Gettysburg Area High School
1130 Old Harrisburg Rd
Gettysburg PA, 17325, Adams County
Phone: 717-334-6254
Ranking: (426 out of 626, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Gettysburg Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 76 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 88 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,037 | 1,054 | 1,092 | 1,151 | 1,138 | 1,172 | 1,164 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 213 | 20.5% | 236 | 22.4% | 235 | 21.5% | 248 | 21.5% | 251 | 22.1% | 271 | 23.1% | 289 | 24.8% |
Grade 10: | 249 | 24.0% | 233 | 22.1% | 245 | 22.4% | 256 | 22.2% | 265 | 23.3% | 286 | 24.4% | 295 | 25.3% |
Grade 11: | 302 | 29.1% | 280 | 26.6% | 301 | 27.6% | 313 | 27.2% | 335 | 29.4% | 305 | 26.0% | 286 | 24.6% |
Grade 12: | 273 | 26.3% | 294 | 27.9% | 311 | 28.5% | 334 | 29.0% | 287 | 25.2% | 310 | 26.5% | 294 | 25.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 11 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 507 | 48.9% | 514 | 48.8% | 535 | 49.0% | 569 | 49.4% | 564 | 49.6% | 573 | 48.9% | 597 | 51.3% |
Female: | 530 | 51.1% | 540 | 51.2% | 557 | 51.0% | 582 | 50.6% | 566 | 49.7% | 591 | 50.4% | 563 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.6% | 18 | 1.5% | 24 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 85 | 8.2% | 91 | 8.6% | 101 | 9.2% | 113 | 9.8% | 100 | 8.8% | 94 | 8.0% | 94 | 8.1% |
Black: | 70 | 6.8% | 82 | 7.8% | 71 | 6.5% | 66 | 5.7% | 67 | 5.9% | 83 | 7.1% | 82 | 7.0% |
White: | 867 | 83.6% | 869 | 82.4% | 906 | 83.0% | 958 | 83.2% | 953 | 83.7% | 977 | 83.4% | 962 | 82.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 28.0% | 284 | 26.9% | 271 | 24.8% | 292 | 25.4% | 239 | 21.0% | 211 | 18.0% | 184 | 15.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 5.7% | 77 | 7.3% | 92 | 8.4% | 77 | 6.7% | 86 | 7.6% | 110 | 9.4% | 77 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.66 | 13.03 | 13.34 | 13.95 | 13.17 | 13.30 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.1% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49.4% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 46.2% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 49.3% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.4% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.4% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.2% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.7% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.6% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.8% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.1% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 26.4% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45.4% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 32.5% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 34.1% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 43.4% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.7% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.6% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.4% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.2% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.6% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.6% | 82.9% |
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* Gettysburg Area 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.