Cedar Cliff High School
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Camp Hill, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′47″N 76°53′46″W / 40.2296°N 76.8962°WCoordinates: 40°13′47″N 76°53′46″W / 40.2296°N 76.8962°W |
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| Type | High School |
| Established | 1959 |
| Principal | Kevin Fillgrove |
| Faculty | 146 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,322 students in 2010 |
| School color(s) | navy blue and gold |
| Athletics | Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association |
| Mascot | The Colt |
| Rival | Red Land Patriots |
| Website | www |
Cedar Cliff High School is located in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is one of two high schools in the West Shore School District. It was formed in 1960 with the merger of West Shore High School and New Cumberland High School. In 2010, the school had 1,322 students enrolled. In 2011, the school had 95 teachers yielding a student teach ratio of 14:1. According to a 2011 report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, eight teachers are considered "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind law. The Cedar Cliff mascot is The Colt, and the school colors are navy blue, white and gold. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has set the tuition for non resident and charter school students at $8,969.40
In 2011, Cedar Cliff High School declined to School Improvement II AYP status due to chronic low student achievement in mathematics and reading. In 2010, the school was on Making Progress: in School Improvement I status. In 2009, Cedar Cliff High School was in School Improvement I for chronic, low student achievement. According to the federal No Child Left Behind law, students must be offered the opportunity to transfer to a higher achievement high school within the district. The school was also required to create a school improvement plan and submit it to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for approval.
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 37% of West Shore School District 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. 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. 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.
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