| Blacklick Valley School District | |
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| Address | |
| 555 Birch Street Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania, Cambria, 15943 United States |
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| Information | |
| Established | 1967 |
| Superintendent | Dr. John R. Mastillo |
| Principal | Mr. McDermott (Jr.-Sr. High School) |
| Principal | Mrs. Arcurio (Elementary School) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 662 |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | http://www.bvsd.k12.pa.us/ |
The Blacklick Valley School District covers the Boroughs of Nanty-Glo and Vintondale and Blacklick Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
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The school district was established in 1967, merging the Blacklick Township and Vintondale School Districts. District enrollment is around 662 students, with 289 attending the Jr.-Sr. High School and 373 attending the Elementary Center.
The 2011 Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools ranked Blacklick Valley School District 381st out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts. In 2010, the school district ranked 405th out of 498 Pennsylvania districts by the Pittsburgh Business Times.[1] The ranking is based on three years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in: reading, writing, math and two years of science.
2011 - 381st
2010 - 405th
2009 - 374th
2008 - 341st
2007 - 231st out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts according to the Pittsburgh Business Times in May 2007. [2]
Graduation Rate:
2009 - 94%[3]
2008 - 98%
2007 - 98% [4]
PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading
2009 - 57% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.[5]
2008 - 62%, State - 65%
2007 - 60%, State - 65%[6]
11th Grade Math:
2009 - 53% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.[7]
2008 - 52%, State - 56%
2007 - 56%, State - 53%
11th Grade Science:
2009 - 32%, State: 39% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 35%, State: 40% [8]
College remediation: According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 10% of Blacklick Valley 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.
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8th Grade Reading: |
8th Grade Math: |
8th Grade Science:
2009 - 47% on grade level. State: 54% of 8th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 42%, State - 52%[13]