South Western Shs High School
200 Bowman Rd
Hanover PA, 17331, York County
Phone: 717-633-4807
Ranking: (245 out of 626, top 39%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Western School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 81 | 81 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 86 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,201 | 1,220 | 1,266 | 1,280 | 1,303 | 1,357 | 1,369 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 270 | 22.5% | 312 | 25.6% | 324 | 25.6% | 306 | 23.9% | 340 | 26.1% | 356 | 26.2% | 369 | 27.0% |
Grade 10: | 317 | 26.4% | 310 | 25.4% | 310 | 24.5% | 322 | 25.2% | 336 | 25.8% | 348 | 25.6% | 354 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 311 | 25.9% | 309 | 25.3% | 314 | 24.8% | 323 | 25.2% | 317 | 24.3% | 341 | 25.1% | 336 | 24.5% |
Grade 12: | 303 | 25.2% | 289 | 23.7% | 318 | 25.1% | 327 | 25.5% | 310 | 23.8% | 312 | 23.0% | 310 | 22.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 625 | 52.0% | 628 | 51.5% | 648 | 51.2% | 651 | 50.9% | 658 | 50.5% | 698 | 51.4% | 705 | 51.5% |
Female: | 576 | 48.0% | 592 | 48.5% | 618 | 48.8% | 629 | 49.1% | 636 | 48.8% | 650 | 47.9% | 660 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 24 | 2.0% | 24 | 2.0% | 19 | 1.5% | 28 | 2.2% | 29 | 2.2% | 29 | 2.1% | 22 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 2.6% | 28 | 2.3% | 27 | 2.1% | 29 | 2.3% | 23 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.5% | 23 | 1.7% |
Black: | 48 | 4.0% | 43 | 3.5% | 43 | 3.4% | 45 | 3.5% | 43 | 3.3% | 54 | 4.0% | 46 | 3.4% |
White: | 1,090 | 90.8% | 1,119 | 91.7% | 1,167 | 92.2% | 1,171 | 91.5% | 1,204 | 92.4% | 1,252 | 92.3% | 1,277 | 93.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 15.8% | 223 | 18.3% | 174 | 13.7% | 155 | 12.1% | 148 | 11.4% | 115 | 8.5% | 103 | 7.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 3.2% | 80 | 6.6% | 103 | 8.1% | 93 | 7.3% | 96 | 7.4% | 75 | 5.5% | 68 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.79 | 14.98 | 15.73 | 15.06 | 15.33 | 16.20 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.1% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 50.3% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.1% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 53.7% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.5% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.1% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.9% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.8% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.6% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.2% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.1% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.4% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.6% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 62.3% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 34.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.8% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.7% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.2% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 44.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.7% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.7% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.5% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.5% | 82.9% |
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* South Western Shs 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.