Blacklick Valley School District
| Blacklick Valley School District | |
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| Address | |
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555 Birch Street Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania, Cambria, 15943 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967 |
| Superintendent | Dr. John R. Mastillo |
| Principal | Dr. Laura Fisanick (Jr.-Sr. High School) |
| Principal | Mr. Brunatti (Elementary School) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 685 |
| Color(s) | Black & Gray |
| 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.
About BVSD
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.
Schools
- Blacklick Valley Jr.-Sr. High
555 Birch Street
Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania 15943 - Blacklick Valley Elementary Center
1000 Railroad Street
Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania 15943
Academic achievement
U.S. News & World Report released its list of Best High Schools for 2012. Data was analyzed from 21,766 public high schools in 49 states. U.S. News awards gold, silver, and bronze medals based on data measuring student performance on state proficiency tests in the areas of Mathematics and Reading. These statistics also included the demographic influence on the results. A final criterion that was considered was college readiness.
2% of the schools received Gold Medal recognition, 7% earned Silver Medals, and 13% obtained Bronze Medal status. Based on the data collected by U.S. News, Blacklick Valley Jr. Sr. High School was awarded a Bronze Medal and is being recognized among the top 22% of high schools in the nation based on this data for 2012. (http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools)
The 2012 Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools ranked Blacklick Valley School District 357th out of 501 Pennsylvania school districts, moving up from their previous 381st position in 2011. 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.
2012 - 357th
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]
High school
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.
Junior high school
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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]
Athletics
Boys Athletics
- Football - Class A
- Basketball - Class A
- Baseball - Class A
- Track and Field - Class A
Girls Athletics
- Basketball - Class A
- Softball - Class A
- Track and Field - Class AA
References
- ↑ Statewide Honor Roll Rankings, Pittsburgh Business Times, May 2010.
- ↑ Three of top school districts in state hail from Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Business Times, May 23, 2007
- ↑ Blacklick School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009 http://paayp.emetric.net/County/DistrictList/c11
- ↑ Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children - Report on High school Graduation Rates 2007, updated June 2008
- ↑ Blacklick Junior Senior High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Math and Reading results by School 2007
- ↑ 2009 PSSAs: Reading, Math, Writing and Science Results
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education Report on Science PSSA 2008, August 2008.
- ↑ Pennsylvania College Remediation Report http://www.scribd.com/doc/23970364/Pennsylvania-College-Remediation-Report
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Math and Reading Results 2009
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Results Math and Reading School 2008
- ↑ The 2008 PSSA Science State Level Proficiency Results by Grade and State Total (Full Academic Year)