Palmyra Area Shs High School
1125 Park Dr
Palmyra PA, 17078, Lebanon County
Phone: 717-838-1331
Ranking: (277 out of 626, top 44%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Palmyra 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: | 64 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 66 | |||||||
Total Students: | 965 | 957 | 929 | 932 | 1,015 | 985 | 1,027 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 290 | 30.1% | 277 | 28.9% | 260 | 28.0% | 211 | 22.6% | 281 | 27.7% | 253 | 25.7% | 265 | 25.8% |
Grade 10: | 258 | 26.7% | 242 | 25.3% | 194 | 20.9% | 266 | 28.5% | 242 | 23.8% | 250 | 25.4% | 266 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 233 | 24.1% | 201 | 21.0% | 252 | 27.1% | 220 | 23.6% | 227 | 22.4% | 253 | 25.7% | 241 | 23.5% |
Grade 12: | 184 | 19.1% | 237 | 24.8% | 223 | 24.0% | 235 | 25.2% | 261 | 25.7% | 229 | 23.2% | 255 | 24.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 465 | 48.2% | 468 | 48.9% | 463 | 49.8% | 490 | 52.6% | 528 | 52.0% | 500 | 50.8% | 514 | 50.0% |
Female: | 500 | 51.8% | 489 | 51.1% | 466 | 50.2% | 442 | 47.4% | 479 | 47.2% | 477 | 48.4% | 509 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 28 | 2.9% | 24 | 2.5% | 23 | 2.5% | 17 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.2% | 21 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 24 | 2.5% | 26 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.4% | 26 | 2.8% | 28 | 2.8% | 24 | 2.4% | 19 | 1.9% |
Black: | 11 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.6% | 18 | 1.8% |
White: | 886 | 91.8% | 875 | 91.4% | 856 | 92.1% | 871 | 93.5% | 954 | 94.0% | 932 | 94.6% | 968 | 94.3% |
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: | 16 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 14.1% | 110 | 11.5% | 95 | 10.2% | 80 | 8.6% | 89 | 8.8% | 51 | 5.2% | 49 | 4.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 2.9% | 40 | 4.2% | 26 | 2.8% | 28 | 3.0% | 44 | 4.3% | 29 | 2.9% | 25 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.03 | 16.12 | 15.73 | 14.83 | 15.98 | 14.30 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.3% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.3% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.4% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.4% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.6% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.6% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.9% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.5% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.4% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.5% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 48% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 46.4% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.5% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86.1% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.6% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.4% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 82.9% |
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* Palmyra Area Shs 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.