Student Achievement at the JSHS on the Rise!

Recently we received this feedback from a PDE official regarding the increase in student achievement at the Junior Senior High School, "On anther note, I was looking at your achievement data on schooldigger.com. You might want to check out this site for information to help your Board understand the effectiveness of your work. For instance, when I compare the growth in your readers from 7th to 8th grade I find a lot of good news (7th graders in 2006 were 63% proficient in reading but as 8th graders in 2007 they were 74% proficient; 7th graders in 2007 were 57% proficient in reading but as 8th graders in 2008 they were 77.5% proficient (!); 7th graders in 2008 were 60.9% proficient in reading, but as 8th graders in in 2009 they were 73.1% proficient. The 11th graders of 2008 were 56% proficient in reading, but the 11th graders of 2009 were 72.9% proficient in reading. When you use schooldigger.com to sort high schools by rank (based upon PSSA scores) North Schuylkill ranked #249 out of 666 high school. This was an increase of a whopping 232 spots from the school's 2008 ranking. Only 21 of the state's 666 high schools improved more (in PSSA scores) in 2009 than North Schuylkill High School."

We wanted to share this message as it offers a neutral observation of what is being realized in our schools. Congratulations to our hard-working students, staff and principals- keep up the great work!