Penn-Trafford High School
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3381 Route 130 Harrison City, Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Westmoreland 15636 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Penn-Trafford School District |
| Superintendent | Matthew Harris |
| Principal | Tony Aquilio |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1364 (2014-2015) |
| • Other | Enrollment is Projected to decline to 1094 by 2019 |
| Color(s) | Green & Gold |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Team name | Warriors or Lady Warriors |
| Website | http://pths.penntrafford.org/ |
Penn-Trafford High School is a public high school located in Harrison City, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County, and is the secondary school serving the Penn-Trafford School District. It is the result of several mergers of smaller school districts and entities. It is the successor of Penn Joint High School and Trafford High School. The school colors are green and gold. The different government entities that are incorporated into this school district are, in size order, Penn Township, Trafford Borough, Manor Borough (part), and Penn Borough. The school district is mainly in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with a small part of Trafford Borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The school opened in the fall of 1972 and graduated its first class in June, 1973, with Reynold Peduzzi its first principal and William G. Kuznik serving as Penn-Trafford Superintendent at that time.
2012 - 95.3%
2011 - 95.4%
2010 - 97.3%
2009 - 97%
2008 - 97%
2007 - 97%
2006 - 97%
Penn-Trafford High School was ranked 18th out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools for student academic achievement by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
PSSA Results:
11th Grade Reading
2009 - 78% on grade level, In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
2008 - 79%, State - 65%
2007 - 81%, State - 65%
11th Grade Math
2009 - 68%, In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2008 - 70%, State - 56%
2007 - 69%, State - 53%
11th Grade Science:
2009 - 48% on grade level. State: 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 50%, State - 39%
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 20% of Penn-Trafford 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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