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McKeesport Area Senior High School

Public | 9-12 | 1301 students

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McKeesport's McKeesport Area Senior High School is a public school serving 1301 students in grades 9-12.

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Extraordinary Comprehensive High School - one of only four in Pennsylvania.
McKeesport has great academic programs for the gifted student. Advanced...
Mckeesport has great programs as long as you take advantage of them. Parent...
As a parent of 3 MAHS students I am very happy with the education quality...

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56% of students at this school are White.

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Posted October 18, 2007

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Extraordinary Comprehensive High School - one of only four in Pennsylvania. Renowned Special Education program.
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Posted March 7, 2006

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McKeesport has great academic programs for the gifted student. Advanced classes allow advanced students the ability to learn college level material in high school.
—Submitted by a former student

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Posted September 4, 2005

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Mckeesport has great programs as long as you take advantage of them. Parent involvement depends on the organization, but can be very good. Its extracurriculars are very diverse, but heavy on the sports side.
—Submitted by Tabatha, a former student

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Posted January 7, 2004

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As a parent of 3 MAHS students I am very happy with the education quality they have received. I will say that it is very frustrating to me that the high school gets such a bad rap especially at sport events. I attend these events often and our students always carry themselves with class and dignity! Thank you.
—Submitted by Antoinette Dugan, a parent

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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

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Grade 11

Math

The state average for Math was 60% in 2012.

232 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 68% in 2012.

232 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 42% in 2012.

199 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Writing

The state average for Writing was 83% in 2012.

211 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Pennsylvania used the Pennsylvania System of State Assessments (PSSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in math and reading, in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing, and in grades 4, 8 and 11 in science. The results for reading, writing, science and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The PSSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Pennsylvania. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Math

All Students	35%
Female	31%
Male	39%
Black	22%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	43%
Economically disadvantaged	30%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	n/a
English language learners	n/a

Reading

All Students	64%
Female	75%
Male	54%
Black	57%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	68%
Economically disadvantaged	54%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	n/a
English language learners	n/a

Science

All Students	19%
Female	16%
Male	22%
Black	4%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	29%
Economically disadvantaged	13%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	0%
English language learners	n/a

Writing

All Students	69%
Female	80%
Male	58%
Black	61%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	73%
Economically disadvantaged	63%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	19%
English language learners	n/a

Scale: % at or above proficient

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The different student groups are identified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

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Grade 11

All students

By gender

Female
 
4
Male
 
2
All students
 
3

By ethnicity

Black
 
2
White
 
3
All students
 
3

By other groups

Economically disadvantaged
 
2
Students with disabilities (IEP)
 
1
All students
 
3

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Teachers

Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	56%	73%
Black	42%	16%
Hispanic	1%	7%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	20	N/A	15

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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1960 Eden Park Blvd
McKeesport, PA 15132
Phone: (412) 664-3650

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