Northeast Bradford School District - Academic Achievement

Academic Achievement

Northeast Bradford School District was ranked 399th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2012. The ranking was based on student academic achievement as demonstrated on the last three years of the PSSAs for: reading, writing math and science. The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs.

  • 2011 - 436th
  • 2010 - 427th
  • 2009 - 410th
  • 2008 - 398th
  • 2007 - 449th out of 501 school districts.
Statewide Overachievers ranking

In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Northeast Bradford School District ranked 444th. In 2011, Northeast Bradfrod School District was ranked 436th. The editor describes the ranking as: "a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? This rank takes the Honor Roll rank and adds the percentage of students in the district eligible for free and reduced lunch into the formula. A district finishing high on this rank is smashing expectations, and any district above the median point is exceeding expectations."

District Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status history

In 2010 and 2011, Northeast Bradford School District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for reading and mathematics. In 2011, 94 percent of the 500 Pennsylvania public school districts achieved the No Child Left Behind Act progress level of 72% of students reading on grade level and 67% of students demonstrating on grade level math. In 2011, 46.9 percent of Pennsylvania school districts achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on student performance. An additional 37.8 percent of school districts made AYP based on a calculated method called safe harbor, 8.2 percent on the growth model and 0.8 percent on a two-year average performance. Northeast Bradford School District achieved AYP status every year since 2003.

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