Tamaqua Area SHS, PA

location_on  500 Penn St, Tamaqua, PA 18252 • workspace_premium  4.6 star
Public Regular High

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 658
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 43
Student-Teacher Ratio 15
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		47% 49% 49%
Male 		53% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		24% 22% 23%
Grade 10 		28% 22% 22%
Grade 11 		26% 21% 21%
Grade 12 		21% 21% 21%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		1% 5% 6%
Black 		2% 15% 15%
Caucasian 		90% 66% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		6% 12% 27%
Other 		1% 4% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 72%
Reading Proficiency 77%
Average Proficiency 74%
Test Participation 95%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		80% 59% 51%
Male 		70% 54% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		74% 67% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		50% 40% 39%
Caucasian 		77% 63% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Low-Income 		64% 46% 40%
With Disabilities 		40% 27% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 87%
Low-Income 77%
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities 74%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Caucasian 		87% 87% 86%

Nearby Public Schools

Tamaqua Area MS
<1 miles, W • 2.3 star
Tamaqua El Sch
<1 miles, NE • 2.8 star
West Penn Twp El Sch
6 miles, SE • 3.7 star
McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS
7 miles, N • 1.4 star

Nearby Private Schools

Marian Catholic High School
3 miles, N • 5 star