City: Mercersburg, PN
Address:
4773 Fort Loudon Rd
Not Available
District: Tuscarora SD
Phone: (717)328-2146
Fax: (717)328-5428
Length of school day: 5.68
Number of instructional days: 177
Community type: RURAL
School Enrollment: 741
Low income: 25.5%
Attendance rate: 93.26%
Number of students entering this school: 36
Number of students who withdrew from this school: 40
High School graduation rate: 94%
HS graduation rate for male students: 97.7%
HS graduation rate for female students: 90.1%
HS graduation rate for white students: 93.9%
HS graduation rate for black students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 0%
HS graduation rate for Native American students: 0%
Total number of graduates: 151
Number of graduates intending to obtain a job: 46
Number of graduates intending to pursue non-degree education: 4
Number of graduates intending to join military: 8
Number of graduates intending to go to a degree-granting school: 93
Number of classes with 1 to 20 students: 184
Number of classes with 21 to 23 students: 66
Number of classes with 24 to 26 students: 18
Number of classes with 27 to 29 students: 25
Number of classes with 30 or more students: 11
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP language exams: 0.3%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP language exam: 100.0%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP social science exams: 6.3%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP social science exam: 45.5%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP science exams: 2.6%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP science exam: 66.7%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP math exams: 4.0%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP math exam: 50.0%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP English exams: 0.9%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP English exam: 66.7%
Total number of teachers: 60
Full-time teachers: 53
Part-time teachers: 1
Teachers in this district with less than bachelor's degree: 0
Teachers in this district with Bachelor's degree: 78
Teachers in this district with Master's degree: 91
Teachers in this district with Doctor's degree: 0
Teachers in district with less than 1 year of experience: 5
Teachers in district with 2-5 years of experience: 19
Teachers in district with 6-10 years of experience: 17
Teachers in district with 11-15 years of experience: 11
Teachers in district with 16-20 years of experience: 15
Teachers in district with 21-25 years of experience: 36
Teachers in district with 26-30 years of experience: 35
Teachers in district with 30-35 years of experience: 27
Teachers in district with over 35 years of experience: 4
Total number of teachers in this district: 169
Administration staff: 2
Other full-time service coordinators: 1
Other part-time service coordinators: 0
High quality teachers percentage: 91.4%
Councelors: 2
Librarians: 1
Other staff: 2
9th grade enrollment : 188
10th grade enrollment : 206
11th grade enrollment : 176
12th grade enrollment : 171
Statistics about James Buchanan SHS in Mercersburg, PN
Average verbal SAT score: 508.77
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT verbal part: 22.0
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT verbal part: 18.3
Average math SAT score: 492.22
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT math part: 8.5
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT math part: 28.0
SAT average for all students taking the test: 1000.99
ACT average for all students taking the test: 19.5
Number of students taking the National Occupational Competency Test: 18
Percentage of of students certified by the National Occupational Competency Test: 88.9%
Average teacher salary: $46983
Teacher salary range: $32499 - $53806
Average administration staff salary: $67737
Administration staff salary range: $55400 - $85000
Suspensions: 106
Explusions: 0
Law-enforcement incidents: 21
Library titles: 10711
Library titles checked out during school year: 13553
Computers: 220
CD-ROM titles: 11
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 96.6%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 15.3%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 30.0%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 31.2%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 23.5%
Scaled math score: 1300
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 96.0%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 11.2%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 55.0%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 22.5%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 11.2%
Scaled reading score: 1340