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Morrisville High School

Public Grades 6-12
584th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools
Better than 14% of Pennsylvania high schools
Summary

Morrisville High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Morrisville Borough School District in Morrisville, PA. With 413 students, the school is ranked 584 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morrisville High School faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance on standardized tests, with only 13.4% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 27.9% in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also has high poverty and free/reduced lunch rates, as well as lower-than-average graduation rates and higher dropout rates. These issues appear to be systemic within the Morrisville Borough School District, which is also ranked low at 499 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania.

In comparison, nearby high schools such as Council Rock High School South, Neshaminy High School, and Pennsbury High School have significantly higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower poverty levels. Addressing the socioeconomic challenges facing the Morrisville High School community may be a key factor in improving the school's performance over time.

405
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,272
Per pupil spending ?
102.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 550 W Palmer St
       Morrisville, PA  19067

(215) 736-5260

District: Morrisville Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.0%
White:
28.6%
Hispanic:
25.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Algebra I scores 29 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg25%
Pennsylvania avg46%
Middle school
663rd of 873
Pennsylvania public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
584th of 681
Pennsylvania public high schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2019
From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
499th of 606Morrisville Borough 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202521.9663 of 87324.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.1697 of 89121.8%★☆☆☆☆
202315.1736 of 89317.6%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1694 of 88321.4%★☆☆☆☆
202112.2692 of 79713.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.0652 of 89126.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202533.8251 of 39336.1%★★☆☆☆
202427.9300 of 40826.5%★☆☆☆☆
202336.6251 of 42140.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202519.9580 of 6439.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.4502 of 67225.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6516 of 66021.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202525.9604 of 83527.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.1629 of 86026.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202535.3221 of 34836.5%★★☆☆☆
202429.7257 of 36229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202340.0211 of 36241.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202526.6638 of 84324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6625 of 87728.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.5704 of 87419.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202517.8681 of 83918.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.5730 of 87016.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202524.6524 of 64919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.5578 of 67314.1%★☆☆☆☆
20237.4654 of 6814.0%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202512.8584 of 68114.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.0581 of 68615.3%★☆☆☆☆
20233.9657 of 6742.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.5580 of 6348.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.0535 of 69322.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202536.6161 of 27641.7%★★☆☆☆
202425.8210 of 28426.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.5231 of 26011.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202438.6277 of 51346.0%★★☆☆☆
202313.5484 of 5023.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20255.2607 of 6577.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.7579 of 66512.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202519.4231 of 28719.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4213 of 27422.3%★☆☆☆☆
202310.6236 of 2526.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202514.9563 of 65113.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4559 of 66415.8%★☆☆☆☆
20234.3644 of 6521.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202522.7515 of 66022.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.9553 of 66216.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202411.5546 of 5958.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.1574 of 5770.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school
White (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school
High school
Disabled (2024)46th percentile+31 vs school
African American (2025)42nd percentile+27 vs school
Male (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school
White (2024)8th percentile-7 vs school
Female (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?
Literature41%-21 vs state
English Language Arts28%-21 vs state
Biology22%-28 vs state
Algebra I16%-29 vs state
Math13%-28 vs state

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Morrisville High School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Pennsylvania high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Morrisville High School.

Students at Morrisville High School are 36% African American, 29% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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