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Enrollment
387
High
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON SD·NCES 422499004286
Washington High School
201 Allison Ave, Washington, PA 15301 · (724) 223-5080 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
390 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 | 101 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 22% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 Washington SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +23.1pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 14.7% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Washington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #498 of 576 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #448 of 626 ▲ 77 | #11 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #440 of 626 ▲ 148 | #13 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #496 of 713 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #96 of 601 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #27 of 604 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #99 of 619 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #165 of 373 | #5 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
387
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
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 | 387 | 33.6 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 31.6 | 12.4:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 32.9 | 12.4:1 | 89% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 93% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 36.5 | 11.9:1 | 91% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 55% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 42% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 41 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (434 to 387); teachers down 8% (36.5 to 33.6).
About Washington High School
Washington High School is a high school located in Washington, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. A federal count lists 387 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Within Washington SD, Washington High School is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 1,456 students.
Washington High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 42%. It is also 25% Black, 22% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Washington County's residents are about 90% White, 48 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Washington High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Washington High School's 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.5:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Washington High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Washington High School is 7.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (27.3% versus 34.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Washington County census figures show that median household income is about $78,958, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Washington High School is among the 56 public schools in Washington County.
The shortest distance from Washington High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Washington Junior High School. The five-mile area around Washington High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 27.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Washington High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 422 in 2020-21 and 387 in 2024-25, a decrease of 35 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington SD
- Washington Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
- Washington Junior High SchoolMiddle · 205 students
Other schools in Washington
- Trinity SHSHigh · 1,054 students
- Washington Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
- Trinity Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Trinity Intermediate SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Trinity West Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Trinity East Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other Washington High schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Washington High. Washington High School is the 15th largest of the 18.
- Washington HighFremont, CA · 1,957 students
- Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls, SD · 1,819 students
- Washington High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 1,659 students
- Washington High SchoolCharles Town, WV · 1,458 students
- Washington High SchoolWashington, MO · 1,263 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Junior High School0.0 mi · 205
- Trinity SHS0.7 mi · 1,054
- Trinity West Elementary School1.3 mi · 303
- Washington Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 864
- Trinity Middle School1.8 mi · 759
- Trinity Intermediate School1.8 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Washington High SchoolHow large is Washington High School?
Washington High School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 09-12.
Is Washington High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Washington High School have?
Washington High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is Washington High School?
Washington High School reports a student body of 42% White, 10% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington High School?
Washington High School is overseen by Washington SD in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.