James Buchanan High School
4773 Fort Loudon Rd
Mercersburg PA, 17236, Franklin County
Phone: 717-328-2146
Ranking: (451 out of 626, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tuscarora School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 48 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 831 | 785 | 781 | 788 | 767 | 806 | 856 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 239 | 28.8% | 201 | 25.6% | 206 | 26.4% | 219 | 27.8% | 195 | 25.4% | 219 | 27.2% | 216 | 25.2% |
Grade 10: | 200 | 24.1% | 202 | 25.7% | 214 | 27.4% | 187 | 23.7% | 194 | 25.3% | 211 | 26.2% | 225 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 194 | 23.3% | 210 | 26.8% | 191 | 24.5% | 193 | 24.5% | 201 | 26.2% | 194 | 24.1% | 199 | 23.2% |
Grade 12: | 198 | 23.8% | 172 | 21.9% | 170 | 21.8% | 189 | 24.0% | 177 | 23.1% | 181 | 22.5% | 216 | 25.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 442 | 53.2% | 409 | 52.1% | 405 | 51.9% | 407 | 51.6% | 398 | 51.9% | 437 | 54.2% | 451 | 52.7% |
Female: | 389 | 46.8% | 376 | 47.9% | 376 | 48.1% | 381 | 48.4% | 358 | 46.7% | 361 | 44.8% | 401 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.4% | 15 | 1.8% |
Black: | 18 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.5% | 19 | 2.4% | 30 | 3.9% | 37 | 4.6% | 37 | 4.3% |
White: | 779 | 93.7% | 739 | 94.1% | 747 | 95.6% | 742 | 94.2% | 712 | 92.8% | 744 | 92.3% | 800 | 93.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 171 | 20.6% | 142 | 18.1% | 141 | 18.1% | 141 | 17.9% | 122 | 15.9% | 102 | 12.7% | 121 | 14.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 8.2% | 72 | 9.2% | 82 | 10.5% | 74 | 9.4% | 57 | 7.4% | 82 | 10.2% | 89 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.26 | 16.47 | 16.29 | 14.82 | 14.88 | 15.40 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.9% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41.3% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.5% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41.8% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43.3% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50.2% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.4% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.2% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56.3% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.7% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.6% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.9% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71.1% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 22.6% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 35.9% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 36.5% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 36.7% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 73% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.5% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 82.9% |
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* James Buchanan High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.