State College Area High School
653 Westerly Parkway
State College PA, 16801, Centre County
Phone: 814-231-1111
Ranking: (51 out of 626, top 8%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: State College Area 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: | 185 | 190 | 191 | 203 | 203 | 202 | 198 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,358 | 2,368 | 2,387 | 2,459 | 2,538 | 2,541 | 2,635 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 12 | 0.5% | 13 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% |
Grade 9: | 570 | 24.2% | 552 | 23.3% | 562 | 23.5% | 604 | 24.6% | 611 | 24.1% | 595 | 23.4% | 614 | 23.3% |
Grade 10: | 564 | 23.9% | 571 | 24.1% | 602 | 25.2% | 612 | 24.9% | 593 | 23.4% | 631 | 24.8% | 688 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 574 | 24.3% | 608 | 25.7% | 604 | 25.3% | 595 | 24.2% | 620 | 24.4% | 676 | 26.6% | 636 | 24.1% |
Grade 12: | 636 | 27.0% | 619 | 26.1% | 589 | 24.7% | 612 | 24.9% | 680 | 26.8% | 617 | 24.3% | 676 | 25.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 1.0% | 32 | 1.3% | 25 | 1.0% | 19 | 0.7% | 17 | 0.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,194 | 50.6% | 1,201 | 50.7% | 1,211 | 50.7% | 1,243 | 50.5% | 1,285 | 50.6% | 1,291 | 50.8% | 1,335 | 50.7% |
Female: | 1,164 | 49.4% | 1,167 | 49.3% | 1,176 | 49.3% | 1,216 | 49.5% | 1,216 | 47.9% | 1,217 | 47.9% | 1,296 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 149 | 6.3% | 129 | 5.4% | 119 | 5.0% | 123 | 5.0% | 114 | 4.5% | 116 | 4.6% | 129 | 4.9% |
Hispanic: | 79 | 3.4% | 64 | 2.7% | 59 | 2.5% | 60 | 2.4% | 81 | 3.2% | 89 | 3.5% | 82 | 3.1% |
Black: | 74 | 3.1% | 71 | 3.0% | 69 | 2.9% | 62 | 2.5% | 46 | 1.8% | 57 | 2.2% | 70 | 2.7% |
White: | 1,969 | 83.5% | 2,034 | 85.9% | 2,078 | 87.1% | 2,164 | 88.0% | 2,259 | 89.0% | 2,245 | 88.4% | 2,344 | 89.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 77 | 3.3% | 61 | 2.6% | 50 | 2.1% | 38 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 277 | 11.7% | 335 | 14.1% | 181 | 7.6% | 207 | 8.4% | 235 | 9.3% | 214 | 8.4% | 177 | 6.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 2.3% | 53 | 2.2% | 54 | 2.3% | 77 | 3.1% | 93 | 3.7% | 97 | 3.8% | 109 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.74 | 12.49 | 12.50 | 12.09 | 12.49 | 12.60 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.1% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.4% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.8% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.1% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.8% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.9% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.7% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.9% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.8% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.5% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.9% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.5% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.5% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.1% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.1% | 82.9% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.3% | 75.2% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.4% | 81.9% |
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* State College Area High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.