High School
Spring Grove Area High School is located at 1490 Roth Church Road, Spring Grove. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 1,235 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 276 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to family poverty. The school employed 85.50 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 14:1.
In 2012, Spring Grove Area School District remained in Warning status due to missing all reading metrics measured in 11th grade. In 2011, Spring Grove Area High School declined to Warning Status due to lagging student achievement in mathematics. In 2010, the school achieved AYP status under No Child Left Behind.
- PSSA Results
- 11th Grade Reading
- 2012 - 70% on grade level, (13% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.
- 2011 - 74% (17% below basic). State - 69.1%
- 2010 – 72% (13% below basic). State - 68%
- 2009 – 62%, State – 65%
- 2008 – 65%, State – 65%
- 2007 – 68%, State – 65.4%
- 11th Grade Math
- 2012 - 68% on grade level (17% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
- 2011 - 62% (20% below basic). State - 60.3%
- 2010 – 65% (20% below basic). State - 59%
- 2009 – 56%, State – 56%
- 2008 – 58%, State – 56%
- 2007 – 59%, State – 53%
- 11th Grade Science:
- 2012 - 45% on grade level (11% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.
- 2011 - 33% (17% below basic). State - 40%
- 2010 – 43% (10% below basic). State – 39%
- 2009 – 40%, State – 40%
- 2008 – 40%, State – 39%
- 2007 – Tested, The state did not make the results public.
Science in Motion Spring Grove Area High School took advantage of a state program called Science in Motion which brought college professors and sophisticated science equipment to the school to raise science awareness and to provide inquiry-based experiences for the students. The Science in Motion program was funded by a state appropriation and cost the school nothing to participate. Spring Grove Area Middle School also participated. Both schools worked with Gettysburg College to provide the experiences.
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