City: Towanda, PN
Address: 1 High School Drive
District: Towanda Area SD
Phone: (570)265-3690
Fax: (570)265-4881
Length of school day: 6.216
Number of instructional days: 179
Community type: RURAL
School Enrollment: 585
Low income: 27.6%
Attendance rate: 94.54%
Number of students entering this school: 34
Number of students who withdrew from this school: 57
High School graduation rate: 90.6%
HS graduation rate for male students: 89.3%
HS graduation rate for female students: 92.2%
HS graduation rate for white students: 90.3%
HS graduation rate for black students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Native American students: 0%
Total number of graduates: 90
Number of graduates intending to obtain a job: 12
Number of graduates intending to pursue non-degree education: 1
Number of graduates intending to join military: 6
Number of graduates intending to go to a degree-granting school: 71
Number of classes with 1 to 20 students: 68
Number of classes with 21 to 23 students: 16
Number of classes with 24 to 26 students: 18
Number of classes with 27 to 29 students: 18
Number of classes with 30 or more students: 3
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP social science exams: 0.8%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP social science exam: 0.0%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP math exams: 0.4%
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: 0.8%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP English exam: 50.0%
Total number of teachers: 40
Full-time teachers: 35
Part-time teachers: 1
Teachers in this district with less than bachelor's degree: 0
Teachers in this district with Bachelor's degree: 43
Teachers in this district with Master's degree: 75
Teachers in this district with Doctor's degree: 0
Teachers in district with less than 1 year of experience: 4
Teachers in district with 2-5 years of experience: 21
Teachers in district with 6-10 years of experience: 20
Teachers in district with 11-15 years of experience: 15
Teachers in district with 16-20 years of experience: 9
Teachers in district with 21-25 years of experience: 14
Teachers in district with 26-30 years of experience: 22
Teachers in district with 30-35 years of experience: 10
Teachers in district with over 35 years of experience: 3
Total number of teachers in this district: 118
Administration staff: 2
Other full-time service coordinators: 1
Other part-time service coordinators: 0
High quality teachers percentage: 100.0%
Councelors: 2
Librarians: 1
Other staff: 0
9th grade enrollment : 170
10th grade enrollment : 154
11th grade enrollment : 143
12th grade enrollment : 118
Statistics about Towanda Area SHS in Towanda, PN
Average verbal SAT score: 492.39
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT verbal part: 11.8
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT verbal part: 17.6
Average math SAT score: 491.34
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT math part: 14.7
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT math part: 27.9
SAT average for all students taking the test: 983.73
ACT average for all students taking the test: 21.5
Number of students taking the National Occupational Competency Test: 31
Percentage of of students certified by the National Occupational Competency Test: 19.4%
Average teacher salary: $49204
Teacher salary range: $35225 - $62575
Average administration staff salary: $67789
Administration staff salary range: $50913 - $91200
Suspensions: 99
Explusions: 0
Law-enforcement incidents: 15
Library titles: 11401
Library titles checked out during school year: 801
Computers: 109
CD-ROM titles: 3
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 99.2%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 9.1%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 30.3%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 25.8%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 34.8%
Scaled math score: 1250
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 99.2%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 6.8%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 47.7%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 25.8%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 19.7%
Scaled reading score: 1280