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West Shamokin Jshs High School
178 Wolf Dr
Rural Valley PA, 16249, Armstrong County
Phone: 724-783-7040
| Ranking: | High School:  (292 out of 626, top 47%)Elementary/Middle School: (1,013 out of 2,311, top 44%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Armstrong 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: | 56 | 57 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 48 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 715 | 722 | 545 | 584 | 769 | 599 | 613 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 130 | 18.2% | 133 | 18.4% | 102 | 18.7% | 105 | 18.0% | 141 | 18.3% | 115 | 19.2% | 105 | 17.1% |
| Grade 8: | 131 | 18.3% | 143 | 19.8% | 96 | 17.6% | 111 | 19.0% | 147 | 19.1% | 101 | 16.9% | 117 | 19.1% |
| Grade 9: | 147 | 20.6% | 135 | 18.7% | 110 | 20.2% | 111 | 19.0% | 129 | 16.8% | 117 | 19.5% | 128 | 20.9% |
| Grade 10: | 134 | 18.7% | 142 | 19.7% | 115 | 21.1% | 118 | 20.2% | 155 | 20.2% | 120 | 20.0% | 101 | 16.5% |
| Grade 11: | 82 | 11.5% | 94 | 13.0% | 68 | 12.5% | 51 | 8.7% | 112 | 14.6% | 63 | 10.5% | 85 | 13.9% |
| Grade 12: | 91 | 12.7% | 75 | 10.4% | 54 | 9.9% | 88 | 15.1% | 85 | 11.1% | 83 | 13.9% | 77 | 12.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 376 | 52.6% | 378 | 52.4% | 276 | 50.6% | 297 | 50.9% | 369 | 48.0% | 295 | 49.2% | 309 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 339 | 47.4% | 344 | 47.6% | 269 | 49.4% | 287 | 49.1% | 392 | 51.0% | 296 | 49.4% | 300 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% |
| White: | 708 | 99.0% | 709 | 98.2% | 532 | 97.6% | 571 | 97.8% | 758 | 98.6% | 593 | 99.0% | 606 | 98.9% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 30.5% | 230 | 31.9% | 199 | 36.5% | 189 | 32.4% | 212 | 27.6% | 158 | 26.4% | 174 | 28.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 7.7% | 54 | 7.5% | 46 | 8.4% | 56 | 9.6% | 86 | 11.2% | 88 | 14.7% | 101 | 16.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | 12.75 | 11.45 | 10.92 | 13.51 | 12.40 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 45.7% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 46.4% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 55.6% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 47.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 50.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 49.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 60.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 53.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 51.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 63.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 73.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 64.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 64.9% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 65.1% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 59.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 31.4% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 47.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 35.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 36.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 38.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 72.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 78.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 78.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 82.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 80.4% | 82.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 77.2% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 69.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 75.2% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 74.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 79.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 85.1% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.7% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 72.3% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.2% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 74.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 72.7% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 52.7% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 61.3% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.8% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 70.1% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.6% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 71.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 72.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 79.1% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.7% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 63.1% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 59.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 74.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 83.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.6% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 81% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 86.1% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.3% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 52% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 53.3% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 50.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 58% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 57.9% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.5% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 64.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 50.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 68.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 69.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 70.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 69.7% | 72.7% |
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* West Shamokin Jshs 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.