West Mifflin Area High School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,176 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 297th out of 639 high schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 1
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Mark Hoover
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- West Mifflin Area School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $10,492
- Graduation Rate: 98.1%
- Dropout Rate: 0.8%
- Students Per Teacher: 13.2
- Enrolled Students: 3,178
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,176
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 80.8
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 582 (49.5%)
- Females: 575 (48.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 71 (6.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 363 (30.9%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 434 (36.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 306 | 26.0% |
| Asian | - | - |
| Hispanic | 8 | 0.7% |
| White | 843 | 71.7% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 313 | 26.6% |
| 10th Grade | 289 | 24.6% |
| 11th Grade | 296 | 25.2% |
| 12th Grade | 278 | 23.6% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
41.5%
District:
45.2%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
91.9%
District:
89.0%
Dropout Rate
School:
1.6%
District:
1.1%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
81.5%
District:
81.5%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
74.9%
District:
74.9%
State:
69.4%
Faculty Information (2010)
ASSISTANT/VICE PRINCIPAL: VACANT
FRESHMAN ACADEMY PRINCIPAL: ROBERT CAMPANA
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that West Mifflin Area High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
ACT Exam Performance (2010)
English Average Score: 20.1
Math Average Score: 21.5
Science Average Score: 20.4
Reading Average Score: 19.6
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Corrective Action 1
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Verbal Average Score: 457.8
Math Average Score: 456.8
Writing Average Score: 444.6
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 59.9% | 59.7% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | 50.0% | 55.6% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | 44.4% | 55.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.8% | 71.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | 63.5% | 65.2% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | 52.8% | 64.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 33.4% | 33.3% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | 33.5% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | 27.5% | 35.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.5% | 90.0% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 82.9% | 82.6% | 85.8% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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