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What's the most underrated thing about Shenango HS that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
449
High
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENANGO AREA SD·NCES 422151002708
Shenango High School
2550 Ellwood Rd, New Castle, PA 16101 · (724) 658-5537 · Lawrence County
GRADES 07–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
432 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 7 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 16% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Shenango Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.2pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 38.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Shenango High School
Shenango High School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango High School this school | 449 | 96.2% | 57.5% |
| Bethlehem-Center JSHS Fredericktown | 448 | 97.8% | 37.5% |
| Reynolds JSHS Greenville | 426 | 94.8% | 46.9% |
| Eisenhower MS/HS Russell | 425 | 97.9% | 46.0% |
| Curwensville Area JSHS Curwensville | 429 | 99.3% | 50.3% |
| River Valley High School Blairsville | 427 | 97.9% | 51.0% |
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 Shenango High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #196 of 576 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #331 of 626 ▼ 26 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #376 of 626 ▼ 109 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #445 of 713 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #197 of 601 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #482 of 604 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #205 of 619 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #85 of 373 | #2 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
449
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
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 | 449 | 35.1 | 12.8:1 | 96% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 37.1 | 11.7:1 | 99% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 38.5 | 12.2:1 | 43% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 33% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 40.5 | 13.2:1 | 31% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 23% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 14% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 43 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shenango High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (536 to 449); teachers down 13% (40.5 to 35.1).
About Shenango High School
Shenango High School operates as a low-enrollment high school in New Castle, Pennsylvania. A federal count lists 449 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Shenango High School is run by Shenango Area SD, whose 2 schools enroll 934 students.
Federal enrollment data show Shenango High School is 94% White. The school is also 4% multiracial. Shenango High School's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.8:1, with 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 96%. The 67% average for public schools in Lawrence County is 29 points lower.
Shenango High School is a top-10% school in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.4% with an actual 57.5%.
In Lawrence County (population about 85,024), the median household income is $61,931, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Shenango High School is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Shenango High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Shenango Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 43.3%, lower than Shenango High School's 57.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Shenango High School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 63 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shenango Area SD
- Shenango Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle SHSHigh · 740 students
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning CenterElementary · 736 students
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Washington Intrmd SchoolElementary · 707 students
- New Castle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Neshannock Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Shenango Elementary School0.3 mi · 485
- Lawrence County Career and Technical Center1.2 mi · 418
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center2.5 mi · 736
- New Castle Junior High School3.0 mi · 689
- New Castle SHS3.0 mi · 740
- Washington Intrmd School3.8 mi · 707
Frequently asked questions
About Shenango High SchoolHow many students attend Shenango High School?
Shenango High School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Shenango High School serve?
Shenango High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Shenango High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Shenango High School.
How diverse is Shenango High School?
Shenango High School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Shenango High School in?
Shenango High School is part of Shenango Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.