Salisbury Shs High School
500 East Montgomery St
Allentown PA, 18103, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-791-3641
Ranking: (124 out of 626, top 20%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Salisbury Township 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: | 38 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 580 | 579 | 553 | 426 | 440 | 487 | 508 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 137 | 23.6% | 158 | 27.3% | 140 | 25.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 156 | 26.9% | 144 | 24.9% | 150 | 27.1% | 148 | 34.7% | 132 | 30.0% | 146 | 30.0% | 177 | 34.8% |
Grade 11: | 149 | 25.7% | 133 | 23.0% | 137 | 24.8% | 133 | 31.2% | 138 | 31.4% | 167 | 34.3% | 172 | 33.9% |
Grade 12: | 138 | 23.8% | 142 | 24.5% | 123 | 22.2% | 145 | 34.0% | 170 | 38.6% | 174 | 35.7% | 157 | 30.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 313 | 54.0% | 315 | 54.4% | 298 | 53.9% | 233 | 54.7% | 219 | 49.8% | 245 | 50.3% | 249 | 49.0% |
Female: | 267 | 46.0% | 264 | 45.6% | 255 | 46.1% | 193 | 45.3% | 201 | 45.7% | 222 | 45.6% | 245 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 15 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.8% | 12 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 68 | 11.7% | 68 | 11.7% | 66 | 11.9% | 49 | 11.5% | 40 | 9.1% | 29 | 6.0% | 30 | 5.9% |
Black: | 31 | 5.3% | 31 | 5.4% | 25 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.5% | 16 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.7% | 27 | 5.3% |
White: | 446 | 76.9% | 453 | 78.2% | 439 | 79.4% | 346 | 81.2% | 365 | 83.0% | 421 | 86.4% | 427 | 84.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.3% | 10 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 19.1% | 85 | 14.7% | 74 | 13.4% | 33 | 7.7% | 42 | 9.5% | 27 | 5.5% | 23 | 4.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.3% | 30 | 5.2% | 34 | 6.1% | 16 | 3.8% | 19 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.46 | 15.33 | 14.25 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 14.30 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54.3% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.4% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70.6% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.2% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.5% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 65.4% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 53.7% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67.1% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.4% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.8% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.2% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 83.1% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.1% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.8% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 75.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 76.8% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.4% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.7% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 49.7% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 46.7% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 56.7% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.2% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 95.1% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.7% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95% | 82.9% |
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* Salisbury Shs High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.