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Mars Area School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania serving the communities of Mars and Valencia Boroughs as well as Adams Township and Middlesex Township in Butler County. The earliest known school in the district was the Denny School, opened in 1796 in Middlesex Township. The current configuration of the district was formed in 1960 when the Mars and Valencia Boroughs combined with Adams and Middlesex Townships to form the Mars Area School District. The Mars Area School District consists of five schools. The Mars Area Primary Center for students in Kindergarten through 1st grade, the Mars Area Elementary School for students in 2nd through 4th grade, the Mars Area Centennial School for students in 5th through 6th grade, the Mars Area Middle School for students in 7th through 8th grade, and the Mars Area High School for students in 9th through 12th grade. Mars Area School District was ranked 111th out of the 498 ranked Pennsylvania School Districts in 2008 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic performance as demonstrated in 3 years of PSSA results.〔(Pennsylvania Public School Rankings, Pittsburgh Business Times. May 23, 2007. )〕 ==Academic achievement== PSSA Results 11th Grade Reading 2009 - 82% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level. 2008 - 78% 〔Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Results 2008, Pennsylvania Department of Education website.http://www.pde.state.pa.us/〕 11th Grade Math: 2009 - 62% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.〔Mars Area School District Academic Achievement Report 2008-2009 http://paayp.emetric.net/〕 2008 - 53% 11th Grade Science: 2009 - 64% on grade level. State: 40% of 11th graders were on grade level. 2008 - 45% College remediation: According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 26% of Mars Area Senior High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.〔Pennsylvania College Remediation Report http://www.scribd.com/doc/23970364/Pennsylvania-College-Remediation-Report〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mars Area School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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