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Meyersdale Area High School
1349 Shaw Mines Rd
Meyersdale PA, 15552, Somerset County
Phone: 814-634-8311
Ranking: 
(301 out of 626, top 48%)*
(301 out of 626, top 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Meyersdale 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: | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 279 | 278 | 279 | 294 | 284 | 301 | 319 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 72 | 25.8% | 71 | 25.5% | 56 | 20.1% | 75 | 25.5% | 66 | 23.2% | 74 | 24.6% | 79 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 75 | 26.9% | 57 | 20.5% | 78 | 28.0% | 67 | 22.8% | 73 | 25.7% | 80 | 26.6% | 83 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 54 | 19.4% | 80 | 28.8% | 67 | 24.0% | 70 | 23.8% | 74 | 26.1% | 77 | 25.6% | 69 | 21.6% |
| Grade 12: | 77 | 27.6% | 67 | 24.1% | 69 | 24.7% | 75 | 25.5% | 71 | 25.0% | 67 | 22.3% | 86 | 27.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 157 | 56.3% | 153 | 55.0% | 153 | 54.8% | 149 | 50.7% | 127 | 44.7% | 142 | 47.2% | 140 | 43.9% |
| Female: | 122 | 43.7% | 125 | 45.0% | 126 | 45.2% | 145 | 49.3% | 149 | 52.5% | 151 | 50.2% | 175 | 54.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| White: | 273 | 97.8% | 272 | 97.8% | 272 | 97.5% | 288 | 98.0% | 280 | 98.6% | 300 | 99.7% | 317 | 99.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 29.4% | 59 | 21.2% | 75 | 26.9% | 79 | 26.9% | 63 | 22.2% | 59 | 19.6% | 67 | 21.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 6.8% | 22 | 7.9% | 19 | 6.8% | 24 | 8.2% | 20 | 7.0% | 19 | 6.3% | 35 | 11.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.11 | 12.92 | 13.78 | 13.36 | 11.83 | 12.50 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38.3% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 24.7% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 45.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.1% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.4% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 54.4% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 63.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 23% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 33.4% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.3% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 82.9% |
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* Meyersdale 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.