Milton Area School District
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The Milton Area School District is a public school district located in Milton, Pennsylvania. The district is localed in both Northumberland and Union Counties. It is served by the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU 16). The district is comprised of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Enrollment is projected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to decline significantly over the next ten years. In 2005, Standard & Poors reported the district's student teacher ratio was 13.9 to 1.[1]
In 2007, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the district 356th out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores. [2]
The Milton Area School Board set the budget at $24.8 million for 2007-2008. The board levies a variety of taxes to support its programs. Taxes include 48.39 mills real estate tax in 2007 for district properties located in Northumberland County. For properties located in White Deer Township, Union County the real estate property tax was set at 10.10 mills. [3]
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[edit] Schools and Administration
[edit] Elementary
All elementary schools are grades K-5
- James F. Baugher Elementary
- Principal David G. Slater
- Montandon Elementary
- Principal Brian C. Parise
- White Deer Elementary
- Principal Brian C. Parise
[edit] Middle
- Milton Middle School (Grades 6-8)
- Principal V. David Brown
- Assistant Principal Lee Kaar
[edit] High
- Milton Area Senior High School (Grades 9-12)
- Principal Bryan W. Noaker
- Assistant Principal Gregory Scoggins
11th Grade PSSA Scores
Reading (percent proficient or better)
2001: 46.5%
2002: 56.2%
2003: 59.7% - State Avg 59.2%
2004: 54.8% - State Avg 60.8%
2005: 60.4% - State Avg 65%
2006: 63.2% - State Avg 65.1%
Math (percent proficient or better)
2001: 42.8%
2002: 31.5%
2003: 43.8% - State Avg 49.1%
2005 2004: 39.3% - State Avg 49.1%
2005: 47.6% - State Avg 51%
2006: 49.4% - State Avg 52% [4]
SAT Reasoning Test - Average Score 991, State 1001
Verbal - 498, State - 497
Mathematics - 493, State - 504
Milton High School has a 89.9% graduation rate according to the district report card 2005-2006. This is an increase over 85.5% in 2005. The high school is ranked 374th out of 606 public high schools in Pennsylvania.
In the 2005-2006 school violence report, Milton Area School District reported 3 assaults on students, 87 arrests, 42 fights and 10 incidents involving weapons on school grounds. The district has a school resource police officer. The superintendent pointed out in a newspaper article that many of the arrests were for truancy and smoking on school grounds.[5]
[edit] Awards
The Montandon Elementary School earned a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School for outstanding performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment for 2005. The students scored 97.7% proficient or better in mathematics and 72.4% proficient in reading.[6]
Milton Area Elementary School was recognized by Standard and Poors for reducing the achievement gap as reflected on their student's math scores in 2006. [7]
[edit] Athletics
Milton High School participates in various sports through the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and will be a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference beginning in 2008-2009.[8]
Recently building a school in Cambodia.
