City: Bensalem, PN
Address: 4319 Hulmeville Rd
District: Bensalem Township SD
Phone: (215)750-2800
Fax: (215)244-2970
Length of school day: 7
Number of instructional days: 180
Community type: SUBURBAN
School Enrollment: 2313
Low income: 17.3%
Attendance rate: 89.94%
Number of students entering this school: 220
Number of students who withdrew from this school: 280
High School graduation rate: 88%
HS graduation rate for male students: 84.7%
HS graduation rate for female students: 91.5%
HS graduation rate for white students: 88.7%
HS graduation rate for black students: 84.1%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 75%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 92.3%
HS graduation rate for Native American students: 0%
Total number of graduates: 391
Number of graduates intending to obtain a job: 47
Number of graduates intending to pursue non-degree education: 24
Number of graduates intending to join military: 14
Number of graduates intending to go to a degree-granting school: 306
Number of classes with 1 to 20 students: 83
Number of classes with 21 to 23 students: 33
Number of classes with 24 to 26 students: 52
Number of classes with 27 to 29 students: 49
Number of classes with 30 or more students: 113
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP science exams: 3.1%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP science exam: 83.9%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP math exams: 1.6%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP math exam: 93.8%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP English exams: 0.3%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP English exam: 100.0%
Total number of teachers: 136
Full-time teachers: 131
Part-time teachers: 0
Teachers in this district with less than bachelor's degree: 0
Teachers in this district with Bachelor's degree: 136
Teachers in this district with Master's degree: 265
Teachers in this district with Doctor's degree: 2
Teachers in district with less than 1 year of experience: 17
Teachers in district with 2-5 years of experience: 38
Teachers in district with 6-10 years of experience: 34
Teachers in district with 11-15 years of experience: 31
Teachers in district with 16-20 years of experience: 20
Teachers in district with 21-25 years of experience: 56
Teachers in district with 26-30 years of experience: 133
Teachers in district with 30-35 years of experience: 71
Teachers in district with over 35 years of experience: 3
Total number of teachers in this district: 403
Administration staff: 5
Other full-time service coordinators: 5
Other part-time service coordinators: 0
High quality teachers percentage: 94.3%
Councelors: 6
Librarians: 1
Other staff: 1
9th grade enrollment : 546
10th grade enrollment : 762
11th grade enrollment : 549
12th grade enrollment : 456
Statistics about Bensalem Twp HS in Bensalem, PN
Average verbal SAT score: 476.79
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT verbal part: 13.9
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT verbal part: 34.4
Average math SAT score: 490.41
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT math part: 16.5
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT math part: 31.8
SAT average for all students taking the test: 967.21
ACT average for all students taking the test: 21.3
Number of students taking the National Occupational Competency Test: 37
Percentage of of students certified by the National Occupational Competency Test: 24.3%
Average teacher salary: $67738
Teacher salary range: $35491 - $81727
Average administration staff salary: $93535
Administration staff salary range: $37681 - $115000
Suspensions: 697
Law-enforcement incidents: 60
Library titles: 22961
Library titles checked out during school year: 3321
Computers: 472
CD-ROM titles: 12
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 97.2%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 14.4%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 20.6%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 24.2%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 40.8%
Scaled math score: 1250
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 98.1%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 9.7%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 34.3%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 22.4%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 33.6%
Scaled reading score: 1240