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What's the biggest difference between Albert Gallatin Area SHS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
920
High
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT GALLATIN AREA SD·NCES 420210006001
Albert Gallatin Area SHS
1119 Township Dr, Uniontown, PA 15401 · (724) 564-2024 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL920 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
965 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 237 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 251 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 228 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 22% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Albert Gallatin Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
31.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 39.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Albert Gallatin Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #394 of 576 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #388 of 626 ▼ 101 | #5 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #391 of 626 ▲ 36 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 920 | #200 of 713 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #404 of 601 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #418 of 604 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #41 of 619 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #111 of 373 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
920
-112 (-11%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 929
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 920 | 61.9 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 956 | 61.9 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 63.9 | 15.1:1 | 76% (731) |
| 2020-21 | 1,032 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 81% (833) |
| 2017-18 | 1,073 | 65.5 | 16.4:1 | 77% (829) |
| 2015-16 | 1,111 | 66 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,111) |
| 2010-11 | 1,111 | 71 | 15.7:1 | 49% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 1,348 | 65 | 20.7:1 | 32% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 929 | 53 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Gallatin Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,073 to 920); teachers down 6% (65.5 to 61.9).
About Albert Gallatin Area SHS
Albert Gallatin Area SHS, located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is a medium-sized high school. The school had 920 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Albert Gallatin Area SD enrolls 2,894 students in 8 schools, including Albert Gallatin Area SHS.
Albert Gallatin Area SHS enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The school is also 4% Black and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Fayette County is about 90% White. By the diversity index, Albert Gallatin Area SHS comes in at 17%.
Federal data list 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Albert Gallatin Area SHS in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.9:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school.
allk12 grades Albert Gallatin Area SHS a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Albert Gallatin Area SHS's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.2%) and its predicted rate (32.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Fayette County has these Census figures: median household income is about $58,236, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Albert Gallatin Area SHS is among the 39 public schools in Fayette County.
The closest public school to Albert Gallatin Area SHS is Smithfield Elementary School, about 2.0 miles away. Within five miles of Albert Gallatin Area SHS, there are 6 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Albert Gallatin Area SHS is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Albert Gallatin Area SHS is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 920 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,032. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.2:1 to 14.9:1.
Community posts for Albert Gallatin Area SHS can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Gallatin Area SD
- Albert Gallatin North Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- A L Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Albert Gallatin South Middle SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- George J Plava Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Masontown Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other schools in Uniontown
- Laurel Highlands SHSHigh · 753 students
- Uniontown Area SHSHigh · 716 students
- Laurel Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Ben Franklin SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Menallen SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Smithfield Elementary School2.0 mi · 220
- A L Wilson Elementary School2.2 mi · 341
- Fayette County Career & Technical Institute3.3 mi · 15
- Hutchinson Elementary School4.7 mi · 308
- Hatfield Elementary School4.7 mi · 342
- Laurel Highlands Middle School4.9 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Albert Gallatin Area SHSHow large is Albert Gallatin Area SHS?
Albert Gallatin Area SHS enrolls approximately 920 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Albert Gallatin Area SHS serve?
Albert Gallatin Area SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Albert Gallatin Area SHS have?
Albert Gallatin Area SHS employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Albert Gallatin Area SHS?
Student demographics at Albert Gallatin Area SHS are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Albert Gallatin Area SHS in?
Albert Gallatin Area SHS is part of Albert Gallatin Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.