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Enrollment
1,379
High
DISTRICT 909 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESTWOOD SD·NCES 420546007651
Crestwood Secondary Campus
281 S Mountain Blvd, Mountain Top, PA 18707 · (570) 474-6782 · Luzerne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,379 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
20.8:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
370 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 7 | 215 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 222 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 246 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 257 | 19% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Crestwood SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 47.8% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Crestwood Secondary Campus
Crestwood Secondary Campus's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Secondary Campus this school | 1,379 | 26.8% | 55.9% |
| North Hills High School Pittsburgh | 1,443 | 30.3% | 55.8% |
| Bethel Park High School Bethel Park | 1,244 | 21.5% | 65.5% |
| Perkiomen Valley High School Collegeville | 1,616 | 22.1% | 72.3% |
| Canon-McMillan SHS Canonsburg | 1,660 | 30.4% | 62.8% |
| West Allegheny SHS Imperial | 1,031 | 31.6% | 66.4% |
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 Crestwood Secondary Campus ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #217 of 576 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #239 of 626 ▼ 45 | #2 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #344 of 626 ▼ 16 | #2 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,379 | #93 of 713 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #575 of 601 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #365 of 604 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #557 of 619 | #12 of 12 |
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
1,379
+17 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 1,379 | 66.3 | 20.8:1 | 27% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 1,381 | 69.3 | 19.9:1 | 27% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 1,419 | 70.6 | 20.1:1 | 24% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 1,362 | 72 | 18.9:1 | 19% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Secondary Campus.
About Crestwood Secondary Campus
Crestwood Secondary Campus is a large high school found in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Its 1,379 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 87% larger than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Crestwood Secondary Campus is in Crestwood SD, a district with 2,726 students across 3 schools.
Crestwood Secondary Campus enrolls a student body that is 88% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 76% White share among all Luzerne County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Crestwood Secondary Campus belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Teacher staffing is 66.3 full-time equivalents, or about 20.8 students per teacher. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. About 27% of students, or 370, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 85% average for public schools in Luzerne County, the school's rate is lower.
Crestwood Secondary Campus is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Crestwood Secondary Campus would be expected to post about 66.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.9%.
Among Luzerne County residents, median household income is about $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 65 public schools in Luzerne County, with a combined enrollment of about 45,209.
The nearest public school is Fairview Elementary School, at about 1.6 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Crestwood Secondary Campus is 3rd on average proficiency.
Crestwood Secondary Campus is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,362 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,379. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.9:1 to 20.8:1.
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Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crestwood SD
- Rice Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Elementary School1.6 mi · 612
- Rice Elementary School3.5 mi · 735
- Hanover Area JSHS5.7 mi · 977
- Hanover Green Elementary School6.0 mi · 318
- Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School6.1 mi · 319
- Lee Park Elementary School6.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood Secondary CampusHow large is Crestwood Secondary Campus?
Crestwood Secondary Campus enrolls approximately 1,379 students in grades 07-12.
Is Crestwood Secondary Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crestwood Secondary Campus is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crestwood Secondary Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crestwood Secondary Campus is approximately 20.8:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Crestwood Secondary Campus?
Student demographics at Crestwood Secondary Campus are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Crestwood Secondary Campus in?
Crestwood Secondary Campus is part of Crestwood SD.
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