Enrollment
124
High
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FANNETT-METAL SD·NCES 420966002201
Fannett-Metal SHS
14823 Path Valley Road, Willow Hill, PA 17271 · (717) 349-2363 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test 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
4.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
123 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 33% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Fannett-Metal SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 35.9% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Fannett-Metal SHS
Fannett-Metal SHS's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannett-Metal SHS this school | 124 | 99.2% | 46.9% |
| Galeton JSHS Galeton | 144 | 97.9% | 31.2% |
| Benton Area High School Benton | 200 | 98.5% | 54.3% |
| Commodore Perry JSHS Hadley | 202 | 93.6% | 48.4% |
| Harmony Area JSHS Westover | 93 | 89.2% | 44.9% |
| Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine Downingtown | 75 | 96.0% | N/A |
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 Fannett-Metal SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #349 of 576 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #252 of 626 ▲ 81 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #348 of 626 ▲ 27 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #625 of 713 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #136 of 619 | #1 of 7 |
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
124
-11 (-8%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
4.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 124 | 26.1 | 4.8:1 | 99% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 112 | 18.6 | 6.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 21 | 6.1:1 | 93% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 11 | 12.3:1 | 41% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 12 | 12.8:1 | 44% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 37% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 24% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 38% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fannett-Metal SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (154 to 124); teachers up 118% (12 to 26.1).
About Fannett-Metal SHS
The public high school Fannett-Metal SHS is located in Willow Hill, Pennsylvania. It reported 124 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Fannett-Metal SD has a total of 3 schools and 369 students, Fannett-Metal SHS among them.
By race and ethnicity, Fannett-Metal SHS is 98% White. The school's White share is 11 points above the 87% share among Franklin County residents. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at Fannett-Metal SHS are from different groups.
The school's 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.8:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 8.0 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Franklin County averages 69%, lower than here.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Fannett-Metal SHS outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fannett-Metal SHS falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 46.9% actual against 35.1% predicted.
Looking at the county, Franklin County, median household income comes to about $77,003, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 41 public schools and about 21,432 students.
Fannett-Metal Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Fannett-Metal SHS. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Fannett-Metal SHS comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Fannett-Metal SHS falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 135 to 124, an 8% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.3:1 to 4.8:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fannett-Metal SD
- Fannett-Metal Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Fannett-Metal Middle SchoolMiddle · 70 students
Other schools in Willow Hill
- Fannett-Metal Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Fannett-Metal Middle SchoolMiddle · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Fannett-Metal Middle School0.0 mi · 70
- Fannett-Metal Elementary School0.0 mi · 175
- Shade Gap Elementary School6.0 mi · 90
- Lurgan Elementary School7.8 mi · 121
- Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS9.9 mi · 595
- Rockhill Elementary School10.3 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Fannett-Metal SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Fannett-Metal SHS?
Fannett-Metal SHS enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fannett-Metal SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fannett-Metal SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fannett-Metal SHS have?
Fannett-Metal SHS employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Fannett-Metal SHS?
Student demographics at Fannett-Metal SHS are roughly 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Fannett-Metal SHS in?
Fannett-Metal SHS is part of Fannett-Metal SD.
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