Norristown Area High School serves 1,714 learners in grade levels 9-12. Norristown Area High School landed in the upper 50% of all schools in Pennsylvania for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 57% (which is higher 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 65% (which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 63%) for the 2020-21 school year. The learner:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Pennsylvania state level of 15:1. Minority enrollment is 82% of the learner body (majority Black), which is higher than the Pennsylvania state average of 34% (majority Black and Latino).

School Overview: Norristown Area High School learner population of 1,714 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 111 teachers has declined by 9% over five school years.

School Comparison: Norristown Area High School is ranked within the upper 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 Norristown Area High School is 0.68, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.53. The School equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Norristown Area High School is Roosevelt Altern School (1.8 miles away) The closest middle school is Stewart Middle School (1.4 miles away). The closest elementary school is Whitehall Elementary School (0.2 miles away)