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Enrollment
635
High
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420732003425
Danville Area SHS
733 Ironmen Lane, Danville, PA 17821 · (570) 271-3268 · Montour County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-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
16.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
194 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 147 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 181 | 29% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Danville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +18.9pp 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 61 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 42.4% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Danville Area SHS
Danville Area SHS's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville Area SHS this school | 635 | 30.6% | 65.7% |
| Fairview High School Fairview | 593 | 27.3% | 81.7% |
| South Park SHS South Park | 553 | 30.0% | 67.5% |
| Richland High School Johnstown | 693 | 35.4% | 67.4% |
| Beaver Area SHS Beaver | 650 | 27.8% | 67.2% |
| Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg | 601 | 29.0% | 68.2% |
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 Danville Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #100 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #97 of 626 ▲ 163 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #53 of 626 ▲ 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #312 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #471 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #323 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #523 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #283 of 373 |
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
635
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 635 | 39.8 | 16.0:1 | 31% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 45.8 | 14.1:1 | 30% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 45.8 | 13.9:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 48.9 | 13.7:1 | 21% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 19% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 55 | 13.1:1 | 16% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 838 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 14% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 48 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Danville Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (667 to 635); teachers down 19% (48.9 to 39.8).
About Danville Area SHS
Danville Area SHS is a medium-sized high school in Danville, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 635 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Danville Area SD operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,133 students.
The student body at Danville Area SHS is 85% White. Other reported shares: 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1, with 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Danville Area SHS is 31%.
allk12 grades Danville Area SHS an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Danville Area SHS would score about 64.5%. It scores 65.7%, 1.2 points above that figure.
Across Montour County, the median household income is $76,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Montour County is home to 6 public schools and about 2,221 public school students.
Danville Primary School is located about 0.2 miles from Danville Area SHS. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Danville Area SHS ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 636 in 2020-21, 635 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
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Montour County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,103
Census ACS
Median income
$76,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville Area SD
- Danville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Liberty-Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Danville Primary SchoolElementary · 489 students
Other schools in Danville
- Danville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Liberty-Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Danville Primary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Danville Center Adolescent FemaleHigh · 45 students
- North Central Secure Trmnt UntHigh · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Danville Primary School0.2 mi · 489
- North Central Secure Trmnt Unt0.7 mi · 43
- Danville Center Adolescent Female0.7 mi · 45
- Danville Area Middle School1.1 mi · 518
- Liberty-Valley Elementary School3.8 mi · 491
- Southern Columbia Middle School6.5 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Danville Area SHSHow large is Danville Area SHS?
Danville Area SHS enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 09-12.
Is Danville Area SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Danville Area SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Danville Area SHS have?
Danville Area SHS employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Danville Area SHS?
Student demographics at Danville Area SHS are roughly 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Danville Area SHS in?
Danville Area SHS is part of Danville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.