Crestwood High School (Pennsylvania)

Crestwood High School
Location
Map
Mountain Top
,
Luzerne County
,
Pennsylvania,

United States
Information
TypePublic
School districtCrestwood School District
PrincipalJohn Gorham[1]
Faculty52
Grades7-12
Enrollment1,419 (2022–2023)[2]
Color(s)Red & White [3]
AthleticsSoccer, Field Hockey, Football, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Cross Country, Track and Field, Basketball, Wrestling, Soft Ball, Baseball, Lacrosse
Athletics conferenceWyoming Valley Conference
MascotThe Comet
Websitehttp://www.csdcomets.org

Crestwood High School is a ninth through twelfth grade, suburban, public high school located on Route 309 in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Crestwood School District, which encompasses an area of 110 square miles (280 km2) with a combined population of 19,383. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2022–2023, Crestwood High School reported an enrollment of 1,419 pupils in grades 7th through 12th.[2]

Students at Crestwood High School may choose from numerous academic, athletic, and co-curricular programs, but mainly focusing on humanities, mathematics and science, business, fine arts, and vocational-technical programs. This allows students not only to be prepared for 2 year or 4 year colleges, but also the workforce or military service. Added on to the High School's building, in 2000, was the seventh through eighth grade Middle School.

In December 2006, an F2 tornado tore through the back area of the high school. There was no serious or irreparable damage done to the section. The roof of the high school gym collapsed while the girls' basketball team was inside, but no one was hurt.

  1. ^ "Crestwood School District Staff Directory". Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Crestwood HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "19 Mar 1963, 2 - The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania". Newspapers.com. 1963-03-19. Retrieved 2022-06-05.(subscription required)