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What tradition at New Oxford SHS should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,229
High
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONEWAGO VALLEY SD·NCES 420655000017
New Oxford SHS
130 Berlin Road, New Oxford, PA 17350 · (717) 624-2157 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,229 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
14.4:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
576 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 288 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 306 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 315 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 320 | 26% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Conewago Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
47.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 61.4% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 44.1% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 New Oxford SHS
New Oxford SHS's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Oxford SHS this school | 1,229 | 46.9% | 51.9% |
| Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg | 1,069 | 44.2% | 61.7% |
| Donegal High School Mount Joy | 955 | 45.5% | 51.0% |
| Delaware Valley High School Milford | 1,380 | 41.4% | 80.3% |
| Bucks County Technical High School Fairless Hills | 1,415 | 48.9% | 36.3% |
| Pittston Area SHS Pittston | 1,055 | 53.9% | 42.6% |
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 New Oxford SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #275 of 576 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #223 of 626 ▲ 17 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #281 of 626 ▲ 61 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,229 | #122 of 713 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #360 of 601 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #223 of 604 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #389 of 619 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #187 of 221 | N/A |
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
1,229
+75 (+6%) vs 2020
+110% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,229 | 85.2 | 14.4:1 | 47% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 1,252 | 85.2 | 14.7:1 | 46% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 1,249 | 86.2 | 14.5:1 | 39% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 1,154 | 79 | 14.6:1 | 37% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 1,202 | 79.4 | 15.1:1 | 38% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 1,158 | 75 | 15.4:1 | 34% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 1,281 | 78 | 16.4:1 | 24% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 1,086 | 61 | 17.8:1 | 16% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 41 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Oxford SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,202 to 1,229); teachers up 7% (79.4 to 85.2).
About New Oxford SHS
Located in New Oxford, Pennsylvania, New Oxford SHS is a high-enrollment high school. It enrolled 1,229 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 67% higher than the average for high schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 738.
Conewago Valley SD includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 3,678 students.
Roughly 75% of students at New Oxford SHS are White. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 89% of Adams County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 85.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Adams County average 47%.
allk12 grades New Oxford SHS a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
New Oxford SHS's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.9%) and its predicted rate (57.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In the county around the school, Adams County, the median household income is $84,092, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Adams County is home to 26 public schools and about 12,831 public school students.
The school nearest to New Oxford SHS is New Oxford Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.1%; New Oxford SHS's is 51.9%, ranking 6th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 75 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,115
Census ACS
Median income
$84,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Conewago Valley SD
- Conewago Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- New Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- New Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Conewago Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in New Oxford
- Conewago Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 842 students
- New Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- New Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Nearby schools
- New Oxford Middle School0.0 mi · 567
- New Oxford Elementary School0.2 mi · 565
- Conewago Valley Intrmd School0.5 mi · 842
- Conewago Twp Elementary School4.9 mi · 475
- Clearview Elementary School5.2 mi · 230
- Gettysburg Montessori CS5.2 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About New Oxford SHSHow large is New Oxford SHS?
New Oxford SHS enrolls approximately 1,229 students in grades 09-12.
Is New Oxford SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Oxford SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does New Oxford SHS have?
New Oxford SHS employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Oxford SHS?
At New Oxford SHS, the student body is approximately 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Oxford SHS?
New Oxford SHS is overseen by Conewago Valley SD in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.