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How has Cedar Cliff HS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,333
High
DISTRICT 1,197 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SHORE SD·NCES 422583001732
Cedar Cliff High School
1301 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011 · (717) 737-8654 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
557 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 314 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 363 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 337 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 319 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 51.7% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Cedar Cliff High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #290 of 576 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #305 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #321 of 626 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,333 | #104 of 713 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #492 of 601 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #128 of 604 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #438 of 619 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #101 of 221 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,333
+18 (+1%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 980
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,333 | 81.9 | 16.3:1 | 42% (557) |
| 2023-24 | 1,359 | 86.2 | 15.8:1 | 41% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 1,353 | 85.8 | 15.8:1 | 39% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 1,315 | 85 | 15.5:1 | 27% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 1,231 | 88.4 | 13.9:1 | 25% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 1,287 | 85 | 15.1:1 | 26% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 1,280 | 94 | 13.6:1 | 23% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 1,333 | 83 | 16.1:1 | 8% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 980 | 69 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Cliff High School.
About Cedar Cliff High School
Cedar Cliff High School is a large high school in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. The school had 1,333 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 81% bigger than that.
In West Shore SD, 15 schools enroll a combined 7,705 students.
Cedar Cliff High School's enrollment is 65% White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Cumberland County residents are about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Cedar Cliff High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
The count of teachers at Cedar Cliff High School is 81.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. Around 42% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 41% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cedar Cliff High School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 50.8% actual against 59.7% predicted.
Within Cumberland County, median household income is about $87,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cumberland County number 57 and enroll about 33,044.
The closest public school, Highland Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles from Cedar Cliff High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.2%; Cedar Cliff High School's is 50.8%, ranking 6th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,315 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,333.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Shore SD
- Red Land SHSHigh · 1,061 students
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Red Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Fishing Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Camp Hill
- West Creek Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Camp Hill SHSHigh · 400 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Camp Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Allen Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elementary School0.1 mi · 375
- Hillside Elementary School1.2 mi · 408
- New Cumberland Middle School1.3 mi · 389
- Washington Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 324
- Hoover Elementary School1.6 mi · 254
- Camp Hill SHS1.7 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Cliff High SchoolHow large is Cedar Cliff High School?
Cedar Cliff High School enrolls approximately 1,333 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cedar Cliff High School serve?
Cedar Cliff High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Cliff High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Cliff High School is approximately 16.3:1 (82 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cedar Cliff High School?
Cedar Cliff High School reports a student body of 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cedar Cliff High School public or private?
Cedar Cliff High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Shore SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.