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Hempfield Area Shs High School
4345 Route 136
Greensburg PA, 15601, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-834-9000
Ranking: 
(117 out of 626, top 19%)*
(117 out of 626, top 19%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hempfield 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: | 114 | 115 | 116 | 124 | 125 | 123 | 125 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,901 | 1,939 | 1,939 | 1,990 | 1,991 | 1,989 | 2,033 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 489 | 25.7% | 474 | 24.4% | 489 | 25.2% | 494 | 24.8% | 546 | 27.4% | 498 | 25.0% | 535 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 463 | 24.4% | 474 | 24.4% | 478 | 24.7% | 525 | 26.4% | 471 | 23.7% | 507 | 25.5% | 497 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 466 | 24.5% | 481 | 24.8% | 506 | 26.1% | 472 | 23.7% | 494 | 24.8% | 493 | 24.8% | 489 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 483 | 25.4% | 510 | 26.3% | 466 | 24.0% | 499 | 25.1% | 480 | 24.1% | 491 | 24.7% | 512 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 952 | 50.1% | 967 | 49.9% | 1,007 | 51.9% | 1,056 | 53.1% | 1,034 | 51.9% | 1,026 | 51.6% | 1,046 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 949 | 49.9% | 972 | 50.1% | 932 | 48.1% | 934 | 46.9% | 944 | 47.4% | 955 | 48.0% | 983 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 25 | 1.3% | 27 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.2% | 31 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 12 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 37 | 1.9% | 37 | 1.9% | 30 | 1.5% | 36 | 1.8% | 31 | 1.6% | 33 | 1.7% | 38 | 1.9% |
| White: | 1,815 | 95.5% | 1,856 | 95.7% | 1,873 | 96.6% | 1,908 | 95.9% | 1,920 | 96.4% | 1,919 | 96.5% | 1,956 | 96.2% |
| 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: | 7 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 282 | 14.8% | 268 | 13.8% | 258 | 13.3% | 244 | 12.3% | 234 | 11.8% | 220 | 11.1% | 209 | 10.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 2.4% | 39 | 2.0% | 71 | 3.7% | 73 | 3.7% | 91 | 4.6% | 99 | 5.0% | 79 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.65 | 16.87 | 16.72 | 16.07 | 15.98 | 16.10 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.1% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 65.8% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.8% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.9% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79.6% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 47.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.3% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.1% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.1% | 82.9% |
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* Hempfield Area Shs High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.