Central Bucks High School - West, often shortened to CB West, is a

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housing students in grades ten through twelve. It is located in

Doylestown, Pennsylvania Doylestown is a borough and the county seat of Bucks County in Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northwest of Trenton, north of Center City, Philadelphia, southeast of Allentown, and southwest of New York City. As of the 2020 cen ...

and is part of the

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. During the 2020-2021 school year, CB West had a total enrollment of 1,491. The school's measured FTE for classroom teachers was 98.51 and there was

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of 15.14 to 1. The student population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female. 12.9% of students were

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, 16.9% of students were in

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, and 8.0% of students were free-lunch eligible. The U.S. News & World Report currently ranks CB West as the 34th best high school in Pennsylvania. Lyndell Davis is the school's current principal.

Notable alumni

* Lisa Belcastro, politician, Maryland state representative *

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, singer * Joe Conti, former Pennsylvania state representative * Fred F. Fielding, former

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* Scott Green, former

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, actor * Jim Jensen, former professional football player,

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, author (graduated from Doylestown High School) *

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, assistant head coach,

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, singer *

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and

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driver *

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, radio personality

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* {{authority control Public high schools in Pennsylvania Educational institutions established in 1952 Schools in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1952 establishments in Pennsylvania