| Butler Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
| 120 Campus Lane Butler, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, High school |
| School district | Butler Area School District |
| NCES District ID | 4204590[1] |
| CEEB Code | 390500 |
| NCES School ID | 420459001147[2] |
| Principal | Mr. Jeffery Schnur |
| Faculty | 78.20 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 11th - 12th |
| Enrollment | 1330[2] (2009-2010) |
| Grade 11 | 693[2] |
| Grade 12 | 637[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.01[2] |
| Campus type | Open |
| Color(s) | Gold and White |
| Athletics | Baseball, Cheerleading, Cross-Country Running, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Rifle, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball |
| Athletics conference | Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (W.P.I.A.L.) |
| Mascot | Tuffy the Tornado |
| Website | www.butler.k12.pa.us |
Butler Senior High School is located in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA and is part of the Butler Area School District. The school educates in grades 11-12 and is fed from Butler Intermediate High School.
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The senior high school ranked 37th out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools, by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2009, for academic achievement as reflected by three years of student results on: math, reading, writing and one year of science PSSAs.[3]
Graduation Rate:
2009 - 92%[4]
2008 - 91%
2007 - 91%[5]
PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading
2009 - 70% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
2008 - 68%, State - 65%
2007 - 74%, State - 65%[6]
11th Grade Math:
2009 - 70% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.[7]
2008 - 70%, State - 56%
2007 - 72%, State - 53%
11th Grade Science:
2009 - 46% on grade level. State: 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 40% [8]
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 27% of Butler Senior High School 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.
The high school offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. The Senior High is home to the Butler Golden Tornado athletics teams.
By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[11]
The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band is the school band. The Golden Tornado Band marches around 300 students yearly, and has taken part in many events under the direction of Mr. Andrew Yaracs the past twelve years. Their performance resume for the past twelve years is as follows:
The band is run by its motto of 'Pride, Tradition, Excellence'.