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Pittsburgh Langley High School

Tests required by the state: Percentage of students at each achievement level on PSSA Reading and Math tests

Pittsburgh Langley PSSA grade 11 overall Reading and Math scores

Pittsburgh Langley PSSA grade 11 Reading and Math scores by subgroup

* Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as “gifted”

College readiness

Pittsburgh Langley SAT scores

*This category was “Verbal,” 2003-05

2006 College-bound seniors

Overall: 65.2% (District average: 74.6%)

Black male: 60.0% (District average: 60.0%)

Black female: 71.9% (District average: 73.1%)

White male: 43.3% (District average: 76.1%)

White female: 88.5% (District average: 88.4%)

 

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Students

Student mobility rate: 37.3%
Student stability rate: 77.2%

Teachers

Daily attendance: 97.6%

Percentage with advanced degrees: 20.0%
District average (high school): 28.1%

Principals

Principal stability: 1 principal, 2004-07

Student disciplinary actions 2005-06**

Number of incidents: 214
Number of incidents per 100
students: 33.4
Number of expulsions: 6

** For violence, weapons, and controlled substances

Data compilation and analysis were performed by Carol S. Parke, Ph.D., associate professor of Research Methodology, Duquesne University School of Education; and Steven Kachmar, research assistant. Indicators (categories of data) were selected by an A+ Schools committee headed by Dr. Alan Lesgold, dean of the School of Education, University of Pittsburgh. The report was written and edited by Faith Schantz and designed by Julie Ridge. All work ©2008 A+ Schools.