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Punxsutawney Area High School
500 North Findley St
Punxsutawney PA, 15767, Jefferson County
Phone: 814-938-5151
Ranking: 
(197 out of 626, top 31%)*
(197 out of 626, top 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Punxsutawney 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 | 66 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 61 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 845 | 907 | 905 | 1,019 | 1,029 | 869 | 945 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 187 | 22.1% | 208 | 22.9% | 175 | 19.3% | 210 | 20.6% | 207 | 20.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 181 | 21.4% | 172 | 19.0% | 205 | 22.7% | 196 | 19.2% | 197 | 19.1% | 200 | 23.0% | 277 | 29.3% |
| Grade 10: | 150 | 17.8% | 194 | 21.4% | 181 | 20.0% | 204 | 20.0% | 200 | 19.4% | 258 | 29.7% | 207 | 21.9% |
| Grade 11: | 170 | 20.1% | 158 | 17.4% | 175 | 19.3% | 176 | 17.3% | 234 | 22.7% | 190 | 21.9% | 222 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 157 | 18.6% | 175 | 19.3% | 166 | 18.3% | 233 | 22.9% | 191 | 18.6% | 217 | 25.0% | 239 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 438 | 51.8% | 449 | 49.5% | 446 | 49.3% | 477 | 46.8% | 479 | 46.6% | 418 | 48.1% | 473 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 407 | 48.2% | 458 | 50.5% | 459 | 50.7% | 542 | 53.2% | 542 | 52.7% | 443 | 51.0% | 468 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% |
| White: | 820 | 97.0% | 891 | 98.2% | 893 | 98.7% | 999 | 98.0% | 1,009 | 98.1% | 857 | 98.6% | 931 | 98.5% |
| 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: | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 28.0% | 310 | 34.2% | 282 | 31.2% | 303 | 29.7% | 271 | 26.3% | 217 | 25.0% | 207 | 21.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 4.9% | 51 | 5.6% | 73 | 8.1% | 97 | 9.5% | 103 | 10.0% | 85 | 9.8% | 90 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.60 | 13.71 | 12.67 | 13.82 | 13.75 | 14.30 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 50.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.9% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.3% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.7% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 24.7% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38% | 37.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 34.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 38.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 36% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 87.6% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88.9% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 76.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.1% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 59.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 72.7% |
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* Punxsutawney Area 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.