Conestoga Valley School District
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| Conestoga Valley School District | |
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| Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Conestoga Valley School District is in light blue in the center of the map. | |
| Address | |
| 2110 Horseshoe Road Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, 17601 United States |
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| Information | |
| Superintendent | Gerald G. Huesken[1] |
| Faculty | 571 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrolment | 4186 |
| Mascot | Bucks |
| Website | http://www.cvsd.k12.pa.us/ |
The Conestoga Valley School District is a school district covering East Lampeter Township, Upper Leacock Township and West Earl Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13. The district operates one High School, one Middle School and four Elementary Schools.
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[edit] Comparison to other Lancaster County school districts
| 2006 SAT: average scores Lancaster County schools |
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| School District | Reading | Math | Writing | Total |
| Cocalico | 473 | 489 | 467 | 1429 |
| Columbia Borough | 445 | 435 | 419 | 1299 |
| Conestoga Valley | 505 | 513 | 501 | 1519 |
| Donegal | 511 | 531 | 490 | 1532 |
| Eastern Lancaster County | 506 | 521 | 494 | 1521 |
| Elizabethtown Area | 501 | 520 | 490 | 1511 |
| Ephrata Area | 488 | 498 | 472 | 1458 |
| Hempfield | 522 | 565 | 505 | 1592 |
| Lampeter-Strasburg | 522 | 527 | 501 | 1550 |
| Lancaster | 449 | 448 | 448 | 1316 |
| Manheim Central | 503 | 520 | 491 | 1517 |
| Manheim Township | 547 | 565 | 535 | 1647 |
| Penn Manor | 492 | 513 | 474 | 1479 |
| Pequea Valley | 505 | 508 | 481 | 1494 |
| Solanco | 506 | 516 | 482 | 1504 |
| Warwick | 527 | 527 | 509 | 1563 |
| County average | 500 | 512 | 484 | 1496 |
| Pennsylvania average | 493 | 500 | 483 | 1476 |
| U.S. average | 503 | 518 | 497 | 1518 |
| Possible on each test: 800 points Source: "Blame it on fried brains", September 21, 2006 Lancaster New Era |
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| Pennsylvania System of School Assessment 2005-2006 PSSA proficiency levels for Lancaster County schools |
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| School District | 3-5 Reading | 3-5 Math | 6-8 Reading | 6-8 Math | 9-12 Reading | 9-12 Math |
| Cocalico[2] | 67.7% | 83.3% | 82.7% | 79.7% | 63.4% | 51.7% |
| Columbia Borough[3] | 64.0% | 71.1% | 66.1% | 56.9% | 47.7% | 25.2% |
| Conestoga Valley[4] | 71.3% | 82.1% | 76.9% | 75.5% | 75.7% | 68.0% |
| Donegal[5] | 63.0% | 69.2% | 70.0% | 62.1% | 70.7% | 57.2% |
| Eastern Lancaster County[6] | 69.6% | 84.0% | 84.2% | 78.8% | 73.6% | 58.4% |
| Elizabethtown Area[7] | 70.6% | 81.4% | 80.9% | 76.9% | 72.1% | 64.4% |
| Ephrata Area[8] | 67.7% | 82.8% | 81.1% | 71.0% | 61.4% | 65.0% |
| Hempfield[9] | 80.3% | 80.0% | 81.3% | 79.7% | 75.7% | 73.4% |
| Lampeter-Strasburg[10] | 83.6% | 83.0% | 90.0% | 84.2% | 78.6% | 70.1% |
| Lancaster[11] | 45.6% | 59.8% | 46.5% | 42.4% | 41.5% | 31.2% |
| Manheim Central[12] | 72.1% | 79.1% | 77.9% | 66.8% | 74.2% | 62.3% |
| Manheim Township[13] | 80.1% | 86.9% | 90.4% | 82.6% | 82.7% | 76.1% |
| Penn Manor[14] | 70.8% | 82.0% | 78.3% | 73.5% | 78.1% | 71.0% |
| Pequea Valley[15] | 73.8% | 83.9% | 68.0% | 70.1% | 72.8% | 56.5% |
| Solanco[16] | 77.7% | 83.9% | 80.5% | 75.1% | 73.1% | 54.6% |
| Warwick[17] | 71.4% | 83.0% | 77.5% | 75.1% | 76.1% | 62.5% |
| In some cases, 2 (or even 3) years were aggregated by Pennsylvania Department of Education | ||||||
[edit] Statistical snapshot
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 4186 |
| Full Time Teachers | 310 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio (K-2) | 19:1 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio (3-12) | 21:1 |
| Male students | |
| Female students | |
| Native American students | |
| Asian students | 251 |
| Hispanic students | 561 |
| Black students | |
| White (non-Hispanic) students | 3081 |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 0 |
| Kindergarten | 222 |
| 1st Grade | 279 |
| 2nd Grade | 278 |
| 3rd Grade | 290 |
| 4th Grade | 291 |
| 5th Grade | 271 |
| 6th Grade | 359 |
| 7th Grade | 304 |
| 8th Grade | 337 |
| 9th Grade | 310 |
| 10th Grade | 327 |
| 11th Grade | 296 |
| 12th Grade | 270 |
Source: Local School Directory[2]
Source: School Newsletter[3]
[edit] Schools
- J.E. Fritz Elementary School (K-6th), Lancaster
- Brownstown Elementary School (K-6th), Brownstown
- Smoketown Elementary School (K-6th), Lancaster
- Leola Elementary School (K-6th), Leola
- Penn Johns Elementary School, Bird In Hand - (Shut Down)
- Conestoga Valley Middle School (7th-8th), Lancaster
- Conestoga Valley Senior High School (9th-12th), Lancaster
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kim Glass - Olympic indoor volleyball player
- Jonathan Groff - Broadway Actor
- Floyd Landis - Professional Cyclist
- Kevin Shaffer - Professional Football Player (Cleveland Browns)
- Julian Rivera - Professional Baseball Player (Atlanta Braves)
- Christopher Engel - Heavy Weight Boxer (University of West Virginia)
- Brett Hower Televangelist
- Derek Herr Susquehanna Football Star (University of Susquehanna)
- Joey Moyer First Overall Rec Ball Draft Pick
[edit] References
- ^ "Superintendent". Conestoga Valley School District. http://www.cvsd.k12.pa.us/Pages/Superintendent.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-22.[dead link]
- ^ Local School Directory
- ^ [1]
