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Enrollment
592
High
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOUGH SD·NCES 422115004735
Yough SHS
919 Lowber Rd, Herminie, PA 15637 · (724) 446-5520 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
244 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 157 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 151 | 26% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Yough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 40.9% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Yough SHS
Yough SHS's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yough SHS this school | 592 | 41.2% | 42.9% |
| Burrell High School Lower Burrell | 566 | 38.3% | 39.0% |
| Penns Valley Area JSHS Spring Mills | 632 | 39.9% | 58.1% |
| Hopewell SHS Aliquippa | 614 | 39.7% | 54.3% |
| Slippery Rock Area High School Slippery Rock | 627 | 41.6% | 64.1% |
| Burgettstown MS/HS Burgettstown | 492 | 41.7% | 42.7% |
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 Yough SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #397 of 576 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #340 of 626 ▼ 64 | #11 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #371 of 626 ▲ 63 | #13 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #342 of 713 | #12 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #494 of 601 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #423 of 604 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #448 of 619 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #123 of 373 | #4 of 14 |
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
592
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 592 | 36.2 | 16.3:1 | 41% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 37.2 | 15.3:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 37.2 | 15.0:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 36% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 41.6 | 16.4:1 | 38% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 35% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 35% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 46 | 18.3:1 | 23% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yough SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (684 to 592); teachers down 13% (41.6 to 36.2).
About Yough SHS
Yough SHS is a low-enrollment high school located in Herminie, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 592 students in grades 9 through 12.
The 5 schools of Yough SD, including Yough SHS, enroll 1,818 students.
The student body at Yough SHS is 91% White. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 2% Black. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Yough SHS is 36.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.3:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Around 41% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Westmoreland County report 53%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Yough SHS receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Yough SHS's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (42.9%) and its predicted rate (59.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Westmoreland County has about 352,500 residents, and the median household income is $74,109, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Yough SHS, Westmoreland County has 84 other public schools.
The school nearest to Yough SHS is H W Good Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Yough SHS ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Yough SHS as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 584 in 2020-21, 592 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yough SD
- Yough Intrmd/MS SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- H W Good Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Mendon Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- West Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Nearby schools
- H W Good Elementary School0.7 mi · 270
- Sunset Valley Elementary School3.2 mi · 448
- West Hempfield Middle School3.9 mi · 546
- West Hempfield Elementary School4.1 mi · 496
- Norwin Middle School4.3 mi · 819
- Hillcrest Intermediate School4.3 mi · 755
Frequently asked questions
About Yough SHSHow large is Yough SHS?
Yough SHS enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Yough SHS serve?
Yough SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Yough SHS?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Yough SHS.
How diverse is Yough SHS?
Yough SHS reports a student body of 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Yough SHS?
Yough SHS is overseen by Yough SD in Westmoreland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.