Whitehall High School
3800 Mechanicsville Rd
Whitehall PA, 18052, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-437-5081
Ranking: 
(303 out of 626, top 48%)*
(303 out of 626, top 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Whitehall-Coplay 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: | 89 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 93 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,396 | 1,385 | 1,411 | 1,414 | 1,434 | 1,429 | 1,508 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 359 | 25.7% | 357 | 25.8% | 341 | 24.2% | 341 | 24.1% | 390 | 27.2% | 381 | 26.7% | 392 | 26.0% |
| Grade 10: | 353 | 25.3% | 336 | 24.3% | 341 | 24.2% | 366 | 25.9% | 364 | 25.4% | 363 | 25.4% | 358 | 23.7% |
| Grade 11: | 332 | 23.8% | 329 | 23.8% | 365 | 25.9% | 353 | 25.0% | 354 | 24.7% | 323 | 22.6% | 368 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 352 | 25.2% | 363 | 26.2% | 364 | 25.8% | 353 | 25.0% | 321 | 22.4% | 362 | 25.3% | 390 | 25.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 708 | 50.7% | 693 | 50.0% | 687 | 48.7% | 687 | 48.6% | 682 | 47.6% | 664 | 46.5% | 769 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 688 | 49.3% | 692 | 50.0% | 724 | 51.3% | 727 | 51.4% | 672 | 46.9% | 675 | 47.2% | 735 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 73 | 5.2% | 76 | 5.5% | 66 | 4.7% | 68 | 4.8% | 60 | 4.2% | 55 | 3.8% | 59 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic: | 315 | 22.6% | 290 | 20.9% | 262 | 18.6% | 237 | 16.8% | 199 | 13.9% | 193 | 13.5% | 219 | 14.5% |
| Black: | 107 | 7.7% | 105 | 7.6% | 114 | 8.1% | 122 | 8.6% | 111 | 7.7% | 104 | 7.3% | 120 | 8.0% |
| White: | 849 | 60.8% | 884 | 63.8% | 946 | 67.0% | 971 | 68.7% | 987 | 68.8% | 995 | 69.6% | 1,108 | 73.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 3.4% | 26 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.3% | 12 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 448 | 32.1% | 468 | 33.8% | 390 | 27.6% | 365 | 25.8% | 280 | 19.5% | 242 | 16.9% | 214 | 14.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 8.5% | 118 | 8.5% | 126 | 8.9% | 122 | 8.6% | 111 | 7.7% | 122 | 8.5% | 129 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.70 | 16.18 | 16.76 | 16.58 | 17.01 | 16.80 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 57.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 51.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.6% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.2% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 57.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.6% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.1% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.7% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.2% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 38.5% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 44.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 51.1% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 53.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Whitehall 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.