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How has Cumberland Valley HS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
3,163
High
DISTRICT 943 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND VALLEY SD·NCES 420711001701
Cumberland Valley High School
6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 · (717) 766-0217 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,163 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest 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
17.9:1
177 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
892 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 794 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 793 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 782 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 794 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Cumberland Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
70.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.2% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 83.6% | 61.5% |
% 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 Cumberland Valley High School
Cumberland Valley High School's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley High School this school | 3,163 | 28.2% | 75.2% |
| North Penn SHS Lansdale | 3,165 | 36.2% | 64.6% |
| Downingtown HS East Campus Exton | 1,708 | 20.3% | 71.5% |
| Wissahickon SHS Ambler | 1,480 | 29.0% | 74.3% |
| North Allegheny High School Wexford | 2,711 | 10.4% | 79.2% |
| Garnet Valley High School Glen Mills | 1,485 | 16.0% | 80.0% |
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 Cumberland Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #42 of 576 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #41 of 626 ▲ 39 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #51 of 626 ▲ 5 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,163 | #7 of 713 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #553 of 601 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #106 of 604 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #547 of 619 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.3% | #29 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. 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
3,163
+336 (+12%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,976
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 3,163 | 177.2 | 17.9:1 | 28% (892) |
| 2023-24 | 3,114 | 170 | 18.3:1 | 29% (892) |
| 2022-23 | 3,035 | 176.6 | 17.2:1 | 25% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 2,827 | 152 | 18.6:1 | 20% (553) |
| 2017-18 | 2,629 | 149.3 | 17.6:1 | 18% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 2,601 | 157 | 16.6:1 | 17% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 2,547 | 173 | 14.7:1 | 9% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 2,431 | 148 | 16.4:1 | 3% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 1,976 | 141 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (2,629 to 3,163); teachers up 19% (149.3 to 177.2).
About Cumberland Valley High School
Cumberland Valley High School is a large high school in Cumberland Valley SD, located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 3,163 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 329% bigger than average.
Federal data list 11 schools in Cumberland Valley SD, with 10,374 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Cumberland Valley High School is 61%, a majority. The remaining students are 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Cumberland County is about 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Cumberland Valley High School has 177.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. At Cumberland Valley High School, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 41% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 13 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Cumberland Valley High School lands at A, ahead of 92% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cumberland Valley High School, the prediction is 65.5% and the result is 75.2%.
Looking at the county, Cumberland County, the median household earns about $87,494 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cumberland Valley High School, Cumberland County has 57 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Silver Spring Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Cumberland Valley High School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2,827 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 3,163 by 2024-25.
Cumberland Valley High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Cumberland Valley SD
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,403 students
- Eagle View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Winding Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,055 students
- Shaull Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Sporting Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Hampden Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other schools in Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg Area SHSHigh · 1,412 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,403 students
- Mechanicsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- Eagle View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Winding Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,055 students
- Elmwood AcademyElementary · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Spring Elementary School0.2 mi · 528
- Eagle View Middle School0.3 mi · 1,111
- Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center1.7 mi · 28
- Green Ridge Elementary School2.0 mi · 474
- Northside Elementary School3.2 mi · 221
- Broad Street Elementary School3.3 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland Valley High SchoolHow large is Cumberland Valley High School?
Cumberland Valley High School enrolls approximately 3,163 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cumberland Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cumberland Valley High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cumberland Valley High School have?
Cumberland Valley High School employs 177 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cumberland Valley High School?
At Cumberland Valley High School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cumberland Valley High School?
Cumberland Valley High School is overseen by Cumberland Valley SD in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.