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Enrollment
1,267
High
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETERS TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421896005083
Peters Twp High School
121 Rolling Hills Dr., McMurray, PA 15317 · (724) 941-6250 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,267 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.2:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
141 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 324 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 310 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 305 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Peters Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
84.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 84.9% |
| 2023-24 | 89.1% | 78.4% |
% 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
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Peters Twp High School
Peters Twp High School's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Twp High School this school | 1,267 | 11.1% | 84.6% |
| Mars Area SHS Mars | 1,044 | 12.2% | 70.7% |
| Pine-Richland High School Gibsonia | 1,449 | 9.7% | 85.6% |
| Bethel Park High School Bethel Park | 1,244 | 21.5% | 65.5% |
| Hampton High School Allison Park | 865 | 19.4% | 81.9% |
| Central Bucks HS-East Doylestown | 1,374 | 9.5% | 80.7% |
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 Peters Twp High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #11 of 576 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #5 of 626 ▲ 9 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #21 of 626 ▲ 4 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,267 | #112 of 713 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #421 of 601 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #416 of 604 | #9 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #610 of 619 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #132 of 373 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,267
-59 (-4%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 788
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,267 | 83.4 | 15.2:1 | 11% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 1,231 | 81.9 | 15.0:1 | 11% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 1,226 | 87.3 | 14.0:1 | 11% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 1,326 | 86 | 15.4:1 | 6% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 1,450 | 88.8 | 16.3:1 | 7% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 1,463 | 90 | 16.3:1 | 5% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 1,507 | 91 | 16.6:1 | 3% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 1,159 | 76 | 15.3:1 | 2% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 788 | 62 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peters Twp High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,450 to 1,267); teachers down 6% (88.8 to 83.4).
About Peters Twp High School
Families in McMurray, Pennsylvania, are served by Peters Twp High School, a large high school. Enrollment stands at 1,267 students, covering grades 9 through 12. High schools in Pennsylvania have about 738 students on average; enrollment here is 72% higher.
Within Peters Township SD, Peters Twp High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 4,011 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Peters Twp High School are White. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Washington County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Its staff includes 83.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.2 students per teacher. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Peters Twp High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 11%. That is 38 points below the 49% average for public schools in Washington County.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Peters Twp High School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Peters Twp High School would score about 72.8%. It scores 84.6%, 11.8 points above that figure.
In Washington County, median household income comes to about $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 56, with about 26,079 students.
Of the public schools around it, Peters Twp High School is closest to Peters Twp Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 85.2% on proficiency, and Peters Twp High School is below that at 84.6%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Peters Twp High School had a net loss of 59 students, or 4%.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peters Township SD
- Peters Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Bower Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- McMurray Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Other schools in McMurray
- Peters Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- McMurray Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Peters Twp Middle School0.9 mi · 952
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School1.0 mi · 495
- McMurray Elementary School1.5 mi · 608
- Bower Hill Elementary School2.4 mi · 689
- Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School2.5 mi · 267
- Boyce Middle School2.8 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Peters Twp High SchoolHow large is Peters Twp High School?
Peters Twp High School enrolls approximately 1,267 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Peters Twp High School serve?
Peters Twp High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Peters Twp High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Peters Twp High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peters Twp High School?
At Peters Twp High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Peters Twp High School public or private?
Peters Twp High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Peters Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.