Academic Achievement
Eastern York School District was ranked 330th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2012 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic achievement on the PSSA results on: reading, writing, math and science.
- 2011 - 341st
- 2010 - 329th
- 2009 - 364th
- 2008 - 401st
- 2007 - 436th of 500 school districts in Pennsylvania.
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. Eastern York ranked 416th. 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 - 458th
- 2010 - 462nd
- 2009 - 484th
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of Eastern York School DIstrict was in the lower 36th percentile among 500 Pennsylvania School Districts. Scale - (0-99; 100 is state best)
In 2010 and 2011, Eastern York School District achieved AYP status under No Child Left behind.
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