Wyoming 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

Plymouth, Pennsylvania

Plymouth is an incorporated borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States 4 miles west of Wilkes Barre, on the Susquehanna River. Prior to its incorporation in 1866, it was part of Plymouth Township, established in 1769 by the Susquehanna Company and claimed by Connecticut based on...

, Luzerne County

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 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 derived from the design of another school that was built in New Mexico.

Students and faculty

With 1482 students and 84 FTE teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio at WVWHS is 17.6:1, as compared to the state average of 16:1.

The racial makeup of the student body is 93% Caucasian

Caucasian race

The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...

, 4% black

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

, 1% Asian, and 2% Hispanic

Hispanic and Latino Americans

Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...

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Academic performance

In 2010 the school met adequate yearly progress as set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The target of 63% of students to score proficient or higher in reading was set and was surpassed by 65.9% of students scoring at least proficient. In math, the target was set of 56% of students to score proficient or higher, and this mark was also surpassed by 57% of students scoring proficient of higher.

Notable Alumni

Kait Kerrigan

Kait Kerrigan

Kait Kerrigan is an American playwright and musical theater lyricist and book writer.-Biography:Kait Kerrigan is a playwright and a lyricist and composer of musicals. Originally from Kingston, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Wyoming Valley West Senior High School in Plymouth, Pennsylvania in...

 playwright, lyricist, book writer

Seth Falchek Two-time Silver medalist in the Keystone State Games

Sports

The school's mascot is a warrior from the ancient Greek province of Sparta.
Wyoming Valley West is in PIAA District 2.

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 Hockey

AAAA sports

• Boys Baseball
• Girls Softball
• Boys/Girls Basketball
• Boys Football
• Boys Golf
• Boys/Girls Indoor Track and Field
• Boys/Girls Water Polo