Conestoga Valley SHS

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Conestoga Valley SHS in Lancaster, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,304 students in 2024-25 with 83.9 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,282 students in 2022-23, 1,296 students in 2023-24, 1,304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 83.6 to 83.9.

Students enrolled at Conestoga Valley SHS by school year2022-23: 1,282, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,30405001k1.5k2022-231,2822023-241,2962024-251,304
Students enrolled at Conestoga Valley SHS by school year2022-23: 1,282, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,30405001k1.5k2022-231,2822023-241,2962024-251,304
Students enrolled at Conestoga Valley SHS by school year2022-23: 1,282, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,30405001k1.5k2022-231,2822023-241,2962024-251,304
Students enrolled at Conestoga Valley SHS by school year2022-23: 1,282, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,30405001k1.5k2022-231,2822023-241,2962024-251,304
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,28283.615.3
2023-241,29681.915.8
2024-251,30483.915.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Conestoga Valley SHS 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherConestoga Valley SHS 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Conestoga Valley SHS 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherConestoga Valley SHS 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Conestoga Valley SHS 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherConestoga Valley SHS 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Conestoga Valley SHS 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherConestoga Valley SHS 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 320 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Conestoga Valley SHS enrolled 1,279 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 35 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 320 of the 1,279 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions35
  • Chronically absent20.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.2% of students were White, 25.3% Hispanic, 7.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White55.2%
  2. Hispanic25.3%
  3. Black7.7%
  4. Two or more races6.8%
  5. Asian4.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Conestoga Valley SHS scored proficient or above: 40% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math40%35‑38% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 303 students in Conestoga Valley SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate94%94%87.5%
Students in the class303303136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lancaster

5 public high schools in Lancaster report 2024-25 enrollment; Conestoga Valley SHS is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
McCaskey Campus2,60014.985.3%
Manheim Twp High School1,95316.029.9%
Conestoga Valley SHS1,30415.543.3%
Phoenix Academy30512.287.2%
La Academia Partnership CS19610.9100.0%

All public schools in Lancaster →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Conestoga Valley SHS

  1. McCaskey CampusThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 2,600 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. La Academia Partnership CSThe next nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 196 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare Conestoga Valley SHS with McCaskey CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Conestoga Valley SD spends per student$17,004 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,004
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaConestoga Valley SHS is the number 107 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#107 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.15.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Conestoga Valley SHS

  1. How many students attend Conestoga Valley SHS?
    1,304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,282 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lancaster, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Conestoga Valley SHS?
    15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Conestoga Valley SHS a Title I school?
    Conestoga Valley SHS ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Conestoga Valley SHS do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Conestoga Valley SHS scored proficient or above: 40% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Conestoga Valley SHS?
    94% of the 303 students in Conestoga Valley SHS's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Conestoga Valley SHS in?
    Conestoga Valley SD, NCES district ID 4206480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420648002532 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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