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What's the biggest difference between Hopewell SHS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
614
High
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPEWELL AREA SD·NCES 421203000675
Hopewell SHS
1215 Longvue Ave, Aliquippa, PA 15001 · (724) 378-8565 · Beaver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- C+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
14.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
244 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 | 158 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 163 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 155 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 22% |
Student demographics
23%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 Hopewell Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 50.0% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Hopewell SHS
Hopewell SHS's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell SHS this school | 614 | 39.7% | 54.3% |
| Burrell High School Lower Burrell | 566 | 38.3% | 39.0% |
| Yough SHS Herminie | 592 | 41.2% | 42.9% |
| Chartiers-Houston JSHS Houston | 539 | 36.7% | 55.1% |
| Grove City Area High School Grove City | 649 | 43.5% | 58.0% |
| Lakeland JSHS Scott Township | 623 | 43.3% | 49.9% |
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 Hopewell SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #240 of 576 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #120 of 626 ▲ 47 | #3 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #246 of 626 ▲ 22 | #7 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #324 of 713 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #347 of 601 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #352 of 604 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #459 of 619 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #360 of 373 | #9 of 9 |
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
614
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
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 | 614 | 42.9 | 14.3:1 | 40% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 44.9 | 13.9:1 | 39% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 44.5 | 13.3:1 | 30% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 32% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 51.8 | 11.9:1 | 30% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 55 | 12.6:1 | 23% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 55 | 16.2:1 | 22% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 1,024 | 63 | 16.3:1 | 11% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 54 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopewell SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (619 to 614); teachers down 17% (51.8 to 42.9).
About Hopewell SHS
Families in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, are served by Hopewell SHS, a low-enrollment high school. In all, 614 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
Hopewell Area SD serves 2,007 students across 5 schools.
The share of White students at Hopewell SHS is 87%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. In Beaver County overall, the White share is about 87%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Classroom staffing at Hopewell SHS totals 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 40% of students (244) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Beaver County is 55%.
Hopewell SHS earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
In Pennsylvania, Hopewell SHS is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.3% actual against a predicted 60.6%.
The county, Beaver County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,089 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Hopewell SHS, Beaver County has 52 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Margaret Ross Elementary School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Hopewell SHS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.2% proficiency; Hopewell SHS posts 54.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Hopewell SHS is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Hopewell SHS enrolled 622; in 2024-25, 614. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
This page is set up for the Hopewell SHS community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopewell Area SD
- Hopewell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- Margaret Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
Other schools in Aliquippa
- Hopewell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 657 students
- Center Grange Primary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Aliquippa JSHSHigh · 493 students
- Aliquippa Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Margaret Ross Elementary School0.5 mi · 185
- Hopewell Junior High School0.5 mi · 657
- Ambridge Area High School1.4 mi · 705
- Aliquippa JSHS1.6 mi · 493
- Hopewell Elementary School1.6 mi · 323
- Aliquippa Elementary School1.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Hopewell SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Hopewell SHS?
Hopewell SHS enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hopewell SHS serve?
Hopewell SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hopewell SHS have?
Hopewell SHS employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopewell SHS?
At Hopewell SHS, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hopewell SHS?
Hopewell SHS is overseen by Hopewell Area SD in Beaver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.