Mechanicsburg Area Shs High School
500 South Broad St
Mechanicsburg PA, 17055, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-691-4530
Ranking: 
(177 out of 626, top 28%)*
(177 out of 626, top 28%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mechanicsburg 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: | 82 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 86 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,169 | 1,183 | 1,188 | 1,195 | 1,193 | 1,202 | 1,215 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 312 | 26.7% | 303 | 25.6% | 323 | 27.2% | 315 | 26.4% | 304 | 25.5% | 286 | 23.8% | 327 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 287 | 24.6% | 306 | 25.9% | 302 | 25.4% | 316 | 26.4% | 289 | 24.2% | 310 | 25.8% | 293 | 24.1% |
| Grade 11: | 282 | 24.1% | 266 | 22.5% | 268 | 22.6% | 249 | 20.8% | 307 | 25.7% | 295 | 24.5% | 318 | 26.2% |
| Grade 12: | 288 | 24.6% | 308 | 26.0% | 295 | 24.8% | 315 | 26.4% | 292 | 24.5% | 311 | 25.9% | 277 | 22.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 614 | 52.5% | 625 | 52.8% | 610 | 51.3% | 592 | 49.5% | 582 | 48.8% | 607 | 50.5% | 618 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 555 | 47.5% | 558 | 47.2% | 578 | 48.7% | 603 | 50.5% | 603 | 50.5% | 587 | 48.8% | 593 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 46 | 3.9% | 50 | 4.2% | 40 | 3.4% | 38 | 3.2% | 38 | 3.2% | 33 | 2.7% | 36 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 4.4% | 52 | 4.4% | 46 | 3.9% | 48 | 4.0% | 43 | 3.6% | 31 | 2.6% | 29 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 101 | 8.6% | 101 | 8.5% | 87 | 7.3% | 82 | 6.9% | 73 | 6.1% | 70 | 5.8% | 65 | 5.3% |
| White: | 949 | 81.2% | 963 | 81.4% | 1,003 | 84.4% | 1,025 | 85.8% | 1,038 | 87.0% | 1,067 | 88.8% | 1,083 | 89.1% |
| 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: | 21 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 229 | 19.6% | 239 | 20.2% | 198 | 16.7% | 157 | 13.1% | 127 | 10.6% | 140 | 11.6% | 132 | 10.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 3.8% | 46 | 3.9% | 65 | 5.5% | 58 | 4.9% | 50 | 4.2% | 55 | 4.6% | 46 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.24 | 14.40 | 14.51 | 13.90 | 14.03 | 13.90 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 61.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 69% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 66.9% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.8% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.2% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.8% | 82.9% |
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* Mechanicsburg Area Shs 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.