West Perry Shs High School
2608 Shermans Valley Rd
Elliottsburg PA, 17024, Perry County
Phone: 717-789-3931
Ranking: 
(502 out of 626, bottom 20%)*
(502 out of 626, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Perry 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: | 52 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 119 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 802 | 802 | 836 | 885 | 886 | 883 | 888 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 235 | 29.3% | 230 | 28.7% | 223 | 26.7% | 229 | 25.9% | 224 | 25.3% | 239 | 27.1% | 257 | 28.9% |
| Grade 10: | 193 | 24.1% | 190 | 23.7% | 218 | 26.1% | 208 | 23.5% | 231 | 26.1% | 240 | 27.2% | 228 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 180 | 22.4% | 195 | 24.3% | 180 | 21.5% | 221 | 25.0% | 217 | 24.5% | 218 | 24.7% | 195 | 22.0% |
| Grade 12: | 194 | 24.2% | 187 | 23.3% | 215 | 25.7% | 227 | 25.6% | 214 | 24.2% | 186 | 21.1% | 208 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 387 | 48.3% | 383 | 47.8% | 405 | 48.4% | 442 | 49.9% | 447 | 50.5% | 440 | 49.8% | 447 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 415 | 51.7% | 419 | 52.2% | 431 | 51.6% | 443 | 50.1% | 431 | 48.6% | 435 | 49.3% | 437 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.6% |
| White: | 785 | 97.9% | 787 | 98.1% | 813 | 97.2% | 862 | 97.4% | 866 | 97.7% | 866 | 98.1% | 869 | 97.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 209 | 26.1% | 185 | 23.1% | 163 | 19.5% | 176 | 19.9% | 147 | 16.6% | 123 | 13.9% | 137 | 15.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 6.7% | 54 | 6.7% | 52 | 6.2% | 54 | 6.1% | 85 | 9.6% | 66 | 7.5% | 50 | 5.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.51 | 15.51 | 15.14 | 14.63 | 13.49 | 7.40 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 40.1% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 45.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 50.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 49.3% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 44.5% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 46.4% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 62.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 61.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 48.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 61.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.1% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 82.9% |
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* West Perry Shs 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.