Carlisle High School (Pennsylvania)
| Carlisle High School | |
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| Address | |
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623 W. Penn St. Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County 17013 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′40″N 77°12′25″W / 40.21111°N 77.20694°WCoordinates: 40°12′40″N 77°12′25″W / 40.21111°N 77.20694°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Be Just and Fear Not |
| School district | Carlisle Area School District |
| Principal | Jay Rauscher |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Enrollment | About 1500 students |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Bison |
| Team name | Carlisle Thundering Herd |
| Website | Home Page |
Carlisle High School is a public high school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in the United States, and includes grades 9–12. In 2010 the school reported having 1,493 pupils enrolled with 346 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch. The school employed 110 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 13.50:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 14 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.
It is in the Carlisle Area School District which also includes two middle schools (6–8 grades) and seven elementary schools (K–5 grades).
The high school facility comprises four connected buildings. On the west end of the complex is the Emma T. McGowan Building housing students in grades eleven and twelve. On the east end of the complex is the David L. Swartz Building housing students in grades nine and ten. Connecting these two buildings are the Gerald L. Fowler Education Center and the Vocational-Technical Building where the library/media center and the vocational program components are located.
In 2011, the graduation rate was 93%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Carlisle Area School District's rate was 88% for 2010.
The Carlisle Area School Board has determined that students must earn 24 credits to graduate including: English 4 credits, 3 credits Math, 3 credits Science, 3 credits Social Studies, 2 credits in arts, 2 PE/health credits, 1 Safety credit, and 6 electives.
By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must 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.
By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, for the graduating classes of 2016, 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. Students’ Keystone Exam scores shall count for at least one-third of the final course grade.
In 2011, Carlisle Area High School declined to Warning status due to lagging mathematics achievement. In 2010, Carlisle Area High School achieved AYP status. In 2009, Carlisle Area High School was in Making Progress: in School Improvement I for lagging student achievement. In 2009, Carlisle High School was in School Improvement I for chronically lagging student achievement. Under No Child LEft Behind, the school was required to notify parents of the low student achievement and offer to transfer the student to an adequately achieving school in the district. The school administration was required to develop a School Improvement Plan to address the low student achievement. They were required to submit the plan to the PDE for approval.
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