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What's something Whitehall HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,462
High
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEHALL-COPLAY SD·NCES 422625002848
Whitehall High School
3800 Mechanicsville Rd, Whitehall, PA 18052 · (610) 437-5081 · Lehigh County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,462 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.0:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
1,490 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 | 370 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 355 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 358 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 379 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 Whitehall-Coplay SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 37.7% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Whitehall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #313 of 576 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #296 of 626 ▲ 18 | #5 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #258 of 626 ▲ 93 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,462 | #76 of 713 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #477 of 601 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #57 of 604 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #75 of 619 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #178 of 221 | #5 of 7 |
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
1,462
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 926
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,462 | 91.3 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,447 | 91.4 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,459 | 91.2 | 16.0:1 | 85% (1,235) |
| 2020-21 | 1,456 | 101 | 14.4:1 | 35% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 1,426 | 88.4 | 16.1:1 | 40% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 1,396 | 87 | 16.1:1 | 48% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 1,414 | 85 | 16.6:1 | 34% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 1,230 | 70 | 17.6:1 | 13% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 926 | 63 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitehall High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,426 to 1,462); teachers up 3% (88.4 to 91.3).
About Whitehall High School
Whitehall High School is the name of a high-enrollment high school in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. A total of 1,462 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 98% larger than average.
Whitehall High School is in Whitehall-Coplay SD, a district with 4,170 students across 5 schools.
White students are the largest group at Whitehall High School, with 47% of enrollment. Next come 35% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 62% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Whitehall High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
At Whitehall High School, 91.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.0:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Whitehall High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Whitehall High School would score about 33.9%. It scores 49.4%, 15.4 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lehigh County, median household income is about $80,079, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 83 public schools operate in Lehigh County, serving about 56,984 students.
Of nearby public schools, Zephyr Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Whitehall High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Whitehall High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 1,456 students in 2020-21 and 1,462 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 16.0:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Whitehall High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitehall-Coplay SD
- Whitehall-Coplay Middle SchoolMiddle · 975 students
- Zephyr Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Clarence M Gockley Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- George D Steckel Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Other schools in Whitehall
- Whitehall-Coplay Middle SchoolMiddle · 975 students
- Zephyr Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Clarence M Gockley Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- George D Steckel Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Other Whitehall High schools
One other US public school is named Whitehall High. Whitehall High School is the largest of the 2.
- Whitehall High SchoolWhitehall, MT · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Zephyr Elementary School0.1 mi · 598
- Clarence M Gockley Elementary School0.2 mi · 574
- Whitehall-Coplay Middle School0.2 mi · 975
- George D Steckel Elementary School0.3 mi · 561
- Innovative Arts Academy CS1.8 mi · 477
- Kratzer School2.0 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Whitehall High SchoolHow many students attend Whitehall High School?
Whitehall High School enrolls approximately 1,462 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Whitehall High School serve?
Whitehall High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Whitehall High School have?
Whitehall High School employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Whitehall High School?
Student demographics at Whitehall High School are roughly 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitehall High School?
Whitehall High School is overseen by Whitehall-Coplay SD in Lehigh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.