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Williamsport Area Shs High School
2990 West 4th St
Williamsport PA, 17701, Lycoming County
Phone: 570-323-8411
Ranking: 
(486 out of 626, bottom 22%)*
(486 out of 626, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Williamsport 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: | 114 | 114 | 124 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 124 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,477 | 1,502 | 1,650 | 1,715 | 1,793 | 1,862 | 1,837 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 397 | 26.9% | 350 | 23.3% | 395 | 23.9% | 410 | 23.9% | 476 | 26.5% | 502 | 27.0% | 495 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 347 | 23.5% | 400 | 26.6% | 423 | 25.6% | 448 | 26.1% | 453 | 25.3% | 466 | 25.0% | 490 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 369 | 25.0% | 365 | 24.3% | 399 | 24.2% | 446 | 26.0% | 424 | 23.6% | 468 | 25.1% | 443 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 364 | 24.6% | 387 | 25.8% | 433 | 26.2% | 411 | 24.0% | 440 | 24.5% | 426 | 22.9% | 409 | 22.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 768 | 52.0% | 778 | 51.8% | 883 | 53.5% | 928 | 54.1% | 918 | 51.2% | 957 | 51.4% | 943 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 709 | 48.0% | 724 | 48.2% | 767 | 46.5% | 787 | 45.9% | 813 | 45.3% | 846 | 45.4% | 873 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.9% | 17 | 1.0% | 16 | 0.9% | 21 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 3.3% | 35 | 2.3% | 36 | 2.2% | 14 | 0.8% | 19 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.1% | 23 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 251 | 17.0% | 287 | 19.1% | 310 | 18.8% | 377 | 22.0% | 398 | 22.2% | 393 | 21.1% | 425 | 23.1% |
| White: | 1,043 | 70.6% | 1,064 | 70.8% | 1,169 | 70.8% | 1,233 | 71.9% | 1,299 | 72.4% | 1,376 | 73.9% | 1,351 | 73.5% |
| 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: | 118 | 8.0% | 100 | 6.7% | 117 | 7.1% | 74 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 670 | 45.4% | 624 | 41.5% | 664 | 40.2% | 707 | 41.2% | 719 | 40.1% | 723 | 38.8% | 760 | 41.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 6.6% | 128 | 8.5% | 135 | 8.2% | 159 | 9.3% | 206 | 11.5% | 188 | 10.1% | 167 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.92 | 13.21 | 13.29 | 13.95 | 14.51 | 14.90 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 50.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 45.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 41.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 47.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 50.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.2% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.5% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 57.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.1% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 26.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 26.1% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 31.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 30.9% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.6% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 70.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.8% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.2% | 82.9% |
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* Williamsport 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.