Summary:
The Wilmington Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Wilmington Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking as high as 175th out of 686 schools in the state in 2023-2024 but dropping to 265th out of 681 schools in 2024-2025.
Academically, Wilmington Area High School has mixed results compared to district and state averages. While the school performs better than the district and state on Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature, its proficiency rates in Math on the PSSA exams are lower across all grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.4% is lower than the state average.
Despite the school's mixed academic performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 and a higher per-student spending of $18,649 compared to the state average. However, the school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 39.58%. This factor may contribute to the school's challenges and should be considered when developing strategies to support student success.
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