Pocono Mountain West High School
181 Panther Ln
Pocono Summit PA, 18346, Monroe County
Phone: 570-839-7121
Ranking: 
(439 out of 626, bottom 30%)*
(439 out of 626, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pocono Mountain 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: | 138 | 135 | 105 | 114 | 115 | 120 | 119 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,915 | 1,915 | 1,499 | 1,558 | 1,509 | 1,585 | 1,636 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 446 | 23.3% | 463 | 24.2% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 481 | 25.1% | 487 | 25.4% | 519 | 34.6% | 532 | 34.1% | 495 | 32.8% | 566 | 35.7% | 557 | 34.0% |
| Grade 11: | 481 | 25.1% | 477 | 24.9% | 518 | 34.6% | 463 | 29.7% | 518 | 34.3% | 491 | 31.0% | 541 | 33.1% |
| Grade 12: | 507 | 26.5% | 488 | 25.5% | 462 | 30.8% | 560 | 35.9% | 495 | 32.8% | 527 | 33.2% | 538 | 32.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,017 | 53.1% | 1,003 | 52.4% | 799 | 53.3% | 808 | 51.9% | 759 | 50.3% | 798 | 50.3% | 831 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 898 | 46.9% | 912 | 47.6% | 700 | 46.7% | 750 | 48.1% | 742 | 49.2% | 779 | 49.1% | 801 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 50 | 2.6% | 47 | 2.5% | 30 | 2.0% | 22 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.6% | 34 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 501 | 26.2% | 523 | 27.3% | 401 | 26.8% | 370 | 23.7% | 352 | 23.3% | 344 | 21.7% | 366 | 22.4% |
| Black: | 661 | 34.5% | 608 | 31.7% | 510 | 34.0% | 516 | 33.1% | 484 | 32.1% | 504 | 31.8% | 501 | 30.6% |
| White: | 696 | 36.3% | 730 | 38.1% | 553 | 36.9% | 644 | 41.3% | 646 | 42.8% | 709 | 44.7% | 733 | 44.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,066 | 55.7% | 971 | 50.7% | 737 | 49.2% | 604 | 38.8% | 638 | 42.3% | 644 | 40.6% | 555 | 33.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 172 | 9.0% | 212 | 11.1% | 154 | 10.3% | 97 | 6.2% | 182 | 12.1% | 168 | 10.6% | 141 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.92 | 14.15 | 14.22 | 13.68 | 13.16 | 13.20 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 34.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 31.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 43% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 43.7% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 49% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 65.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.8% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.1% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 47.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 45.5% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 62.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 59.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 63.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 56% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 67% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 60.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 21.1% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 25.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 25.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 24.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 26.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 61.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 84.1% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 77% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.3% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 73.9% | 82.9% |
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* Pocono Mountain West 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.