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SCAHS Graduates

SCAHS Graduates. Exit data from classes of 2009 (597) & 2010 (644) Academic Profiles of SCAHS Students at Penn State . SCAHS Graduation Survey: Quality of Instruction . SCAHS Graduation Survey: Variety Courses Offered. SCAHS Graduation Survey: Flexibility of Schedule .

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SCAHS Graduates

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  1. SCAHS Graduates Exit data from classes of 2009 (597) & 2010 (644) Academic Profiles of SCAHS Students at Penn State

  2. SCAHS Graduation Survey:Quality of Instruction

  3. SCAHS Graduation Survey:Variety Courses Offered

  4. SCAHS Graduation Survey:Flexibility of Schedule

  5. SCAHS Graduation Survey:Availability of Teachers to Assist When Needed

  6. SCASD Profile 2010 – AP Tests • 372 students took 756 AP tests. 86% of the test taken scored a 3 or higher • 77 AP and Advanced Courses offered • National Merit/Achievement: • 29 Commended • 15 Semi-Finalists • 15 Finalists • 1 Achievement Finalist • 1 Hispanic Finalist

  7. SCASD Profile 2010 – SAT I

  8. Post Secondary Plans – Class of 2010

  9. SCAHS Class 2010:Post Secondary Plans • Processed 1,579 College Applications to 310 different colleges or post-secondary schools • PSU: 479 Applied, 471 Accepted, 354 Attending • PSU Schreyer Honors College: 98 Applied, 36 Accepted, 27 Attending

  10. SCASD Enrollment at Penn State University Park Campus by semester (2000-2005) The overall graduation rate of students admitted to University Park from SCAHS is 75.3%; the rate among students admitted for fall semester is 95.7%

  11. Student Enrollments by College (2000-2005)

  12. Academic Performance at University Park

  13. Distinction within Major

  14. Academic Preparation and Placement • Penn State credits earned before matriculation • Average of 9% of SCAHS students earned credits prior to admission • Typically 6 or fewer credits • Advanced Placement credits • Approximately 25% of SCAHS students earned AP credits • Lower than PSU average overall, but • Average number of credits per SCAHS students is slightly higher than PSU average • FTCAP Placement Score (all students who matriculated at UP) • Distinction between SCAHS students Fall Admissions and SCAHS students Summer Admissions • Fall admissions compare favorably to PSU norm • Summer admissions do not compare favorably to PSU norm

  15. Observations • SCAHS fall admissions students compare very favorably with peer group at University Park • Attending a larger high school helps to prepare students to successfully navigate University Park campus • SCAHS scheduling is similar to college scheduling (may help to prepare students for the experience of scheduling at the collegiate level) • Students who are at risk academically/socially tend to experience more difficulty with: • Self-initiating • Self-advocating

  16. Recommendations • Consider ways to provide students with more opportunities to develop these skills/abilities in order to better prepare students for success at University Park: • Ability to engage in complex thinking such as synthesizing and/or applying knowledge across disciplines (verses information finding) • Ability to act responsibly • Self-initiate • Self-advocate • Organizational skills (time, responsibilities, etc.) • Ability to study

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