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What's one thing Susquehannock HS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
857
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SD·NCES 422238004614
Susquehannock High School
3280 Fissels Church Rd, Glen Rock, PA 17327 · (717) 235-4811 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL857 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- 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
12.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
239 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 189 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 212 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 225 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 231 | 27% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Southern York County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +27.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 27 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 33.6% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Susquehannock High School
Susquehannock High School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehannock High School this school | 857 | 27.9% | 64.3% |
| Kennard-Dale High School Fawn Grove | 755 | 28.6% | 63.6% |
| Bellefonte Area High School Bellefonte | 850 | 30.2% | 56.0% |
| Dallas SHS Dallas | 745 | 28.9% | 62.7% |
| Red Land SHS Lewisberry | 1,061 | 28.6% | 59.2% |
| Northern High School Dillsburg | 982 | 23.4% | 55.4% |
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 Susquehannock High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #118 of 576 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #103 of 626 ▲ 258 | #3 of 17 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #88 of 626 ▲ 2 | #3 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 857 | #220 of 713 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #211 of 601 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #346 of 604 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #549 of 619 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #213 of 373 | #3 of 11 |
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
857
-114 (-12%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
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 | 857 | 66.3 | 12.9:1 | 28% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 919 | 64.8 | 14.2:1 | 26% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 928 | 60.7 | 15.3:1 | 23% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 971 | 63 | 15.4:1 | 24% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 938 | 61.8 | 15.2:1 | 20% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 18% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 1,003 | 72 | 13.9:1 | 17% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 1,018 | 63 | 16.2:1 | 3% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 800 | 63 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Susquehannock High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (938 to 857); teachers up 7% (61.8 to 66.3).
About Susquehannock High School
Susquehannock High School is a medium-sized high school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Glen Rock. Its 857 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.
Southern York County SD oversees Susquehannock High School and 4 other schools, with 2,709 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Susquehannock High School is 87% White. The school is also 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Susquehannock High School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 at Susquehannock High School, with 66.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 28% of enrollment. Public schools in York County average 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Susquehannock High School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Susquehannock High School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 65.7%. Susquehannock High School scores 64.3%, 1.4 points below that line.
York County has these Census figures: the median household income is $84,829, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, York County has 111 public schools and roughly 64,242 students.
Nearest public school: Southern Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Susquehannock High School's average proficiency of 64.3% compares with 61.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Susquehannock High School declined 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 971 to 857 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.4:1 to 12.9:1.
Community posts for Susquehannock High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern York County SD
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Shrewsbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Friendship Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other schools in Glen Rock
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Friendship Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Elementary School0.1 mi · 527
- Southern Middle School0.1 mi · 466
- Friendship Elementary School1.7 mi · 377
- Shrewsbury Elementary School3.2 mi · 482
- Manheim Elementary School6.4 mi · 256
- Loganville-Springfield Elementary School6.6 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Susquehannock High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Susquehannock High School?
Susquehannock High School enrolls approximately 857 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Susquehannock High School serve?
Susquehannock High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Susquehannock High School have?
Susquehannock High School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Susquehannock High School?
Susquehannock High School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Susquehannock High School in?
Susquehannock High School is part of Southern York County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.