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2001-2002 Pennsylvania District Report Cards
Edward G. Rendell, Governor Vicki L. Phillips, Secretary of Education

Susquehanna Community SD
RR 3 Box 5A
Susquehanna, PA 18847

Susquehanna Community SD
Superintendent: Mr William S Stracka
RR 3 Box 5A
Susquehanna, PA 18847
Phone: (570) 853-4921

District Snapshot:
Number of Buildings: 2
Total Enrollment: 1,089
Student Attendance Rate: 94.1%
Percent Low Income: 42.1%
Special Education Enrollment: 297
Gifted Enrollment: 34
Limited English Proficient (LEP) Enrollment: 3
Resident Students Attending Charter Schools: 5

Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
(School Year 2001-02 ):
     
  Dist State
Number of students
taking SAT:
  59 76,730
 
Score Averages:
Overall   935 997
     
Verbal   475 495
  Percent scoring in:  
    Top 25%   11.3% 18.6%
    Bottom 25%   37.1% 26.7%
     
Mathematics   460 501
  Percent scoring in:  
    Top 25%   8.1% 19.7%
    Bottom 25%   33.9% 26.9%
American College Testing (ACT)
(School Year 2001-02 ):
     
  Dist State
Number of students
taking ACT:
  * 9,570
 
Score Averages:
Composite   17.6 21.5
  Percent scoring in:  
    Top 25%   0.0% 29.3%
    Bottom 25%   55.6% 24.5%
If an asterisk (*) appears in place of data, that is an indication that the number reported for the school was less than 10. Such small figures are suppressed to protect student privacy.
The SAT and ACT scores summarized above include the LAST test taken by 11th and 12th grade students.

Disaggregated Graduation Rate (School Year 2001-02 ):
   
  Graduation Rate
Total 85.3%  
   
Gender  
    Male 86.4%
    Female 83.7%  
Race  
    American Indian -  
    Asian 100.0%  
    Black 100.0%  
    Hispanic -  
    White 85.0%  
Economically Disadvantaged Students 89.5%  
Migrant Students -  
English Language Learners -  
Special Education Students 82.4%  


State Assessment Information (2001):
           
    Percent of Students Achieving Scores
in the Following Score Groups:
Mathematics Scaled Scores Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
Grade 5 1,210 10% 16% 30% 44%
Grade 8 1,260 14% 20% 25% 41%
Grade 11 1,250 18% 21% 24% 37%
           
Reading Scaled Scores Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
Grade 5 1,270 11% 30% 33% 26%
Grade 8 1,260 10% 38% 25% 28%
Grade 11 1,350 23% 37% 26% 15%
           
Writing Scaled Scores Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic
Grade 6 1,200 1% 35% 35% 30%
Grade 9 1,300 5% 51% 24% 19%
Grade 11 1,280 7% 62% 20% 12%
The state baseline for proficient and above is 45% for Reading and 35% for Mathematics.

Commercial Standardized Test Usage:
   
Test Name Used in Grade(s):
Terra Nova 2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10