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Enrollment
859
High
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK SUBURBAN SD·NCES 422685004658
York Suburban SHS
1800 Hollywood Dr, York, PA 17403 · (717) 885-1270 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest 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
12.3:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
377 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 229 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 200 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 192 | 22% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 York Suburban SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
86.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.3% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 86.1% | 65.1% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 York Suburban SHS
York Suburban SHS's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Suburban SHS this school | 859 | 43.9% | 74.3% |
| Upper Moreland High School Willow Grove | 1,077 | 42.8% | 57.3% |
| Cedar Cliff High School Camp Hill | 1,333 | 41.8% | 50.8% |
| Northeastern SHS Manchester | 1,189 | 39.1% | 63.7% |
| Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg | 1,069 | 44.2% | 61.7% |
| Garden Spot SHS New Holland | 865 | 48.2% | 62.5% |
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 York Suburban SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #46 of 576 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #45 of 626 ▲ 17 | #1 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #33 of 626 ▲ 9 | #1 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #219 of 713 | #12 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #163 of 601 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #97 of 604 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #418 of 619 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #264 of 373 | #5 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
859
-131 (-13%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 859 | 69.6 | 12.3:1 | 44% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 863 | 71.2 | 12.1:1 | 44% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 63.7 | 13.7:1 | 36% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 990 | 63 | 15.7:1 | 33% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 61.1 | 15.0:1 | 22% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 846 | 61 | 13.9:1 | 23% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 70 | 12.6:1 | 21% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 765 | 60 | 12.8:1 | 5% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 65 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York Suburban SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (914 to 859); teachers up 14% (61.1 to 69.6).
About York Suburban SHS
York Suburban SHS is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in York, Pennsylvania. The school reports 859 students in grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in York Suburban SD totals 2,840 students.
White students make up a majority at York Suburban SHS, at 61%. Next come 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 81% White among all York County residents. York Suburban SHS's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 at York Suburban SHS, with 69.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 44%. It compares with 53% for public schools in York County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, York Suburban SHS receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
York Suburban SHS scores 74.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.8%.
In the county around the school, York County, the median household income is $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 111 public schools in York County, enrolling about 64,242 students in all.
The nearest public school is Valley View Elementary School, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 31.9% proficiency; York Suburban SHS posts 74.3%.
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.
Enrollment declined 13% from its 2020-21 level of 990. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 12.3:1.
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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 York Suburban SD
- York Suburban Middle SchoolMiddle · 743 students
- East York Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Yorkshire Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Indian Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 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
- West York Area High SchoolHigh · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Elementary School0.1 mi · 286
- Davis School1.3 mi · 530
- York County School of Technology1.3 mi · 1,615
- East York Elementary School1.3 mi · 321
- Jackson School1.4 mi · 501
- Hannah Penn1.4 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About York Suburban SHSWhat is the total enrollment at York Suburban SHS?
York Suburban SHS enrolls approximately 859 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does York Suburban SHS serve?
York Suburban SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at York Suburban SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at York Suburban SHS is approximately 12.3:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at York Suburban SHS?
At York Suburban SHS, the student body is approximately 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is York Suburban SHS public or private?
York Suburban SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by York Suburban SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.