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Enrollment
645
High
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PERRY SD·NCES 422574003596
West Perry SHS
2608 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, PA 17024 · (717) 789-3931 · Perry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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
14.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
664 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 177 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 148 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 167 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 West Perry SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 52.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 →
Where West Perry SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #190 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #311 of 626 ▼ 163 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #113 of 626 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #307 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #396 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #501 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #64 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #142 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
645
-59 (-8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 645 | 43.7 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 44.7 | 14.9:1 | 100% (664) |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 46.7 | 14.7:1 | 38% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 44 | 16.0:1 | 33% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 45.3 | 16.1:1 | 33% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 811 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 31% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 885 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 26% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 60 | 15.2:1 | 12% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 845 | 47 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Perry SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (731 to 645); teachers down 4% (45.3 to 43.7).
About West Perry SHS
West Perry SHS is a mid-sized high school based in Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has 645 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
West Perry SHS belongs to West Perry SD, a district of 5 schools and 2,137 students.
At West Perry SHS, 94% of students are White. It is also 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Perry County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Perry SHS scores 11%.
The school has 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, West Perry SHS lands at A, ahead of 86% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, West Perry SHS is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.0% is 24.6 points above the 33.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Perry County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $79,444, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 5,512 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, West Perry Middle School, is the closest to West Perry SHS. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, West Perry SHS is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 645, compared with 704 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Perry SD
- West Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- New Bloomfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Blain Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- West Perry Middle School0.1 mi · 499
- Loysville Youth Dev Center2.7 mi · 43
- New Bloomfield Elementary School5.9 mi · 391
- Carroll Elementary School7.0 mi · 344
- Newport High School10.8 mi · 267
- Newport Middle School10.8 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About West Perry SHSHow large is West Perry SHS?
West Perry SHS enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does West Perry SHS serve?
West Perry SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Perry SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Perry SHS is approximately 14.8:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Perry SHS?
At West Perry SHS, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is West Perry SHS in?
West Perry SHS is part of West Perry SD.
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