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Pottsville Area High School
16th St And Elk Ave
Pottsville PA, 17901, Schuylkill County
Phone: 570-621-2960
Ranking: (368 out of 626, bottom 41%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pottsville 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: | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 71 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,040 | 1,058 | 1,112 | 1,077 | 1,133 | 1,180 | 1,156 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 250 | 24.0% | 265 | 25.0% | 290 | 26.1% | 317 | 29.4% | 315 | 27.8% | 314 | 26.6% | 329 | 28.5% |
Grade 10: | 263 | 25.3% | 278 | 26.3% | 273 | 24.6% | 257 | 23.9% | 266 | 23.5% | 291 | 24.7% | 270 | 23.4% |
Grade 11: | 263 | 25.3% | 271 | 25.6% | 253 | 22.8% | 254 | 23.6% | 280 | 24.7% | 279 | 23.6% | 286 | 24.7% |
Grade 12: | 264 | 25.4% | 244 | 23.1% | 296 | 26.6% | 249 | 23.1% | 271 | 23.9% | 296 | 25.1% | 271 | 23.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 483 | 46.4% | 509 | 48.1% | 549 | 49.4% | 544 | 50.5% | 592 | 52.3% | 583 | 49.4% | 573 | 49.6% |
Female: | 557 | 53.6% | 549 | 51.9% | 563 | 50.6% | 533 | 49.5% | 533 | 47.0% | 589 | 49.9% | 579 | 50.1% |
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% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 3.2% | 35 | 3.3% | 41 | 3.7% | 44 | 4.1% | 30 | 2.6% | 25 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.2% |
Black: | 54 | 5.2% | 52 | 4.9% | 54 | 4.9% | 44 | 4.1% | 49 | 4.3% | 49 | 4.2% | 47 | 4.1% |
White: | 941 | 90.5% | 954 | 90.2% | 999 | 89.8% | 971 | 90.2% | 1,039 | 91.7% | 1,089 | 92.3% | 1,065 | 92.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 431 | 41.4% | 425 | 40.2% | 409 | 36.8% | 376 | 34.9% | 350 | 30.9% | 333 | 28.2% | 322 | 27.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 8.4% | 84 | 7.9% | 83 | 7.5% | 72 | 6.7% | 104 | 9.2% | 114 | 9.7% | 124 | 10.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.58 | 15.33 | 16.00 | 15.50 | 16.07 | 16.30 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 46.3% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 42.7% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 46.7% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.8% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 35.9% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.4% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.3% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.3% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.1% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 27.7% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 31.7% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36.1% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 35.9% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 33.9% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.6% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.1% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.4% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.6% | 82.9% |
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* Pottsville Area 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.