Ford City Junior / High School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 763 middle and high school students from grades 7-12
- Ranks 287th out of 639 high schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Warning
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Michael Cominos
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Armstrong School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $12,057
- Graduation Rate: 59.7%
- Dropout Rate: 1.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 13.5
- Enrolled Students: 5,615
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 763
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 58.8
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 390 (51.1%)
- Females: 373 (48.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 96 (12.6%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 169 (22.1%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 265 (34.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 10 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 0.1% |
| White | 751 | 98.4% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Grade | 140 | 18.3% |
| 8th Grade | 143 | 18.7% |
| 9th Grade | 151 | 19.8% |
| 10th Grade | 162 | 21.2% |
| 11th Grade | 88 | 11.5% |
| 12th Grade | 79 | 10.4% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
36.0%
District:
40.9%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
84.0%
District:
83.1%
Dropout Rate
School:
1.0%
District:
1.3%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
84.5%
District:
70.9%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
81.7%
District:
69.9%
State:
69.4%
Faculty Information (2010)
ASSISTANT/VICE PRINCIPAL: BRIAN THIMONS
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Ford City Junior / High School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
ACT Exam Performance (2010)
English Average Score: 18.0
Math Average Score: 20.1
Science Average Score: 19.7
Reading Average Score: 20.6
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Warning
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Verbal Average Score: 471.1
Math Average Score: 491.8
Writing Average Score: 466.2
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.8% | 79.2% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | 74.2% | 75.3% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | 75.2% | 70.6% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.5% | 72.7% | 73.5% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | 74.6% | 71.4% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | 70.2% | 70.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 69.3% | 72.1% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | 71.5% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | 68.6% | 70.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.9% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | 81.0% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | 81.6% | 78.3% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 53.7% | 50.4% | 57.2% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | 53.3% | 54.8% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | 52.0% | 52.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 56.9% | 69.3% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 36.8% | 50.3% | 69.1% |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.9% | 53.2% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | 46.9% | 55.6% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | 49.9% | 55.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.6% | 64.9% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | 60.5% | 65.2% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | 64.2% | 64.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 43.9% | 35.5% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | 37.1% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | 31.4% | 35.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.7% | 79.6% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 78.9% | 85.8% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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