Delaware Valley High School

Delaware Valley High School
Delaware Valley
Address
252 Route 6 & 209 (11/12) 256 Route 6 & 209 (9/10)
Milford, Pike, Pennsylvania 18337-9454
United States
Information
Type Public
Principal Brian Blum
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,870 students in 2010[1]
 • Grade 9 505
 • Grade 10 445
 • Grade 11 446
 • Grade 12 474
Website http://dvsd.schoolwires.net/1002468/site/default.asp

Delaware Valley High School in Milford, Pennsylvania, is the high school that serves grades 9-12 in the greater part of ScrantonPike County. As of 2010, it serves some 1870 students. The school is operated by the Delaware Valley School District.

Overview

It is located at 252 Routes 6 and 209 in Westfall Township, between Milford and Matamoras. The original high school, which is now the Delaware Valley Elementary School, was built in 1956 when the Milford High School and the Matamoras High School merged. The main part of the current high school was constructed in 1972 and has had many additions since then to meet student demand. The school is split into two sub-schools, a 9/10 High School serving grades 9 and 10 and an 11/12 High School serving grades 11 and 12. Each section has its own set of administration, guidance counselors, etc. This school also has the Delaware Valley Middle School attached, which consists of children in 6-8. They also have their own set of administration, and guidance counselors.

In 2008, a minor controversy erupted when a news report surfaced alleging that 10% of the middle and high school student population was infected with a sexually transmitted disease.[2]

Demographics

According to the National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data:

Students
  • Total Students 1870 students in 2010
  • Grade 9 - 505 students | Grade 10 - 445 students
  • Grade 11 - 446 students | Grade 12 - 474 students
  • Gender: Females 917, Males - 940
  • Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: Percent Asian 1%, Hispanic 4%, Black 3%, White 92%
  • Poverty rate - Eligible for Free Lunch 324 pupils with another 99 pupils eligible for Reduced Lunch.
Faculty
  • Total Classroom Teachers 135.90 yielding a student teacher ratio of 13:1 in 2010. All of the teachers were designated as Highly Qualified Teachers under No Child Left Behind, in 2011.
  • Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13

Graduation Rate

In 2011, the graduation rate was 96%.[3] In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Delaware Valley High School's rate was 88% for 2010.[4]

According to traditional graduation rate calculations

Academics

In 2011, the school was in Warning AYP status due to lagging math achievement.[9] In 2010, the school achieved AYP.[10]

PSSA Results

11th Grade Reading

  • 2011 - 84% on grade level, (5% below basic). State - 69.1% of 11th graders are on grade level.[11]
  • 2010 - 85% (6% below basic). State - 66%[12]
  • 2009 - 80% (7% below basic). State - 65%[13]
  • 2008 - 81% (7% below basic). State - 65%[14]
  • 2007 - 78% (8% below basic). State - 65%[15]

11th Grade Math:

  • 2011 - 68% on grade level (8% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 60.3% of 11th graders are on grade level.[16]
  • 2010 - 72% (10% below basic). State - 59%
  • 2009 - 67% (15% below basic). State - 56%.
  • 2008 - 61% (20% below basic). State - 56%
  • 2007 - 70% (13% below basic). State - 53%

11th Grade Science:

  • 2011 - 48% on grade level (8% below basic). State - 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.[17]
  • 2010 - 51% (7% below basic). State - 39%
  • 2009 - 48% (8% below basic). State - 40%[18]
  • 2008 - 39% (8% below basic). State - 39%

College Remediation Rate

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 22% of Delaware Valley High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and/or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[19] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[20] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

SAT Scores

From January to June 2011, 311 Delaware Valley High School students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 505. The Math average score was 508. The Writing average score was 499.[21] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[22] In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.[23]

Dual enrollment

The high school offers a Dual Enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offered a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books[24] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[25] For the 2009-10 funding year, the Delaware Valley School District received a state grant of $43,855 for the program.[26]

Classrooms for the future grant

The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006-2009. Delaware Valley School District's application was denied by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, in 2006-07. in 2007-08, Delaware Valley High School received 548,545. The school received another $99,595 in 2008-09 for a total funding of $648,140.[27] The highest funding state wide was awarded to Philadelphia City School District in Philadelphia County - $9,409,073. In 2010, Classrooms for the Future funding was curtailed statewide due to a massive state financial crisis.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policy and the rules of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students residing in the district, including those who attend a private non-public school, cyber charter school, charter school and those home-schooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[28]

References

  1. ↑ National Center For Education Statistics, Common Core Data - Delaware Valley High School, 2010
  2. ↑ "STDs Run Rampant at Pa. School District". Fox News. December 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "Delaware Valley School District AYP Data Table".
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (March 15, 2011). "New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented". Archived from the original on 2010-09-14.
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2010). "Delaware Valley High School AYP Data table".
  6. ↑ The Times-Tribune (June 27, 2010). "PA School District Statistical Snapshot Database 2008-09".
  7. ↑ The Times-Tribune (June 25, 2009). "County School Districts Graduation Rates 2008".
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (2008). "High School Graduation rate 2007" (PDF).
  9. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "Delaware Valley High School AYP Overview".
  10. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Delaware Valley High School AYP Overview, 2010
  11. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "2010-2011 PSSA and AYP Results".
  12. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2010). "2009-2010 PSSA and AYP Results".
  13. ↑ The Times-Tribune. (September 14, 2009). "Grading Our Schools database, 2009 PSSA results,".
  14. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (August 15, 2008). "2007-2008 PSSA and AYP Results".
  15. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2007). "PSSA Math and Reading results".
  16. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "Delaware Valley High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2011" (PDF).
  17. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "2010-2011 PSSA results in Science".
  18. ↑ The Times-Tribune (2009). "Grading Our Schools database, 2009 Science PSSA results".
  19. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (January 20, 2009). "Pennsylvania College Remediation Report,". Archived from the original on 2012-05-03.
  20. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2008
  21. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2011). "Public School SAT Scores 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
  22. ↑ College Board (September 2011). "SAT Scores State By State - Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 2011-10-08.
  23. ↑ "While U.S. SAT scores dip across the board, N.J. test-takers hold steady". NJ.com. September 2011.
  24. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2010). "Dual Enrollment Guidelines".
  25. ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (March 2010). "Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement".
  26. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2009). "Dual Enrollment Grants 2009 10 Fall Grants by School District".
  27. ↑ Pennsylvania Auditor General (December 22, 2008). "Classrooms for the Future grants audit" (PDF).
  28. ↑ Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Press Release, (November 10, 2005). "Home-Schooled, Charter School Children Can Participate in School District Extracurricular Activities".

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