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What's something Pine Grove Area HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
495
High
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE GROVE AREA SD·NCES 421914003910
Pine Grove Area High School
101 School Street, Pine Grove, PA 17963 · (570) 345-2731 · Schuylkill County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+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
13.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
204 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 134 | 27% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Pine Grove Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -32.1pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -16.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 32 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.9% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 59.4% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Pine Grove Area High School
Pine Grove Area High School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Area High School this school | 495 | 41.2% | 46.0% |
| McGuffey High School Claysville | 494 | 40.1% | 45.3% |
| Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown | 492 | 41.7% | 42.7% |
| Wellsboro Area High School Wellsboro | 496 | 42.5% | 56.2% |
| Central Cambria High School Ebensburg | 509 | 39.3% | 54.4% |
| 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 Pine Grove Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #362 of 576 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #261 of 626 ▼ 161 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #571 of 626 ▼ 247 | #8 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #410 of 713 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #239 of 601 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.1% | #563 of 604 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #449 of 619 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #270 of 373 | 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
495
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 495 | 37.5 | 13.2:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 37% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 40% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 34% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 14% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Grove Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (524 to 495); teachers down 4% (39 to 37.5).
About Pine Grove Area High School
Pine Grove Area High School is a small high school with an address in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 495 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
Pine Grove Area SD runs Pine Grove Area High School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,469 students in total.
About 96% of the student body at Pine Grove Area High School is White. That compares with about 88% White among all Schuylkill County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 37.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. About 41% of students, or 204, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Schuylkill County, the average is 66%.
Pine Grove Area High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Pine Grove Area High School are 13.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.0% actual, 59.9% predicted).
In the county around the school, Schuylkill County, the median household income is $68,313, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Schuylkill County is home to 35 public schools and about 18,259 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Pine Grove Area Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pine Grove Area High School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Pine Grove Area High School is Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 495, a 7% decrease from 530 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Pine Grove Area High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pine Grove Area SD
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Pine Grove Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
Other schools in Pine Grove
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Pine Grove Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Grove Area Middle School0.1 mi · 411
- Pine Grove Elementary School0.1 mi · 563
- Bethel Elementary School7.8 mi · 286
- Blue Mountain El West School8.1 mi · 451
- Northern Lebanon Elementary School9.1 mi · 1,018
- Northern Lebanon SHS9.3 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Grove Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pine Grove Area High School?
Pine Grove Area High School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pine Grove Area High School serve?
Pine Grove Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pine Grove Area High School have?
Pine Grove Area High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Pine Grove Area High School?
Student demographics at Pine Grove Area High School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pine Grove Area High School in?
Pine Grove Area High School is part of Pine Grove Area SD.
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