Halifax Area High School
3940 Peters Mountain Rd Halifax PA, 17032, Dauphin County Phone: 717-896-3416 Ranking: (375 out of 626, bottom 40%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Halifax 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: | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 298 | 331 | 353 | 374 | 384 | 374 | 391 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 66 | 22.1% | 100 | 30.2% | 98 | 27.8% | 94 | 25.1% | 98 | 25.5% | 99 | 26.5% | 115 | 29.4% |
Grade 10: | 86 | 28.9% | 79 | 23.9% | 80 | 22.7% | 92 | 24.6% | 92 | 24.0% | 103 | 27.5% | 102 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 77 | 25.8% | 76 | 23.0% | 85 | 24.1% | 92 | 24.6% | 101 | 26.3% | 90 | 24.1% | 89 | 22.8% |
Grade 12: | 69 | 23.2% | 76 | 23.0% | 90 | 25.5% | 96 | 25.7% | 93 | 24.2% | 82 | 21.9% | 85 | 21.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 159 | 53.4% | 175 | 52.9% | 199 | 56.4% | 197 | 52.7% | 176 | 45.8% | 163 | 43.6% | 181 | 46.3% |
Female: | 139 | 46.6% | 156 | 47.1% | 154 | 43.6% | 177 | 47.3% | 191 | 49.7% | 193 | 51.6% | 200 | 51.2% |
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% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% |
White: | 283 | 95.0% | 319 | 96.4% | 338 | 95.8% | 352 | 94.1% | 365 | 95.1% | 356 | 95.2% | 375 | 95.9% |
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: | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 22.1% | 59 | 17.8% | 62 | 17.6% | 57 | 15.2% | 57 | 14.8% | 97 | 25.9% | 103 | 26.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 4.7% | 20 | 6.0% | 27 | 7.6% | 22 | 5.9% | 26 | 6.8% | 53 | 14.2% | 40 | 10.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.22 | 11.43 | 12.81 | 12.04 | 12.77 | 12.40 | 20.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.9% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.8% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 26.4% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 48.5% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62.1% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 47% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 73.7% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68.6% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 19.7% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 29.6% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 37.3% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 34.9% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.9% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.1% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 94.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.6% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 84.4% | 82.9% |
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* Halifax 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.