Mahanoy Area High School
1 Golden Bear Dr
Mahanoy City PA, 17948, Schuylkill County
Phone: 570-773-3443
Ranking: 
(552 out of 626, bottom 12%)*
(552 out of 626, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mahanoy Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 287 | 336 | 323 | 318 | 299 | 328 | 381 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 76 | 26.5% | 92 | 27.4% | 103 | 31.9% | 88 | 27.7% | 86 | 28.8% | 101 | 30.8% | 108 | 28.3% |
| Grade 10: | 70 | 24.4% | 95 | 28.3% | 69 | 21.4% | 84 | 26.4% | 79 | 26.4% | 79 | 24.1% | 97 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 74 | 25.8% | 77 | 22.9% | 77 | 23.8% | 78 | 24.5% | 69 | 23.1% | 68 | 20.7% | 88 | 23.1% |
| Grade 12: | 67 | 23.3% | 72 | 21.4% | 74 | 22.9% | 68 | 21.4% | 65 | 21.7% | 80 | 24.4% | 87 | 22.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 154 | 53.7% | 172 | 51.2% | 151 | 46.7% | 143 | 45.0% | 126 | 42.1% | 151 | 46.0% | 185 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 133 | 46.3% | 164 | 48.8% | 172 | 53.3% | 175 | 55.0% | 165 | 55.2% | 169 | 51.5% | 192 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 5.2% | 13 | 3.9% | 17 | 5.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 13 | 4.3% | 17 | 5.2% | 12 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 6 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.8% |
| White: | 266 | 92.7% | 313 | 93.2% | 296 | 91.6% | 293 | 92.1% | 281 | 94.0% | 304 | 92.7% | 361 | 94.8% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 45.3% | 151 | 44.9% | 140 | 43.3% | 130 | 40.9% | 109 | 36.5% | 128 | 39.0% | 140 | 36.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 7.3% | 29 | 8.6% | 38 | 11.8% | 28 | 8.8% | 39 | 13.0% | 50 | 15.2% | 55 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.62 | 11.59 | 10.05 | 9.54 | 9.25 | 10.10 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 47.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 45.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 30.5% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 33% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 39.2% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 41% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 48.6% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 28.9% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 53.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 49.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61.5% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.9% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 23.6% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 30.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 30.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 30.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 30.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 49.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 40.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 82.9% |
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* Mahanoy Area High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.