Avonworth High School 4.03

Avonworth High School is a high school serving the northern neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.Statewide High School PSSA RankingsThe following statewide rankings (out of 676 public school districts) are based solely on the PSSA results of the high school's junior class: 2016- 41st2015- 476th2014- 267th2013- 135th2012- 142nd2011- 97thGraduation rateIn 2011, the graduation rate was 97%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. School District's rate was 86% for 2010.Former graduation rate:2010 – 91% 2009 - 96% 2008 - 97%2007 - 97%Academic achievementThe school achieved '''AYP status in 2010 and 2011.PSSA Results11th Grade Reading2011 - 81% on grade level, (11% below basic). 69.1% of 11th graders are on grade level.2010 – 73%, State - 66% of 11th graders on grade level.2009 - 74%, State - 65%2008 - 78%, State - 65%2007 - 70%, State - 65% 11th Grade Math:2011 - 70%, on grade level (17% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 60.3% of 11th graders are on grade level.2010 – 69%, State - 59% 2009 - 67%, State - 56% 2008 - 77%, State - 56%2007 - 65%, State - 53% 11th Grade Science:2011 - 57% on grade level (9% below basic). State - 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.2010 – 44%, State - 39%2009 - 45%, State - 40%2008 - 53%, State - 39%College remediationAccording to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 35% of Avonworth 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. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. 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.