West York Area High School
1800 Bannister St
York PA, 17404, York County
Phone: 717-845-6634
Ranking: 
(310 out of 626, top 50%)*
(310 out of 626, top 50%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West York Area 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: | 70 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 72 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 911 | 901 | 936 | 964 | 952 | 687 | 905 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 245 | 26.9% | 243 | 27.0% | 224 | 23.9% | 263 | 27.3% | 277 | 29.1% | 42 | 6.1% | 237 | 26.2% |
| Grade 10: | 239 | 26.2% | 201 | 22.3% | 234 | 25.0% | 238 | 24.7% | 255 | 26.8% | 225 | 32.8% | 228 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 198 | 21.7% | 230 | 25.5% | 248 | 26.5% | 262 | 27.2% | 217 | 22.8% | 204 | 29.7% | 239 | 26.4% |
| Grade 12: | 229 | 25.1% | 219 | 24.3% | 227 | 24.3% | 200 | 20.7% | 199 | 20.9% | 216 | 31.4% | 201 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 480 | 52.7% | 472 | 52.4% | 494 | 52.8% | 508 | 52.7% | 480 | 50.4% | 329 | 47.9% | 443 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 431 | 47.3% | 429 | 47.6% | 442 | 47.2% | 456 | 47.3% | 464 | 48.7% | 350 | 50.9% | 458 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 19 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 16 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 8.8% | 65 | 7.2% | 66 | 7.1% | 55 | 5.7% | 48 | 5.0% | 38 | 5.5% | 44 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 98 | 10.8% | 78 | 8.7% | 71 | 7.6% | 99 | 10.3% | 115 | 12.1% | 75 | 10.9% | 86 | 9.5% |
| White: | 679 | 74.5% | 699 | 77.6% | 740 | 79.1% | 797 | 82.7% | 771 | 81.0% | 564 | 82.1% | 760 | 84.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 3.4% | 36 | 4.0% | 39 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 202 | 22.2% | 223 | 24.8% | 203 | 21.7% | 169 | 17.5% | 176 | 18.5% | 128 | 18.6% | 139 | 15.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 4.9% | 78 | 8.7% | 79 | 8.4% | 43 | 4.5% | 79 | 8.3% | 57 | 8.3% | 75 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.98 | 13.05 | 13.31 | 13.94 | 13.30 | 9.30 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 59.5% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 47.8% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 54.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.2% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 57.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 55% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68.5% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 61% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 60.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 72.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 64% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.2% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 40.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 41.6% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 43.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 47.8% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 38.1% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 61.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.3% | 82.9% |
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* West York 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.