Somerset Area High School
645 South Columbia Ave
Somerset PA, 15501, Somerset County
Phone: 814-443-2831
Ranking: 
(400 out of 626, bottom 36%)*
(400 out of 626, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Somerset Area School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 49 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 52 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 775 | 730 | 557 | 579 | 626 | 659 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | NA | NA | 208 | 26.8% | 190 | 26.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | NA | NA | 193 | 24.9% | 202 | 27.7% | 172 | 30.9% | 178 | 30.7% | 210 | 33.5% | 204 | 31.0% |
| Grade 11: | NA | NA | 204 | 26.3% | 161 | 22.1% | 171 | 30.7% | 201 | 34.7% | 193 | 30.8% | 219 | 33.2% |
| Grade 12: | NA | NA | 170 | 21.9% | 177 | 24.2% | 214 | 38.4% | 200 | 34.5% | 222 | 35.5% | 236 | 35.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 410 | 52.9% | 394 | 54.0% | 281 | 50.4% | 305 | 52.7% | 324 | 51.8% | 361 | 54.8% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 365 | 47.1% | 336 | 46.0% | 276 | 49.6% | 266 | 45.9% | 294 | 47.0% | 294 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 12 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% |
| White: | NA | NA | 742 | 95.7% | 693 | 94.9% | 533 | 95.7% | 555 | 95.9% | 601 | 96.0% | 640 | 97.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 247 | 31.9% | 173 | 23.7% | 130 | 23.3% | 126 | 21.8% | 130 | 20.8% | 115 | 17.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 47 | 6.1% | 41 | 5.6% | 26 | 4.7% | 35 | 6.0% | 42 | 6.7% | 34 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 15.82 | 15.21 | 12.66 | 13.01 | 13.90 | 12.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 43.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.6% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.4% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36.1% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24.8% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.2% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.2% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Somerset 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.