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Norristown Area High School

Public Grades 9-12

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Norristown Area High School is a public high school serving 2,273 students in grades 9-12 in the Norristown Area School District. While the school has a diverse student population, its academic performance consistently lags behind the state average and nearby high-performing schools.

Norristown Area High School significantly underperforms the state on Keystone Exams, with only 24.6% of 11th graders proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 44.3%. The school's proficiency rates in Biology (23.3%) and Literature (37.7%) also fall well short of the state's averages. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate of 82-88% is below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.4-1.8% is higher than the state's.

In comparison, nearby high-performing schools like Perkiomen Valley High School and Wissahickon Senior High School have much higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite spending around $19,000-$20,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, Norristown Area High School's performance lags behind these higher-performing schools, which have lower student-teacher ratios.

2,256

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,192

Per pupil spending ?

100.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Eagle Dr
Norristown, PA 19403-2700

(610) 630-5090

District: Norristown Area School District

Feeder schools for Norristown Area High School:

Elementary:	Cole Manor Elementary School
	Davenport Elementary School
	Hancock Elementary School
	Marshall Street Elementary School
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	Paul V Fly Elementary School
	Ray S. Musselman Learning Center
	Whitehall Elementary School
Middle:	Blockson Middle School
	East Norriton Middle School
	Eisenhower Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

African American:

26.3%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (28% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (82% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

Pennsylvania avg52%

572^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Norristown Area School District

497^th of 606Norristown 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	15.6	572 of 681	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	617 of 686	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	571 of 674	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	537 of 634	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	473 of 537	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	489 of 693	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	488 of 673	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.9	472 of 663	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.7	475 of 677	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	486 of 680	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.5	483 of 580	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	477 of 591	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	515 of 664	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	574 of 660	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	588 of 649	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	573 of 632	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	544 of 621	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.4	504 of 615	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	540 of 604	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.3	504 of 593	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.2	457 of 590	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.4	440 of 583	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	152 of 276	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	199 of 284	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	166 of 260	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	297 of 524	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	439 of 513	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	396 of 502	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	83 of 109	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	76 of 84	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	550 of 657	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	593 of 665	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	219 of 287	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	247 of 274	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	199 of 252	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	530 of 651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	602 of 664	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	547 of 652	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	566 of 660	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	603 of 662	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	157 of 165	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	147 of 150	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	101 of 129	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	355 of 583	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.0	540 of 595	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	490 of 577	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2025)43rd percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature38%-24 vs state

Algebra I25%-20 vs state

Biology23%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, November 1, 2021

As a student that is a senior here at NAHS and have been here since 9th grad I can agree that NAHS is definitely one of the worst schools Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Overall, this school sucks. Whole school is dirty besides the main office. All staff does is complain about our school having a bad rep but do nothing about it. Something is always broken whether it’s a stairwell window or mirror or water fountain. Educational material is over a decade old and money is spent on stuff that kids just break anyway like the TVs in the cafeteria that show school propaganda. Fights are very frequent. Pep rallies are boring and uninspired. Nobody respects anybody. Nothing good has or ever will come from this school Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 16, 2012

I dont care what anyone says negative about NAHS. This high school is the most diversified, unified high school in the area. Both of my sons went to this high school with no problems. I have interacted with the teachers, counselors, principles, board of directors and I am very impressed!!! Norristown always gets a bad rap, with suburban districts, police, media, etc. Nothing goes on any differently in this school than in any other school. The only difference is when something negative happens in this district, it gets publicized and over dramatized. When something negative happens in other school districts, it is kept hush hush, unless of course there is a shooting spree. My father went to Norristown High, I went to Norristown High, my two sons went to Norristown High (by the way, one went to college is now a staff seargant in the US Army and my younger son is working and going to college for mass communication),. THANK YOU NAHS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Norristown Area High School

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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
Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1900 Eagle Dr	Norristown	19403	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 630-5090	2,256	135	16.7	100.9%	236 (10.5%)	594 (26.3%)	1,247 (55.3%)	28 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (6.5%)	15.6	572^nd of 681 public high schools	16.0%		8.1	617^th of 686 public high schools	10.1%	45	24.6	23.3	37.7	$22,192	$1,428	$20,764
Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area High School	Public	9-12	1161 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-9720	180	17	10.9	86.1%	5 (2.8%)	69 (38.3%)	86 (47.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	1.7	671^st of 681 public high schools	1.5%		1.7	682^nd of 686 public high schools	0.6%	11	0.0	2.8	14.7	$23,781	$1,530	$22,251
Methacton High School	Public	9-12	1005 Kriebel Mill Road	Eagleville	19403	Montgomery County	Methacton School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 489-5000	1,499	108	13.8	22.1%	968 (64.6%)	90 (6.0%)	132 (8.8%)	210 (14.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (6.4%)	81.9	99^th of 681 public high schools	85.5%		73.1	174^th of 686 public high schools	74.6%	75	59.7	71.9	72.9	$24,450	$296	$24,154
Central Montco Technical High School	Public	9-12	821 Plymouth Road	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Central Montco Technical High School	No	No	No	No	(610) 277-2301	3	31	.0		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Upper Merion Area High School	Public	9-12	465 Crossfield Rd	King of Prussia	19406	Montgomery County	Upper Merion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 205-3802	1,326	95	13.9	51.4%	577 (43.5%)	210 (15.8%)	258 (19.5%)	177 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.8%)	62.1	279^th of 681 public high schools	59.0%		47.5	409^th of 686 public high schools	40.4%	130	41.3	61.5	64.2	$24,198	$541	$23,657
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 E Germantown Pike	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 825-1500	1,637	110	14.8	31.9%	1,141 (69.7%)	210 (12.8%)	113 (6.9%)	92 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (4.8%)	93.7	24^th of 681 public high schools	96.5%		93.5	28^th of 686 public high schools	95.9%	4	75.7	80.9	84.9	$27,335	$256	$27,079
North Montco Technical Career Center	Public	9-12	1265 Sumneytown Pike	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Montco Technical Career Center	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-1177	32	45	.7	90.6%	27 (84.4%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)								(n/a)
North Penn Senior High School	Public	10-12	1340 S Valley Forge Rd	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-9800	3,165	220	14.3	36.2%	1,678 (53.0%)	336 (10.6%)	295 (9.3%)	642 (20.3%)	4 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	207 (6.5%)	79.2	124^th of 681 public high schools	81.8%		77	140^th of 686 public high schools	79.6%	16	59.6	63.2	74.0	$22,170	$726	$21,444
Perkiomen Valley High School	Public	9-12	509 Gravel Rd	Collegeville	19426	Montgomery County	Perkiomen Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 489-1230	1,616	121	13.3	22.1%	1,333 (82.5%)	65 (4.0%)	91 (5.6%)	87 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	35 (2.2%)	89.1	56^th of 681 public high schools	91.8%		85.7	75^th of 686 public high schools	89.1%	19	66.8	72.0	83.2	$23,368	$379	$22,989
South East Youth Dev Center	Public	7-12	1213 Mokychich Rd	Collegeville	19473	Montgomery County	South East Youth Dev Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 489-8506	1	6	.1		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Norristown Area High School

How many students attend Norristown Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,256 students attended Norristown Area High School.

What schools feed into Norristown Area High School?

Norristown Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cole Manor Elementary School
Elementary : Davenport Elementary School
Elementary : Hancock Elementary School
Elementary : Marshall Street Elementary School
Elementary : Paul V Fly Elementary School
Elementary : Ray S. Musselman Learning Center
Elementary : Whitehall Elementary School
Middle : Blockson Middle School
Middle : East Norriton Middle School
Middle : Eisenhower Middle School

What district is Norristown Area High School in?

Norristown Area School District

Is Norristown Area High School a good school?

Norristown Area High School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Norristown Area High School?

Students at Norristown Area High School are 55% Hispanic, 26% African American, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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