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Ford City Jshs High School
4th Ave And 11th St
Ford City PA, 16226, Armstrong County
Phone: 724-763-5289
Ranking: | High School: (265 out of 626, top 42%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,130 out of 2,311, top 49%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Armstrong School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 54 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 53 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 710 | 746 | 676 | 700 | 763 | 669 | 714 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 106 | 14.9% | 124 | 16.6% | 126 | 18.6% | 131 | 18.7% | 140 | 18.3% | 119 | 17.8% | 129 | 18.1% |
Grade 8: | 126 | 17.7% | 150 | 20.1% | 122 | 18.0% | 125 | 17.9% | 143 | 18.7% | 128 | 19.1% | 144 | 20.2% |
Grade 9: | 151 | 21.3% | 132 | 17.7% | 122 | 18.0% | 115 | 16.4% | 151 | 19.8% | 142 | 21.2% | 120 | 16.8% |
Grade 10: | 128 | 18.0% | 131 | 17.6% | 117 | 17.3% | 143 | 20.4% | 162 | 21.2% | 116 | 17.3% | 126 | 17.6% |
Grade 11: | 95 | 13.4% | 107 | 14.3% | 94 | 13.9% | 102 | 14.6% | 88 | 11.5% | 70 | 10.5% | 96 | 13.4% |
Grade 12: | 104 | 14.6% | 102 | 13.7% | 95 | 14.1% | 84 | 12.0% | 79 | 10.4% | 94 | 14.1% | 99 | 13.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 357 | 50.3% | 388 | 52.0% | 342 | 50.6% | 346 | 49.4% | 386 | 50.6% | 341 | 51.0% | 353 | 49.4% |
Female: | 353 | 49.7% | 358 | 48.0% | 334 | 49.4% | 354 | 50.6% | 369 | 48.4% | 320 | 47.8% | 357 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
Black: | 13 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.8% |
White: | 691 | 97.3% | 727 | 97.5% | 657 | 97.2% | 680 | 97.1% | 751 | 98.4% | 652 | 97.5% | 696 | 97.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 32.7% | 221 | 29.6% | 175 | 25.9% | 196 | 28.0% | 169 | 22.1% | 162 | 24.2% | 180 | 25.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 6.8% | 73 | 9.8% | 63 | 9.3% | 56 | 8.0% | 96 | 12.6% | 79 | 11.8% | 89 | 12.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.22 | 13.72 | 13.29 | 12.10 | 12.99 | 12.60 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 45.7% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 46.4% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.6% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 47.9% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 50.4% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 49.9% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 60.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 53.2% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 51.2% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 53.6% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 63.6% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 65.6% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 75.8% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.9% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73.1% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 64.2% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.6% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 64.9% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.1% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 59.1% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 31.4% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 47.7% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 35.5% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 36.6% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 38.5% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 72.3% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 88% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78.9% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 78.3% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.4% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 80.4% | 82.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 77.2% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 69.4% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 75.2% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.2% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 79.2% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.1% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 76.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 72.3% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70.2% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 74.6% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.7% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 76.4% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.3% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 52.7% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.3% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 65.8% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 70.1% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.6% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 71.5% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 72.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.1% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 85.7% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 63.1% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 65% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 59.8% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 74.7% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83.6% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 81.6% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.1% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.3% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 52% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 53.3% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 50.4% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 58% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 57.9% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 57.5% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 64.7% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 50.3% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 68.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 69.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 70.4% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69.7% | 72.7% |
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* Ford City Jshs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.