South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School

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South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School
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South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School
Location in Pennsylvania
700 Percy St, South Williamsport, PA 17702
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
South Williamsport , Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates 41°13′34″N76°59′46″W / 41.2261°N 76.9961°W / 41.2261; -76.9961 Coordinates: 41°13′34″N76°59′46″W / 41.2261°N 76.9961°W / 41.2261; -76.9961
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Type Public
Grades 7-12
Number of students 642 pupils (2012 grades 7-12)
Color(s) Blue and White         
Mascot Mountie

South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School is a public junior and senior high school located in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is part of the South Williamsport Area School District.

South Williamsport, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania

South Williamsport is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is famous for hosting the Little League World Series. The population was 6,412 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

South Williamsport Area School District

The South Williamsport Area School District is a small public school district in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school serves several suburbs of Williamsport, including South Williamsport, DuBoistown, Susquehanna Township, and Armstrong Township. The district encompasses approximately 36 square miles (93 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 9,400. By 2010, the district's population declined to 9,268 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $18,650, while the median family income was $41,002. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.

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Overview

South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School is located at 700 Percy Street, South Williamsport. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012, the school reported an enrollment of 642 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 178 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. The school employed 50 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 12:1. [1] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. [2]

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education statistics and provides leadership in developing and promoting the use of standardized terminology and definitions for the collection of those statistics. NCES is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System.

Poverty in the United States

Poverty is a state of deprivation, lacking the usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. The most common measure of poverty in the U.S. is the "poverty threshold" set by the U.S. government. This measure recognizes poverty as a lack of those goods and services commonly taken for granted by members of mainstream society. The official threshold is adjusted for inflation using the consumer price index.

South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School achieved 82.2 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature, 82% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 83% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 72% showed on grade level science understanding. [3]

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References

  1. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core Data - South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School, 2010
  2. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School 2012, September 21, 2012
  3. Pennsylvania Department of Education (October 4, 2013). "South Williamsport Area Junior Senior High School Academic Performance Data 2013".