Laurel Jshs School in New Castle, PA

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Pennsylvania) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 59.

2497 Harlansburg Rd
New Castle, PA 16101

County: Lawrence County
Grade span: 7 - 12

Principal: Dr Harold M Dunn
Phone: (724) 658-9056 (make sure to verify first before calling)

2007 Student Enrollment: 681

7th Grade Enrollment : 132
8th Grade Enrollment : 124
9th Grade Enrollment : 124
10th Grade Enrollment : 107
11th Grade Enrollment : 97
12th Grade Enrollment : 97

2006 Student Enrollment: 669

7th Grade Enrollment : 122
8th Grade Enrollment : 124
9th Grade Enrollment : 114
10th Grade Enrollment : 97
11th Grade Enrollment : 107
12th Grade Enrollment : 105

2005 Student Enrollment: 676

7th Grade Enrollment : 123
8th Grade Enrollment : 124
9th Grade Enrollment : 101
10th Grade Enrollment : 108
11th Grade Enrollment : 104
12th Grade Enrollment : 116

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 62
Students tested - Verbal : 62
Students tested - Writing : 62

Average Math Score: 476.0

This school:	476.0
State average from 625 schools:	480.2

Average Verbal Score: 478.0

Laurel Jshs School:	478.0
State average from 625 schools:	473.1

Average Writing Score: 469.0

Laurel Jshs School:	469.0
State average from 625 schools:	460.5

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 68
Students tested - Verbal : 68
Students tested - Writing : 53

Average Math Score: 506.0

Here:	506.0
State average from 617 schools:	482.4

Average Verbal Score: 499.0

Here:	499.0
State average from 617 schools:	476.0

Average Writing Score: 483.0

Here:	483.0
State average from 617 schools:	461.7

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 340
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 22.0%

Here:	22.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 38.0%

Here:	38.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	32.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	37.1%

Students tested - Reading : 340
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 13.0%

This school:	13.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 16.0%

This school:	16.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 40.0%

This school:	40.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	38.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 29.0%

This school:	29.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing : 210
Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	1.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 5.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	5.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	31.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 78.0%

Here:	78.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	61.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 15.0%

This school:	15.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	4.1%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 7:

Students tested - Math : 128
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 848 schools:	20.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 22.0%

This school:	22.0%
State average from 848 schools:	15.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 35.0%

This school:	35.0%
State average from 848 schools:	26.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 24.0%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 848 schools:	36.3%

Students tested - Reading : 128
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 848 schools:	17.6%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 21.0%

This school:	21.0%
State average from 848 schools:	18.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 39.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	39.0%
State average from 848 schools:	29.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 25.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	25.0%
State average from 848 schools:	32.3%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Students tested - Math : 121
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 844 schools:	18.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 19.0%

This school:	19.0%
State average from 844 schools:	16.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 43.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	43.0%
State average from 844 schools:	27.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 26.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	26.0%
State average from 844 schools:	35.9%

Students tested - Reading : 121
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 844 schools:	13.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 14.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	14.0%
State average from 844 schools:	14.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 41.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	41.0%
State average from 844 schools:	30.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 38.0%

This school:	38.0%
State average from 844 schools:	40.8%

Students tested - Writing : 121
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 843 schools:	28.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 71.0%

Here:	71.0%
State average from 843 schools:	59.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 19.0%

Here:	19.0%
State average from 843 schools:	8.5%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Students tested - Math : 91
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 656 schools:	27.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 656 schools:	28.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.6%

Students tested - Reading : 91
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 656 schools:	19.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 13.0%

This school:	13.0%
State average from 656 schools:	16.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 39.0%

Here:	39.0%
State average from 656 schools:	36.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 24.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	24.0%
State average from 656 schools:	25.6%

Students tested - Writing : 89
Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 2.00%

Here:	2.00%
State average from 656 schools:	0.56%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 656 schools:	11.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 86.0%

Here:	86.0%
State average from 656 schools:	80.2%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 656 schools:	6.1%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 7:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 815 schools:	18.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 815 schools:	17.3%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 49.0%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 815 schools:	29.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 34.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	34.0%
State average from 815 schools:	33.1%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 815 schools:	15.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 815 schools:	18.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 815 schools:	33.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 815 schools:	31.2%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 24.0%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 809 schools:	20.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 23.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	23.0%
State average from 809 schools:	19.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 31.0%

This school:	31.0%
State average from 809 schools:	25.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 21.0%

This school:	21.0%
State average from 809 schools:	32.8%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 809 schools:	17.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 809 schools:	14.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 34.0%

Here:	34.0%
State average from 809 schools:	27.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 36.0%

This school:	36.0%
State average from 809 schools:	39.6%

Students tested - Writing : 120
Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 807 schools:	3.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 807 schools:	33.3%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 71.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	71.0%
State average from 807 schools:	57.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 807 schools:	4.3%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 647 schools:	32.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 20.0%

This school:	20.0%
State average from 647 schools:	18.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 647 schools:	23.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 19.0%

Here:	19.0%
State average from 647 schools:	24.5%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 648 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 11.0%

Laurel Jshs School:	11.0%
State average from 648 schools:	16.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 44.0%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 648 schools:	33.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 28.0%

Here:	28.0%
State average from 648 schools:	28.4%

Students tested - Writing : 100
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 74.0%

Here:	74.0%
State average from 647 schools:	70.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 21.0%

Here:	21.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.1%

2005 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 7.8%

This school:	7.8%
State average from 779 schools:	20.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 21.7%

Laurel Jshs School:	21.7%
State average from 779 schools:	19.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 37.4%

Here:	37.4%
State average from 779 schools:	27.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 779 schools:	34.1%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 12.2%

Here:	12.2%
State average from 779 schools:	20.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 27.8%

Here:	27.8%
State average from 779 schools:	17.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 32.2%

Here:	32.2%
State average from 779 schools:	31.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 27.8%

Here:	27.8%
State average from 779 schools:	31.4%

2005 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 21.6%

Here:	21.6%
State average from 631 schools:	31.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 31.4%

Here:	31.4%
State average from 631 schools:	19.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 27.5%

Here:	27.5%
State average from 631 schools:	25.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 19.6%

Here:	19.6%
State average from 631 schools:	23.8%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.8%

Here:	8.8%
State average from 631 schools:	21.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 8.8%

Here:	8.8%
State average from 631 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 43.1%

Laurel Jshs School:	43.1%
State average from 631 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 39.2%

Laurel Jshs School:	39.2%
State average from 631 schools:	32.2%

Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 632 schools:	15.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 21.8%

Here:	21.8%
State average from 632 schools:	16.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 73.3%

Here:	73.3%
State average from 632 schools:	63.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 1.0%

This school:	1.0%
State average from 632 schools:	5.0%

2003 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 8:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 31.4%

This school:	31.4%
State average from 735 schools:	27.5%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 22.9%

Here:	22.9%
State average from 735 schools:	23.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 33.3%

Here:	33.3%
State average from 735 schools:	31.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 12.4%

Here:	12.4%
State average from 735 schools:	17.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 12.4%

Here:	12.4%
State average from 736 schools:	18.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 24.8%

This school:	24.8%
State average from 736 schools:	20.0%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 40.0%

This school:	40.0%
State average from 736 schools:	37.8%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 22.9%

Here:	22.9%
State average from 736 schools:	24.0%

2003 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 27.3%

Here:	27.3%
State average from 615 schools:	31.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 20.2%

Here:	20.2%
State average from 615 schools:	21.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 31.3%

Here:	31.3%
State average from 615 schools:	26.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 21.2%

This school:	21.2%
State average from 615 schools:	20.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 18.2%

Here:	18.2%
State average from 615 schools:	22.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 24.2%

This school:	24.2%
State average from 615 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 40.4%

Here:	40.4%
State average from 615 schools:	39.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 17.2%

Here:	17.2%
State average from 615 schools:	18.2%

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 8
PA Private 2-Year College - Females : 3
PA State University - Females : 9
PA State Related University - Females : 3
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 9
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 5
Homemaker - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1
Service Worker - Females : 2
Unknown - Females : 1

PA Community College - Males : 5
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 6
PA State University - Males : 7
PA State Related University - Males : 7
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 4
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 3
Military - Males : 4
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 11
Service Worker - Males : 1
Unknown - Males : 2

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Private 2-Year College - Females : 1

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Private 2-Year College - Females : 1
PA State University - Females : 18
PA State Related University - Females : 4
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 8
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 9
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 5
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 7
Unknown - Females : 8

PA State University - Males : 9
PA State Related University - Males : 5
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 10
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 7
Military - Males : 4
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 6
Unknown - Males : 9

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 8
PA State University - Females : 15
PA State Related University - Females : 8
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 4
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 5
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 4
Service Worker - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 2

PA Community College - Males : 4
PA State University - Males : 13
PA State Related University - Males : 5
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 4
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 5
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 6
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 2
Farm Worker - Males : 1
Military - Males : 4
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 2
Service Worker - Males : 3
Unemployed - Males : 3
Unknown - Males : 3

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 7
PA State University - Females : 17
PA State Related University - Females : 8
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 5
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 4
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 14
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
Military - Females : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 2

PA Community College - Males : 6
PA State University - Males : 8
PA State Related University - Males : 5
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 2
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 4
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 12
Farm Worker - Males : 1
Military - Males : 7
White Collar Worker - Males : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 5
Unemployed - Males : 3
Unknown - Males : 3

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 2
PA State University - Females : 15
PA State Related University - Females : 5
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 6
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 5
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
Homemaker - Females : 1
Military - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 6
Service Worker - Females : 1
Unemployed - Females : 2

PA Community College - Males : 4
PA State University - Males : 13
PA State Related University - Males : 8
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 3
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 10
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 4
Military - Males : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 9
Unemployed - Males : 4

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 6
PA Private 2-Year College - Females : 1
PA State University - Females : 18
PA State Related University - Females : 4
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 10
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 6
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 6
White Collar Worker - Females : 4
Service Worker - Females : 7

PA Community College - Males : 2
PA State University - Males : 17
PA State Related University - Males : 5
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 6
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 4
Military - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 6
Service Worker - Males : 3

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 6
PA State University - Females : 1
PA State Related University - Females : 9
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 12
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 3
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 2
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 3
White Collar Worker - Females : 3
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1
Service Worker - Females : 5
Unknown - Females : 2

PA Community College - Males : 5
PA State University - Males : 4
PA State Related University - Males : 8
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 6
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 15
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 4
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 15

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 6
PA State University - Females : 1
PA State Related University - Females : 9
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 12
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 3
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 2
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 3
White Collar Worker - Females : 3
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1
Service Worker - Females : 5
Unknown - Females : 2

PA Community College - Males : 5
PA State University - Males : 4
PA State Related University - Males : 8
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 6
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 15
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 4
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 15

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