West Scranton High School
1201 Luzerne St
Scranton PA, 18504, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3616
Ranking: (347 out of 626, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Scranton 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: | 76 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 75 | 78 | |||||||
Total Students: | 902 | 941 | 1,015 | 1,080 | 1,121 | 1,139 | 1,107 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 232 | 25.7% | 227 | 24.1% | 237 | 23.3% | 247 | 22.9% | 280 | 25.0% | 276 | 24.2% | 292 | 26.4% |
Grade 10: | 238 | 26.4% | 221 | 23.5% | 252 | 24.8% | 281 | 26.0% | 271 | 24.2% | 310 | 27.2% | 287 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 210 | 23.3% | 234 | 24.9% | 280 | 27.6% | 259 | 24.0% | 288 | 25.7% | 275 | 24.1% | 281 | 25.4% |
Grade 12: | 222 | 24.6% | 259 | 27.5% | 246 | 24.2% | 293 | 27.1% | 282 | 25.2% | 278 | 24.4% | 247 | 22.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 505 | 56.0% | 503 | 53.5% | 528 | 52.0% | 548 | 50.7% | 520 | 46.4% | 543 | 47.7% | 542 | 49.0% |
Female: | 397 | 44.0% | 438 | 46.5% | 487 | 48.0% | 532 | 49.3% | 574 | 51.2% | 579 | 50.8% | 561 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 114 | 12.6% | 117 | 12.4% | 120 | 11.8% | 111 | 10.3% | 85 | 7.6% | 94 | 8.3% | 82 | 7.4% |
Black: | 104 | 11.5% | 88 | 9.4% | 105 | 10.3% | 89 | 8.2% | 65 | 5.8% | 58 | 5.1% | 40 | 3.6% |
White: | 662 | 73.4% | 710 | 75.5% | 771 | 76.0% | 868 | 80.4% | 943 | 84.1% | 971 | 85.3% | 979 | 88.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.5% | 9 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 500 | 55.4% | 499 | 53.0% | 525 | 51.7% | 461 | 42.7% | 409 | 36.5% | 434 | 38.1% | 370 | 33.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 8.5% | 78 | 8.3% | 91 | 9.0% | 82 | 7.6% | 83 | 7.4% | 67 | 5.9% | 66 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.95 | 12.09 | 13.13 | 13.64 | 13.86 | 15.10 | 14.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 41% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.3% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.8% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 50.5% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 61.2% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62.4% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 60.1% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.7% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 52.9% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 59.7% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 60.5% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 69.7% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 67.3% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 73.9% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 69.3% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 73% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.9% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 62.1% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 19.2% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 35.3% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 33.8% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 34.6% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 32.2% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 88.6% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.7% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 94.9% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 91.9% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 90.5% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 89.7% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.1% | 82.9% |
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* West Scranton 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.