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Enrollment
1,211
High
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOON AREA SD·NCES 421583004951
Moon Area SHS
8353 University Blvd, Moon Township, PA 15108 · (412) 264-9440 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,211 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
354 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 299 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 297 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 321 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 24% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Moon Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 62.7% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Moon Area SHS
Moon Area SHS's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Area SHS this school | 1,211 | 29.2% | 67.5% |
| Palmyra Area SHS Palmyra | 1,126 | 30.0% | 80.3% |
| Nazareth Area High School Nazareth | 1,607 | 26.2% | 63.4% |
| Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS Plymouth Meeting | 1,637 | 31.9% | 80.5% |
| Mechanicsburg Area SHS Mechanicsburg | 1,412 | 36.8% | 57.5% |
| Lower Dauphin High School Hummelstown | 1,057 | 26.5% | 64.2% |
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 Moon Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #85 of 576 | #12 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #76 of 626 no change | #11 of 53 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #101 of 626 ▲ 50 | #16 of 53 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,211 | #127 of 713 | #11 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #291 of 601 | #28 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #173 of 604 | #22 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #538 of 619 | #41 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #160 of 221 | #12 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
1,211
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 916
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,211 | 87.6 | 13.8:1 | 29% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 1,247 | 89.7 | 13.9:1 | 28% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 1,218 | 89.3 | 13.7:1 | 20% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 1,204 | 89 | 13.5:1 | 18% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 1,167 | 88.3 | 13.2:1 | 17% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 1,193 | 91 | 13.1:1 | 20% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 1,147 | 81 | 14.2:1 | 12% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 69 | 15.1:1 | 6% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 916 | 71 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moon Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,167 to 1,211); teachers down 1% (88.3 to 87.6).
About Moon Area SHS
Moon Area SHS is a high school in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, reachable at (412) 264-9440. School enrollment was 1,211 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 64% bigger than that.
In Moon Area SD, 8 schools enroll a combined 4,100 students.
Moon Area SHS's enrollment is 71% White. Next come 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Moon Area SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
The teaching staff at Moon Area SHS is 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. About 29% of students, or 354, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 25 points higher.
Moon Area SHS is 2.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (67.5% versus 65.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Moon Area SHS is located in Allegheny County, where median household income is about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Moon Area SHS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County, which together enroll about 141,392 students.
Of nearby public schools, Moon Area Lower Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 67.1%, lower than Moon Area SHS's 67.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Moon Area SHS is Suburb: Large.
Moon Area SHS had 1,204 students in 2020-21 and 1,211 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Moon Area SHS. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Moon Area SD
- Moon Area Lower Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Moon Area Upper Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Bon Meade Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- J H Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Richard J. Hyde Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- McCormick Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Other schools in Moon Township
- Moon Area Lower Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Moon Area Upper Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Bon Meade Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- J H Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Richard J. Hyde Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- McCormick Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Moon Area Lower Middle School0.2 mi · 639
- Moon Area Upper Middle School0.2 mi · 621
- J.A. Allard Elementary School1.4 mi · 209
- Richard J. Hyde Elementary School1.5 mi · 237
- J H Brooks Elementary School2.4 mi · 382
- Bon Meade Elementary School2.6 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Moon Area SHSHow many students attend Moon Area SHS?
Moon Area SHS enrolls approximately 1,211 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Moon Area SHS serve?
Moon Area SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moon Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Moon Area SHS is approximately 13.8:1 (88 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Moon Area SHS?
Moon Area SHS reports a student body of 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Moon Area SHS?
Moon Area SHS is overseen by Moon Area SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.