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How has Somerset Area Jr-Sr HS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,054
High
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSET AREA SD·NCES 422184007509
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School
645 South Columbia Ave, Somerset, PA 15501 · (814) 443-2381 · Somerset County
GRADES 06–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,054 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- B+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
12.4:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
547 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 6 | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 157 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 149 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 159 | 15% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Somerset Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 39.7% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School this school | 1,054 | 51.9% | 59.8% |
| Mifflin Co High School Lewistown | 1,032 | 54.8% | 48.9% |
| Kiski Area High School Vandergrift | 1,075 | 49.7% | 54.9% |
| Waynesboro Area Senior High School Waynesboro | 1,392 | 50.8% | 52.8% |
| Punxsutawney Area High School Punxsutawney | 810 | 54.7% | 52.9% |
| Bangor Area High School Bangor | 883 | 50.6% | 61.2% |
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 Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #174 of 576 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #218 of 626 ▲ 72 | #4 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #196 of 626 ▼ 1 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,054 | #159 of 713 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #165 of 601 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #405 of 604 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #330 of 619 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #148 of 373 | #4 of 7 |
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
1,054
-26 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 1,054 | 85 | 12.4:1 | 52% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 86.5 | 12.1:1 | 52% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 1,088 | 90.2 | 12.1:1 | 44% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 1,080 | 87 | 12.4:1 | 41% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 1,192 | 88.7 | 13.4:1 | 40% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 1,239 | 93 | 13.3:1 | 41% (510) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,192 to 1,054); teachers down 4% (88.7 to 85).
About Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is a mid-sized high school in Pennsylvania, located in Somerset. The school covers grades 6 through 12 and reported 1,054 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 738, and this school is 43% above that mark.
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is part of a district of 3 schools: Somerset Area SD, with 1,977 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is White, at 90%. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Somerset County residents, the White share is about 94%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is 12.4:1, based on 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School counts 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Somerset County, the average is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The model predicts 55.4% for a school in Pennsylvania with Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School posts 59.8%.
In the wider Somerset County area, the median household earns about $61,446 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Somerset County, 29 public schools serve about 8,271 students.
Eagle View Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. By average proficiency, Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School enrolled 1,080; in 2024-25, 1,054.
The discussion board for Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,799
Census ACS
Median income
$61,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
8,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somerset Area SD
- Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Eagle View Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Eagle View Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Somerset County Technology CenterHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle View Elementary School0.7 mi · 439
- Maple Ridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 484
- Somerset County Technology Center3.0 mi · 11
- Rockwood Area Elementary School7.0 mi · 295
- Rockwood Area JSHS7.0 mi · 271
- Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School9.2 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Somerset Area Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School?
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 1,054 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School serve?
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is approximately 12.4:1 (85 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School?
At Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School?
Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Somerset Area SD in Somerset County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.