Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School
Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School
About This School
Public School | Grades 9-12 | Jim Thorpe Area SD
Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School is located in Jim Thorpe, PA and is one of 3 schools in Jim Thorpe Area School District. It is a public school that serves 641 students in grades 9-12.
Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School made AYP in 2012. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Pennsylvania in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School's students and teachers. more
Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School made AYP in 2012. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Pennsylvania in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School's students and teachers. more
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Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School
I think the administration and teachers in this district need to be retrained to identify students in need of special services. I think a student in need of an IEP should receive one sooner than sixty days. I think the faculty have lost sight of the idea that some students have mental and emotional problems and are not bad students but instead good students in need of help and are acting bad because of it. I feel there needs to be some changes made at an administrative level and some new teachers or more children will slip through the cracks out of sheer laziness.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 641
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School had 40% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Pennsylvania had 38% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
White
80%
Black
10%
Hispanic
7%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2%
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Jim Thorpe Area SD District Spending
$11,134Per Pupil
The Jim Thorpe Area SD spends $11,134 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 54% on instruction, 42% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Jim Thorpe Area SD District
14:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Jim Thorpe Area Senior High School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the PSSA
What is it?
The PSSA is an annual test used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The PSSA also evaluated how well school programs enable students to master the standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing.
How is it Scored?
Students are rated at one of four levels: below basic, basic, proficient and advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
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TestRating
7 out of 10
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