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Ambridge Area High School
Address
Map
909 Duss Avenue

Ambridge
,
Beaver County
,
Pennsylvania
15003

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1971 (1971)
NCES District ID4202440[6][7]
SuperintendentDr Cynthia R Zurchin, (contract July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2017)[1][2] salary $135,000[3]
AdministratorMary R Baker, Business Manager

Lori Heim, IMS Director
Barry King-Director of Curriculum & Assessment
Travis Mineard - Coordinator of Special Education

Dr. Joseph Dimperio[4]
PrincipalMs Janice Zupsic[5]
Mr. John Booher, ASST principal
Faculty54 (2015),[10] 47 teachers (2011)[11]
Grades9-12
Number of students787 pupils (2016)[8]

800 pupils (2011)

960 pupils (2006)[9]
MascotBridgers
Websitewww.ambridge.k12.pa.us

Ambridge High School is a midsized, suburban secondary school in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. By 2016, the school enrollment had declined to 787 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 32.91% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Additionally, 12.33% of pupils received special education services, while 3.8% of pupils were identified as gifted.[12] The School employed 54 teachers.[13] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 5% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[14] It is the sole high school operated by the Ambridge Area School District.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Ambroidge Area High School reported an enrollment of 852 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 299 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 47 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 18:1.[15] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1 teacher was rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.[16]

Graduation rate

In 2016, Ambridge Area School District reported a graduation rate of 83.50%[17]

According to traditional graduation rate calculations

College Remediation

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 32% of Ambridge Area High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[28][29] 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.[30][31] 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.

Local region academic ranking

In 2012, Ambridge Area High School's 11th grade ranked 69th out of 123 western Pennsylvania 11th grades for academic achievement on the last three years of PSSAs in reading, writing, math and science.[32]

  • 2011 - 80th
  • 2010 - 74th
  • 2009 - 95th

2016 School Performance Profile

SPP 74.5 out of 100 points. Ambridge Area High School Keystone Exams mandated testing results were: 73% of students were on grade level in reading.literature and just 60% of students demonstrated on grade level in Algebra I. In Biology I, only 63% of pupils demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the Biology course.[33] The requirement that pupils pass the Keystone Exams in reading, algebra I and bIology I in order to graduate was postponed until 2019 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly because less than 60% of 12 grade pupils statewide would have been eligible for graduation from high school due to failing one or more Keystone Exams.[34] Fifty-four percent (54%) of the 2,676 public schools in Pennsylvania achieved a passing score of 70 or better.[35] The School was placed on the state's lowest achievement list due to poor academic outcomes.

2015 School Performance Profile

Ambridge Area High School achieved 62.8 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. The PDE reported that 73% of the High School’s students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, just 56% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I, only 55% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[36][37] Statewide, 53 percent of schools with an eleventh grade achieved an academic score of 70 or better. Five percent of the 2,033 schools with 11th grade were scored at 90 and above; 20 percent were scored between 80 and 89; 28 percent between 70 and 79; 25 percent between 60 and 69 and 22 percent below 60. The Keystone Exam results showed: 73 percent of students statewide scored at grade-level in English, 64 percent in Algebra I and 59 percent in biology.[38][39]

2014 School Performance Profile

Ambridge Area High School achieved 68.9 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature 81% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, just 62.9% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, only 48% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[40] 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%.[41]

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.[42] Fifty-three percent of schools statewide received lower SPP scores compared with last year's, while 46 percent improved. A handful were unchanged.[43][44]

2013 School Performance Profile

Ambridge Area High School achieved 74.6 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 76% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, just 66% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, only 41% showed on grade level science understanding.[45] 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.[46]

AYP status

In 2012, Ambridge Area High declined further School Improvement I Adequate YEarly Progress (AYP) status due to missing 4 out of six academic metrics measured.[47]

  • 2011 - declined to Warning AYP status due to lagging students reading skills and particularly low math achievement.
  • 2009 & 2010 - achieved AYP status.[48]
  • 2008 - again declined to Warning AYP level due to lagging academic achievement in reading and math[49]
  • 2006 & 2007 - achieved AYP status[50]
  • 2005 - declined to Warning AYP level due to lagging academic achievement in reading and math[51]
  • 2003 & 2004 - achieved AYP status
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.[52]

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 applicable course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.[53] The state announced the change in 2010 and made it in order to comply with Governor Edward G. Rendell's agreement to change to the national Common Core standards.[54]

11th Grade Reading
  • 2012 - 65% on grade level, (14% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.[55]
  • 2011 - 68% (18% below basic). State - 69.1%[56]
  • 2010 - 71% (14% below basic). State - 65%[57]
  • 2009 - 65%, State - 65%[58]
  • 2008 - 58%, State - 65%
  • 2007 - 64%, State - 65%[59]
11th Grade Math
  • 2012 - 58% on grade level (19% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.[60]
  • 2011 - 52% (26% below basic). State - 60.3%[61]
  • 2010 - 56% (30% below basic). State - 59%[62]
  • 2009 - 60%, State - 55%[63]
  • 2008 - 58%, State - 56%
  • 2007 - 57%, State - 53%[64]
11th Grade Science
  • 2012 - 33% on grade level (20% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.[65]
  • 2011 - 36% (22% below basic). State - 40%[66]
  • 2010 - 37% (19% below basic). State - 39%
  • 2009 - 38%. State - 40% [67]
  • 2008 - 26%, State - 39%[68]

Science in Motion Ambridge 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.[69] Westminster University provided the science enrichment experiences to schools in the region.

Graduation requirements

Among Pennsylvania's 500 public school districts, graduation requirements widely vary. Ambridge Area School Board has determined that a pupil must earn 22.5 credits to graduate, including: a required class every year in English, social studies. Students must achieve 7 total credits in math and science combined in order to meet graduation standards. A minimum of three credits must be achieved in each area. Additionally, students must earn Physical Education 2 credits, computers 0.5 credits and 5 electives.[70] The high school is not one of 37 Pennsylvania public high schools that require students take a personal finance course in order to graduate in 2012.[71]

By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students were required to complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.[72] Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.[73] Ambridge Area continues to require the project.

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, for the graduating class of 2019,[74] students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams are given at the end of the course.[75][76][77] 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.[78] 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. School district superintendents have the discretion to graduate up to 10% of pupils who do not pass the exams or the project.

Students have several opportunities to pass the exam. Schools are mandated to provide targeted assistance to help the student be successful. Those who do not pass after several attempts can perform a project in order to graduate.[79][80] For the class of 2019, a Composition exam will be added. For the class of 2020, passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements.[81] 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.[82]

SAT scores history

In 2015, 117 Ambridge Area High School students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 498. The Math average score was 508. The Writing average score was 462.[83] The College Board also reported that statewide 96,826 pupils took the exams with average scores declining in all three measurers to: 495 in reading, 511 in math and 484 in writing.[84]

In 2014, 109 Ambridge Area High School students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 471. The Math average score was 483. The Writing average score was 446.[85][86] Statewide in Pennsylvania, Verbal Average Score was 497. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 480. The College Board reported that nationwide scores were: 497 in reading, 513 in math and 487 in writing.[87] In 2014, 1,672,395 students took the SATs in the United States.

In 2013, 107 Ambridge Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 483. The Math average score was 501. The Writing average score was 460. The College Board reported that statewide scores were: 494 in reading, 504 in math and 482 in writing. The nationwide SAT results were the same as in 2012.[88]

In 2011, 105 Ambridge Area School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 481. The Math average score was 485. The Writing average score was 477.[89] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[90] 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.[91]

AP Courses

In 2016, Ambridge Area High School offered 8 Advanced Placement (AP) courses at a higher cost than regular courses. The fee for each AP Exam is $93 (2016).[92] The school normally retains $9 of that fee as a rebate to help with administrative costs. In 2012, the fee was $89 per test per pupil. Students have the option of taking College Board approved courses and then taking the College Board's examination in the Spring. Students, who achieve a 3 or better on the exam, may be awarded college credits at US universities and colleges. Each higher education institution sets its own standards about what level of credits are awarded to a student based on their AP exam score. Most higher education give credits for scores of 4 or 5. Some schools also give credits for scores of 3. High schools give credits towards graduation to students who take the school's AP class. At Ambridge Area School District the AP courses are weighted at 1.08 credits.[93] At Ambridge Area High School, only 23.32% of the students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the exam.[94]

Classrooms for the Future Grant

Ambridge Area High School participated in Pennsylvania's Classrooms for the Future Grant initiative during the 2008-2009 school year receiving $107,792. The board did not apply for the first two years of the grant. The program was discontinued by the Commonwealth in 2009, due to a severe tax receipts shortfall in state government that was precipitated by the national financial crisis of 2008. In Beaver County the largest grant went to Freedom Area School District which got $476,723. The highest funding statewide was awarded to Philadelphia City School District in Philadelphia County - $9,409,073. In 2010, Classrooms for the Future funding was curtailed statewide due to a massive state financial crisis.

School safety and bullying

The Ambridge Area High School administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the District in 2014. Additionally, there was one incident of terroristic threats and no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in zero incidents at the schools.[95] [96] 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.[97]

The Ambridge Area School Board has provided the district's antibully policy online.[98] 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. 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.[99] The Center for Schools and Communities works 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.[100][101] According to the Center for Disease Control’s biannual national study of high school students in 2009, five percent of Pennsylvania students did not go to school for at least one day because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school.[102]

Education standards relating to student safety and anti harassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.[103]

Wellness policy

The Ambridge Area School Board established a district student wellness policy in 2006 - Policy 246.[104] The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 - 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006." The Superintendent annually reports to the Board on the district's compliance with law and policies related to student wellness.

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education and physical education that are aligned with the Pennsylvania State Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.[105] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

Ambridge Area School District offers both a free school breakfast and a free or reduced-price lunch to children in low income families. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.[106] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.[107]

In 2013, the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools. The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day. They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item. Additionally, all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber, calcium, potassium, and Vitamin D.[108] In order to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of providing the lunch.[109] The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 mandates that Districts raise their full pay lunch prices every year until the price of non-subsidized lunches equals the amount the federal government reimburses schools for free meals. That subsidy in 2013-2014 was $2.93. In 2015, federal reimbursement rates were: $3.07 per meal for students who are income-eligible for free lunches and $2.67 for those who qualify for a reduced price. School lunch participation nationally dropped from 31.6 million students in 2012 to 30.4 million in 2014, according to the federal Department of Agriculture. Pennsylvania statistics show school lunch participation dropped by 86,950 students in the same two years, from 1,127,444 in 2012 to 1,040,494 in 2014.[110][111]

In 2014, President Barack Obama ordered a prohibition of advertisements for unhealthy foods on public school campuses during the school day.[112][113] The US Department of Agriculture requires that students take milk as their beverage at lunch. In accordance with this law, any student requesting water in place of milk with their lunch must present a written request, signed by a doctor, documenting the need for water instead of milk.[114][115]

Ambridge Area High School provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. A nurse is available in the building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health’s extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.[116][117] Nurses also monitor each child's weight.[118]

In 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Health made available to each Pennsylvania high school the overdose antidote drug naloxone in a nasal spray. School nurses were also provided with educational materials and training developed by the National Association of School Nurses.[119] The cost was covered by a grant from a private foundation.[120][121]

Extracurriculars

Ambridge Area High School offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. The Ambridge Area School Board determines eligibility policies to participate in these programs.[122] Ambridge Area School District charges a $50 participation fee for athletics.[123] The PIAA mandates that student athletes must be passing at least four full-credit subjects to participate in sports.[124]

In 2012, the District lost a lawsuit with its former band director which it fired in 2009. The district was required to reinstate her to the position and to pay her over $21,000 ($7,000 stipend each year).[125] In April 2012, the school board placed the athletic director on administrative leave while it investigated irregularities with the athletics funds. In May, he retired and also resigned his position on the Cornell School District School Board. He had served as the athletic director at Ambridge Area High School since 1998.[126]

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs, including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[127]

According to Pennsylvania Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Act 126 of 2014, all volunteer coaches and all those who assist in student activities, must have criminal background checks. Like all school district employees, they must also attend an anti child abuse training once every three years.[128][129][130]

Sports

Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid.[131] Article XVI-C of the Public School Code requires the disclosure of interscholastic athletic opportunities for all public secondary school entities in Pennsylvania. All school entities with grades 7-12 are required to annually collect data concerning team and financial information for all male and female athletes beginning with the 2012-13 school year and submit the information to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, all non-school (booster club and alumni) contributions and purchases must also be reported to PDE.[132]

According to Pennsylvania’s Safety in Youth Sports Act, all sports coaches, paid and volunteer, are required to annually complete the Concussion Management Certification Training and present the certification before coaching.[133][134]

The District funds:

Varsity

According to PIAA directory July 2016[135]

Notable graduates

Notable faculty

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