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Stroudsburg High School

Stroudsburg High School
Stroudsburg, PA in 1942.jpg
Address
1100 West Main Street
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360
USA
Information
Type Public high school
School board 9 locally elected members
School district Stroudsburg Area School District
Principal Jeff Sodl
Faculty 99 teachers (in 2013)
Grades 10th – 12th
Age 15 years old to 21 years old special education
Pupils 1,341 pupils 2012-13
 • Grade 10 442 (2012), 536
 • Grade 11 455 (2012), 540
 • Grade 12 443 (2012), 542 (2010)
Language English
School color(s) Maroon and White
         
Athletics conference Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Mascot Mountaineers
Feeder schools Stroudsburg Junior Senior High School
Website

Stroudsburg High School is a public high school located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. In 2013, the School's enrollment was reported as 1,341 pupils in 10th through 12th grades, with 36.36% of pupils eligible for a free or reduced price lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 11.8% of pupils receiving special education services, with 1.6% of pupils were identified as being gifted. The school employed 99 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education 6 of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Stroudsburg High School is the only high school in the Stroudsburg Area School District. The school is not a federally designated Title I school.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 1,615 pupils in grades 10th through 12th, with 324 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch. The school employed 103 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio or 15:1. In 2012, the administration reports employing 110 teachers and administrators as well as 35 support staff. According to a report to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 14 teachers had emergency certification and 29 classes were taught by Non‐Highly Qualified Teachers. The school's mascot is the Mountaineer. The school is part of the Stroudsburg Area School District.

In 2013, Stroudsburg Area School District's graduation rate was 87%. In 2012, Stroudsburg High School's graduation rate was reported as 88%. In 2011, Stroudsburg High School graduation rate was 88%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Stroudsburg High School's rate was 88.11% for 2010.

Stroudsburg High School never achieved Adequate Yearly progress from 2003 through 2012 inclusive. In 2012, Stroudsburg High School declined to Corrective Action II 5th Year due to low graduation rate and poor math and reading achievement. Due to its low academic performance, Stroudsburg High School administration was required by the federal No Child Left Behind law to offer the opportunity to students to transfer to a successful high school in the district. Letters were sent to each student's parents informing them of the School's low outcomes. The School's administration was required to develop a School Improvement Plan and submit it to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for approval. The school was eligible for federal School Improvement Grants funding each year.


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