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Steel Valley Shs High School
3113 Main St
Homestead PA, 15120, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-464-3600
Ranking: 
(514 out of 626, bottom 18%)*
(514 out of 626, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Steel Valley 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: | 36 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 536 | 575 | 610 | 624 | 624 | 658 | 670 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 131 | 24.4% | 136 | 23.7% | 155 | 25.4% | 156 | 25.0% | 165 | 26.4% | 194 | 29.5% | 175 | 26.1% |
| Grade 10: | 139 | 25.9% | 162 | 28.2% | 142 | 23.3% | 169 | 27.1% | 178 | 28.5% | 165 | 25.1% | 170 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 142 | 26.5% | 122 | 21.2% | 160 | 26.2% | 154 | 24.7% | 140 | 22.4% | 142 | 21.6% | 168 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 124 | 23.1% | 155 | 27.0% | 153 | 25.1% | 145 | 23.2% | 141 | 22.6% | 157 | 23.9% | 157 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 290 | 54.1% | 315 | 54.8% | 329 | 53.9% | 316 | 50.6% | 290 | 46.5% | 310 | 47.1% | 327 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 246 | 45.9% | 260 | 45.2% | 281 | 46.1% | 308 | 49.4% | 310 | 49.7% | 330 | 50.2% | 339 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 165 | 30.8% | 177 | 30.8% | 208 | 34.1% | 200 | 32.1% | 190 | 30.4% | 222 | 33.7% | 208 | 31.0% |
| White: | 333 | 62.1% | 362 | 63.0% | 374 | 61.3% | 390 | 62.5% | 401 | 64.3% | 409 | 62.2% | 445 | 66.4% |
| 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: | 26 | 4.9% | 24 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 258 | 48.1% | 203 | 35.3% | 236 | 38.7% | 215 | 34.5% | 230 | 36.9% | 233 | 35.4% | 192 | 28.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 7.8% | 47 | 8.2% | 38 | 6.2% | 37 | 5.9% | 40 | 6.4% | 52 | 7.9% | 43 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.83 | 15.82 | 17.40 | 13.08 | 13.36 | 13.90 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 38.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.2% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 33.8% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 34.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 40.9% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 44.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52.3% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 57.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 25.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 36.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 32.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 27.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 53.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 82.9% |
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* Steel Valley Shs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.