Plum Shs High School
900 Elicker Rd
Pittsburgh PA, 15239, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-795-4880
Ranking: 
(166 out of 626, top 27%)*
(166 out of 626, top 27%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Plum Borough 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: | 78 | 94 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 96 | 95 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,322 | 1,334 | 1,360 | 1,397 | 1,401 | 1,417 | 1,517 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 359 | 27.2% | 329 | 24.7% | 351 | 25.8% | 352 | 25.2% | 355 | 25.3% | 338 | 23.9% | 383 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 323 | 24.4% | 337 | 25.3% | 357 | 26.3% | 348 | 24.9% | 347 | 24.8% | 360 | 25.4% | 354 | 23.3% |
| Grade 11: | 316 | 23.9% | 344 | 25.8% | 333 | 24.5% | 340 | 24.3% | 357 | 25.5% | 342 | 24.1% | 397 | 26.2% |
| Grade 12: | 324 | 24.5% | 324 | 24.3% | 319 | 23.5% | 357 | 25.6% | 342 | 24.4% | 377 | 26.6% | 383 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 662 | 50.1% | 643 | 48.2% | 674 | 49.6% | 701 | 50.2% | 737 | 52.6% | 734 | 51.8% | 788 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 660 | 49.9% | 691 | 51.8% | 686 | 50.4% | 696 | 49.8% | 656 | 46.8% | 675 | 47.6% | 725 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 11 | 0.8% | 17 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 51 | 3.9% | 55 | 4.1% | 65 | 4.8% | 60 | 4.3% | 64 | 4.6% | 47 | 3.3% | 57 | 3.8% |
| White: | 1,241 | 93.9% | 1,249 | 93.6% | 1,267 | 93.2% | 1,300 | 93.1% | 1,302 | 92.9% | 1,349 | 95.2% | 1,440 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 16.0% | 198 | 14.8% | 156 | 11.5% | 108 | 7.7% | 122 | 8.7% | 119 | 8.4% | 100 | 6.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 4.0% | 56 | 4.2% | 60 | 4.4% | 47 | 3.4% | 88 | 6.3% | 65 | 4.6% | 60 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.03 | 14.16 | 15.93 | 15.43 | 15.27 | 14.80 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.5% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.1% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.9% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.8% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 41.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 45.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.8% | 82.9% |
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* Plum 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.