- Clearfield Area High School
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Clearfield Area High School Location 2831 Washington Avenue
Clearfield, PennsylvaniaInformation Type Public Motto Courtesy, Honor, Service Religious affiliation(s) n/a Principal Mr. Kevin Wallace Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1,021 (2006-2007) Student to teacher ratio n/a Campus type Rural Color(s) Red and Black Mascot Bison, modeled after the American Bison Assistant Principals Mr. Tim Janocko, Mrs. Heather Pretash Website [1] 
Map of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts
Clearfield Area High School is a public high school located near the village of Hyde, Pennsylvania. The high school serves students from most of central and north central Clearfield County. The school's mascot is the bison, modeled after the American Bison. The school is part of the Clearfield Area School District.
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Graduation Rate
In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Clearfield Area School District's rate was 74% for 2010.[1]
Academic Achievement
In 2010, the high school has declined to Corrective Action I due to chronic, low student academic achievement. [6] In 2009, the high school was in Making Progress: in School Improvement II level which required the school's administration to develop a plan to improve student achievement.
- PSSA Results:
- 11th Grade Reading
- 2010 - 64% on grade level, In Pennsylvania, 66% of 11th graders on grade level.
- 2009 - 65%, State - 65% [7]
- 2008 - 59%, State - 65%
- 2007 - 61%, State - 65%[8]
- 11th Grade Math
- 2010 - 49% on grade level. (24% below basic). In Pennsylvania 59% of 11th graders were on grade level.
- 2009 - 55% (23% below basic), State - 56%
- 2008 - 48%, State - 56%
- 2007 - 47%, State - 53%
- 11th Grade Science:
- 2010 - 39% on grade level, In Pennsylvania, 40% of 11th graders on grade level.
- 2009 - 32%, State - 40%
- 2008 - 31%, State - 39%
College remediation rate
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 9% of Clearfield Area School District 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.[9] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduates in three years.[10] 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.
Dual enrollment
The high school offers a Dual Enrollment program. [11] 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 at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. Mount Aloysius College and Penn Highlands Community College are open to the students. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books.[12] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[13]
For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $5,510 for the program.
Graduation requirements
The Clearfield Area School Board has determined that a high school student must earn 24.50 credits in order to graduate, including: English 4 credits, Social Studies 3.5 credits, Mathematics 4 credits, Science 3 credits, Driver Ed. Theory .25 credits, Physical Education 2 credits, Life 101 0.25, Health 0.5 credit, Computer 0.50 credit and 6.5 elective credits. [14]
By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district. [15]
By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, for the graduating classes of 2016, students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams serve as the final course exams. Students’ Keystone Exam scores count for at least one-third of the final course grade.[16] [17]
Alma mater
- "Here's to the praise of Clearfield High.
- Here's to its girls and boys.
- Here's to the time that's passing by,
- Here's to our student joys.
- Here's to the school we hold so dear,
- Here's to the friendly tie.
- Here's to the days of song and cheer,
- Here's to old Clearfield High!
- Oh Clearfield High, Dear Clearfield High.
- Thy praise we love to sing;
- The songs and cheers as victory nears.
- Through field and hall will ring.
- The time will come when songs will fade,
- When cheers will die away.
- But Clearfield High, we still will hail,
- While memory holds her sway,
- But Clearfield High, we still will hail,
- While memory holds her sway.
References
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (March 15, 2011). "New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented". http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237/info/757639.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Clearfield Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2010". http://www.scribd.com/doc/63946883/Clearfield-Area-HIgh-School-District-Report-Card-2010.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education, (2009). "Clearfield Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009,". http://www.scribd.com/doc/32630974/Clearfield-Area-School-District-Academic-Achievement-Report-Card-2009.
- ^ The Times Tribune (2009). "Clearfield County School District Graduation rates 2008". http://thetimes-tribune.com/data-center/grading-our-schools/2008-graduation-rates-1.85916?appSession=112229937787734#axzz1TTsn0hjt.
- ^ Pennsylvania Partnership for Children (2008). "PA High School Graduation Info by School District 2007". http://www.scribd.com/doc/23571629/PA-High-School-Graduation-Info-by-School-District-2007.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2010). "Clearfield Area High School - School AYP Overview". http://paayp.emetric.net/School/Overview/c17/110171003/6236.
- ^ Clearfield Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Math and Reading results by school 2007
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (January 2009). "Pennsylvania College Remediation Report". http://www.scribd.com/doc/23970364/Pennsylvania-College-Remediation-Report.
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics - IPEDS 2008
- ^ Jessica Shirey (April 5, 2010). "CHS Students Jump Start Post-secondary Work in Dual Enrollment Program". GantDaily. http://gantdaily.com/2010/04/05/clearfield-high-school-students-jump-start-post-secondary-work-in-dual-enrollment-program/.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Department of Education - Dual Enrollment Guidelines". March 2010. http://www.scribd.com/doc/24901214/Pennsylvania-Department-of-Education-Dual-Enrollment-Guidelines-2010-2011..
- ^ Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement. site accessed March 2010. http://www.patrac.org/
- ^ Clearfield Area School District Administration (2010). "Clearfield Area School District Graduation Requirements Curriculum Guide". http://www.clearfield.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=MjAxMS0xMl9DdXJyX0d1aWRlX3JldjIucGRmOjo6L3d3dy9zY2hvb2xzL3NjL3JlbW90ZS9pbWFnZXMvZG9jbWdyLzEyZmlsZTk4OC5wZGY=.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Code §4.24 (a) High school graduation requirements". http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter4/s4.24.html.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 2011). "Pennsylvania Keystone Exams Overview". http://www.scribd.com/doc/47925315/Pennsylvania-Keystone-Exams-Overview-Sept-2010.
- ^ "PA Keystone Exams". 2010. http://www.scribd.com/doc/63859844/Pennsylvania-Keystone-Exam-Info.
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