Thomas Jefferson High School (Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania)
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310 Old Clairton Road Jefferson Hills, PA 15025 Coordinates: 40°18′40″N 79°57′06″W / 40.31111°N 79.95167°W United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | July 15–18, 1957; first graduating class June 1960 |
| School district | West Jefferson Hills School District |
| Principal | Christopher Sefcheck |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Website | West Jefferson Hills School District |
Thomas Jefferson High School is an American public secondary school located in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the West Jefferson Hills School District which includes West Elizabeth, Jefferson Hills and Pleasant Hills. These communities have a combined population of 15,000. It is a suburban high school located nine miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. West Jefferson HIlls School District's rate was 93% for 2010.
According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
The high school achieved AYP status in 2009 and 2010.
The high school's 11th grade ranked 23rd out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools based on three years of results in PSSAs on: reading, math writing and one year of science.
\grade level. In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 31% of the Thomas Jefferson High School's 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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