Peters Twp High School
264 East Mcmurray Rd
Canonsburg PA, 15317, Washington County
Phone: 724-941-6250
Ranking: 
(13 out of 626, top 2%)*
(13 out of 626, top 2%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Peters Township 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: | 92 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 90 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,460 | 1,485 | 1,487 | 1,507 | 1,450 | 1,420 | 1,436 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 355 | 24.3% | 382 | 25.7% | 369 | 24.8% | 400 | 26.5% | 380 | 26.2% | 360 | 25.4% | 343 | 23.9% |
| Grade 10: | 375 | 25.7% | 369 | 24.8% | 380 | 25.6% | 393 | 26.1% | 367 | 25.3% | 337 | 23.7% | 361 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 364 | 24.9% | 369 | 24.8% | 380 | 25.6% | 371 | 24.6% | 339 | 23.4% | 361 | 25.4% | 370 | 25.8% |
| Grade 12: | 366 | 25.1% | 365 | 24.6% | 358 | 24.1% | 343 | 22.8% | 362 | 25.0% | 359 | 25.3% | 362 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 737 | 50.5% | 746 | 50.2% | 749 | 50.4% | 761 | 50.5% | 722 | 49.8% | 723 | 50.9% | 723 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 723 | 49.5% | 739 | 49.8% | 738 | 49.6% | 746 | 49.5% | 718 | 49.5% | 688 | 48.5% | 709 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 44 | 3.0% | 37 | 2.5% | 29 | 2.0% | 25 | 1.7% | 30 | 2.1% | 25 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.8% | 17 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.3% | 13 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 11 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.9% | 14 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.5% | 13 | 0.9% |
| White: | 1,377 | 94.3% | 1,417 | 95.4% | 1,427 | 96.0% | 1,444 | 95.8% | 1,391 | 95.9% | 1,369 | 96.4% | 1,386 | 96.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 3.1% | 47 | 3.2% | 37 | 2.5% | 44 | 2.9% | 36 | 2.5% | 29 | 2.0% | 30 | 2.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.2% | 14 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.86 | 16.27 | 16.22 | 16.44 | 16.03 | 15.50 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.5% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.5% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.8% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.9% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 90.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 90.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.8% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.1% | 82.9% |
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* Peters Twp High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.