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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Conestoga Valley SHS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,304
High
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONESTOGA VALLEY SD·NCES 420648002532
Conestoga Valley SHS
2110 Horseshoe Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 · (717) 397-5231 · Lancaster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,304 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.6:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
608 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 306 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 338 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 332 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Conestoga Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
51.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 59.2% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Conestoga Valley SHS
Conestoga Valley SHS's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conestoga Valley SHS this school | 1,304 | 46.6% | 59.1% |
| William Tennent High School Warminster | 1,710 | 48.8% | 49.0% |
| Stroudsburg High School Stroudsburg | 1,196 | 47.7% | 62.8% |
| Wyomissing Area JSHS Wyomissing | 965 | 41.0% | 49.8% |
| Cedar Crest High School Lebanon | 1,676 | 43.5% | 59.8% |
| Wilson High School West Lawn | 2,133 | 42.4% | 56.7% |
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 Conestoga Valley SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #180 of 576 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #193 of 626 ▼ 91 | #10 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #168 of 626 ▼ 20 | #9 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,304 | #107 of 713 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #447 of 601 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #79 of 604 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #391 of 619 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #333 of 373 | #8 of 10 |
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
1,304
+24 (+2%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 967
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,304 | 83.9 | 15.6:1 | 47% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 1,296 | 81.9 | 15.8:1 | 47% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 1,282 | 83.6 | 15.3:1 | 41% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 1,280 | 81 | 15.8:1 | 28% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 1,332 | 84.5 | 15.8:1 | 32% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 1,357 | 84 | 16.1:1 | 33% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 1,239 | 83 | 14.9:1 | 25% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 1,140 | 72 | 15.8:1 | 12% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 967 | 65 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conestoga Valley SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,332 to 1,304); teachers down 1% (84.5 to 83.9).
About Conestoga Valley SHS
Conestoga Valley SHS is a high-enrollment high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, under Conestoga Valley SD. The school had 1,304 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Conestoga Valley SD counts 3,830 students in its 6 schools, and Conestoga Valley SHS is one of them.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at Conestoga Valley SHS. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Lancaster County is roughly 82% White. Conestoga Valley SHS has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 83.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Conestoga Valley SHS and a ratio of 15.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 47% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Conestoga Valley SHS is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Conestoga Valley SHS's average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.1% is 1.5 points above the 57.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Lancaster County has these Census figures: median household income is about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Conestoga Valley SHS is among the 114 public schools in Lancaster County.
The shortest distance from Conestoga Valley SHS to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Gerald G Huesken Middle School. The five-mile area around Conestoga Valley SHS holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 43.9% proficiency; Conestoga Valley SHS posts 59.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,304, close to the 1,280 recorded in 2020-21.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Conestoga Valley SD
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Fritz Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Smoketown Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Leola Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Gerald G Huesken Middle School0.3 mi · 851
- Smoketown Elementary School0.4 mi · 470
- Leola Elementary School1.0 mi · 287
- Fritz Elementary School2.1 mi · 526
- Burrowes Elementary School3.3 mi · 308
- Lincoln Middle School3.4 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Conestoga Valley SHSHow large is Conestoga Valley SHS?
Conestoga Valley SHS enrolls approximately 1,304 students in grades 09-12.
Is Conestoga Valley SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Conestoga Valley SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conestoga Valley SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conestoga Valley SHS is approximately 15.6:1 (84 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Conestoga Valley SHS?
Conestoga Valley SHS reports a student body of 55% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Conestoga Valley SHS public or private?
Conestoga Valley SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Conestoga Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.