Southmoreland Shs High School
2351 Route 981
Alverton PA, 15612, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-887-2010
Ranking: (286 out of 626, top 46%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Southmoreland 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: | 40 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 632 | 629 | 654 | 637 | 695 | 744 | 767 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 158 | 25.0% | 159 | 25.3% | 174 | 26.6% | 157 | 24.6% | 155 | 22.3% | 192 | 25.8% | 201 | 26.2% |
Grade 10: | 159 | 25.2% | 167 | 26.6% | 164 | 25.1% | 157 | 24.6% | 183 | 26.3% | 175 | 23.5% | 206 | 26.9% |
Grade 11: | 162 | 25.6% | 161 | 25.6% | 149 | 22.8% | 168 | 26.4% | 161 | 23.2% | 193 | 25.9% | 196 | 25.6% |
Grade 12: | 153 | 24.2% | 142 | 22.6% | 167 | 25.5% | 155 | 24.3% | 196 | 28.2% | 184 | 24.7% | 164 | 21.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 317 | 50.2% | 303 | 48.2% | 331 | 50.6% | 321 | 50.4% | 363 | 52.2% | 372 | 50.0% | 395 | 51.5% |
Female: | 315 | 49.8% | 326 | 51.8% | 323 | 49.4% | 316 | 49.6% | 324 | 46.6% | 364 | 48.9% | 368 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Black: | 15 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.4% |
White: | 599 | 94.8% | 598 | 95.1% | 624 | 95.4% | 616 | 96.7% | 669 | 96.3% | 720 | 96.8% | 746 | 97.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 233 | 36.9% | 210 | 33.4% | 194 | 29.7% | 170 | 26.7% | 193 | 27.8% | 191 | 25.7% | 182 | 23.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 6.5% | 65 | 10.3% | 75 | 11.5% | 66 | 10.4% | 68 | 9.8% | 66 | 8.9% | 62 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.80 | 14.98 | 14.22 | 13.55 | 14.58 | 14.40 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.2% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.7% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54.3% | 53.7% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.5% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 62.2% | 65.4% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 69.1% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.9% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 41.4% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 38.1% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45.4% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.2% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 87.9% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.7% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 82.9% |
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* Southmoreland Shs 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.