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What's something Wallenpaupack Area HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
986
High
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLENPAUPACK AREA SD·NCES 422475004310
Wallenpaupack Area High School
2552 Route 6, Hawley, PA 18428 · (570) 226-4557 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL986 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- A+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
11.2:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
983 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 226 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 248 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 269 | 27% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Wallenpaupack Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 46.3% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 25 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 Wallenpaupack Area High School
Wallenpaupack Area High School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallenpaupack Area High School this school | 986 | 99.7% | 60.2% |
| Mid Valley Secondary Center Throop | 898 | 98.2% | 48.5% |
| Shamokin Area High School Shamokin | 675 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
| Belle Vernon Area High School Belle Vernon | 735 | 99.6% | 52.3% |
| Dover Area High School Dover | 979 | 98.7% | 57.0% |
| Meadville Area SHS Meadville | 708 | 99.6% | 53.0% |
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 Wallenpaupack Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #167 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #176 of 626 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #128 of 626 ▲ 118 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 986 | #181 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #74 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #307 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #118 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #263 of 373 |
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
986
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 986 | 87.8 | 11.2:1 | 100% (983) |
| 2023-24 | 1,001 | 89.8 | 11.2:1 | 100% (998) |
| 2022-23 | 990 | 90.8 | 10.9:1 | 62% (610) |
| 2020-21 | 1,005 | 88 | 11.4:1 | 53% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 1,049 | 86.5 | 12.1:1 | 57% (594) |
| 2015-16 | 1,126 | 88 | 12.8:1 | 52% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 1,343 | 79 | 17.0:1 | 44% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 1,196 | 77 | 15.5:1 | 33% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 59 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallenpaupack Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,049 to 986); teachers up 1% (86.5 to 87.8).
About Wallenpaupack Area High School
Wallenpaupack Area High School is a medium-sized high school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Hawley. School enrollment was 986 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students.
Besides Wallenpaupack Area High School, Wallenpaupack Area SD runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,759 students.
The large majority of students at Wallenpaupack Area High School, 84%, are White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Wallenpaupack Area High School has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Wallenpaupack Area High School's 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. The 63% average for public schools in Pike County is 37 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Wallenpaupack Area High School is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Wallenpaupack Area High School is among the top 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 34.9%. Actual: 60.2%.
Within Pike County, median household income is about $81,323, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Pike County number 14 and enroll about 8,615.
The closest other public school is Wallenpaupack North Intrmd School, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Wallenpaupack Area High School is ahead of the 60.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Wallenpaupack Area High School was 1,005 in 2020-21 and 986 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,621
Census ACS
Median income
$81,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,615 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wallenpaupack Area SD
- Wallenpaupack Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Wallenpaupack North Intrmd SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Wallenpaupack North Prim SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Wallenpaupack South Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other schools in Hawley
- Wallenpaupack Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Wallenpaupack North Intrmd SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Wallenpaupack North Prim SchoolElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Wallenpaupack North Intrmd School0.4 mi · 474
- Wallenpaupack Area Middle School0.4 mi · 627
- Wallenpaupack North Prim School0.6 mi · 418
- Wayne Highlands Middle School8.2 mi · 408
- Honesdale High School8.3 mi · 679
- Lakeside Elementary School8.6 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Wallenpaupack Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wallenpaupack Area High School?
Wallenpaupack Area High School enrolls approximately 986 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wallenpaupack Area High School serve?
Wallenpaupack Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wallenpaupack Area High School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Wallenpaupack Area High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wallenpaupack Area High School?
At Wallenpaupack Area High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wallenpaupack Area High School in?
Wallenpaupack Area High School is part of Wallenpaupack Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.