Souderton Area School District
Souderton Area School District | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Address | |
760 Lower Road Souderton , Pennsylvania, 18964United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K-12 |
Superintendent | Dr. Frank Gallagher |
Budget | $9,541,144 USD in 2016 |
Enrolment | 6862 pupils in 2011 [1] |
Other information | |
Website | soudertonsd |
Souderton Area School District is a large, suburban public school district which covers an area of almost 50 square miles (130 km2) in the Montgomery County and Bucks County suburbs of Philadelphia. The district serves the municipalities of Souderton, Telford, Franconia, Lower Salford, Upper Salford, and Salford. By 2021, the population of the district was 47,277. The Souderton Area School District operates 3 secondary schools and 6 elementary schools. A new high school was built on Lower Road and was occupied in September 2009.
The teachers union for the Souderton Area School District went on strike on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. The dispute was over wages and health-care benefits, among other things. The strike ended September 25, 2008 with the Teachers' Union's acceptance of a nonbinding arbitration report proposed by the Souderton Area School Board.[2]
Schools
Secondary
- Souderton Area High School
- Indian Crest Middle School
- Indian Valley Middle School
Elementary
- E. Merton Crouthamel (EMC)
- Franconia
- Lower Salford (closed in June 2013)
- Oak Ridge
- Salford Hills
- Vernfield
- West Broad Street
Academic achievement
Souderton Area School District was ranked 51st out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2012 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for: reading, writing, math and three years of science.[3]
- 2011 - 46th
- 2010 - 40th
- 2009 - 40th
- 2008 - 49th
- 2007 - 54th out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts.[4]
In 2009, the academic achievement, of the students in the Souderton Area School District, was in the 91st percentile among all 500 Pennsylvania school districts Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)[5]
Graduation rate
In 2011, the graduation rate was 98.7%.[6] In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Souderton Area School District's rate was 94% for 2010.[7]
Under former calculation formula:
- 2010 - 96%
- 2009 - 96% [8]
- 2008 - 95%
- 2007 - 97% [9]
High school
In 2011 the school achieves AYP status. In 2010 the school was in Making Progress: School Improvement Level II due to chronic, low student achievement.[10]
11th Grade Reading
- 2011 - 88.2% on grade level (% below basic). State - 69.1% of 11th graders are on grade level.[11]
- 2010 - 82.1% on grade level (6.4% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 66% of 11th graders are on grade level.[12]
- 2009 - 80.1% (8.3% below basic), State - 65% [13]
- 2008 - 82.1% (7.5% below basic), State - 65% [14]
11th Grade Math:
- 2011 - 85.6% on grade level (4.7% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 60.3% of 11th graders are on grade level.
- 2010 - 83.9% (5.9% below basic). State - 59%
- 2009 - 73.2% (11.2% below basic). State - 56%.[15]
- 2008 - 74.5% (11.6% below basic), State - 56%
11th Grade Science:
- 2011 - 67.1% on grade level (4.5% below basic). State - 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
- 2010 - 54.3% (9.5% below basic). State - 39%
- 2009 - 66.1% (4.5% below basic). State - 40% [16]
- 2008 - 55% (8% below basic). State - 39%
School Board
Souderton Area School District is governed by a nine-member board of school directors. School directors serve four-year terms. The board members are:[17]
- Ken R. Keith, President
- Stephen Nelson, Vice President
- Michael Taylor, CPA - Secretary
- Elisa Ball - Treasurer
- Michael Barnacz
- Nicholas A. Braccio
- William J. Brong
- Janet Flisak
- William A. Formica III
- Andrew Landis
- Kimberly Wheeler
References
- ^ Enrollment and Projections Report, Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2010
- ^ It's all over! - The Reporter
- ^ Pittsburgh Business Times (April 1, 2011). "Statewide Honor Roll".
{{cite web}}
:|author=
has generic name (help) - ^ "Three of top school districts in state hail from Allegheny County,". Pittsburgh Business Times. May 23, 2007. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
- ^ "2009 PSSA RESULTS Souderton Area School District,". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2011). "Souderton Area School District Academic Achievement Report data table".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (March 15, 2011). "New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Souderton Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009". Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. "High School Graduation rate 2007". Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2011). "SOUDERTON AREA SHS - School AYP Overview".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (September 29, 2011). "2010-2011 PSSA and AYP Results".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2010). "2009-2010 PSSA and AYP Results".
- ^ The Times-Tribune. (September 2009). "Grading Our Schools database, 2009 PSSA results".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (August 2008). "2007-2008 PSSA and AYP Results".
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2009). "Souderton Area High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009".
- ^ The Times-Tribune. (2009). "Grading Our Schools database, 2009 Science PSSA results,".
- ^ "Board Members". Souderton Area School District. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- v
- t
- e
- Arcadia University
- Bryn Athyn College
- Bryn Mawr College
- Gwynedd Mercy University
- Haverford College
- Manor College
- Montgomery County Community College
- Salus University
- Penn State Abington
- Rosemont College
- St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
- Temple University Ambler
- Ursinus College
- Westminster Theological Seminary
- Abington School District
- Boyertown Area School District
- Bryn Athyn School District
- Cheltenham Township School District
- Colonial School District
- Hatboro-Horsham School District
- Jenkintown School District
- Lower Merion School District
- Lower Moreland Township School District
- Methacton School District
- Norristown Area School District
- North Penn School District
- Perkiomen Valley School District
- Pottsgrove School District
- Pottstown School District
- Souderton Area School District
- Springfield Township School District
- Spring-Ford Area School District
- Upper Dublin School District
- Upper Merion Area School District
- Upper Moreland School District
- Upper Perkiomen School District
- Wissahickon School District
- Academy Of The New Church Boys School
- Academy Of The New Church Girls School
- Abington Friends School
- AIM Academy
- Bishop McDevitt High School
- Calvary Baptist School
- Coventry Christian Schools
- Dock Mennonite Academy
- Episcopal Academy
- Friends' Central School
- Germantown Academy
- Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
- The Baldwin School
- The Haverford School
- The Hill School
- Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy
- Indian Creek Mennonite School
- Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
- Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School
- Kohelet Yeshiva High School
- Lakeside School
- Lansdale Catholic High School
- La Salle College High School
- Lincoln Academy
- Main Line Academy
- Martin Luther School
- Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School
- Meadowbrook School
- Merion Mercy Academy
- Mount Saint Joseph Academy
- New Life Youth & Family Svcs
- The Pathway School
- The Perkiomen School
- Pope John Paul II Catholic High School
- Reformation Christian School
- Saint Aloysius School
- Saint Basil Academy
- Saint Katherine Day School
- Saint Pius X High School
- Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy
- Shipley School
- Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
- Trinity Christian Academy
- Valley Forge Baptist Academy
- Wyncote Academy