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Enrollment
401
High
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED SD·NCES 422424002358
United JSHS
10780 Route 56 East, Armagh, PA 15920 · (814) 446-5615 · Indiana County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
181 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 16% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 United SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
40.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 35.8% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 United JSHS
United JSHS's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| United JSHS this school | 401 | 45.1% | 57.7% |
| Brockway Area JSHS Brockway | 400 | 44.5% | 60.6% |
| Keystone JSHS Knox | 393 | 43.5% | 43.8% |
| Harrold School Greensburg | 369 | 45.5% | N/A |
| Ligonier Valley High School Ligonier | 434 | 47.0% | 47.7% |
| Saegertown JSHS Saegertown | 411 | 45.0% | 52.3% |
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 United JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Indiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #192 of 576 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #295 of 626 ▲ 41 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #269 of 626 ▼ 26 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #486 of 713 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #174 of 601 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #547 of 604 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #403 of 619 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #50 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
401
-62 (-13%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 45% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 36.5 | 11.1:1 | 45% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 39.5 | 10.6:1 | 34% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 43 | 10.8:1 | 35% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 35.9 | 13.9:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 42% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 48% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 39% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 56 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for United JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (501 to 401); teachers down 11% (35.9 to 32).
About United JSHS
United JSHS, a small high school, is located in Armagh, Pennsylvania. There are 401 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 738.
United JSHS is one school in a 2-school district, United SD, which enrolls 856 students.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. Among Indiana County residents, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at United JSHS are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at United JSHS totals 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at United JSHS is about 45%. Among public schools in Indiana County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, United JSHS outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
United JSHS posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.7%, compared with a predicted 58.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Indiana County, the median household earns about $60,208 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. United JSHS shares Indiana County with 21 other public schools.
United JSHS is about 0.3 miles from United Elementary School, its nearest public school. United JSHS has 7 other public schools within ten miles. United JSHS ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 57.7% against a local average of 48.0%.
United JSHS has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 463 to 401, a 13% decline. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.8:1 to 12.5:1.
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Indiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,042
Census ACS
Median income
$60,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- United Elementary School0.3 mi · 455
- Homer-Center JSHS7.5 mi · 392
- Homer-Center Elementary School7.6 mi · 378
- Laurel Valley Elementary School8.2 mi · 238
- River Valley High School9.2 mi · 427
- Blairsville Elementary School9.2 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About United JSHSHow many students attend United JSHS?
United JSHS enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does United JSHS serve?
United JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at United JSHS?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at United JSHS.
How diverse is United JSHS?
United JSHS reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is United JSHS in?
United JSHS is part of United SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.