Ridley High School
| Ridley High School | |
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| Address | |
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901 Morton Avenue Folsom, Pennsylvania 19033 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′30″N 75°20′07″W / 39.8918°N 75.3353°WCoordinates: 39°53′30″N 75°20′07″W / 39.8918°N 75.3353°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1934 |
| School district | Ridley School District |
| Principal | Ken Acker |
| Faculty | 130 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2140 |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Green Raider |
| Website | www |
Ridley High School serves the Ridley School District. It is located in Folsom, Pennsylvania. The new high school opened in September 2001. In 2010, Ridley High School had 2,067 students with 146 teachers. There were 1,071 male students and 992 females. Low income students - 445. The principal is Ken Acker.
The original building, previously known as Ridley Township High School, was completed in 1934 and was built, in part, by funding from the Works Progress Administration. The library, auditorium, and gym additions of the old school, built in the late 1960s still stand and are used as a community center. In 2001 a new building was constructed. The sports teams use the community center gym for indoor training. The school had added a pond for the students involved with environmental classes and activities. Ridley also has a natatorium.
In 2011, Ridley High School was in Corrective Action II 2nd Year AYP status due to continuing low reading achievement among black male students. In 2010, the school was in Corrective Action II 2nd Year AYP status due to chronic low student achievement in reading and math. The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the school administration to develop and submit for approval a School Improvement Plan to address the low achievement.
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According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 39% of the Ridley High School 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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