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Pequea Valley High School
4033 East Newport Rd
Kinzers PA, 17535, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-768-5500
Ranking: 
(385 out of 626, bottom 38%)*
(385 out of 626, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pequea Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | NA | NA | 43 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 44 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 539 | 608 | 619 | 626 | 626 | 637 | 659 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 136 | 25.2% | 152 | 25.0% | 153 | 24.7% | 150 | 24.0% | 155 | 24.8% | 154 | 24.2% | 170 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 148 | 27.5% | 150 | 24.7% | 150 | 24.2% | 160 | 25.6% | 162 | 25.9% | 164 | 25.7% | 155 | 23.5% |
| Grade 11: | 145 | 26.9% | 147 | 24.2% | 157 | 25.4% | 155 | 24.8% | 157 | 25.1% | 151 | 23.7% | 181 | 27.5% |
| Grade 12: | 110 | 20.4% | 159 | 26.2% | 159 | 25.7% | 161 | 25.7% | 152 | 24.3% | 168 | 26.4% | 153 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 51.0% | 312 | 51.3% | 319 | 51.5% | 324 | 51.8% | 325 | 51.9% | 342 | 53.7% | 357 | 54.2% |
| Female: | 264 | 49.0% | 296 | 48.7% | 300 | 48.5% | 302 | 48.2% | 293 | 46.8% | 287 | 45.1% | 298 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 5.0% | 23 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 21 | 3.9% | 24 | 3.9% | 17 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.8% |
| White: | 486 | 90.2% | 556 | 91.4% | 578 | 93.4% | 594 | 94.9% | 599 | 95.7% | 611 | 95.9% | 631 | 95.8% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 171 | 31.7% | 138 | 22.7% | 169 | 27.3% | 133 | 21.2% | 117 | 18.7% | 105 | 16.5% | 95 | 14.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.1% | 46 | 7.6% | 42 | 6.8% | 32 | 5.1% | 48 | 7.7% | 41 | 6.4% | 50 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.21 | 14.82 | 14.63 | 13.90 | 14.60 | 15.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.1% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 53.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 64.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 40.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 90.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 82.9% |
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* Pequea Valley 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.