Yough Shs High School
919 Lowber Rd
Herminie PA, 15637, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-446-5520
Ranking: 
(323 out of 626, bottom 48%)*
(323 out of 626, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Yough 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: | 43 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 729 | 770 | 696 | 782 | 798 | 843 | 863 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 179 | 24.6% | 208 | 27.0% | 161 | 23.1% | 206 | 26.3% | 198 | 24.8% | 178 | 21.1% | 223 | 25.8% |
| Grade 10: | 198 | 27.2% | 173 | 22.5% | 197 | 28.3% | 199 | 25.4% | 174 | 21.8% | 221 | 26.2% | 229 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 157 | 21.5% | 199 | 25.8% | 186 | 26.7% | 163 | 20.8% | 207 | 25.9% | 221 | 26.2% | 217 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 195 | 26.7% | 190 | 24.7% | 152 | 21.8% | 214 | 27.4% | 219 | 27.4% | 223 | 26.5% | 194 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 378 | 51.9% | 398 | 51.7% | 339 | 48.7% | 375 | 48.0% | 398 | 49.9% | 413 | 49.0% | 434 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 351 | 48.1% | 372 | 48.3% | 357 | 51.3% | 407 | 52.0% | 392 | 49.1% | 422 | 50.1% | 425 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 11 | 1.4% | 8 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.3% |
| White: | 711 | 97.5% | 750 | 97.4% | 681 | 97.8% | 769 | 98.3% | 785 | 98.4% | 834 | 98.9% | 851 | 98.6% |
| 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: | 9 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 30.7% | 172 | 22.3% | 170 | 24.4% | 202 | 25.8% | 180 | 22.6% | 233 | 27.6% | 187 | 21.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 7.4% | 50 | 6.5% | 68 | 9.8% | 70 | 9.0% | 68 | 8.5% | 113 | 13.4% | 83 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.80 | 12.91 | 11.57 | 18.13 | 18.29 | 18.70 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.1% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.4% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 51.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 49.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.7% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 66.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 71.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 82.9% |
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* Yough 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.