Octorara Area School District
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A partnership among school, community, and family.
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| Atglen, Pennsylvania Chester County United States |
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| Established | 1956[1] |
| Superintendent | Thomas L. Newcome II[2] |
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| Website | www |
The Octorara Area School District is a small, rural–urban fringe, public school district serving Parkesburg, Atglen, Christiana, West Sadsbury Township, Sadsbury Township (Lancaster County), West Fallowfield Township, Highland Township, and Londonderry Township in Pennsylvania.
The district encompasses approximately 93 square miles, with access along Route 41, just 10 miles south of Route 30 and 9 miles north of Route 1, the district is within 30 miles of Lancaster, Reading and Wilmington, DE.
As of 2009, the Octorara Area School District employed 203 professional staff and 157 support staff. Within the faculty, 31 have over 20 years of experience, 161 have a Master's degree or equivalent, and 5 have Doctorate degrees. Octorara teachers have an average of 12 years experience.
The district consists of three elementary schools, and a combined middle school and high schools. The Primary Learning Center includes grades K-2, Elementary School grades 3-4, Intermediate School grades 5-6, Middle School grades 7-8, and High School 9-12.
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Mission statement
The mission of the Octorara Area School District is "...to promote educational excellence in a safe, secure environment, empowering our students with the skills necessary to be successful, responsible members of society.".[3]
Academic achievement
Graduation rate
Effective with the 2009-10 school year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) began implementation of a new methodology to calculate graduation rates for all public high schools, comprehensive Career and Technical Centers (CTCs) and charter schools that graduate students from 12th grade. Octorara Area School District's 2010-11 graduation rate was 71.63%,[4] compared to the state average of 87.88%.
PSSA results
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, also known as PSSA, measures how well students have achieved in reading, mathematics, science and writing according to Pennsylvania's academic standards. By using these standards, educators, parents and administrators can evaluate their students' strengths and weaknesses to increase students' achievement scores.
Reading - Proficient or Above
2012 - 71%, Pennsylvania - 73.8%[5]
Math - Proficient or Above
2012 - 78%, Pennsylvania - 80%[6]
Science - Proficient or Above
2012 - 86.9%, Pennsylvania - 82.3%[7]
Writing - Proficient or Above
2012 - 57.3%, Pennsylvania - 64.2%[8]
Graduate Data and statistics
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Data Quality, provides a compilation of statistical information covering high school graduates in Pennsylvania's public schools. Pennsylvania's public high schools with enrollment in grade 12; including secondary ungraded, provide the graduate data through the Pennsylvania Information Management System (PIMS).
Graduates Public 2011-12[9]
Total Postsecondary Bound - 69%
- Total College Bound - 68%
- 2- or 4- Year College or University - 57.1%
- Specialized Associate Degree-Granting Institution- 10.8%
- Non-Degree Granting Postsecondary - 1%
Schools
- Octorara Primary Learning Center[10]
- Octorara Elementary School[11]
- Octorara Intermediate School[12]
- Octorara Middle School[13]
- Octorara High School[14]
References
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- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education 2010-2011 State Cohort Grad http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/1275239/2010-2011_state_cohort_grad_file_pub_xlsx
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education Report PSSA Math and Reading by School and Grade 2011-12
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education Report PSSA Math and Reading by School and Grade 2011-12
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Science results by School and Grade 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Writing results by School and Grade 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education Graduates Public by School 2011-12.xlsx (2)
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External links
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Schools
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