Susquehanna Township School District Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109

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1 Susquehanna Township School District Harrisburg, Pennsylvania School Report Card Interstate Dr. Superintendent: Dr. Susan Kegerise Phone Harrisburg, PA Welcome and Overview The Susquehanna Township School District Report Card for the school-year is provided for the community to review. The Report Card provides information about the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) scores in reading and math for students in grades 3 to 8, and 11, comparisons of student achievement levels with the s expectations, attendance rates, graduation rates, and yearly progress, as well as teacher certification and other demographic data. The Report Card, a requirement of the Pennsylvania Accountability System, is aligned with the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of Residents may contact Dr. Cathy Taschner at for additional information. Points of Pride Post Secondary Education Enrollment Eighty-nine percent of the 2010 graduates of Susquehanna Township have gone on to post secondary education. Eighty-five percent are attending college and four percent are enrolled in technical and business schools. Susquehanna Township students typically choose to enroll in colleges and universities throughout the country. The breakdown for the top 60 students is as follows: six are attending out-of-state universities, twenty-two have enrolled in state related universities (Penn University, Temple University, and University of Pittsburgh), fourteen are attending universities in the System of Higher Education, sixteen are going to in-state private colleges, and two are attending HACC. National Merit Scholars Susquehanna Township High School has a long history of producing National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The Class of 2010 produced one finalist for the National Achievement Scholarship for Outstanding African- Students and 1 Letter of Commendation National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Comparisons Susquehanna Township High School students consistently score above the national and state averages on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. In 2010, the average combined SAT score for STHS seniors was The average math score was 505, the average verbal score was 495 and the average writing score was 489. The average SAT score of those ranking in the top 40 percent of their class was 1622 (math 559, verbal 532, and written 531). Resources U.S. Department of Education Pennsylvania Department of Education -

2 Demographics Each district is unique in its location and composition of students. The following graphs provide information on the composition of the Susquehanna Township School District. Under the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, districts must monitor the educational progress of each of the subgroups that number more than 40 members within the district. The subgroups for our District include: the different ethnic groups, students receiving free or reduced lunch, English Language and special education students. They are represented in the following graphs. This chart represents the number of students receiving free and reduced lunch over the past four school years The following graph indicates the percentage of students receiving special education services excluding speech and language. 25% 2 15% 5% Students Qualifying for Free/Reduced Lunch Percentage of Students in Special Education Elementary Middle School High School The Susquehanna Township School District provides support to students that enroll in the district and their primary language is a language other than English. The following chart represents the number of students by level served in this program over the past four years The percentage of total enrollment by racial/ethnic groups in the District is represented below English Language Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Group Susquehanna Township School District District Office 2579 Interstate Dr. Harrisburg, PA Elementary Middle School High School Indian/ Alaska Asian/ Pacific Islander Black Hispanic Multi-Racial White Per Pupil Expenditure Elementary Secondary District Average High School (Grades 9-12) 3500 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA Middle School (Grades 6-8) 801 Wood Street Harrisburg, PA Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr. Elementary (Grades 3-5) 1910 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA Sara Lindemuth Elementary (Grades 1-2) Anna L. Carter Kindergarten Center (Kindergarten) 1201 North Progress Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17109

3 Number of Staff Members Number of Staff Members Staffing The Susquehanna Township School District employs 259 certificated employees with an additional 173 employees as support staff including aides, custodians, maintenance, secretarial and clerical personnel. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS Professional % of PA Certified Staff Professional Staff ( highly qualified ) % of Professional Staff w/ Emergency Permits District 259 (254) 98% (5) 2% Number of Professional Staff Building Principals 4 Assistant Principals 7 Central Office 5 Administrators (Food Service, Technology, Building and Grounds) 4 Classroom Teachers 224 Guidance Counselors 9 Librarians 4 Psychologists 2 Social Workers Professional Staff (Years of Experience) Year 2-10 Years Years Years Over 30 Years Staff Professional Staff - Level of Education Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

4 The No Child Left Behind legislation requires that elementary and middle schools track attendance rates and work to improve them so that they are at least 9. In addition, high schools are required to track graduation rates and work to improve them so that they are at least 85%. Attendance and graduation rates for Susquehanna Twp. schools are shown below. Graduation Rate Susquehanna Township High School 96.27% Susquehanna Township High School 98.83% Susquehanna Township High School 97.39% Enrollment Elementary Middle School High School Enrollment Attendance AC/SL TH Middle High % 96% 96% 93% % 96% 96% 94% % 95% 96% 94% In order to avoid being listed on the government s list of schools needing improvement, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation requires that all schools and school districts achieve a certain percentage of students who score proficient or advanced on tests in mathematics and reading. For , the cut-off percentages were 56% in mathematics and 63% in reading. In addition, certain identified subgroups of students that have more than 40 students per group must also have had the same minimum percentage of students scoring above the cut off scores. In addition, each elementary and middle school must improve their attendance rate each year or maintain it at or above 9. High schools must improve their graduation rate each year or maintain it at or above 85%. Building Math - All Students Reading - All Students Attendance / Graduation Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report X indicates AYP was achieved Math - All Sub- Groups Reading - All Sub- Groups Attendance/Graduation Rate Participation Rate Susquehanna Twp. High School X X X X X X X A Susquehanna Twp. Middle School X X X X X X X A Holtzman Elementary School X X X X X A- Sara Lindemuth Elementary School X X X X X X X A Met All Target Areas Status *Status A = All AYP goals have been achieved A- = Warning (one or more AYP goals not met for one year; requires effort to improve, no state or federal consequences)

5 Participation Rate The No Child Left Behind legislation requires that school districts report the percentage of students who participated in taking the state tests. Schools are required to test no less than 95% of the students in each school and in each identified sub-group in order to make adequate yearly progress. The participation rates for each school and for each test are shown below for the entire group of students taking the test. Mathematics Tested Not Tested Reading Tested Not Tested Susquehanna Twp. High School 99.6% <1% 99.6% <1% Susquehanna Twp. Middle School 99.5% <1% 99.9% <1% Holtzman Elementary School 99.7% <1% 99.7% <1% District Assessment PSSA tests are given to students in grades 3 to 8 and 11 in the areas of reading and mathematics in the spring of each school year. Under the federal legislation known as No Child Left Behind, schools are required to have at least 56% of the students tested, score either proficient or advanced on the mathematics test while at least 63% of the students tested must score proficient or advanced in the reading test. In addition, scores for students who are members of selected sub-groups must be analyzed separately to determine if each sub-group has a sufficient number of students scoring proficient or advanced. These subgroups include students with s, students with Limited English Proficiency, economically disadvantaged students, and students in the following racial/ethnic groups: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Multiracial and. In addition, the student test data must also be reported separately by gender and by migrant status. Assessment Results Grade 3 Math Advanced Proficient GRADE 3 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students All Students Male Male Female Female Migrant Migrant White White Black Black Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

6 Assessment Results Grade 4 GRADE 4 Math Advanced Proficient Reading Advanced Proficient All Students All Students Male Male Female Female Migrant Migrant White White Black Black Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian * * * * * Assessment Results Grade 5 GRADE 5 Math Advanced Proficient Reading Advanced Proficient All Students All Students Male Male Female Female Migrant Migrant White White Black Black Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

7 Math Advanced Proficient Assessment Results Grade 6 GRADE 6 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students All Students Male Male Female Female Migrant Migrant White White Black Black Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Math Advanced Proficient Assessment Results Grade 7 GRADE 7 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students All Students Male Male Female Female Migrant Migrant White White Black Black Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

8 Math Advanced Proficient Assessment Results Grade 8 GRADE 8 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students All Students Male Male Female Female Migrant Migrant White White Black Black Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Math Advanced Proficient GRADE 11 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students All Students Male Male Female Female Assessment Results Grade Migrant Migrant White White Black Black Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

9 Math and Reading Assessment Results Compared to wide Averages PSSA test results for all students tested in each subject are shown below by performance level and compared to state averages of all students tested across the state. In each graph, the scores for Susquehanna Township School District students are shown as the left bar on the chart compared to state averages shown on the right bar. The goal of the No Child Left Behind legislation is to have more and more students score in the advanced or proficient categories each year, so that by the year 2014 all students will score advanced or proficient on these tests Math Test for Grade Reading Test for Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 3 District % 42% 16% 2% District % 53% 13% 15% % 41% 12% 5% % 48% 12% 13% Math Test for Grade Reading Test for Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 District % 28% 7% 5% District % 37% 18% 12% % 31% 9% 7% % 37% 15% 13% Math Test for Grade Reading Test for Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 District % 26% 21% 11% District % 36% 23% 23% % 27% 17% 9% % 41% 19% 17%

10 Math Test for Grade Reading Test for Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 District % 5% District % 18% 14% % 25% 13% 9% % 31% 17% 15% Math Test for Grade Reading Test for Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 District % 29% 8% District % 33% 2 9% % 24% 11% 12% % 32% 15% 11% Math Test for Grade Reading Test for Grade 8 Grade 8 Grade 8 District % 27% 11% District % 35% 13% 6% % 25% 14% 12% % 29% 9% Math Test for Grade Reading Test for Grade 11 Grade 11 Grade 11 District % 26% 17% 21% District % 34% 15% 12% % 28% 17% 25% % 33% 15% 18%

11 Science and Writing Assessment Results Compared to wide Averages Science Test for Grade 4 Advanced Proficient Writing Test for Grade 5 Advanced Proficient Grade 4 Grade 5 District % 37% 7% 3% District % 35% 1% % 36% 11% 8% % 6 37% 2% Science Test for Grade 8 Advanced Proficient Writing Test for Grade 8 Advanced Proficient Grade 8 Grade 8 District % 32% 2 23% District % 62% 32% 2% % 34% 18% 25% % 62% 22% 3% Science Test for Grade 11 Advanced Proficient Writing Test for Grade 11 Advanced Proficient Grade 11 Grade 11 District % 23% 36% 25% District % 68% 23% 2% % 25% 41% 19% % 68% 17% 2%

12 3 rd Grade District Comparison 4 th Grade District Comparison 5 th Grade District Comparison Four Year District Trend in Achievement on the PSSA for Mathematics and Reading PSSA test results from the , , , and school years are compared below for the subjects of mathematics, reading, science, and writing. Variations in the percentage of students included in each performance area are generally an indication of general strengths or weaknesses of a particular grade level and can vary from year to year depending on the distribution of ability levels within a cohort of students Math Reading % 46% 13% 4% % 54% 16% 8% % 43% 17% 6% % 62% 19% 7% % 39% 9% 2% % 9% % 42% 16% 2% % 53% 13% 15% Math Reading % 11% 11% % 37% 15% 15% % 28% 9% 7% % 35% 15% % 32% 13% 7% % 42% 15% 11% % 28% 7% 5% % 37% 18% 12% Math Reading % 26% 21% 12% % 38% 19% 25% % 25% % 35% 23% % 22% 19% 12% % 37% 16% % 26% 21% 11% % 36% 23% 23%

13 6 th Grade District Comparison 7 th Grade District Comparison 8 th Grade District Comparison 11 th Grade District Comparison Math Reading % 16% 17% % 38% 19% 15% % 24% 18% 12% % 36% 2 19% % 28% 19% 9% % 23% 16% % 5% % 18% 14% Math Reading % 24% 16% 16% % 19% 16% % 27% 16% 15% % 35% 18% % 26% 14% 11% % 23% 13% % 29% 8% % 33% 2 9% Math Reading % 26% 14% 13% % 28% 13% % 23% 11% % 26% % 21% 16% 12% % 27% 11% 13% % 27% 11% % 35% 13% 6% Math Reading % 24% % 14% 13% % 34% 14% 17% % 36% 12% % 18% 19% % 19% 13% % 26% 17% 21% % 34% 15% 12%

14 8 th Grade District Comparison Four Year District Trend in Achievement on the PSSA for Science and Writing 4 th & 5 th Grade District Comparison 11 th Grade District Comparison Science 4th Writing 5th 2007 NA NA NA NA % 59% 39% % 38% 9% 4% % 55% 42% 1% % 44% 9% 2% % 39% % 37% 7% 3% % 35% 1% Science Writing 2007 NA NA NA NA % 51% 35% 5% 2008 NA NA NA NA % 43% 52% 5% % 31% 19% 26% % 5 38% 8% % 32% 2 23% % 62% 32% 2% Science Writing 2007 NA NA NA NA % 82% 14% % 2 45% 21% % 77% 19% % 2 43% 21% % 68% 24% 1% % 23% 36% 25% % 68% 23% 2%