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Upper Dauphin Area High School
Address
Map
220 N Church Street

Elizabethville
,
Dauphin County
,
Pennsylvania
17048-8414

United States
Information
TypePublic
School board9 elected members
SuperintendentMr. Evan P Williams (February 2013-June 2016)
AdministratorMrs Mary Bateman, Business Manager, salary $52,000 2013[2]
Brandy M. Wiest, Supervisor of Special Education
PrincipalMr Dermot Garrett, HS (2014)[1]
David A. Geanette, former HS principal
Grades9-12
Age14 years old to 21 years old special education pupils
Number of pupils396 pupils (2014),[3]

402 pupils (2013)
412 pupils (2009-2010)[4]

390 pupils (2006-2007)[5]
 • Grade 9107 (2013), 101 (2010)
 • Grade 1084 (2013), 95
 • Grade 11110 (2013), 98
 • Grade 12101 (2013), 114 in 2010
Color(s)Orange, Black and White
MascotTrojans
Websitehttp://www.udasd.org/

The Upper Dauphin Area High School is a small, rural, public high school. It is the sole high school operated by Upper Dauphin Area School District which is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The high school serves: the boroughs of Lykens, Elizabethville, Gratz, Berrysburg, and Pillow, as well as Jefferson Township, Washington Township, Mifflin Township, and Lykens Township. The Upper Dauphin Area School District encompasses approximately 91 square miles (240 km2).

In 2014, Upper Dauphin Area High School's enrollment was reported as 396 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 33% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 13.3% of pupils received special education services, while less than 1% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 27 teachers.[6] Per the PA Department of Education 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

In 2013, Upper Dauphin Area High School's enrollment was 402 pupils in grades 9th through 12, with 32% of pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Thirteen percent of pupils received special education services. The Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 100% of its teachers were rated Highly qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act in 2013.[7]

In 2010, Upper Dauphin Area High School had 412 students enrolled in grades 9th through 12th, with 85 students receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 27 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 15:1.[8] The Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 10 teachers were rated Non-Highly qualified under No Child Left Behind in 2012.[9] High school student parking fees are $50, effective with the 2011-12 school year.

Graduation rate

In 2014, the Upper Dauphin Area School District’s graduation rate was 90.9.[10]

  • 2013 - 87%.[11]
  • 2012 - 90%.[12]
  • 2011 - 96%.[13]
  • 2010 - 89%, the PDE issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.[14]
Former calculation graduation rate

2014 School Performance Profile

Upper Dauphin Area High School achieved a score of 72.9 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 83% of pupils were on grade level. In Algebra 1, only 62% showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology, just 43% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[19][20] Statewide, the percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in Algebra I increased to 39.7% to 40.1%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in reading/literature declined to 52.5%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in biology improved from 39.7% to 41.4%.[21]

2013 School Performance Profile

Upper Dauphin Area High School achieved a score of 56.2 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 74% were on grade level. In Algebra 1 66.67% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 35% showed on grade level science understanding.[22] In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education discontinued the PSSA for 11th graders. Instead students take a Keystone Exam at the end of the specific course.

AYP History

In 2012, Upper Dauphin Area High School declined to Warning AYP status due to lagging student achievement in reading and math. In 2011 and 2010, the Upper Dauphin Area High School achieved AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) status.[23] Upper Dauphin Area High School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress each school year from 2003 through 2009.[24]

PSSA Results

Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered from 2003 through 2012, in all Pennsylvania public high schools. The exams were administered in the Spring of each school year. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam included content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. The mathematics exam included: algebra I, algebra II, geometry and trigonometry. The standards were first published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.[25] In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology 1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.[26]

11th Grade Reading
  • 2012 - 69% on grade level, (27% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.[27]
  • 2011 - 67% (13% below basic). State - 69.1% [28]
  • 2010 - 70%, State - 67%[29]
  • 2009 - 69%, State - 65%[30]
  • 2008 - 75%, State - 65%[31]
  • 2007 - 65%, State - 65%[32]
11th Grade Math
  • 2012 - 53% on grade level (26% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.[33]
  • 2011 - 65%, (19% below basic). State - 60.3%[34]
  • 2010 - 64%, State - 59%
  • 2009 - 71%, State - 56% [35]
  • 2008 - 51%, State - 56%
  • 2007 - 60%, State - 53%[36]
11th Grade Science
  • 2012 - 29% on grade level (11% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.[37]
  • 2011 - 32%, (22% below basic). State - 40%[38]
  • 2010 - 31%, State - 39%
  • 2009 - 48%, State - 40% [39]
  • 2008 - 24%, State - 39%[40]
  • 2007 - students field tested. Results withheld from the public by PDE.

Science in Motion Upper Dauphin Area High School did not take advantage of a state program called Science in Motion which brought college professors and sophisticated science equipment to the school to raise science awareness and to provide inquiry-based experiences for the students. The Science in Motion program was funded by a state appropriation and cost the school nothing to participate.[41] Susquehanna University provided the science enrichment experiences to schools in the region.

College remediation

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 39% of Upper Dauphin Area School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[42][43] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[44] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

SAT scores

In 2014, Upper Dauphin Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 509. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 478.[45] Statewide in Pennsylvania, Verbal Average Score was 497. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 480. The College Board also reported that nationwide scores were: 497 in reading, 513 in math and 487 in writing.[46]

In 2013, Upper Dauphin Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 485. The Math average score was 479. The Writing average score was 467. The College Board reported that statewide scores were: 494 in reading, 504 in math and 482 in writing. The nation-wide SAT results were the same as in 2012.[47]

In 2012, 41 Upper Dauphin Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 482. The Math average score was 464. The Writing average score was 481. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the USA, 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800, and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400.

In 2011, 42 Upper Dauphin Area students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 476. The Math average score was 463. The Writing average score was 462.[48] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[49] In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.[50]

Dual enrollment

The Upper Dauphin Area High School does not offer the Pennsylvania dual enrollment program which permits students to earn deeply discounted college credits while still enrolled in high school. The program is offered through over 400 school districts with the assistance of a state grant.

References

  1. ^ PDE, ED Names and Addresses, 2014
  2. ^ VICKI TERWILLIGER (January 17, 2013). "Williams returns to Upper Dauphin". Citizen Standard.
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (November 6, 2014). "Upper Dauphin Area High School Fast Facts 2014".
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area School District Enrollment and Projections July 2011
  5. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area School District Enrollment and Projections, January 2009
  6. ^ US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
  7. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Upper Dauphin Area High School, 2013
  8. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Upper Dauphin Area High School, 2010
  9. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Upper Dauphin Area High School, 2012
  10. ^ PDE, Graduation rate by LEA, 2014
  11. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, School Performance Profile Upper Dauphin High School, 2013
  12. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2012). "UPPER DAUPHIN AREA School District - School AYP Data Table 2012".
  13. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area School District AYP Data Table, 2011
  14. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (March 15, 2011). "New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented".
  15. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2010). "Upper Dauphin Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2010" (PDF).
  16. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009, September 14, 2009
  17. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2008, August 2008
  18. ^ Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, Pennsylvania High School Graduation Rates, 2007
  19. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (November 6, 2014). "Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Performance Data 2014".
  20. ^ Evamarie Socha (November 6, 2014). "Half of Valley districts see state test scores decline". The Daily Item.
  21. ^ By Eleanor Chute (November 21, 2014). "Pennsylvania student scores declined with reduced funding, test results show". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  22. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Performance Data 2013, October 4, 2013
  23. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2011). "Upper Dauphin Area High School AYP Overview".
  24. ^ PDE, Enrollment and Projections by LEA 2003-2011, 2012
  25. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2014). "State Academic Standards".
  26. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2014). "State Assessment System".
  27. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2012). "2011-2012 PSSA and AYP Results".
  28. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "2010-2011 PSSA and AYP Results".
  29. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2010, October 20, 2010
  30. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009, September 15, 2009
  31. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2008, August 15, 2008
  32. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education. "PSSA Math and Reading results by School 2007".
  33. ^ Pittsburgh Post Gazette (October 15, 2012). "How is your school doing?".
  34. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2011, September 29, 2011
  35. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education. "2009 PSSAs: Reading, Math, Writing and Science Results".
  36. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2007, 2007
  37. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 21, 2012). "Upper Dauphin Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2012" (PDF).
  38. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "2010-2011 PSSA results in Science".
  39. ^ The Times-Tribune (2009). "Grading Our Schools database, 2009 Science PSSA results".
  40. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (August 2008). "Report on Science PSSA 2008".
  41. ^ The Pennsylvania Basic Education/Higher Education Science and Technology Partnership, Science in Motion annual report, 2012
  42. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Pennsylvania College Remediation Report".
  43. ^ Hockensmith, Dustin, (January 30, 2009). "Report: One-third of local high schoolers unprepared for college".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  44. ^ National Center for Education Statistics - IPEDS 2009
  45. ^ PDE, School Performance profile Upper Dauphin Area School District, November 6, 2014
  46. ^ College Board (2014). "2014 College-Bound Seniors State Profile Report" (PDF).
  47. ^ College Board (2013). "The 2013 SAT Report on College & Career Readiness".
  48. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2011). "Public School SAT Scores 2011".
  49. ^ College Board (September 2011). "SAT Scores State By State - Pennsylvania".
  50. ^ "While U.S. SAT scores dip across the board, N.J. test-takers hold steady". September 2011.
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