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Enrollment
586
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENAPE TECHNICAL SCHOOL·NCES 420260004807
Lenape Technical School
2215 Chaplin Avenue, Ford City, PA 16226 · (724) 763-7116 · Armstrong County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest 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
17.7:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
267 students
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 10 | 130 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 218 | 37% |
| Grade 12 | 238 | 41% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
33.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 32.9% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Lenape Technical School
Lenape Technical School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape Technical School this school | 586 | 45.6% | 43.3% |
| Mount Pleasant Area High School Mount Pleasant | 597 | 44.7% | 52.8% |
| Karns City Jr/Sr High School Karns City | 642 | 46.1% | 41.2% |
| Warrior Run JSHS Turbotville | 625 | 47.0% | 46.8% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School Philipsburg | 525 | 44.8% | 48.9% |
| Penn Cambria High School Cresson | 538 | 43.5% | 69.3% |
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 Lenape Technical School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #392 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #372 of 626 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #449 of 626 ▼ 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #347 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #550 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #590 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #395 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #77 of 221 |
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
586
+66 (+13%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 586 | 33.2 | 17.7:1 | 46% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 33.2 | 17.9:1 | 45% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 28.2 | 20.6:1 | 31% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 33.2 | 15.8:1 | 31% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 41 | 10.6:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 26% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenape Technical School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (524 to 586); teachers unchanged (33.2 to 33.2).
About Lenape Technical School
Lenape Technical School is a high school in Ford City, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. It serves 586 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
In federal data, the district for Lenape Technical School is the school itself.
About 97% of the student body at Lenape Technical School is White. The White share in Armstrong County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1 at Lenape Technical School, with 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.9 above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 46%. It compares with 90% for public schools in Armstrong County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Lenape Technical School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lenape Technical School, the prediction is 58.1% and the result is 43.3%.
Armstrong County census figures show that the median household income is $65,008, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Armstrong County is home to 17 public schools and about 6,972 public school students.
Lenape Elementary School is the public school closest to Lenape Technical School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.3%; Lenape Technical School's is 43.3%, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 586, a 13% increase from 520 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lenape Technical School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lenape Elementary School0.3 mi · 691
- Armstrong JSHS2.2 mi · 1,374
- West Hills Intermediate School4.8 mi · 424
- West Hills Primary School4.9 mi · 522
- South Buffalo Elementary School8.9 mi · 221
- Leechburg Area High School10.5 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Lenape Technical SchoolHow large is Lenape Technical School?
Lenape Technical School enrolls approximately 586 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lenape Technical School serve?
Lenape Technical School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lenape Technical School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Lenape Technical School.
How diverse is Lenape Technical School?
Lenape Technical School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lenape Technical School in?
Lenape Technical School is part of Lenape Technical School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.