Pen Argyl Area High School
501 West Laurel Ave Pen Argyl PA, 18072, Northampton County Phone: 610-863-1293 Ranking:  (266 out of 626, top 42%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Pen Argyl 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: | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 528 | 552 | 598 | 597 | 647 | 683 | 662 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 147 | 27.8% | 128 | 23.2% | 170 | 28.4% | 145 | 24.3% | 165 | 25.5% | 215 | 31.5% | 180 | 27.2% |
| Grade 10: | 117 | 22.2% | 156 | 28.3% | 126 | 21.1% | 155 | 26.0% | 184 | 28.4% | 152 | 22.3% | 174 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 147 | 27.8% | 119 | 21.6% | 142 | 23.7% | 164 | 27.5% | 144 | 22.3% | 158 | 23.1% | 170 | 25.7% |
| Grade 12: | 117 | 22.2% | 149 | 27.0% | 160 | 26.8% | 133 | 22.3% | 154 | 23.8% | 158 | 23.1% | 138 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 267 | 50.6% | 272 | 49.3% | 311 | 52.0% | 302 | 50.6% | 325 | 50.2% | 364 | 53.3% | 345 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 261 | 49.4% | 280 | 50.7% | 287 | 48.0% | 295 | 49.4% | 301 | 46.5% | 297 | 43.5% | 313 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.9% | 16 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.2% | 12 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.6% | 21 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% |
| White: | 490 | 92.8% | 516 | 93.5% | 564 | 94.3% | 559 | 93.6% | 612 | 94.6% | 644 | 94.3% | 631 | 95.3% |
| 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: | 16 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 20.3% | 110 | 19.9% | 105 | 17.6% | 89 | 14.9% | 97 | 15.0% | 77 | 11.3% | 51 | 7.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.3% | 27 | 4.9% | 37 | 6.2% | 21 | 3.5% | 47 | 7.3% | 42 | 6.1% | 36 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.49 | 14.15 | 14.91 | 14.44 | 15.08 | 16.10 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 50.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 39.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.6% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 42.1% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.4% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 36.9% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.6% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.7% | 82.9% |
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* Pen Argyl Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.