Wyoming Valley West Shs High School
150 Wadham St
Plymouth PA, 18651, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-779-5361
Ranking: (440 out of 626, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wyoming Valley West 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: | 86 | 85 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 83 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,306 | 1,315 | 1,329 | 1,336 | 1,388 | 1,380 | 1,545 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 353 | 27.0% | 300 | 22.8% | 344 | 25.9% | 345 | 25.8% | 353 | 25.4% | 355 | 25.7% | 411 | 26.6% |
Grade 10: | 295 | 22.6% | 353 | 26.8% | 332 | 25.0% | 328 | 24.6% | 334 | 24.1% | 357 | 25.9% | 416 | 26.9% |
Grade 11: | 339 | 26.0% | 332 | 25.2% | 322 | 24.2% | 333 | 24.9% | 342 | 24.6% | 342 | 24.8% | 354 | 22.9% |
Grade 12: | 319 | 24.4% | 326 | 24.8% | 326 | 24.5% | 329 | 24.6% | 358 | 25.8% | 326 | 23.6% | 364 | 23.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 689 | 52.8% | 708 | 53.8% | 695 | 52.3% | 680 | 50.9% | 665 | 47.9% | 676 | 49.0% | 747 | 48.3% |
Female: | 617 | 47.2% | 607 | 46.2% | 634 | 47.7% | 656 | 49.1% | 699 | 50.4% | 690 | 50.0% | 794 | 51.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 19 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 72 | 5.5% | 73 | 5.6% | 63 | 4.7% | 64 | 4.8% | 62 | 4.5% | 41 | 3.0% | 47 | 3.0% |
Black: | 105 | 8.0% | 81 | 6.2% | 93 | 7.0% | 75 | 5.6% | 92 | 6.6% | 81 | 5.9% | 95 | 6.1% |
White: | 1,071 | 82.0% | 1,109 | 84.3% | 1,136 | 85.5% | 1,156 | 86.5% | 1,196 | 86.2% | 1,223 | 88.6% | 1,378 | 89.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 33 | 2.5% | 26 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 548 | 42.0% | 491 | 37.3% | 482 | 36.3% | 503 | 37.6% | 439 | 31.6% | 499 | 36.2% | 416 | 26.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 7.4% | 116 | 8.8% | 110 | 8.3% | 114 | 8.5% | 143 | 10.3% | 124 | 9.0% | 105 | 6.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.26 | 15.41 | 15.36 | 14.76 | 15.17 | 15.70 | 18.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 36.5% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 41.8% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49.2% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 44.4% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 45.2% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50.8% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 50.3% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68.6% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.8% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.8% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 56.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 59.3% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 54.2% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 29.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 35.7% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 24.5% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 29.4% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 33.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.3% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.8% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.9% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.9% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 71% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.6% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 74.1% | 82.9% |
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* Wyoming Valley West Shs 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.