Academic Achievement
York Suburban School District was ranked 54th 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 - 70th
- 2010 - 54th
- 2009 - 51st
- 2008 - 45th
- 2007 - 43rd of 500 school districts in Pennsylvania.
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of York Suburban School DIstrict was in the 85th percentile among 500 Pennsylvania School Districts. Scale - (0-99; 100 is state best)
In 2010, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported an Overachievers Ranking for 498 Pennsylvania school districts. York Suburban School District ranked 126th. In 2009 the district was 97th. 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."
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