East Pennsboro High School
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East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′49″N 76°56′28″W / 40.297°N 76.941°WCoordinates: 40°17′49″N 76°56′28″W / 40.297°N 76.941°W |
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| Motto | "World Class Performers and Productive Citizens" |
| School district | East Pennsboro Area School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Jay H Burkhart salary $138,000. (contract July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2019) |
| Principal | Scott D'Orazio |
| Faculty | 67 teachers (2012) |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
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| Color(s) | Orange and black |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Newspaper | Panther Press http://pantherpress.org |
| Feeder schools | East Pennsboro Area Middle School |
| Website | www |
East Pennsboro Area High School is a midsized, suburban, public high school that serves East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania. The School is located at 425 West Shady Lane, Enola in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the East Pennsboro Area School District (EPASD). In 2013, the School's enrollment was reported as 839 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 23.8% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 16.5% of pupils received special education services, while 3.6% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 67 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, East Pennsboro Area High School had 882 pupils enrolled in grades 9th through 12th, with 192 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 70 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 12:1.
East Pennsboro Area High School is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services. High school students may choose to attend Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades.
East Pennsboro Area High School achieved 77.8 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - only 67% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 70% showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology, just 58% showed on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, beginning in 2012, they take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.
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