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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Elizabeth Forward SHS this year?
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Enrollment
763
High
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH FORWARD SD·NCES 420909000144
Elizabeth Forward SHS
1000 Weigles Hill Road, Elizabeth, PA 15037 · (412) 896-2349 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- B-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
14.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
290 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 188 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 189 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 186 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 200 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Elizabeth Forward SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 57.6% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Elizabeth Forward SHS
Elizabeth Forward SHS's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Forward SHS this school | 763 | 38.0% | 59.4% |
| Big Spring High School Newville | 764 | 39.0% | 44.8% |
| Lake-Lehman JSHS Lehman | 745 | 37.4% | 50.0% |
| Blue Mountain High School Schuylkill Haven | 791 | 37.7% | 59.3% |
| Central Valley High School Monaca | 721 | 36.5% | 68.8% |
| Hopewell SHS Aliquippa | 614 | 39.7% | 54.3% |
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 Elizabeth Forward SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #176 of 576 | #20 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #121 of 626 ▼ 11 | #16 of 53 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #303 of 626 ▼ 89 | #27 of 53 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #244 of 713 | #26 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #392 of 601 | #40 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #386 of 604 | #47 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #474 of 619 | #31 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #128 of 221 | #9 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
763
+68 (+10%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 763 | 51.8 | 14.7:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 53.6 | 13.9:1 | 39% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 51.6 | 14.5:1 | 33% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 53 | 13.1:1 | 29% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 51.1 | 14.1:1 | 30% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 35% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 913 | 64 | 14.3:1 | 25% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 62 | 14.9:1 | 17% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 46 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Forward SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (720 to 763); teachers up 1% (51.1 to 51.8).
About Elizabeth Forward SHS
Elizabeth Forward SHS is a medium-sized high school that serves part of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. It enrolled 763 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
The district, Elizabeth Forward SD, has 2,293 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Most students at Elizabeth Forward SHS are White: 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 76% White. By the diversity index, Elizabeth Forward SHS comes in at 19%.
The school reported 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.7:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 38% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 16 points below the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County.
Elizabeth Forward SHS is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Elizabeth Forward SHS are 1.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.4% actual, 61.3% predicted).
Within Allegheny County, median household income is about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Allegheny County number 277 and enroll about 141,392.
The shortest distance from Elizabeth Forward SHS to another public school is about 2.1 miles, to Elizabeth Forward Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Elizabeth Forward SHS ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Elizabeth Forward SHS falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 695 in 2020-21 and 763 in 2024-25, a gain of 68 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.1:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Elizabeth Forward SHS covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Elizabeth Forward SD
- Elizabeth Forward Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- William Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Mt Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Greenock Elementary SchoolElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Elizabeth
- Elizabeth Forward Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Forward Middle School2.1 mi · 538
- Central Elementary School2.2 mi · 292
- William Penn Elementary School3.0 mi · 333
- Clairton Elementary School3.2 mi · 348
- Clairton MS/HS3.2 mi · 407
- Mt Vernon Elementary School3.5 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Forward SHSHow many students attend Elizabeth Forward SHS?
Elizabeth Forward SHS enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Elizabeth Forward SHS serve?
Elizabeth Forward SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elizabeth Forward SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elizabeth Forward SHS is approximately 14.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elizabeth Forward SHS?
At Elizabeth Forward SHS, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Elizabeth Forward SHS public or private?
Elizabeth Forward SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth Forward SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.