Somerset Area High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

645 South Columbia Ave

Somerset PA, 15501, Somerset County

Phone: 814-443-2831

Ranking:

(400 out of 626, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular School

Status: Closed

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Somerset Area School District

Title I Eligible School: 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:	NA	NA	49		48		44		45		45		52
Total Students:	NA	NA	775		730		557		579		626		659
Grade 9:	NA	NA	208	26.8%	190	26.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	1	0.2%	NA	NA
Grade 10:	NA	NA	193	24.9%	202	27.7%	172	30.9%	178	30.7%	210	33.5%	204	31.0%
Grade 11:	NA	NA	204	26.3%	161	22.1%	171	30.7%	201	34.7%	193	30.8%	219	33.2%
Grade 12:	NA	NA	170	21.9%	177	24.2%	214	38.4%	200	34.5%	222	35.5%	236	35.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	NA	NA	410	52.9%	394	54.0%	281	50.4%	305	52.7%	324	51.8%	361	54.8%
Female:	NA	NA	365	47.1%	336	46.0%	276	49.6%	266	45.9%	294	47.0%	294	44.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	NA	NA	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%
Asian:	NA	NA	12	1.5%	14	1.9%	9	1.6%	10	1.7%	11	1.8%	7	1.1%
Hispanic:	NA	NA	7	0.9%	7	1.0%	4	0.7%	6	1.0%	4	0.6%	4	0.6%
Black:	NA	NA	10	1.3%	12	1.6%	9	1.6%	8	1.4%	8	1.3%	7	1.1%
White:	NA	NA	742	95.7%	693	94.9%	533	95.7%	555	95.9%	601	96.0%	640	97.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	NA	NA	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	2	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	247	31.9%	173	23.7%	130	23.3%	126	21.8%	130	20.8%	115	17.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	47	6.1%	41	5.6%	26	4.7%	35	6.0%	42	6.7%	34	5.2%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	NA	NA	15.82		15.21		12.66		13.01		13.90		12.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
PSSA
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.3%	49.3%	N/A
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.6%	43.9%	N/A
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	48.9%	N/A
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52.6%	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.9%	44.9%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.9%	51.9%	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	70.2%	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68.4%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52.4%	N/A
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	56.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	63.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	59%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.8%	68.8%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.3%	66.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.9%	59.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	63.4%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.4%	73.4%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76.9%	76.3%	N/A
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	53.5%	53.8%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	27%	27%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	36.1%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.8%	40.8%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.6%	47.2%	N/A
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	25%	24.8%	N/A
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.8%	66.4%	N/A
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83%	82.2%	N/A
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.3%	72%	N/A
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.7%	N/A
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.9%	N/A
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.2%	N/A
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	55.6%	55.2%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Somerset 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.