City: Pittston, PN
Address: 5 Stout Street Yatesville
District: Pittston Area SD
Phone: (570)654-3541
Fax: (570)602-0823
Length of school day: 6.5
Number of instructional days: 180
Community type: RURAL
School Enrollment: 1100
Low income: 22.2%
Attendance rate: 87.76%
Number of students entering this school: 30
Number of students who withdrew from this school: 101
High School graduation rate: 89.1%
HS graduation rate for male students: 87.1%
HS graduation rate for female students: 91.1%
HS graduation rate for white students: 89.6%
HS graduation rate for black students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 0%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 80%
HS graduation rate for Native American students: 0%
Total number of graduates: 193
Number of graduates intending to obtain a job: 17
Number of graduates intending to pursue non-degree education: 8
Number of graduates intending to join military: 7
Number of graduates intending to pursue homemaking: 4
Number of graduates intending to go to a degree-granting school: 157
Number of classes with 1 to 20 students: 19
Number of classes with 21 to 23 students: 14
Number of classes with 24 to 26 students: 22
Number of classes with 27 to 29 students: 43
Number of classes with 30 or more students: 48
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP social science exams: 8.2%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP social science exam: 47.5%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP science exams: 1.2%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP science exam: 100.0%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP math exams: 3.7%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP math exam: 22.2%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP English exams: 3.5%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP English exam: 5.9%
Total number of teachers: 56
Full-time teachers: 54
Part-time teachers: 0
Teachers in this district with less than bachelor's degree: 0
Teachers in this district with Bachelor's degree: 105
Teachers in this district with Master's degree: 80
Teachers in this district with Doctor's degree: 2
Teachers in district with less than 1 year of experience: 7
Teachers in district with 2-5 years of experience: 38
Teachers in district with 6-10 years of experience: 11
Teachers in district with 11-15 years of experience: 5
Teachers in district with 16-20 years of experience: 13
Teachers in district with 21-25 years of experience: 20
Teachers in district with 26-30 years of experience: 53
Teachers in district with 30-35 years of experience: 40
Teachers in district with over 35 years of experience: 0
Total number of teachers in this district: 187
Administration staff: 4
Other full-time service coordinators: 2
Other part-time service coordinators: 0
High quality teachers percentage: 95.1%
Councelors: 2
Librarians: 1
Other staff: 0
9th grade enrollment : 314
10th grade enrollment : 296
11th grade enrollment : 230
12th grade enrollment : 260
Statistics about Pittston Area SHS in Pittston, PN
Average verbal SAT score: 450.92
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT verbal part: 8.9
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT verbal part: 42.8
Average math SAT score: 452.60
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT math part: 13.3
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT math part: 44.4
SAT average for all students taking the test: 903.53
ACT average for all students taking the test: 19.8
Average teacher salary: $54580
Teacher salary range: $30826 - $69455
Average administration staff salary: $79485
Administration staff salary range: $75345 - $89421
Suspensions: 275
Explusions: 13
Library titles: 18408
Library titles checked out during school year: 2685
Computers: 215
CD-ROM titles: 20
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 96.7%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 20.9%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 30.1%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 25.2%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 23.8%
Scaled math score: 1330
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 96.7%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 4.9%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 44.2%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 28.2%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 22.8%
Scaled reading score: 1270