Waynesboro Area Shs High School
550 East 2nd St
Waynesboro PA, 17268, Franklin County
Phone: 717-762-1191
Ranking: 
(467 out of 626, bottom 25%)*
(467 out of 626, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Waynesboro Area 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: | 79 | 82 | 87 | 96 | 116 | 118 | 94 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,265 | 1,217 | 1,260 | 1,190 | 1,247 | 1,214 | 1,342 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 357 | 28.2% | 347 | 28.5% | 344 | 27.3% | 349 | 29.3% | 351 | 28.1% | 328 | 27.0% | 304 | 22.7% |
| Grade 10: | 314 | 24.8% | 289 | 23.7% | 346 | 27.5% | 313 | 26.3% | 334 | 26.8% | 286 | 23.6% | 354 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 289 | 22.8% | 306 | 25.1% | 293 | 23.3% | 273 | 22.9% | 283 | 22.7% | 282 | 23.2% | 340 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 305 | 24.1% | 275 | 22.6% | 277 | 22.0% | 255 | 21.4% | 279 | 22.4% | 318 | 26.2% | 344 | 25.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 605 | 47.8% | 579 | 47.6% | 594 | 47.1% | 565 | 47.5% | 626 | 50.2% | 612 | 50.4% | 688 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 660 | 52.2% | 638 | 52.4% | 666 | 52.9% | 625 | 52.5% | 611 | 49.0% | 594 | 48.9% | 650 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 2.3% | 31 | 2.5% | 22 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.2% | 26 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 47 | 3.7% | 44 | 3.6% | 38 | 3.0% | 40 | 3.4% | 40 | 3.2% | 40 | 3.3% | 40 | 3.0% |
| White: | 1,160 | 91.7% | 1,120 | 92.0% | 1,179 | 93.6% | 1,111 | 93.4% | 1,173 | 94.1% | 1,147 | 94.5% | 1,266 | 94.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 335 | 26.5% | 223 | 18.3% | 303 | 24.0% | 239 | 20.1% | 200 | 16.0% | 192 | 15.8% | 168 | 12.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 123 | 9.7% | 78 | 6.4% | 98 | 7.8% | 80 | 6.7% | 117 | 9.4% | 107 | 8.8% | 99 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.07 | 14.85 | 14.44 | 12.40 | 10.75 | 10.30 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 38.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 34.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 39.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.3% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 46.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.7% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 57.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.3% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.6% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 21.5% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 20.2% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 29.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 29.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.4% | 82.9% |
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* Waynesboro Area 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.