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Belle Vernon Area High School
425 Crest Ave
Belle Vernon PA, 15012, Fayette County
Phone: 724-808-2500
Ranking: (248 out of 626, top 40%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Belle Vernon Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 861 | 880 | 876 | 865 | 915 | 994 | 1,026 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 214 | 24.9% | 239 | 27.2% | 241 | 27.5% | 218 | 25.2% | 222 | 24.3% | 244 | 24.5% | 238 | 23.2% |
Grade 10: | 226 | 26.2% | 221 | 25.1% | 215 | 24.5% | 224 | 25.9% | 218 | 23.8% | 229 | 23.0% | 262 | 25.5% |
Grade 11: | 215 | 25.0% | 208 | 23.6% | 216 | 24.7% | 210 | 24.3% | 223 | 24.4% | 262 | 26.4% | 278 | 27.1% |
Grade 12: | 206 | 23.9% | 211 | 24.0% | 204 | 23.3% | 213 | 24.6% | 252 | 27.5% | 259 | 26.1% | 248 | 24.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 473 | 54.9% | 470 | 53.4% | 438 | 50.0% | 445 | 51.4% | 473 | 51.7% | 505 | 50.8% | 527 | 51.4% |
Female: | 388 | 45.1% | 410 | 46.6% | 438 | 50.0% | 420 | 48.6% | 430 | 47.0% | 473 | 47.6% | 487 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% |
Black: | 16 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.0% | 28 | 3.2% | 25 | 2.9% | 30 | 3.3% | 25 | 2.5% | 29 | 2.8% |
White: | 809 | 94.0% | 838 | 95.2% | 828 | 94.5% | 829 | 95.8% | 876 | 95.7% | 952 | 95.8% | 983 | 95.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 183 | 21.3% | 199 | 22.6% | 178 | 20.3% | 162 | 18.7% | 168 | 18.4% | 180 | 18.1% | 182 | 17.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 4.5% | 44 | 5.0% | 35 | 4.0% | 48 | 5.5% | 60 | 6.6% | 58 | 5.8% | 63 | 6.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.35 | 15.54 | 16.39 | 16.94 | 15.89 | 16.70 | 18.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42.7% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 47.9% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.6% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 55.6% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.5% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.8% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.2% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 36.6% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.5% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 28.1% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 79.9% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.8% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.5% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 82.9% |
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* Belle Vernon Area High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.