Worst 10 Pennsylvania High Schools

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September 21, 2012: We've posted the new 2011-2012 SchoolDigger rankings for Pennsylvania, just hours after the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education!


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Worst 10 Pennsylvania High Schools

11th Grade
PSSA Math & PSSA Reading
2011-2012

Rank* (of 676)		SchoolDistrictCityLow GradeHigh GradeTotal students (2011)Student/ Teacher Ratio (2011)PSSA, avg Math** (2012)PSSA, avg Reading** (2012)PSSA CombinedRank Change From 2011
676Philadelphia Learning Academy - SouthPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia071224116.50.05.05.0
23
675Academy Charter SchoolAcademy Charter SchoolPittsburgh09121756.23.43.46.8
8
674FitzSimons Thomas High SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia071239011.00.07.17.1
3
673Phoenix AcademyLancaster School DistrictLancaster06122889.40.08.38.3
8
672New Day Charter SchoolNew Day Charter SchoolHuntingdon071211913.20.017.617.6
38
671Edison High School/Fareira SkillsPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia0912172911.48.111.619.7
8
670Hope Charter SchoolHope Charter SchoolPhiladelphia091240111.910.110.420.5
12
669Strawberry Mansion High SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia091243110.99.013.722.7
23
668Vaux Roberts High SchoolPhiladelphia City School DistrictPhiladelphia09123459.910.812.323.1
7
667Arise Academy Charter High SchoolArise Academy Charter High SchoolPhiladelphiaUGUG21411.84.321.726.0N/A

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Source:  National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education, and Pennsylvania Dept of Education
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* Rank is determined by adding each school's average PSSA Math score with the average PSSA Reading score to form a combined average score. The school with the highest combined score is ranked #1.
** The values used in the PSSA columns are % proficient.

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