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Revision as of 15:06, 5 August 2010
| Duquesne City School District | |
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 Duquesne City School District is shown in orange the mid right-hand area | |
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300 Kennedy Avenue Duquesne , Allegheny , Pennsylvania , 15110 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | Allegheny Intermediate Unit |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Enrollment | 451 (2009-2010)[1] |
| • Kindergarten | 52 |
| • Grade 1 | 60 |
| • Grade 2 | 54 |
| • Grade 3 | 60 |
| • Grade 4 | 51 |
| • Grade 5 | 48 |
| • Grade 6 | 44 |
| • Grade 7 | 42 |
| • Grade 8 | 40 |
| • Grade 9 | 0 |
| • Grade 10 | 0 |
| • Grade 11 | 0 |
| • Grade 12 | 0 |
| Website | http://www.dukecitysd.org |
The Duquesne City School District is a school district in the state of Pennsylvania. It is located in the east hills of Allegheny County, and serves the City of Duquesne (upwards of 7,000 residents), a former mill town on the banks of the Monongahela River.
As of 2007, students who live in Duquesne attend Duquesne City schools from grades K to 8. Students in grades 9 to 12 are given the choice to bid to attend either the West Mifflin Area School District or the East Allegheny School District. This state-controlled initiative was a response to low standardized test scores, and a dearth of extra-curricular activities and sports programs at Duquesne City. The district's operations are now run by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.
Academic achievement
Duquesne City School District was ranked 105th out of 105 Western Pennsylvania School Districts in 2009 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on three years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for: math, reading, writing and one year of science.[2] In 2008 the school ranked 105th of the Western Pennsylvania school districts and 496th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts.
Attendance Rate:
2009 - 90%[3]
2008 - 87%
The high school ranked 116th of 123 high school in western Pennsylvania for academic achievement based on three years of PSSA results on: math, reading, writing and one year of science, by Pittsburgh Business Times in May 2009.[4]
Duquesne City School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009
Eighth Grade
The eighth grade ranked 141st out of 141 western Pennsylvania eighth grades, by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2009, for academic achievement as reflected by three years of results on: math, reading, writing and one year of science PSSAs.[5]
8th Grade Reading:
2009 - 44% on grade level. State: 80.9% of 8th graders were on grade level.[6]
2008 - 34%, State - 78% on grade level
2007 - 20%, State - 75%[7]
8th Grade Math:
2009 - 14% on grade level. State: 71% of 8th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 31%, State - 70% on grade level
2007 - 45%, State - 67%
8th Grade Science:
2009 - 6% on grade level. State: 55% of 8th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 2%, State - 50% on grade level
Fifth Grade
In 2009, Duquesne City's 5th grade was ranked 289th out of 291 fifth grades in the western region of Pennsylvania by the Pittsburgh Business Times.[8]
5th Grade Reading: on grade level
2009 - 17%, State - 64% [9]
2008 - 13%, State - 61%[10]
2007 - 17%
5th Grade Math:on grade level
2009 - 19%, State - 73%
2008 - 30%, State - 73%
2007 - 40%[11]
Fourth Grade
4th Grade Reading:on grade level
2009 - 23%, State - 72% [12]
2008 - 17%, State - 70%[13]
2007 - 28%
4th Grade Math:on grade level
2009 - 50%, State - 82%
2008 - 31%, State - 80%
2007 - 52%
4th Grade Science:on grade level
2009 - 20% on grade level. State: 83% of 4th graders were on grade level.[14]
2008 - 20%, State - 81% on grade level
2007 - tested, results were not made public
Third Grade
In 2009, Duquesne City's 3rd grade was ranked 325th out of 327 third grades in the western region of Pennsylvania by the Pittsburgh Business Times.[15]
3rd Grade Reading:on grade level
2009 - 35%, State - 77% [16]
2008 - 25%, State - 77%[17]
2007 - 26%
3rd Grade Math:on grade level
2009 - 48%, State - 81%
2008 - 37%, State - 80%
2007 - 40%
Budget
In 2007, the district employed 54 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $45,733 for 180 days worked.[18] As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation.[19] Additionally, the teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance, professional development reimbursement, personal days, sick days, and other benefits.[20] According to State Rep. Glen Grell, a trustee of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System Board, a 40-year educator can retire with a pension equal to 100 percent of their final salary.[21]
Duquense City administrative costs in 2008 were $818.11 per pupil. The lowest administrative cost per pupil, in Pennsylvania, was $398 in 2008.[22]
In 2008, the school district reported an unreserved designated fund balance of zero and a unreserved-undesignated fund balance of $1,334,796.00.[23]
Federal Stimulus Grant
Duquesne City School District received $1,505,902 in ARRA - Federal Stimulus money to be used in specific programs like special education and meeting the academic needs of low income students.[24] According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 890 students received free or reduced lunches due to low family income in the 2007-2008 school year.[25]
Race to the Top grant
School district officials applied for the Race to the Top federal grant. The district is identified as a turnaround district due to the chronically low academic achievement of its students. When approved for the grant, the district will receive hundreds of thousands of additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement. Turnaround status also brings an extra $700 per student, in supplemental funding above the basic grant amount.[26] Participation required the administration, the school board and the local teachers' union to sign an agreement to prioritize improving student academic success. In Pennsylvania, 120 public school districts and 56 charter schools agreed to participate.[27] Pennsylvania was not approved in the first round of the grant. The failure of districts to agree to participate was cited as one reason that Pennsylvania was not approved. A second round of state RTTT application judging will occur in June 2010.[28]
Enrollment Declining High School Closed
By the order of the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education under School Code section 1607.1(c), the 9-12 grade students in the Duquesne School District may choose to attend West Mifflin Area High School or East Allegheny High School. The receiving districts are given tuition for each pupil. West Mifflin Area student tuition is $9,060.25 for each student. They are ordered to take 65% of the students from each grade 9-12. East Allegheny School District will receive a tuition payment of $8,811.22. It must accept 35% of the students from each grade.[29]
References:
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education Duquense City School District Enrollment and Projections January 2009
- ^ Western Pennsylvania School District Rankings, Pittsburgh Business Times, May 15, 2009.
- ^ Duquesne City School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009
- ^ Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools - 11th grade Rankings, Pittsburgh Business Times, May 15, 2009
- ^ The Rankings: 8th Grades, Pittsburgh Business Times, May 15, 2009
- ^ Pennsylvania Reading, Math, Science and Writing PSSA Results 2009 as reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, August 2009.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education Math and Reading PSSA Results by School 2007
- ^ The Rankings: Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Business Times. May 15, 2009 http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/05/18/focus9.html
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Results Math and Reading School 2009
- ^ The 2008 PSSA Mathematics and Reading School Level Proficiency Results (by Grade and School Total)
- ^ The 2007 PSSA Mathematics and Reading School Level Proficiency Results (by Grade and School Total)
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Results Math and Reading School 2009
- ^ The 2008 PSSA Mathematics and Reading School Level Proficiency Results (by Grade and School Total)
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Results Science by School 2009
- ^ The Rankings: Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Business Times. May 15, 2009 http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/05/18/focus9.html
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Results Math and Reading School 2009
- ^ The 2008 PSSA Mathematics and Reading School Level Proficiency Results (by Grade and School Total)
- ^ Fenton, Jacob, Average classroom teacher salary in Berks County, 2006-07. The Morning Call. accessed April 2010.
- ^ Teachers need to know enough is enough, PaDelcoTimes, April 20, 2010.
- ^ Deer Lakes Professional Education Association Employment Contract 2009
- ^ Legislature must act on educators' pension hole. The Patriot News. February 21, 2010
- ^ Fenton, Jacob. Pennsylvania School District Data: Will School Consolidation Save Money?, The Morning Call, Feb 2009.
- ^ General Reserved Fund Balance by School District 1996-2008, Pennsylvania Department of Education Report 2008.
- ^ Allegheny County ARRA FUNDING as reported on The recovery Act - Where is your money going? recovery.pa.gov Accessed April 2010.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education Funding Report by LEA 2009.
- ^ Pennsylvania's 'Race to the Top' Fueled by Effective Reforms, Strong Local Support , Governor's Press Office release. January 20, 2010
- ^ Pennsylvania's 'Race to the Top' Fueled by Effective Reforms, Strong Local Support
- ^ Race to the Top Fund, U.S. Department of Education, March 29, 2010.
- ^ Pennsylvania Bulletin Doc. Number 07-1757. September 21, 2007.