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Tulpehocken Area High School

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Tulpehocken Area High School ranks 135 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 80% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Tulpehocken Area High School is a public high school located in Bernville, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 464 students. The school is part of the Tulpehocken Area School District, which is ranked 227 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tulpehocken Area High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, with rankings ranging from 99 to 352 out of 634-686 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on Keystone Exams is particularly strong, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. For example, in 2024-2025, 66.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 44.3%. Tulpehocken Area High School also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.5% to 98% over the past few years, outperforming the state average, and has low dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 1.6%.

Interestingly, Tulpehocken Area High School outperforms many of the nearby high schools, such as Muhlenberg High School and Schuylkill Haven Senior High School, in academic metrics like Keystone Exam proficiency rates and graduation/dropout rates. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's academic performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies in supporting and engaging students from diverse backgrounds.

441

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,360

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 New Schaefferstown Rd
Bernville, PA 19506-8939

(610) 488-6286

District: Tulpehocken Area School District

Feeder schools for Tulpehocken Area High School:

Elementary:	Bethel Elementary School
	Penn Bernville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (66% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg52%

135^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 606Tulpehocken 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	70.7	237 of 893	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	318 of 883	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	373 of 797	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	303 of 891	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	330 of 861	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	261 of 877	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	59.6	381 of 870	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.3	328 of 835	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	256 of 728	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	259 of 758	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.7	328 of 834	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.0	292 of 825	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	299 of 805	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	331 of 770	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	370 of 753	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	248 of 749	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	377 of 736	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	74.5	189 of 687	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	70.7	213 of 663	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.6	147 of 643	77.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	77.5	70 of 660	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	244 of 362	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	72.6	167 of 874	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	67.3	182 of 681	73.3%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	135 of 681	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	99 of 686	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	266 of 674	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	352 of 634	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	311 of 537	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.4	183 of 693	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	196 of 673	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	269 of 663	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.5	204 of 677	69.9%	★★★★☆
2015	61.5	318 of 680	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.1	431 of 580	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	65.9	198 of 591	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	388 of 664	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	389 of 660	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	226 of 649	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.2	261 of 632	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.3	351 of 621	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	295 of 615	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.7	356 of 604	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.2	386 of 593	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.5	381 of 590	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.0	369 of 583	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	89 of 524	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	100 of 513	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	165 of 502	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	185 of 657	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	104 of 665	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	38 of 287	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	35 of 274	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	93 of 651	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	37 of 664	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	67.2	196 of 652	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	111 of 660	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	94 of 662	85.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	162 of 583	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	120 of 595	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	282 of 577	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Disabled (2023)89th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)81st percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)73rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)33rd percentile-41 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature74%+12 vs state

Algebra I66%+22 vs state

Biology58%+8 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 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Tulpehocken Area High School	Public	9-12	430 New Schaefferstown Rd	Bernville	19506	Berks County	Tulpehocken Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 488-6286	441	37	11.9	47.4%	337 (76.4%)	5 (1.1%)	74 (16.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	78.6	135^th of 681 public high schools	80.2%		82	99^th of 686 public high schools	85.6%	36	66.3	57.6	73.7					$21,360	$961	$20,399
Conrad Weiser High School	Public	9-12	44 Big Spring Road	Robesonia	19551	Berks County	Conrad Weiser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 693-8542	848	65	12.9	41.7%	617 (72.8%)	53 (6.3%)	143 (16.9%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	64.8	255^th of 681 public high schools	62.6%		50.9	381^st of 686 public high schools	44.5%	126	54.2	52.4	64.5					$23,304	$345	$22,958
Eastern Lebanon County Senior High School	Public	9-12	180 Elco Dr	Myerstown	17067	Lebanon County	Eastern Lebanon County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 866-7447	773	52	14.9	42.4%	645 (83.4%)	17 (2.2%)	85 (11.0%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	52.9	360^th of 681 public high schools	47.1%		61.6	277^th of 686 public high schools	59.6%	83	43.1	44.7	63.9					$14,457	$526	$13,931
Berks Career and Technology Center-West Campus	Public	9-12	1057 County Welfare Road	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Berks Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(610) 374-4073	21	29	.7	85.7%	19 (90.5%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Schuylkill Valley High School	Public	9-12	929 Lakeshore Dr	Leesport	19533	Berks County	Schuylkill Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 926-1706	688	46	14.8	37.5%	539 (78.3%)	26 (3.8%)	98 (14.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	49.2	386^th of 681 public high schools	43.3%		58.8	308^th of 686 public high schools	55.1%	78	47.2	41.5	57.8					$14,139	$00	$14,139
Wilson High School	Public	9-12	2601 Grandview Boulevard	West Lawn	19609	Berks County	Wilson School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 670-0180	2,133	132	16.1	42.4%	1,150 (53.9%)	168 (7.9%)	591 (27.7%)	111 (5.2%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	103 (4.8%)	69.5	220^th of 681 public high schools	67.7%		59.6	299^th of 686 public high schools	56.4%	79	45.2	57.7	76.0					$16,487	$275	$16,213
Schuylkill Haven Senior High School	Public	8-12	501 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 385-6717	455	36	12.8	42.9%	403 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	58.3	309^th of 681 public high schools	54.6%		64.5	252^nd of 686 public high schools	63.3%	57	45.3	53.5	61.6	13.9	13.9	60.5	60.5	$17,455	$509	$16,945
Hamburg Area High School	Public	9-12	701 Windsor Street	Hamburg	19526	Berks County	Hamburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 562-3861	674	50	13.6	50.3%	569 (84.4%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	39.1	459^th of 681 public high schools	32.6%		42.3	452^nd of 686 public high schools	34.1%	7	29.8	41.6	58.4					$20,631	$737	$19,894
Pine Grove Area High School	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Pine Grove	17963	Schuylkill County	Pine Grove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 345-2731	495	38	13.2	41.2%	477 (96.4%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	28.9	503^rd of 681 public high schools	26.1%		62.9	261^st of 686 public high schools	62.0%	242	43.1	35.2	27.9					$15,728	$1,424	$14,303
Lebanon County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	833 Metro Drive	Lebanon	17042	Lebanon County	Lebanon County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(717) 273-8551	9	33	.2	66.7%	8 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Tulpehocken Area High School

How many students attend Tulpehocken Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Tulpehocken Area High School.

What district is Tulpehocken Area High School in?

Tulpehocken Area School District

Is Tulpehocken Area High School a good school?

Tulpehocken Area High School ranks 135^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tulpehocken Area High School?

Students at Tulpehocken Area High School are 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Tulpehocken Area High School?

Tulpehocken Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bethel Elementary School
Elementary : Penn Bernville Elementary School

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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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