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Alumni: what's one memory from Chartiers Valley HS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,029
High
DISTRICT 868 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTIERS VALLEY SD·NCES 420570006706
Chartiers Valley High School
50 Thoms Run Rd, Bridgeville, PA 15017 · (412) 429-2273 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,029 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
370 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 273 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 253 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 265 | 26% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chartiers Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +23.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 19.4% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like Chartiers Valley High School
Chartiers Valley High School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chartiers Valley High School this school | 1,029 | 36.0% | 49.7% |
| Palmyra Area SHS Palmyra | 1,126 | 30.0% | 80.3% |
| Boiling Springs High School Boiling Springs | 707 | 34.5% | 52.6% |
| Marple Newtown SHS Newtown Square | 1,266 | 27.5% | 60.9% |
| Moon Area SHS Moon Township | 1,211 | 29.2% | 67.5% |
| Mechanicsburg Area SHS Mechanicsburg | 1,412 | 36.8% | 57.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chartiers Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #309 of 576 | #27 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #262 of 626 ▲ 237 | #28 of 53 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #276 of 626 ▲ 78 | #26 of 53 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,029 | #169 of 713 | #18 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #499 of 601 | #48 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #261 of 604 | #33 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #494 of 619 | #33 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #207 of 221 | #19 of 21 |
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
1,029
+48 (+5%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,029 | 62.6 | 16.4:1 | 36% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 981 | 63.3 | 15.5:1 | 38% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 1,018 | 66.2 | 15.4:1 | 25% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 981 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 21% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 1,020 | 74.9 | 13.6:1 | 26% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 1,072 | 75 | 14.3:1 | 27% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 1,135 | 80 | 14.2:1 | 21% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 1,062 | 72 | 14.8:1 | 31% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 833 | 51 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chartiers Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,020 to 1,029); teachers down 16% (74.9 to 62.6).
About Chartiers Valley High School
Chartiers Valley High School is a medium-sized high school in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. Its 1,029 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Chartiers Valley High School is among 4 schools run by Chartiers Valley SD, which serves 3,473 students.
By race and ethnicity, Chartiers Valley High School is 80% White. The school is also 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Allegheny County is about 76% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Chartiers Valley High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Teachers at Chartiers Valley High School total 62.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 370 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 36%. The 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 18 points higher.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Chartiers Valley High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Chartiers Valley High School would be expected to post about 62.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.7%.
Among Allegheny County residents, median household income is about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 277 public schools in Allegheny County, with a combined enrollment of about 141,392.
The school nearest to Chartiers Valley High School is Chartiers Valley Middle School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Chartiers Valley High School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Chartiers Valley High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 981 to 1,029. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.1:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Chartiers Valley High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chartiers Valley SD
- Chartiers Valley Primary SchoolElementary · 892 students
- Chartiers Valley Intrmd SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Chartiers Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
Other schools in Bridgeville
- Chartiers Valley Primary SchoolElementary · 892 students
- Chartiers Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
Nearby schools
- Chartiers Valley Middle School0.1 mi · 751
- Chartiers Valley Primary School0.3 mi · 892
- Chartiers Valley Intrmd School1.7 mi · 801
- Hoover Elementary School1.8 mi · 285
- Carnegie Elementary School1.9 mi · 408
- Jefferson Middle School2.2 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Chartiers Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chartiers Valley High School?
Chartiers Valley High School enrolls approximately 1,029 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chartiers Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chartiers Valley High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chartiers Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chartiers Valley High School is approximately 16.4:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chartiers Valley High School?
At Chartiers Valley High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Chartiers Valley High School?
Chartiers Valley High School is overseen by Chartiers Valley SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.