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Chambersburg Area Shs High School
511 South 6th St
Chambersburg PA, 17201, Franklin County
Phone: 717-261-3328
Ranking: 
(411 out of 626, bottom 34%)*
(411 out of 626, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Chambersburg Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 127 | 122 | 145 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 117 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,054 | 2,035 | 2,440 | 1,698 | 1,767 | 1,950 | 1,983 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 532 | 25.9% | 496 | 24.4% | 677 | 27.7% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 477 | 23.2% | 532 | 26.1% | 606 | 24.8% | 625 | 36.8% | 631 | 35.7% | 647 | 33.2% | 675 | 34.0% |
| Grade 11: | 516 | 25.1% | 511 | 25.1% | 612 | 25.1% | 571 | 33.6% | 552 | 31.2% | 650 | 33.3% | 639 | 32.2% |
| Grade 12: | 529 | 25.8% | 496 | 24.4% | 545 | 22.3% | 500 | 29.4% | 584 | 33.1% | 653 | 33.5% | 669 | 33.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,020 | 49.7% | 983 | 48.3% | 1,224 | 50.2% | 869 | 51.2% | 879 | 49.7% | 996 | 51.1% | 1,005 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 1,034 | 50.3% | 1,052 | 51.7% | 1,216 | 49.8% | 829 | 48.8% | 815 | 46.1% | 898 | 46.1% | 974 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 35 | 1.7% | 33 | 1.6% | 34 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.4% | 14 | 0.8% | 17 | 0.9% | 26 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 317 | 15.4% | 275 | 13.5% | 288 | 11.8% | 186 | 11.0% | 148 | 8.4% | 130 | 6.7% | 125 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 199 | 9.7% | 196 | 9.6% | 240 | 9.8% | 154 | 9.1% | 123 | 7.0% | 166 | 8.5% | 180 | 9.1% |
| White: | 1,435 | 69.9% | 1,486 | 73.0% | 1,852 | 75.9% | 1,329 | 78.3% | 1,413 | 80.0% | 1,583 | 81.2% | 1,651 | 83.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 64 | 3.1% | 37 | 1.8% | 19 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 760 | 37.0% | 620 | 30.5% | 603 | 24.7% | 404 | 23.8% | 356 | 20.1% | 323 | 16.6% | 262 | 13.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 113 | 5.5% | 81 | 4.0% | 153 | 6.3% | 99 | 5.8% | 88 | 5.0% | 86 | 4.4% | 71 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.23 | 16.71 | 16.89 | 15.27 | 15.49 | 17.00 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 48.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.1% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.8% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.5% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 32.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 37% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 34.4% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 82.9% |
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* Chambersburg Area Shs High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.