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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUAKER VALLEY SD·NCES 421986000448

Quaker Valley HS

625 Beaver St, Leetsdale, PA 15056 · (412) 749-6000 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Enrollment
550
High
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 738
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
135 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Grade 9
134
Grade 10
123
Grade 11
151
Grade 12
142
Student demographics
White
45382%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
265%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16%
Black
224%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14%
Asian
122%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Two+
377%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28552%
Female
26548%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
82.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
550
-94 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.6:1
% White
82%
was 85%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Quaker Valley HS

Quaker Valley HS operates as a close-knit senior high in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, run under Quaker Valley SD. Current enrollment sits at 550 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Quaker Valley SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,784 students. Quaker Valley HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Quaker Valley HS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Quaker Valley HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.1%; this one delivers 77.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) logs that median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Allegheny County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), of which Quaker Valley HS is one.

Edgeworth El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Quaker Valley HS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 70.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Quaker Valley HS has fell 15%, going from 644 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Allegheny County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Quaker Valley HS
District
Quaker Valley SD
Address
625 Beaver St, Leetsdale, PA 15056
Phone
(412) 749-6000
County
Allegheny County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
550
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
135 (25%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421986000448
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Quaker Valley HS
What is the total enrollment at Quaker Valley HS?
Quaker Valley HS enrolls approximately 550 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Quaker Valley HS serve?
Quaker Valley HS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quaker Valley HS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quaker Valley HS is approximately 11.2:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Quaker Valley HS?
At Quaker Valley HS, the student body is approximately 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Quaker Valley HS public or private?
Quaker Valley HS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Quaker Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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