Blue Ridge High School (Pennsylvania)
| Blue Ridge High School | |
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5058 School Road New Milford, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County 18834 United States of America |
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| School type | Public high school |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| School district | Blue Ridge School District |
| Superintendent |
Mr. Matthew Button, (contract July 1, 2015 to June 29, 2019) Salary $105,000 (2015) |
| Principal |
Pete Supko MS and HS (2015) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Pupils |
315 pupils (2015) |
| • Grade 9 | 68 (2014), 89 (2010) |
| • Grade 10 | 85 (2014), 76 |
| • Grade 11 | 77 (2014), 95 |
| • Grade 12 | 84 (2014), 103 (2010) |
| Tuition | nonresidents $9,552.73 a year |
| Website | http://www.brsd.org/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=103& |
Mr. Matthew Button, (contract July 1, 2015 to June 29, 2019) Salary $105,000 (2015)
Mr. Robert McTiernan (2010-2015) Salary $112,519 (2013)
Pete Supko MS and HS (2015)
315 pupils (2015)
283 pupils (2014)
277 pupils (2010)
Blue Ridge High School is a small, rural public high "school" located in New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by Blue Ridge School District. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 315 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 45.4% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Additionally, 11.75% of pupils received special education services, while 11.75% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 29 teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
In 2013, Blue Ridge High School reported an enrollment of 315 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 127 pupils eligible for a free lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty levels. The School employed 26 teachers yielding a student:teacher ratio of 11.9 to 1. Blue Ridge High School was not a federally designated Title I school.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Blue Ridge High School reported an enrollment of 377 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 166 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 30 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 12:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 5 teachers had emergency certification.
In 2015, Blue Ridge School District’s graduation rate was 90.67%.
Blue Ridge High School achieved a 75.8 score out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, algebra and science achievement. The PDE reported that 76% of the High School’s students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, only 66% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I, just 47% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. 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.
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