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Enrollment
851
High
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST YORK AREA SD·NCES 422598006705
West York Area High School
1800 Bannister St, York, PA 17404 · (717) 845-6634 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C+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
13.2:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
452 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 200 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 236 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 201 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 214 | 25% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 York Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 52.9% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 West York Area High School
West York Area High School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West York Area High School this school | 851 | 53.1% | 49.8% |
| Middletown Area High School Middletown | 702 | 50.7% | 49.9% |
| Stroudsburg Junior High School Stroudsburg | 721 | 51.9% | 45.5% |
| Wilson Area High School Easton | 709 | 52.9% | 54.4% |
| Stroudsburg High School Stroudsburg | 1,196 | 47.7% | 62.8% |
| Conestoga Valley SHS Lancaster | 1,304 | 46.6% | 59.1% |
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 West York Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #306 of 576 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #258 of 626 ▼ 117 | #14 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #322 of 626 ▲ 12 | #14 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #223 of 713 | #14 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #247 of 601 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #56 of 604 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #317 of 619 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #300 of 373 | #7 of 11 |
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
851
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 851 | 64.3 | 13.2:1 | 53% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 61.5 | 14.0:1 | 53% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 58.3 | 14.9:1 | 49% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 834 | 61 | 13.7:1 | 45% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 886 | 66.3 | 13.4:1 | 45% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 66 | 13.2:1 | 39% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 964 | 69 | 14.0:1 | 22% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 878 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 7% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 47 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West York Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (886 to 851); teachers down 3% (66.3 to 64.3).
About West York Area High School
West York Area High School is a high school in York, Pennsylvania, and it is part of West York Area SD. The school's 851 students are in grades 9 through 12.
West York Area High School is one school in a 5-school district, West York Area SD, which enrolls 2,750 students.
White students make up a majority at West York Area High School, at 53%. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of York County is roughly 81% White. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at West York Area High School and a ratio of 13.2:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 53% of students. For comparison, public schools in York County average 53%.
West York Area High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at West York Area High School are 5.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.8% actual, 54.8% predicted).
York County has about 462,924 residents, and the median household income is $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides West York Area High School, York County has 110 other public schools.
The nearest public school is West York Area Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, West York Area High School is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 834 students in 2020-21 and 851 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at West York Area High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West York Area SD
- West York Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Trimmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Lincolnway Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
Nearby schools
- West York Area Middle School0.2 mi · 645
- Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy0.8 mi · 388
- Lincolnway Elementary School1.0 mi · 406
- Lincoln CS1.4 mi · 653
- Devers School1.4 mi · 686
- Ferguson School1.6 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About West York Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West York Area High School?
West York Area High School enrolls approximately 851 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does West York Area High School serve?
West York Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does West York Area High School have?
West York Area High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at West York Area High School?
Student demographics at West York Area High School are roughly 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is West York Area High School in?
West York Area High School is part of West York Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.