- Wyoming Valley West Senior High School
Infobox School
name = Wyoming Valley West Senior High School
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streetaddress = 150 Wadham Street
city = Plymouth
state = PA
county = Luzerne County
zipcode = 18651
country = USA
coordinates = coord |41.241342 |-75.948875 |display=inline,title [ cite web |url=http://geocoder.us |title=Free US Geocoder |accessdate=2008-09-07]
district = Wyoming Valley West School District
principal = Irvin T. DeRemer
vice-principal = David Novrocki
staff =
faculty = 84 FTE [ cite web |url=http://www.school-stats.com/PA/LUZERNE/WYOMING_VALLEY_WEST_SHS.html |title=school-stats.com |accessdate=2008-09-21]
ceeb = 392025 [ cite web |url=https://mail.eastern.edu/application/schools_cor.html |title=Eastern.Edu |accessdate=2008-09-21]
ratio = 17.6:1
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budget = $15.2M
grades = 9 to 12
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conference =Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 2
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mascot = Spartan
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team_name = Spartans
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newspaper = The West Side Story
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status = open
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enrollment = 1482 48.7% Male 51.3% Female
enrollment_as_of = 2008-9 School Year
grade9 = 394
grade10 = 370
grade11 = 356
grade12 = 362
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free_label = Telephone
free_text = (570) 779-5361
free_label1 = Fax
free_text1 = (570) 779-9510
free_label2 = Pennsylvania School Number
free_text2 = 6391
free_label3 = NCES Assigned School ID
free_text3 = 422595006391
free_label4 = FIPS County Number
free_text4 = 42079
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homepage = http://www.wvwspartans.org/main/schooldi.htmlWyoming Valley West Senior High School (also known as Wyoming Valley West High School, or just Wyoming Valley West) is a public high school in Plymouth, Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania USA . The school is the only public high school in the Wyoming Valley West School District (AUP 118409302).The High School was built using blueprints from a school in New Mexico.
Students and faculty
With 1482 students and 84 FTE teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio at Berwick is 17.6:1, as compared to the state average of 16:1.
The racial makeup of the student body is 94% Caucasian, 4% black, 1% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. [cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/68562|title=publicschoolreview.com|accessdate=2008-09-21]
Academic performance
Reading proficiency at the school is 69%, while math proficiency is 49.2%, and it has been determined that this school is not making
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward federal and state requirements, per theNo Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) act. [cite web|url=http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sl/sid=16838/midx=GradeJ11|title=Standard and Poors SchoolMatters|accessdate=2008-09-22]Budget
The total annualized budget for the Wyoming Valley West Senior High School is $15.2M. Per-student educational costs are shown in the following table: [cite web|url=http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sl/sid=16838/midx=DistrictFinancialInfo|title=Standard and Poors SchoolMatters|accessdate=2008-09-22]
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Sports
The schools mascot is the Spartan, [cite web|url=http://the570.com/Varsity/Wyoming_Valley_West/|title=the570.com|accessdate=2008-09-23] Wyoming Valley West is in PIAA District 2. [cite web|url=http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/details.aspx?ID=11082|title=piaa.org|accessdate=2008-09-23]
AAA sports
*Cross Country
*Boys/Girls Soccer
*Boys/Girls Swimming and Diving
*Boys/Girls Tennis
*Boys/Girls Track and Field
*Boys/Girls Volleyball
*Boys Wrestling
*Girls Cross Country
*Girls Field HockeyAAAA sports
*Boys Baseball
*Girls Softball
*Boys/Girls Basketball
*Boys Football
*Boys Golf
*Boys/Girls Indoor Track and Field
*Boys/Girls Water PoloNotable alumni
References
* [http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/Pennsylvania/Plymouth/WyomingValleyWestShs.html publicschoolsreport.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/school/wyoming-valley-west-shs-school-pa.html city-data.com]
* [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/71334 publicschoolreview.com]
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