Academic Achievement
In 2009, Ford City Junior-Senior High School was ranked 81st out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools, by the Pittsburgh Business Times, for student academic achievement as demonstrated on three years of PSSAs on: reading, writing, math and one year of science.
PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading 2009 - 76% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
2008 - 67%, State - 65%
2007 - 74%, State 65%
11th Grade Math 2009 - 63% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2008 - 52%, State - 56%
2007 - 45%, State - 53%
11th Grade Science 2009 - 44% on grade level. State: 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 25%, State - 39%
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