Academic Achievement
In 2013, the Susquehanna Township School District was ranked 375th out of 500 Pennsylvania public school districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking is based on the last three years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in reading, mathematics and writing 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.
- 2012 - 362nd
- 2011 - 304th
- 2010 – 298th
- 2009 – 270th
- 2008 – 284th
- 2007 – 282nd out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts according to the Pittsburgh Business Times in May 2007.
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times also reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Susquehanna Township ranked 459th. The paper 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."
- 2011 - 437th
- 2010 - 451st
- 2009 - 408th
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students in the Susquehanna Township School District was in the 31st percentile of Pennsylvania's 500 school districts. Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)
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