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Parkersburg South High School
1511 Blizzard Dr
Parkersburg WV, 26101, Wood County
Phone: 304-420-9610
Ranking: (39 out of 111, top 35%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wood County 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: | 97 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 100 | 99 | 77 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,594 | 1,568 | 1,559 | 1,580 | 1,639 | 1,662 | 1,291 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 413 | 25.9% | 394 | 25.1% | 430 | 27.6% | 451 | 28.5% | 478 | 29.2% | 425 | 25.6% | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 408 | 25.6% | 412 | 26.3% | 407 | 26.1% | 413 | 26.1% | 376 | 22.9% | 412 | 24.8% | 442 | 34.2% |
Grade 11: | 374 | 23.5% | 386 | 24.6% | 371 | 23.8% | 346 | 21.9% | 383 | 23.4% | 417 | 25.1% | 435 | 33.7% |
Grade 12: | 399 | 25.0% | 376 | 24.0% | 351 | 22.5% | 370 | 23.4% | 402 | 24.5% | 408 | 24.5% | 414 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 795 | 49.9% | 794 | 50.6% | 808 | 51.8% | 803 | 50.8% | 831 | 50.7% | 865 | 52.0% | 653 | 50.6% |
Female: | 799 | 50.1% | 774 | 49.4% | 751 | 48.2% | 777 | 49.2% | 808 | 49.3% | 789 | 47.5% | 634 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% |
Black: | 27 | 1.7% | 27 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.3% | 18 | 1.4% |
White: | 1,537 | 96.4% | 1,517 | 96.7% | 1,500 | 96.2% | 1,537 | 97.3% | 1,600 | 97.6% | 1,619 | 97.4% | 1,260 | 97.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 559 | 35.1% | 644 | 41.1% | 551 | 35.3% | 527 | 33.4% | 521 | 31.8% | 459 | 27.6% | 287 | 22.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 4.3% | 116 | 7.4% | 102 | 6.5% | 98 | 6.2% | 116 | 7.1% | 110 | 6.6% | 48 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.43 | 16.16 | 16.24 | 16.64 | 16.39 | 16.80 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 51.27 | 55.09 | 54 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 46.45 | 40.86 | 39 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.13 | 42.74 | 42 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 28.94 | 35.54 | 42 |
2009 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.96 | 52.84 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.05 | 50.44 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 56.21 | 50.81 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.89 | 51.14 | 47 |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.92 | 63.21 | 60 |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.67 | 48.87 | 44 |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.93 | 46.13 | 44 |
2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.07 | 44.31 | 44 |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 55.55 | 59.57 | 59 |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.25 | 44.66 | 41 |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.05 | 47.56 | 44 |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.92 | 44.12 | 44 |
2009 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 48.36 | 50.11 | 52 |
2010 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.65 | 40.48 | 35 |
2011 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 57.3 | 49.93 | 44 |
2012 | RLA | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.33 | 43.78 | 44 |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 62.21 | 66.05 | 63 |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.65 | 38.46 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 45.07 | 41.57 | 37 |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 32.37 | 36.38 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.04 | 63.02 | 61 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.43 | 39.38 | 36 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.5 | 38.9 | 39 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.32 | 40.36 | 39 |
2009 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 51.69 | 48.99 | 47 |
2010 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 43.48 | 44.04 | 40 |
2011 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.38 | 50.49 | 47 |
2012 | RLA | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.64 | 46.81 | 47 |
2009 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 51.45 | 52.91 | 52 |
2010 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.34 | 34.46 | 30 |
2011 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.84 | 35.14 | 35 |
2012 | Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 35.29 | 35.41 | 35 |
2009 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.78 | 56.32 | 52 |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40.84 | 43.62 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.75 | 39.6 | 38 |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36.02 | 42 | 38 |
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* Parkersburg South 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.