Furness Horace High School serves 645 learners in grade levels 9-12.

Furness Horace High School landed in the lower 50% of all schools in Pennsylvania for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 25-29% (which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 45%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 15-19% (which is lower than the Pennsylvania state average of 63%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Pennsylvania state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 89% of the learner body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 34% (majority Black and Latino).

School Overview: Furness Horace High School’s learner population of 645 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 37 teachers has grown by 5% over five school years.

School Comparison: Furness Horace High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 2,820 schools in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Furness Horace High School is 0.71, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.53. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Furness Horace High School is Mastery Cs – Thomas Campus (1.0 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Sharswood George School (0.3 miles away)