kings Highway Elementary School
	Rainbow Elementary School
	More...
	Reeceville Elementary School
Middle:	Scott Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

African American:

26.9%

Hispanic:

25.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (29% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Pennsylvania avg52%

560^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

489^th of 606Coatesville Area 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	18.1	560 of 681	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	574 of 686	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	551 of 674	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	453 of 634	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	489 of 537	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	564 of 693	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	542 of 673	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	508 of 663	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	506 of 677	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.3	519 of 680	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.2	446 of 580	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	473 of 591	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	567 of 664	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	504 of 660	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.5	395 of 649	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	492 of 632	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	463 of 621	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.0	473 of 615	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.3	415 of 604	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.0	439 of 593	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.3	447 of 590	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.2	463 of 583	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	155 of 276	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	230 of 284	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	199 of 260	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	400 of 524	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	350 of 513	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	417 of 502	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	79 of 109	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	533 of 657	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	549 of 665	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	242 of 287	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	210 of 274	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	195 of 252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	554 of 651	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	580 of 664	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	585 of 652	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	560 of 660	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	566 of 662	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	120 of 165	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	137 of 150	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	105 of 129	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	534 of 583	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	515 of 595	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	484 of 577	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature50%-12 vs state

Biology21%-28 vs state

Algebra I17%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coatesville Area Senior High School	Public	10-12	1445 East Lincoln Highway	Coatesville	19320	Chester County	Coatesville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 383-3730	1,366	90	15.2	103.4%	540 (39.5%)	367 (26.9%)	353 (25.8%)	17 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.5%)	18.1	560^th of 681 public high schools	17.8%		16.5	574^th of 686 public high schools	16.3%	14	17.2	21.2	50.3							$20,812	$733	$20,079
Downingtown High School West Campus	Public	9-12	445 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-4400	1,796	137	13.0	18.9%	1,383 (77.0%)	70 (3.9%)	130 (7.2%)	132 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (4.4%)	86.8	64^th of 681 public high schools	90.6%		86.1	70^th of 686 public high schools	89.8%	6	70.0	73.7	74.4							$19,094	$284	$18,810
Downingtown STEM Academy	Public	9-12	335 Manor Ave	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 269-8460	962	67	14.3	5.7%	451 (46.9%)	14 (1.5%)	17 (1.8%)	437 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.4%)	99.1	1^st of 681 public high schools	99.9%		99	3^rd of 686 public high schools	99.6%	2	98.8	99.2	99.6							$19,157	$284	$18,873
Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine	Public	9-12	443 Boot Road	Downingtown	19335	Chester County	Chester County Technical College High School	No	No	No	No	(484) 593-5100	75	34	2.2	96.0%	65 (86.7%)	4 (5.3%)	5 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Downingtown High School East Campus	Public	9-12	50 Devon Drive	Exton	19341	Chester County	Downingtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 363-6400	1,708	130	13.1	20.3%	1,082 (63.3%)	49 (2.9%)	151 (8.8%)	328 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (5.7%)	82.7	94^th of 681 public high schools	86.2%		87.8	56^th of 686 public high schools	91.8%	38	68.2	66.1	72.5							$19,417	$284	$19,133
Unionville High School	Public	9-12	750 Unionville Road	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Unionville-Chadds Ford School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 347-1600	1,263	100	12.6	8.2%	907 (71.8%)	13 (1.0%)	62 (4.9%)	242 (19.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.9%)	94.4	20^th of 681 public high schools	97.1%		94.4	21^st of 686 public high schools	96.9%	1	74.8	81.3	88.0							$16,467	$528	$15,939
Octorara Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	226 Highland Rd	Atglen	19310	Chester County	Octorara Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 593-8223	703	49	14.4	99.6%	494 (70.3%)	41 (5.8%)	129 (18.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	40.5	454^th of 681 public high schools	33.3%		38.1	473^rd of 686 public high schools	31.0%	19	41.5	39.8	51.7							$29,250	$616	$28,634
Achievement House Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	102 Pickering Way	Exton	19341	Chester County	Achievement House Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(484) 615-6200	927	67	13.8	74.3%	387 (41.7%)	277 (29.9%)	224 (24.2%)	16 (1.7%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	8 (0.9%)	5.7	628^th of 681 public high schools	7.8%		5	640^th of 686 public high schools	6.7%	12	6.9	14.5	30.0	8.0	2.8	4.9	36.0	25.7	30.0	$15,811	$1,543	$14,268
West Chester Henderson High School	Public	9-12	400 Montgomery Ave	West Chester	19380	Chester County	West Chester Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 266-3300	1,444	110	13.1	21.8%	1,026 (71.1%)	67 (4.6%)	185 (12.8%)	117 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.3%)	74.6	165^th of 681 public high schools	75.8%		86.6	67^th of 686 public high schools	90.2%	98	58.7	58.4	71.0							$19,387	$120	$19,267
Kennett High School	Public	9-12	100 East South Street	Kennett Square	19348	Chester County	Kennett Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 444-6620	1,184	81	14.6	51.2%	549 (46.4%)	26 (2.2%)	546 (46.1%)	21 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.4%)	47.6	399^th of 681 public high schools	41.4%		42.9	448^th of 686 public high schools	34.7%	49	37.0	45.4	61.1							$23,390	$1,165	$22,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Coatesville Area Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Coatesville Area Senior High School?

Students at Coatesville Area Senior High School are 40% White, 27% African American, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Coatesville Area Senior High School?

Coatesville Area Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caln Elementary School
Elementary : East Fallowfield Elementary School
Elementary : Kings Highway Elementary School
Elementary : Rainbow Elementary School
Elementary : Reeceville Elementary School
Middle : Scott Middle School

How many students attend Coatesville Area Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,366 students attended Coatesville Area Senior High School.

What district is Coatesville Area Senior High School in?

Coatesville Area School District

Is Coatesville Area Senior High School a good school?

Coatesville Area Senior High School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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