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*2012 - 40% on grade level (43% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.<ref name=newsinteractive>{{cite web |url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/PSSA/2012/ |title=How is your school doing? |author=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>
*2012 - 40% on grade level (43% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.<ref name=newsinteractive>{{cite web |url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/PSSA/2012/ |title=How is your school doing? |author=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>
*2011 - 50% (30% below basic). State - 60.3% <ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2011, September 29, 2011</ref>
*2011 - 50% (30% below basic). State - 60.3% <ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2011, September 29, 2011</ref>
*2010 - 42%, State - 67%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2010, October 20, 2010</ref>
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*2010 - 42%, State - 67%
*2009 - 58%, State - 56%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/35768088/Coudersport-Area-Junior-Senior-High-School-Academic-Achievement-Report-Card-2009 |title=Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2009}}</ref>
*2009 - 58%, State - 56%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009, September 14, 2009</ref>
*2008 - 55%, State - 55%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2008, August 15, 2008</ref>
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*2008 - 55%, State - 55%
*2007 - 66%, State - 53%<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2007, 2007</ref>
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*2007 - 66%, State - 53%


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By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, beginning with the graduating class of 2017, students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in [[Algebra]] I, [[Biology]], English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams serve as the final course exams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.pdesas.org/Content/Documents/Keystone_Exam_Program_Overview.pdf |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Keystone Exam Overview |year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/Keystone.aspx |title=Pennsylvania Keystone Exams Overview |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol40/40-2/56.html |title=Rules and Regulation Title 22 PA School Code CH. 4 |author=Pennsylvania State Board of Education |year=2010}}</ref> In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/keystone_exams/20436 |title=Keystone Exams |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref> Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.

==SAT scores==
In 2014, Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 504. The Math average score was 482. The Writing average score was 465.<ref>PDE, Coudersport Area Junior Senior HIgh School Performance Profile 2014, November 6, 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_assessment_system/20965/sat_and_act_scores/1339721 |title=SAT and ACT Scores |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/sat/PA_14_03_03_01.pdf |title=2014 College-Bound Seniors State Profile Report |author=College Board |year=2014}}</ref>

In 2013, 38 Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 489. The Math average score was 457. The Writing average score was 468. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/sat/data/cb-seniors-2013 |title=The 2013 SAT Report on College & Career Readiness |author=College Board |year=2013}}</ref>

In 2012, 38 Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 507. The Math average score was 500. The Writing average score was 471. 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, 54 Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 469. The Math average score was 489. The Writing average score was 457.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pa.gov/portal/server.pt/community/data_and_statistics/7202/sat_and_act_scores/674663 |title=Public School SAT Scores 2011 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref> Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/policyblog/detail/sat-scores-by-state-2011 |title=SAT Scores State By State - Pennsylvania |author=College Board |date=September 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/while_us_sat_scores_dip_across.html |title=While U.S. SAT scores dip across the board, N.J. test-takers hold steady |work=NJ.com |date=September 2011}}</ref>

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a research arm of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, compared the SAT data of students in rural areas of Pennsylvania to students in urban areas. From 2003 to 2005, the average total SAT score for students in rural Pennsylvania was 992, while urban students averaged 1,006. During the same period, 28 percent of 11th and 12th graders in rural school districts took the exam, compared to 32 percent of urban students in the same grades. The average math and verbal scores were 495 and 497, respectively, for rural students, while urban test-takers averaged 499 and 507, respectively. Pennsylvania’s SAT composite score ranked low on the national scale in 2004. The composite SAT score of 1,003 left Pennsylvania ranking 44 out of the 50 states and Washington, DC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rural.palegislature.us/news0706.html#8 |title=SAT Scores and Other School Data |author=The Center for Rural Pennsylvania |date=August 2006}}</ref>

The Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 71 percent of students in rural areas of Pennsylvania chose to continue their education after high school in 2003, whereas 79 percent of urban high school graduates opted to continue their education.

==Eighth Grade==
;PSSA History
Seventh grades have been tested in reading and mathematics since 2006. Eighth graders are tested in: reading, writing, mathematics and science. The testing of 8th grade in reading and mathematics began in 1999, as a state initiative.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/1995-1996/7446/iu16-pssa_95-96_results_by_school/507566 |title=IU16-PSSA 95-96 Results by School |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |accessdate=May 11, 2014}}</ref> Testing in science began in 2007. Beginning in the Spring of 2013, eighth graders, who are enrolled in Algebra I take the Keystone Exam for Algebra I at the end of the course. The goal is for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focus on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/Views |title=Standards Aligned Systems |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2014}}</ref> The standards were published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.<ref name="Pennsylvania Department of Education 2014"/> In 2014, the Commonwealth adopted the Pennsylvania Core Standards - Mathematics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_academic_standards/19721 |title=State Academic Standards Mathematics |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2014}}</ref>

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'''8th Grade Reading:'''
*2012 - 78% on grade level (10% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 79% of 8th graders on grade level.<ref name=newsinteractive/>
*2011 - 84% (2% below basic) State - 81.8%
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*2010 - 95%, State - 81%
*2009 - 82%, State: 80.9% <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442 |title=Pennsylvania Reading, Math, and Writing PSSA Results 2009 |author=Pennsylvania department of Education |year=2009}}</ref>
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*2008 - 78%, State - 78%
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'''8th Grade Math:'''
*2012 - 57% on grade level (16% below basic). State - 76%
*2011 - 76% (14% below basic). State - 76.9%
*2010 - 72%, State - 75%
*2009 - 54%, State - 71%
*2008 - 54%, State -70%
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'''8th Grade Science:'''
*2012 - 66% on grade level (19% below basic). State - 59%
*2011 - 57% (22% below basic). State – 58.3%
*2010 - 73%, State - 55%
*2009 - 53%, State - 57%
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*2008 - 55%, State - 50%

===Seventh Grade===
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'''7th Grade Reading:'''
*2012 - 72% on grade level (12% below basic). State – 76%
*2011 - 75% (7% below basic). State – 76%
*2010 - 70%, State - 73% (54 pupils)
*2009 - 76%, State - 71%
*2008 - 60%, State - 70%
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'''7th Grade Math:'''
*2012 - 73% on grade level (10% below basic). State - 80%
*2011 - 68% (13% below basic). State - 78.6%
*2010 - 71%, State - 77%
*2009 - 73%, State - 75%
*2008 - 52%, State - 70%
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==School Safety and Bullying policy==
The Coudersport Area High School administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the School in 2013. Additionally, there were no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in one incident at the school, with no arrest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.safeschools.state.pa.us/SafeSchoolsHistoric/2014/a50dd86b-d408-4853-a5e2-d4df14aa758a.pdf |title=School Safety Report 2013 - 2014 |author=Center for Safe Schools |year=2013}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.safeschools.state.pa.us/Main.aspx?App=6a935f44-7cbf-45e1-850b-e29b2f1ff17f&Menu=dbd39a1f-3319-4a75-8f69-d1166dba5d70&res= |title=Pennsylvania Safe Schools Online Reports |author=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Safe School Center |year=2012}}</ref> Each year the school safety data is reported by the district to the Safe School Center which then publishes the compiled reports online. Nationally, nearly 20% of pupils report being bullied at school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/565338/Area-high-school-students-create-anti-bullying-mural.html?nav=5005 |title=Area high school students create anti-bullying mural |author=Safe & Responsive Schools Project |publisher=Williamsport Sun Gazette |date=June 20, 2011}}</ref>

All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. Coudersport ASD has posted the policy online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coudersport.schoolwires.com/75231072314273780/site/default.asp |title=BUllying Policy |author=Coudersport Area School District Administration and School Board |date=July 2009}}</ref> All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the district must conduct an annual review of that policy with students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2007&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1067 |title=Regular Session 2007-2008 House Bill 1067, Act 61 Section 6 page 8 |author=Pennsylvania General Assembly |year=2008}}</ref> The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.center-school.org/bullyingprevention/about.php |author=Center for Safe Schools of Pennsylvania, |title=Bullying Prevention advisory |date=2015}}</ref>

Education standards relating to student safety and antiharassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_academic_standards/19721 |title=Pennsylvania Academic Standards |author=Pennsylvania State Board of Education |date=January 11, 2003}}</ref>


==Student Activities==
==Student Activities==

Revision as of 10:48, 27 February 2015

Coudersport Area Junior/Senior High School
Address
Map
698 Dwight Street

Coudersport
,
Potter County
,
Pennsylvania
16915

United States
Information
School typePublic Junior/Senior High School
School districtCoudersport Area School District
NCES District ID4206930
SuperintendentMrs. Alanna Huck
NCES School ID420693003869
High School PrincipalMr. Steve Mongillo
Faculty30
Grades7-12
Age14 years old to 21 years old
Number of pupils389[1] (2009-10 School Term)
 • Grade 775 (2013), 72
 • Grade 871 (2013), 53
 • Grade 975 (2013), 66
 • Grade 1056 (2013), 66
 • Grade 1150 (2013), 64
 • Grade 1258 (2013), 75 (2010)
Student to teacher ratio13.8:1
LanguageEnglish
NicknameCoudy
Team nameFalcons
Communities servedCoudersport
Feeder schoolsCoudersport Area Elementary School
WebsiteCoudersport Area Junior/Senior High School

Coudersport Area Junior/Senior High School is a small, rural public high school in Coudersport, the county seat of Potter County, along US Route 6. In 2014 enrollment was 385 pupils in grades 7-12, with 36.6% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 8% of pupils received special education services, while 8.8% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 27 teachers.[2] Per the PA Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The School serves the the Borough of Coudersport and the southern and western portions of Allegany Township, Eulalia Township, Hebron Township, Homer Township, Summit Township and Sweden Township.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School reported an enrollment of 396 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 145 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The School employed 27 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 14:1.[3] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.[4]

High school students may choose to attend Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit IU9 provides Coudersport Area School District with a wide variety of services including specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services as well as professional development for staff and faculty.

Graduation rate

In 2014, Coudersport Area School District’s graduation rate was 87.9%.[5]

  • 2013 - 82.6% [6]
  • 2012 - 91%.[7]
  • 2011 - 84%.[8]
  • 2010 - 83%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.[9]

According to traditional graduation rate calculations:

2014 School Performance Profile

Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School achieved 71.4 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 71% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 65.9% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 64.6% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. In writing, 65% of the 8th grade students demonstrated on grade level writing skills.[13][14] 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%.[15]

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,134 of 2,947 Pennsylvania public schools (72 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher.[16] Fifty-three percent of schools statewide received lower SPP scores compared with last year's, while 46 percent improved. A handful were unchanged.[17][18]

2013 School Performance Profile

Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School achieved 77.7 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 83% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 74% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 59.8% showed on grade level science understanding.[19] According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, beginning in 2012, they take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.[20]

AYP History

In 2012, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School declined to Warning status Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status due to missing all academic metrics measured.[21] In 2010 and 2011, Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School achieved AYP status.[22]

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.[23]

In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade. year.[24]

11th Grade Reading
  • 2012 - 57% on grade level, (22% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.[25]
  • 2011 - 70% (12% below basic). State - 69.1% [26]
  • 2010 - 68%. State - 67% (74 pupils) [27]
  • 2009 - 76%, State - 65%[28]
  • 2008 - 69%, State - 65%
  • 2007 - 79%, State - 65%
11th Grade Math
  • 2012 - 40% on grade level (43% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.[29]
  • 2011 - 50% (30% below basic). State - 60.3% [30]
  • 2010 - 42%, State - 67%[31]
  • 2009 - 58%, State - 56%[32]
  • 2008 - 55%, State - 55%[33]
  • 2007 - 66%, State - 53%[34]
11th Grade Science
  • 2012 - 40% on grade level (12% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.[35]
  • 2011 - 46% (8% below basic). State - 40% [36]
  • 2010 - 45%, State - 40% [37]
  • 2009 - 48%, State - 40% [38]
  • 2008 - 45%, State - 39%

Science in Motion Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School took 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.[39] University of Pittsburgh at Bradford provided the science enrichment experiences to schools in the region.

College remediation

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 25% of the Coudersport Area Junior-Senior High School 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.[40] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will 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.[41] 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.

Dual enrollment - The high school does not offer the Pennsylvania dual enrollment program which permits Pennsylvania students to earn deeply discounted college credits while still enrolled in high school. Over 400 school districts in Pennsylvania offer this state-funded program.[42][43]

AP Courses Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School does not offer Advanced Placement courses which permit students to earn college credits while in high school.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements[44] for Coudy depend on whether or not a student attends the Seneca Highlands AVTS in Port Allegany for part of their school day. All students must, however, complete a Graduation Project. Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.[45]

Credit Structure

Subject Area AVTS Path Gen. Path
English 4.0 4.0
Social Studies/Government 2.0 4.0
Science 3.5 4.0
Mathematics 3.0 4.0
Health 1.0 1.0
Physical Education 2.0 2.0
Independent Living 0.5 0.5
Electives 7.0
Vo-Tech 9.0
TOTAL 25.0 26.5

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, beginning with the graduating class of 2017, students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams serve as the final course exams.[46][47][48] In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level.[49] Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.

SAT scores

In 2014, Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 504. The Math average score was 482. The Writing average score was 465.[50][51] 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.[52]

In 2013, 38 Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 489. The Math average score was 457. The Writing average score was 468. 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.[53]

In 2012, 38 Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 507. The Math average score was 500. The Writing average score was 471. 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, 54 Coudersport Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 469. The Math average score was 489. The Writing average score was 457.[54] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[55] 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.[56]

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a research arm of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, compared the SAT data of students in rural areas of Pennsylvania to students in urban areas. From 2003 to 2005, the average total SAT score for students in rural Pennsylvania was 992, while urban students averaged 1,006. During the same period, 28 percent of 11th and 12th graders in rural school districts took the exam, compared to 32 percent of urban students in the same grades. The average math and verbal scores were 495 and 497, respectively, for rural students, while urban test-takers averaged 499 and 507, respectively. Pennsylvania’s SAT composite score ranked low on the national scale in 2004. The composite SAT score of 1,003 left Pennsylvania ranking 44 out of the 50 states and Washington, DC.[57]

The Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 71 percent of students in rural areas of Pennsylvania chose to continue their education after high school in 2003, whereas 79 percent of urban high school graduates opted to continue their education.

Eighth Grade

PSSA History

Seventh grades have been tested in reading and mathematics since 2006. Eighth graders are tested in: reading, writing, mathematics and science. The testing of 8th grade in reading and mathematics began in 1999, as a state initiative.[58] Testing in science began in 2007. Beginning in the Spring of 2013, eighth graders, who are enrolled in Algebra I take the Keystone Exam for Algebra I at the end of the course. The goal is for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focus on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science.[59] The standards were published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.[23] In 2014, the Commonwealth adopted the Pennsylvania Core Standards - Mathematics.[60]

8th Grade Science:

  • 2012 - 66% on grade level (19% below basic). State - 59%
  • 2011 - 57% (22% below basic). State – 58.3%
  • 2010 - 73%, State - 55%
  • 2009 - 53%, State - 57%
  • 2008 - 55%, State - 50%

Seventh Grade

School Safety and Bullying policy

The Coudersport Area High School administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the School in 2013. Additionally, there were no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in one incident at the school, with no arrest.[62] [63] Each year the school safety data is reported by the district to the Safe School Center which then publishes the compiled reports online. Nationally, nearly 20% of pupils report being bullied at school.[64]

All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. Coudersport ASD has posted the policy online.[65] All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the district must conduct an annual review of that policy with students.[66] The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.[67]

Education standards relating to student safety and antiharassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.[68]

Student Activities

The following Student Activities[69] are available:

Music Department Clubs

  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Marching Band
  • Music Council
  • Show Choir

Athletics

Coudersport participates in PIAA[70] District IX:

Sport Name Boys/Class Girls/Class
Baseball Class A
Basketball Class A Class A
Cross Country Class AA Class AA
Football Class A
Golf Class AAAA Class AAAA
Soccer Class A
Softball Class A
Track and Field Class AA Class AA
Volleyball Class A
Wrestling Class AA

References

  1. ^ "NCES - School Search". US Department of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
  3. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data - Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School, 2010
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Coudersport Area Junior Senior High School, September 29, 2011
  5. ^ PDE, Graduation rate by LEA, 2014
  6. ^ PDE, Graduation rate by LEA, 2013
  7. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 21, 2012). "Coudersport Area School District AYP Data Table 2012".
  8. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area School District AYP Data Table 2011, September 29, 2011
  9. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (March 15, 2011). "New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented".
  10. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Coudersport Area School District Report Card 2010 data table 2011, September 29, 2011
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