Washington High School (Washington, Pennsylvania)

Washington School District
Address
331 Allison Avenue Washington, Pennsylvania, Washington County 15301 United States
Information
Type	Public
School board	9 elected members
Superintendent	Dr. Roberta P. DiLorenzo
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	1549 (2009–10)
• Kindergarten	141
• Grade 1	113
• Grade 2	117
• Grade 3	112
• Grade 4	121
• Grade 5	113
• Grade 6	124
• Grade 7	106
• Grade 8	109
• Grade 9	137
• Grade 10	117
• Grade 11	133
• Grade 12	106
• Other	Enrollment declining to under 1300 by 2019
Mascot	Prexies
Nickname	Wash High
Rival	Trinity, McGuffey
Yearbook	Prexie
Website	http://www.washington.k12.pa.us/

The Washington School District is a small, urban, public school district in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It serves the city of Washington, Pennsylvania and the borough of East Washington, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 9 square miles. According to 2000 local census data, it serves a resident population of 15,268. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,837, while the median family income was $37,613. According to Washington School District officials, in the school year 2005–06, the district provided basic educational services to 1,825 pupils. Washington School District employed 161 teachers, 80 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 8 administrators.

The district runs four schools: a primary school (K-3), an intermediary school (4–6), a middle school (7–8), and Washington High School (9–12).

Washington School District was ranked 435th out of 500 Pennsylvania school districts in 2011 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for math, reading, writing and three years of science.

In a November 2010 report, by the The 21st century Partnership for STEM Education, Washington High School was cited as the most improved district in Pennsylvania on the 11th Grade Math PSSA from 2004 to 2010. The study found the 11th grade math average increased almost 59 percentage points on the test.

In 2009, the academic achievement, of the students in the Washington School District, was in the 5th percentile among all 500 Pennsylvania school districts Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)

In 2011, the graduation rate was 78%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Washington School District's graduation rate was calculated to be 47% for 2010, when just 87 students in a cohort of 183 students graduated on time.

In 2011, the high school declined to "Corrective Action I" AYP status due to low student achievement. In 2010, the school was in "School Improvement II" AYP status.

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