Trinity High School (Washington, Pennsylvania)
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| 231 Park Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania Coordinates: 40°09′53″N 80°14′58″W / 40.16472°N 80.24944°W | |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Trinity Area School District |
| Principal | Mr. Thomas Samosky |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Blue&White |
| Mascot | Hiller |
| Information | (724) 225-5380 |
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Trinity Hall
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| Nearest city | Washington, Pennsylvania |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Copeland,T.V.; McKim, Mead, and White |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 76001681 |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1976 |
Trinity High School is a public high school located on a hilltop overlooking the city of Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Its bell tower has been a landmark in Washington County for years.
It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.
The school was once an all-boys military academy frequented by former president Ulysses S. Grant. Today, Trinity is a modern public school housing approximately 1,279 students in grades 9–12 on a campus style setting.
Trinity Hall, the historic core of the campus, dates back to 1857, when it was built as a private home. The building was purchased in 1879, and turned into the Trinity Hall Military Academy, with dormitories added for 35 students. The building was sold in 1925 to establish a public high school. The building has been expanded and renamed, but the core of the 150-year-old original structure remains.
Trinity High School offers 13 Advanced Placement classes and two languages. Spanish and German. These language courses include classes from level one to level five honors. There are elective and core subjects in the areas of arts, music, business, English, science, history, mathematics, social studies, and journalism.
In 2011, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Trinity School District's graduation rate was calculated to be 85% for 2010.
In 2011, Trinity Senior High School declined to 'Warning' AYP status due to lagging mathematics achievement. The math achievement fell below the State AYP goal of 67% for Math and below the statewide 11th grade achievement level of 60% on grade level. In 2010, the school achieved AYP status.
In 2011, the 11th grade ranked 40th among 122 western Pennsylvania school district 11th grades, for academic achievement as measured by five years of the PSSAs.
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 18% of Trinity Senior 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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