Academic Achievement
Mechanicsburg Area Senior High's Graduation Rate and Standardized Testing (PSSA) results are provided to the public by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Graduation Rate:
2012 - 87%
2011 - 93%
2010 -
2009 - 89%
2008 - 90%
2007 - 90%
PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading
2012 - 85% on grade level (State Average - 67%)
2011 - 78% on grade level (State Average - 69%)
2010 - 73% on grade level (State Average - 67%)
2009 - 75% on grade level (State Average - 65%)
2008 - 67% on grade level (State Average - 64%)
2007 - 74% on grade level (State Average - 65%)
11th Grade Math:
2012 - 84% on grade level (State Average - 59%)
2011 - 80% on grade level (State Average - 60%)
2010 - 77% on grade level (State Average - 59%)
2009 - 72% on grade level (State Average - 56%)
2008 - 68% on grade level (State Average - 56%)
2007 - 65% on grade level (State Average - 53%)
11th Grade Science:
2012 - 62% on grade level (State Average - 42%)
2011 - 55% on grade level (State Average - 40%)
2010 - 53% on grade level (State Average - 39%)
2009 - 58% on grade level (State Average - 40%)
2008 - 46% on grade level (State Average - 39%)
College Remediation - According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 33% of the Mechanicsburg Area 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.
Dual Enrollment - The high school does not offer the Pennsylvania Dual Enrollment program which permits students to earn deeply discounted college credits while still enrolled in high school. Over 400 school districts in Pennsylvania offer this state funded program. However, the high school does offer joint programs with the Cumberland-Perry Vocational-Technical School, the Capitol Area School for the Arts, and offers a career internship programs for seniors, allowing for work experience to be taken for elective course credit.
Advanced Placement - Mechanicsburg offers several Advanced Placement courses and exams to students, which can be taken for potential college credit. In the 2008-2009 school year, Mechanicsburg students took AP exams in Art: Studio Drawing, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, European History, French, Latin: Vergil, Music Theory, Physics B, Psychology and Spanish.
Graduation Project - By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.
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