Crestwood High School (Pennsylvania)
Crestwood High School is a ninth through twelfth grade, suburban, public high school located on Route 309 in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Crestwood School District (Pennsylvania), which encompasses an area of 110 square miles (280 km2) with a combined population of 19,383. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Crestwood High School reported an enrollment of 1,062 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 194 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch. The school employed 52 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 20:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 10 of the school teachers were rated "NonâHighly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.
In 2010 and 2011, Crestwood High School achieved AYP status under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Students at Crestwood High School may choose from numerous academic, athletic, and co-curricular programs, but mainly focusing on humanities, mathematics and science, business, fine arts, and vocational-technical programs. This allows students not only to be prepared for 2 year or 4 year colleges, but also the workforce or military service. Added on to the High School's building, in 2000, was the seventh through eighth grade Middle School.
In December 2006, an F2 tornado tore through the back area of the high school. There was no serious or irreparable damage done to the section. The roof of the high school gym collapsed while the girls' basketball team was inside, but no one was hurt. Crestwood School District website is Crestwood School District
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