High School
In 2010 and 2009 the school achieved AYP status under the federal government's No Child Left Behind law.
11th Grade Reading
- 2010 - 74% on grade level (11% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 66% of 11th graders are on grade level.
- 2009 - 62% (21% below basic), State - 65%
- 2008 - 74% (14% below basic), State - 65%
- 2007 - 77% (12% below basic), State - 65%
11th Grade Math:
- 2010 - 65%, on grade level (15% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
- 2009 - 56% (17% below basic). State - 56%.
- 2008 - 68% (17% below basic), State - 56%
- 2007 - 58% (15% below basic), State - 53%
11th Grade Science:
- 2010 - 42% on grade level (8% below basic). State - 39% of 11th graders were on grade level.
- 2009 - 42% (17% below basic). State - 40%
- 2008 - 38%, State - 39%
- College remediation
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 17% of Saucon Valley 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.
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