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Pittston Area Shs High School
5 Stout St Yatesville Pittston PA, 18640, Luzerne County Phone: 570-654-3541 Ranking:  (152 out of 626, top 24%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Pittston Area 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: | 55 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 51 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,013 | 1,010 | 1,053 | 1,089 | 1,107 | 1,170 | 1,228 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 260 | 25.7% | 255 | 25.2% | 263 | 25.0% | 277 | 25.4% | 238 | 21.5% | 302 | 25.8% | 304 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 262 | 25.9% | 264 | 26.1% | 274 | 26.0% | 241 | 22.1% | 300 | 27.1% | 286 | 24.4% | 338 | 27.5% |
| Grade 11: | 229 | 22.6% | 267 | 26.4% | 224 | 21.3% | 292 | 26.8% | 285 | 25.7% | 298 | 25.5% | 313 | 25.5% |
| Grade 12: | 262 | 25.9% | 224 | 22.2% | 292 | 27.7% | 279 | 25.6% | 280 | 25.3% | 284 | 24.3% | 273 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 514 | 50.7% | 534 | 52.9% | 564 | 53.6% | 583 | 53.5% | 562 | 50.8% | 592 | 50.6% | 613 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 499 | 49.3% | 476 | 47.1% | 489 | 46.4% | 506 | 46.5% | 536 | 48.4% | 570 | 48.7% | 611 | 49.8% |
| 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: | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 2.5% | 16 | 1.6% | 17 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.3% | 11 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 28 | 2.8% | 31 | 3.1% | 27 | 2.6% | 29 | 2.7% | 16 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.1% |
| White: | 952 | 94.0% | 956 | 94.7% | 1,005 | 95.4% | 1,038 | 95.3% | 1,066 | 96.3% | 1,138 | 97.3% | 1,198 | 97.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 307 | 30.3% | 311 | 30.8% | 273 | 25.9% | 286 | 26.3% | 253 | 22.9% | 242 | 20.7% | 205 | 16.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 6.2% | 62 | 6.1% | 67 | 6.4% | 77 | 7.1% | 85 | 7.7% | 73 | 6.2% | 67 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.55 | 19.09 | 18.57 | 17.93 | 17.36 | 22.90 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 47.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.8% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 62.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.8% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 38.7% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 44% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.4% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 82.9% |
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* Pittston Area Shs 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.