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Plymouth-Whitemarsh Shs High School
201 East Germantown Pk
Plymouth Meeting PA, 19462, Montgomery County
Phone: 610-825-1500
Ranking: 
(110 out of 648, top 17%)*
(110 out of 648, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Colonial School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 109 | 110 | 116 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,579 | 1,618 | 1,581 | |||
| Grade 9: | 382 | 24.2% | 394 | 24.4% | 394 | 24.9% |
| Grade 10: | 407 | 25.8% | 397 | 24.5% | 373 | 23.6% |
| Grade 11: | 403 | 25.5% | 382 | 23.6% | 445 | 28.1% |
| Grade 12: | 387 | 24.5% | 445 | 27.5% | 369 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 791 | 50.1% | 826 | 51.1% | 808 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 736 | 46.6% | 749 | 46.3% | 735 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 65 | 4.1% | 75 | 4.6% | 75 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.8% | 27 | 1.7% |
| Black | 144 | 9.1% | 154 | 9.5% | 143 | 9.0% |
| White: | 1,298 | 82.2% | 1,325 | 81.9% | 1,302 | 82.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 198 | 12.5% | 162 | 10.0% | 148 | 9.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 3.7% | 49 | 3.0% | 60 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.53 | 14.70 | 13.70 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.3% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.6% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.6% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.8% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.5% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 82% | 60.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 64.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.9% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.9% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 58.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.9% | 40.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92% | 84.7% |
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* Plymouth-Whitemarsh Shs 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.