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West Greene Junior/Senior High School

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West Greene Junior/Senior High School ranks 474 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 30% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

West Greene Junior/Senior High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, with 306 students. The school faces significant academic and demographic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to state and regional benchmarks.

Academically, the school struggles, with only 23.7% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 42.3% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 87.5% and 96.0%, generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state. The school's performance also varies greatly by student subgroup, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania high schools for White students and low socioeconomic status students, but in the top 40% for students with disabilities.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Mapletown Junior/Senior High School, which outperforms West Greene on most academic metrics, the challenges facing West Greene Junior/Senior High School become even more apparent. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 42.53% to 44.44% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that targeted interventions and support for disadvantaged students may be necessary to drive academic improvement. Additionally, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending indicate that the school may be facing challenges in effectively utilizing its resources and staffing to support student success.

307

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,694

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1352 Hargus Creek Rd
Waynesburg, PA 15370

(724) 499-5183

District: West Greene School District

Feeder schools for West Greene Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

West Greene Elementary Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.7%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 18 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg47%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

496^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 30 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

474^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

343^rd of 606West Greene School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	496 of 873	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	652 of 891	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	586 of 893	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	531 of 883	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	540 of 797	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	240 of 891	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	532 of 672	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	392 of 835	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	573 of 860	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	355 of 843	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	692 of 877	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	589 of 874	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	514 of 839	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	702 of 870	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	529 of 649	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	643 of 673	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	599 of 681	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	474 of 681	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	563 of 686	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	451 of 674	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	390 of 634	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	495 of 693	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	200 of 524	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	342 of 513	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	408 of 657	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	518 of 665	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	570 of 651	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	599 of 664	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	519 of 652	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	460 of 660	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.8	561 of 662	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	497 of 583	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	565 of 595	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	466 of 577	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)21st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-25 vs school

High school

Disabled (2025)62nd percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature52%-10 vs state

English Language Arts42%-6 vs state

Biology37%-12 vs state

Algebra I37%-7 vs state

Math24%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Greene Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1352 Hargus Creek Rd	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	West Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 499-5183	307	30	10.2	44.3%	306 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.2	474^th of 681 public high schools	30.4%		19.3	563^rd of 686 public high schools	17.9%	89	36.9	37.0	52.2	29.8	18.0	23.7	46.9	38.0	42.3	$28,694	$640	$28,054
Greene County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	60 Zimmerman Drive	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Greene County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 627-3106	5	14	.3		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Waynesburg Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Zimmerman Dr	Waynesburg	15370	Greene County	Central Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 852-1050	661	58	11.4	55.1%	633 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	52.9	359^th of 681 public high schools	47.3%		33.1	496^th of 686 public high schools	27.7%	137	43.1	53.8	55.6	24.1	31.3	28.0	42.1	57.3	50.3	$25,879	$1,255	$24,624
Jefferson-Morgan Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	1351 Jefferson Rd	Jefferson	15344	Greene County	Jefferson-Morgan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 883-2310	383	30	12.9	52.0%	365 (95.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	48.6	390^th of 681 public high schools	42.7%		28.7	512^th of 686 public high schools	25.4%	122	34.0	52.0	59.2	22.4	24.2	23.3	29.3	51.6	40.8	$18,728	$922	$17,806
Carmichaels Area High School	Public	9-12	215 North Vine Street	Carmichaels	15320	Greene County	Carmichaels Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 966-5045	293	25	11.7	96.6%	283 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	38.1	463^rd of 681 public high schools	32.0%		34.5	487^th of 686 public high schools	29.0%	24	37.1	45.2	46.7							$30,780	$46	$30,734
Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	179 Crawford Rd	Fredericktown	15333	Washington County	Bethlehem-Center School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 267-4910	448	51	8.7	97.8%	422 (94.2%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	27.7	510^th of 681 public high schools	25.1%		44.6	434^th of 686 public high schools	36.7%	76	23.6	38.4	48.7	27.7	19.4	23.5	38.0	38.8	38.5	$16,408	$492	$15,915
Mapletown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Mapletown Rd	Greensboro	15338	Greene County	Southeastern Greene School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 943-3401	239	21	11.3	104.2%	233 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	35.9	475^th of 681 public high schools	30.2%		71.2	195^th of 686 public high schools	71.6%	280	37.8	31.2	55.6	46.4	32.6	39.3	47.6	45.4	46.5	$32,160	$2,378	$29,782
McGuffey High School	Public	9-12	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3328	494	38	12.9	40.1%	471 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	37.6	470^th of 681 public high schools	31.0%		50.7	383^rd of 686 public high schools	44.2%	87	37.8	26.1	61.1							$24,922	$394	$24,528

Frequently Asked Questions about West Greene Junior/Senior High School

What schools feed into West Greene Junior/Senior High School?

West Greene Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Greene Elementary Center

What is the racial makeup of West Greene Junior/Senior High School?

Students at West Greene Junior/Senior High School are 100% White.

What district is West Greene Junior/Senior High School in?

West Greene School District

How many students attend West Greene Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended West Greene Junior/Senior High School.

Is West Greene Junior/Senior High School a good school?

West Greene Junior/Senior High School ranks 474^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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