Governor Mifflin Shs High School
101 South Waverly St
Reading PA, 19607, Berks County
Phone: 610-775-5089
Ranking:
(397 out of 626, bottom 37%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Governor Mifflin 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: | 86 | 91 | 90 | 96 | 97 | 101 | 112 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,257 | 1,313 | 1,337 | 1,379 | 1,516 | 1,495 | 1,489 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 329 | 26.2% | 327 | 24.9% | 343 | 25.7% | 292 | 21.2% | 383 | 25.3% | 361 | 24.1% | 417 | 28.0% |
Grade 10: | 316 | 25.1% | 346 | 26.4% | 296 | 22.1% | 367 | 26.6% | 345 | 22.8% | 411 | 27.5% | 395 | 26.5% |
Grade 11: | 320 | 25.5% | 281 | 21.4% | 360 | 26.9% | 329 | 23.9% | 410 | 27.0% | 385 | 25.8% | 344 | 23.1% |
Grade 12: | 292 | 23.2% | 359 | 27.3% | 338 | 25.3% | 391 | 28.4% | 378 | 24.9% | 338 | 22.6% | 333 | 22.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 669 | 53.2% | 677 | 51.6% | 717 | 53.6% | 720 | 52.2% | 794 | 52.4% | 786 | 52.6% | 784 | 52.7% |
Female: | 588 | 46.8% | 636 | 48.4% | 620 | 46.4% | 659 | 47.8% | 714 | 47.1% | 701 | 46.9% | 701 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 23 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.8% | 23 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.9% | 26 | 1.7% | 34 | 2.3% | 30 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 166 | 13.2% | 139 | 10.6% | 128 | 9.6% | 130 | 9.4% | 128 | 8.4% | 118 | 7.9% | 96 | 6.4% |
Black: | 79 | 6.3% | 89 | 6.8% | 88 | 6.6% | 82 | 5.9% | 85 | 5.6% | 83 | 5.6% | 85 | 5.7% |
White: | 984 | 78.3% | 1,060 | 80.7% | 1,095 | 81.9% | 1,141 | 82.7% | 1,275 | 84.1% | 1,259 | 84.2% | 1,277 | 85.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 335 | 26.7% | 297 | 22.6% | 285 | 21.3% | 160 | 11.6% | 166 | 10.9% | 164 | 11.0% | 149 | 10.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 5.6% | 107 | 8.1% | 94 | 7.0% | 88 | 6.4% | 82 | 5.4% | 78 | 5.2% | 67 | 4.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.69 | 14.42 | 14.81 | 14.35 | 15.62 | 14.70 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.5% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 48.7% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 48% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.8% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 52.9% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.6% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.5% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.5% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.6% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.4% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.5% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 39.5% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.9% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.2% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 82.9% |
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* Governor Mifflin 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.