Williamsport Area High School
| Williamsport Area High School | |
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| Address | |
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2990 West Fourth Street Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Lycoming 17701-9134 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°14′29″N 77°04′26″W / 41.2414°N 77.0738°WCoordinates: 41°14′29″N 77°04′26″W / 41.2414°N 77.0738°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| Superintendent | Dr. Don Adams, salary $140,000 in 2013 Contract July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016. Dr. Kathleen Kelley retired 2013 |
| Administrator |
Peter D Chapla, ASST Super Contract August 20, 2014 to August 19, 2017 |
| Principal | Brandon Pardoe, WAHS |
| Faculty | 114 teachers (2014) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age | 14 years old to 21 years old special education students |
| Pupils |
1,475 pupils (2015) |
| • Grade 9 | 350 (2012), 462 |
| • Grade 10 | 402 (2012), 483 |
| • Grade 11 | 366 (2012), 447 |
| • Grade 12 | 391 (2012), 464 (2010) |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Millionaires |
| Feeder schools | Williamsport Area MIddle School |
| Website | http://www.wasd.org/Domain/103 |
Peter D Chapla, ASST Super Contract August 20, 2014 to August 19, 2017
1,475 pupils (2015)
1,477 pupils (2013)
1,502 pupils (2012)
1,715 pupils (2010)
Williamsport Area HIgh School is a large, urban, public high school located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The School is located at 2990 West 4th Street, Williamsport. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 1,475 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 51% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 17% of pupils received special education services, while less than 1%% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed teachers. Per the PA Department of Education,97 % of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Williamsport Area High School is a federal Title I school. It is the sole high school operated by the Williamsport Area School District.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012, Williamsport Area High School reported an enrollment of 1,502 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 50% pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2012, Williamsport Area High School employed 114 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 12:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.
In 2015, the District’s graduation rate was 87.7%.
Williamsport Area High School achieved 79.8 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. The PDE reported that 79.5% of the High School’s students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, 76% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I, 61% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. Statewide, 53 percent of schools with an eleventh grade achieved an academic score of 70 or better. Five percent of the 2,033 schools with 11th grade were scored at 90 and above; 20 percent were scored between 80 and 89; 28 percent between 70 and 79; 25 percent between 60 and 69 and 22 percent below 60. The Keystone Exam results showed: 73 percent of students statewide scored at grade-level in English, 64 percent in Algebra I and 59 percent in biology.
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