Sun Valley High School
2881 Pancoast Ave Aston PA, 19014, Delaware County Phone: 610-497-6300 Ranking:  (296 out of 626, top 47%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Penn-Delco 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: | 72 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 82 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,053 | 1,068 | 1,117 | 1,124 | 1,102 | 1,167 | 1,153 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 246 | 23.4% | 266 | 24.9% | 265 | 23.7% | 280 | 24.9% | 285 | 25.9% | 321 | 27.5% | 272 | 23.6% |
| Grade 10: | 283 | 26.9% | 271 | 25.4% | 284 | 25.4% | 295 | 26.2% | 299 | 27.1% | 272 | 23.3% | 272 | 23.6% |
| Grade 11: | 255 | 24.2% | 265 | 24.8% | 268 | 24.0% | 285 | 25.4% | 263 | 23.9% | 265 | 22.7% | 307 | 26.6% |
| Grade 12: | 269 | 25.5% | 266 | 24.9% | 299 | 26.8% | 264 | 23.5% | 255 | 23.1% | 309 | 26.5% | 302 | 26.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 547 | 51.9% | 537 | 50.3% | 559 | 50.0% | 570 | 50.7% | 547 | 49.6% | 606 | 51.9% | 592 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 506 | 48.1% | 531 | 49.7% | 558 | 50.0% | 554 | 49.3% | 544 | 49.4% | 552 | 47.3% | 557 | 48.3% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 19 | 1.8% | 25 | 2.3% | 20 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.5% | 25 | 2.3% | 19 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 2.5% | 19 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 69 | 6.6% | 64 | 6.0% | 66 | 5.9% | 57 | 5.1% | 57 | 5.2% | 51 | 4.4% | 50 | 4.3% |
| White: | 931 | 88.4% | 954 | 89.3% | 1,009 | 90.3% | 1,033 | 91.9% | 1,004 | 91.1% | 1,080 | 92.5% | 1,074 | 93.1% |
| 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: | 8 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 12.3% | 159 | 14.9% | 173 | 15.5% | 154 | 13.7% | 139 | 12.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 1.6% | 40 | 3.7% | 59 | 5.3% | 53 | 4.7% | 43 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.65 | 15.21 | 16.55 | 15.52 | 14.07 | 15.40 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.5% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.1% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 56.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.5% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.3% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.9% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 39.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 37.1% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 40.4% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.1% | 82.9% |
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* Sun Valley 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.