Chambersburg Area Senior High School

Chambersburg Area School District
Location
Borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Franklin County United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1955
School district	Chambersburg Area School District
Principal	Mrs. Cathy Dusman
Faculty	105.5 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9 10, 11, and 12
Enrollment	1,858 (as of 2005-06)
Student to teacher ratio	17.6
Color(s)	Blue and White
Mascot	Trojan
Website	School website

Chambersburg Area Senior High School (CASHS) is a public high school located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Students come from Chambersburg and surrounding townships of Hamilton, Greene, Lurgan, Letterkenny and Guilford. CASHS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,858 students and 105.5 classroom teachers on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 17.6. There are four administrators, five guidance counselors, three paraprofessionals, eight secretaries and seven aides working at the school. CASHS has occupied its current facilities since 1955. In 1962, 26 rooms were added to the high school building.

In 2012, the graduation rate at Chambersburg Area Senior High School was 80%. In 2011, the graduation rate was 85%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Chambersburg Area School District's rate was 87% for 2010.

In 2012, Chambersburg Area Senior High School declined further to Corrective Action II 6th Year due to its ongoing failure to improve student achievement in mathematics and reading. The school achieved just 7 of 18 measured academic metrics. In 2011, Chambersburg Area Senior High School declined to Corrective Action II 5th Year due to its ongoing failure to improve student achievement in mathematics. Science achievement is also very low. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the school administration was required to notify parents of the school's poor achievement outcomes and to offer the parent the opportunity to transfer to a successful school within the District. Additionally the Chambersburg Area Senior High School administration was required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, to develop a School Improvement Plan to address the school's low student achievement. Under the Pennsylvania Accountability System, the School must pay for additional tutoring for struggling students. Chambersburg Area Senior High School is eligible for special, extra funding under School Improvement Grants which the school must apply for each year.

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