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James M Coughlin Jshs High School
80 North Washington St
Wilkes Barre PA, 18701, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-826-7201
Ranking: 
(254 out of 626, top 41%)*
(254 out of 626, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wilkes-Barre 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: | 68 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 129 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 981 | 1,018 | 1,007 | 1,083 | 1,087 | 1,100 | 1,055 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 223 | 22.7% | 274 | 26.9% | 236 | 23.4% | 277 | 25.6% | 248 | 22.8% | 318 | 28.9% | 278 | 26.4% |
| Grade 10: | 286 | 29.2% | 246 | 24.2% | 264 | 26.2% | 273 | 25.2% | 310 | 28.5% | 262 | 23.8% | 289 | 27.4% |
| Grade 11: | 215 | 21.9% | 265 | 26.0% | 238 | 23.6% | 277 | 25.6% | 267 | 24.6% | 274 | 24.9% | 243 | 23.0% |
| Grade 12: | 257 | 26.2% | 233 | 22.9% | 269 | 26.7% | 256 | 23.6% | 262 | 24.1% | 243 | 22.1% | 245 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 494 | 50.4% | 516 | 50.7% | 502 | 49.9% | 557 | 51.4% | 556 | 51.1% | 576 | 52.4% | 564 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 487 | 49.6% | 502 | 49.3% | 505 | 50.1% | 526 | 48.6% | 519 | 47.7% | 511 | 46.5% | 483 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 134 | 13.7% | 140 | 13.8% | 126 | 12.5% | 131 | 12.1% | 127 | 11.7% | 115 | 10.5% | 92 | 8.7% |
| Black: | 98 | 10.0% | 95 | 9.3% | 76 | 7.5% | 82 | 7.6% | 84 | 7.7% | 76 | 6.9% | 64 | 6.1% |
| White: | 728 | 74.2% | 765 | 75.1% | 780 | 77.5% | 854 | 78.9% | 861 | 79.2% | 893 | 81.2% | 885 | 83.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 395 | 40.3% | 411 | 40.4% | 387 | 38.4% | 407 | 37.6% | 421 | 38.7% | 346 | 31.5% | 258 | 24.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 7.0% | 67 | 6.6% | 62 | 6.2% | 68 | 6.3% | 75 | 6.9% | 83 | 7.5% | 65 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.52 | 14.75 | 14.75 | 15.29 | 16.77 | 17.70 | 8.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 66.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66.2% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 68.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 66.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 55.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 50% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 51.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 59.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 50.9% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 50.8% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 67.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 80.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 78.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 60.4% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 65.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 61.1% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 60.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 58.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 30.6% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 32.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 35% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 34.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 36.1% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 91.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 83.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 83.2% | 82.9% |
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* James M Coughlin Jshs High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.