Ligonier Valley High School
40 Springer Rd
Ligonier PA, 15658, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-238-9531
Ranking: 
(70 out of 626, top 11%)*
(70 out of 626, top 11%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12
School District: Ligonier Valley 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: | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 535 | 536 | 576 | 572 | 429 | 439 | 440 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 1: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 2: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 3: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 4: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 9: | 129 | 24.1% | 144 | 26.9% | 157 | 27.3% | 156 | 27.3% | 100 | 23.3% | 123 | 28.0% | 101 | 23.0% |
| Grade 10: | 135 | 25.2% | 137 | 25.6% | 143 | 24.8% | 122 | 21.3% | 117 | 27.3% | 94 | 21.4% | 119 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 129 | 24.1% | 144 | 26.9% | 118 | 20.5% | 158 | 27.6% | 99 | 23.1% | 117 | 26.7% | 110 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 142 | 26.5% | 111 | 20.7% | 158 | 27.4% | 136 | 23.8% | 113 | 26.3% | 105 | 23.9% | 110 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 278 | 52.0% | 262 | 48.9% | 275 | 47.7% | 285 | 49.8% | 211 | 49.2% | 230 | 52.4% | 239 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 257 | 48.0% | 274 | 51.1% | 301 | 52.3% | 287 | 50.2% | 209 | 48.7% | 201 | 45.8% | 197 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 526 | 98.3% | 528 | 98.5% | 566 | 98.3% | 564 | 98.6% | 424 | 98.8% | 434 | 98.9% | 436 | 99.1% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 123 | 23.0% | 129 | 24.1% | 149 | 25.9% | 128 | 22.4% | 74 | 17.2% | 65 | 14.8% | 55 | 12.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.2% | 42 | 7.8% | 46 | 8.0% | 71 | 12.4% | 34 | 7.9% | 32 | 7.3% | 25 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.79 | 14.27 | 14.65 | 14.39 | 19.18 | 19.50 | 19.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 46.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 53.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 49.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 65.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 61.3% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 62.5% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 74.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 80.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 54.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 62.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 75.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 76.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83.9% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.8% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 42.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 41.6% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 47.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 40.5% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 49.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 83% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 83.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.2% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 90.8% | 82.9% |
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* Ligonier Valley 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.