Academic Achievement
In 2013, West Perry School District was ranked 358th out of 500 Pennsylvania school districts, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic achievement in the last 3 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.
- 2012 - 398th
- 2011 - 419th
- 2010 – 424th
- 2009 – 448th
- 2008 – 424th
- 2007 – 400th out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts.
In 2013, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 500 Pennsylvania school districts. West Perry School District ranked 479th. The paper describes the ranking as: "the 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."
- 2012 - 473rd
- 2011 - 485th
- 2010 – 491st
- 2009 – 491st
In 2009, the student academic achievement of the students of the West Perry School District was in the bottom 9th percentile of the 500 school districts in Pennsylvania. Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)
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