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Enrollment
1,392
High
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNESBORO AREA SD·NCES 422511002243
Waynesboro Area Senior High School
550 E 2nd St, Waynesboro, PA 17268 · (717) 762-1191 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,392 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest 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
17.4:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
707 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 339 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 352 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 368 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 333 | 24% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Waynesboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 46.8% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Waynesboro Area Senior High School
Waynesboro Area Senior High School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro Area Senior High School this school | 1,392 | 50.8% | 52.8% |
| Red Lion Area SHS Red Lion | 1,363 | 49.2% | 49.7% |
| Ephrata SHS Ephrata | 1,347 | 50.3% | 70.9% |
| Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School Somerset | 1,054 | 51.9% | 59.8% |
| Kiski Area High School Vandergrift | 1,075 | 49.7% | 54.9% |
| Mifflin Co High School Lewistown | 1,032 | 54.8% | 48.9% |
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 Waynesboro Area Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #257 of 576 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #197 of 626 ▲ 12 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #342 of 626 ▼ 70 | #5 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,392 | #88 of 713 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #542 of 601 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #300 of 604 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #343 of 619 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #103 of 221 | #3 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
1,392
+114 (+9%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,282
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,392 | 80 | 17.4:1 | 51% (707) |
| 2023-24 | 1,436 | 74.5 | 19.3:1 | 49% (707) |
| 2022-23 | 1,439 | 72.9 | 19.8:1 | 47% (678) |
| 2020-21 | 1,278 | 71 | 18.0:1 | 42% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 1,286 | 77.7 | 16.6:1 | 40% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 1,352 | 80 | 16.9:1 | 37% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 1,190 | 96 | 12.4:1 | 27% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 1,320 | 82 | 16.1:1 | 14% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 1,282 | 85 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,286 to 1,392); teachers up 3% (77.7 to 80).
About Waynesboro Area Senior High School
Waynesboro Area Senior High School is a large high school in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Waynesboro Area SD. The school counted 1,392 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 89% above the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Waynesboro Area SD counts 6 schools and 4,090 students, including Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Of every 100 students at Waynesboro Area Senior High School, about 83 are White. The school is also 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
Its ratio of 17.4:1 is based on 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Franklin County average 69%.
Waynesboro Area Senior High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Waynesboro Area Senior High School is 3.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Looking at the county, Franklin County, the median household earns about $77,003 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Franklin County has 41 public schools with about 21,432 students, including Waynesboro Area Senior High School.
Waynesboro Area Senior High School's nearest public school is Waynesboro Area Middle School (about 0.2 miles). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Waynesboro Area Senior High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Waynesboro Area Senior High School as Town: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 1,278 to 1,392.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waynesboro Area SD
- Waynesboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mowrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Summitview Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Hooverville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Waynesboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mowrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Summitview Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Hooverville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Waynesboro Area Middle School0.2 mi · 887
- Summitview Elementary School0.4 mi · 363
- Fairview Elementary School1.1 mi · 597
- Hooverville Elementary School1.9 mi · 317
- Mowrey Elementary School4.6 mi · 534
- Cascade Elementary4.9 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Waynesboro Area Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waynesboro Area Senior High School?
Waynesboro Area Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,392 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Waynesboro Area Senior High School serve?
Waynesboro Area Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Waynesboro Area Senior High School have?
Waynesboro Area Senior High School employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Waynesboro Area Senior High School?
Student demographics at Waynesboro Area Senior High School are roughly 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Waynesboro Area Senior High School in?
Waynesboro Area Senior High School is part of Waynesboro Area SD.
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