West Allegheny Shs High School
205 West Allegheny Rd
Imperial PA, 15126, Allegheny County
Phone: 724-695-5245
Ranking: 
(82 out of 626, top 13%)*
(82 out of 626, top 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Allegheny 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: | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,062 | 1,068 | 1,048 | 1,042 | 1,002 | 1,011 | 1,025 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 281 | 26.5% | 273 | 25.6% | 250 | 23.9% | 286 | 27.4% | 276 | 27.5% | 260 | 25.7% | 256 | 25.0% |
| Grade 10: | 274 | 25.8% | 253 | 23.7% | 288 | 27.5% | 268 | 25.7% | 247 | 24.7% | 251 | 24.8% | 243 | 23.7% |
| Grade 11: | 232 | 21.8% | 272 | 25.5% | 263 | 25.1% | 242 | 23.2% | 245 | 24.5% | 243 | 24.0% | 274 | 26.7% |
| Grade 12: | 275 | 25.9% | 270 | 25.3% | 247 | 23.6% | 246 | 23.6% | 234 | 23.4% | 257 | 25.4% | 252 | 24.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 534 | 50.3% | 544 | 50.9% | 531 | 50.7% | 539 | 51.7% | 510 | 50.9% | 532 | 52.6% | 548 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 528 | 49.7% | 524 | 49.1% | 517 | 49.3% | 503 | 48.3% | 479 | 47.8% | 468 | 46.3% | 469 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 24 | 2.3% | 30 | 2.8% | 26 | 2.5% | 31 | 3.0% | 30 | 3.0% | 34 | 3.4% | 37 | 3.6% |
| White: | 1,001 | 94.3% | 1,000 | 93.6% | 987 | 94.2% | 978 | 93.9% | 943 | 94.1% | 951 | 94.1% | 963 | 94.0% |
| 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: | 16 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.2% | 9 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 16.7% | 155 | 14.5% | 163 | 15.6% | 171 | 16.4% | 133 | 13.3% | 112 | 11.1% | 115 | 11.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 4.3% | 56 | 5.2% | 48 | 4.6% | 58 | 5.6% | 48 | 4.8% | 48 | 4.7% | 49 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.55 | 14.90 | 14.62 | 14.89 | 14.42 | 14.80 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 66.8% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 59.8% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.9% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.2% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.9% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.8% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 32.1% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 45.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 99.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.2% | 82.9% |
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* West Allegheny Shs 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.