Fox Chapel Area School District
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611 Field Club Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2406 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | The Fox Chapel Area School District exists to maximize student learning, achievement, and development. |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1958 |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools |
| Schools | Fox Chapel Area High School, Dorseyville Middle School, Fairview Elementary School, Hartwood Elementary School, Kerr Elementary School, and O'Hara Elementary School |
| Budget | 97,300,359 (2017-2018 Proposed Expenditures); 19.3429 Millage Rate |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,009 |
| Teachers | 392 |
| Staff | 661 |
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| Website | www |
Fox Chapel Area School District is a public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, and Sharpsburg, along with Indiana and O'Hara Townships. It is located approximately 12 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. The district has four elementary sites, a middle school, and high school. There are approximately 4,600 students enrolled in the school district.
The school district strives for constant academic improvement in our students and that is substantiated by recent standardized assessment scores.
—Over the last three years, the grades three-eight Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) proficiency has increased by five percent in English Language Arts and by nine percent in math.
—The Fox Chapel Area Keystone Exam pass rates for 11th graders have also all increased, and more than 90 percent of students are passing the Algebra I, literature, and biology exams.
—In 2013-2014, Fox Chapel Area exceeded the standards for student academic growth in 26 percent of the categories. In 2015-2016, Fox Chapel Area exceeded the standards for student academic growth in 80 percent of the categories.
•Each year, the Pittsburgh Business Times publishes its Regional School Report Card. In 2017, the Fox Chapel Area School District ranked #7 in Western Pennsylvania and 13th (up three places from 2016) in the state. The 11th grade was ranked third (up one place from 2016), eighth grade was ranked seventh (up two places from 2016), seventh grade was ranked sixth (up two places from 2016), and sixth grade was ranked 10th (up 15 places from 2016) in Western Pennsylvania. The districtwide fifth grade ranking was fifth, the fourth grade ranking was fifth, and the third grade ranking was third. The annual Pittsburgh Business Times Honor Roll ranks the 103 school districts in the region and the 494 districts in the state based on scores from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone Exams. Fox Chapel Area has consistently ranked among the top-performing schools on the list since the rankings were first published in 2005.
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