Academic Achievement
The senior high school opened in 1917 in a three story building located on East North street.That building was closed in 1960 when a larger campus style building was built on a hillside located west on downtown Butler, this building was open in the fall of 1960. The school was ranked 37th out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools, by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2009, for academic achievement as reflected by three years of student results on: math, reading, writing and one year of science PSSAs.
Graduation Rate:
2009 - 92%
2008 - 91%
2007 - 91%
PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading
2009 - 70% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
2008 - 68%, State - 65%
2007 - 74%, State - 65%
11th Grade Math:
2009 - 70% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2008 - 70%, State - 56%
2007 - 72%, State - 53%
11th Grade Science:
2009 - 46% on grade level. State: 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 40%
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