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Midd-West High School is a small, rural high school located at 540 E Main Street, Middleburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by Midd-West School District. In 2013, Midd-West High School's enrollment was 795 students in grades 8th through 12th, with 39% eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level.〔 Additionally, 13.9% of pupils received special education services, while 2.6% were identified as gifted.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West High School Fast Facts, October 2013〕 According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act in 2013.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Midd-West High School, October 4, 2013〕 In 2012, Midd-West High School reported an enrollment of 795 pupils in grades 8th through 12th grades, with 311 pupils eligible for a free or reduced price lunch. The School employed 53 teachers yielding a pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West High School information, September 2012〕 In 2012, 10 teachers were rated "Non Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Midd-West High School, September 21, 2012〕 A number of unqualified teachers remain at the school in 2013. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, Midd-West High School reported an enrollment of 621 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 239 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The School employed 60 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 10:1.〔National Center for Education Statistics, Common Care Data - Midd-West High School, 2010〕 According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Professional Qualifications of Teachers Midd-West High School, September 29, 2011〕 Students may choose to attend the award winning SUN Area Technical Institute in New Berlin, Pennsylvania for training in the building trades, allied health services, automotive repairs, culinary arts as well as computer technology. Fees for attendance are paid by Midd-West School District. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. In October 2015, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale reported that Midd-West High School among the 561 academically challenged schools that have been overlooked by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=561 Academically Challenged Schools Overlooked by the Department of Education )〕 He also reported the Pennsylvania Department of Education failed to take any action to remediate the poorly performing schools to raise student academic achievement or to provide them with targeted professional assistance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Special Performance Audit Report - Pennsylvania Department of Education )〕 ;Lowest achieving schools status: In July 2012, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released a report identifying Midd-West High School as one of the lowest-achieving schools for reading and mathematics in 2011. Midd-West High School was among the 15% lowest-achieving schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Parents and students may be eligible for scholarships to transfer to another public or nonpublic school through the state's Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program passed in June 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program )〕 The scholarships are limited to those students whose family's income is less than $60,000 annually, with another $12,000 allowed per dependent. Maximum scholarship award is $8,500, with special education students receiving up to $15,000 for a year's tuition. Parents pay any difference between the scholarship amount and the receiving school's tuition rate. Students may seek admission to neighboring public school districts. Each year the PDE publishes the tuition rate for each individual public school district. Midd-West High School was the sole school in Snyder County on the list. According to the report, parents in 414 public schools (74 school districts) were offered access to these scholarships. For the 2012-13 school year, seven public school districts in Pennsylvania had all of their schools placed on the list, including: Sto-Rox School District, Chester Upland School District, Clairton City School District, Duquesne City School District, Farrell Area School District, Wilkinsburg Borough School District and Steelton-Highspire School District.〔Olsen, Laura, State list of failing schools has 53 in county, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, July 26, 2012〕 Funding for the scholarships comes from donations by businesses which receive a state tax credit for donating. In 2013-14, Midd-West High School was removed from the lowest achieving schools list due to the increase in lower performing schools, in other public school districts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program 2013-14 )〕 in 2012, under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the school administration was required to notify parents of the school's poor achievement outcomes. Additionally the school administration was required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, to develop a School Improvement Plan to address the school's low student achievement. Under the Pennsylvania Accountability System, the school district must pay for additional tutoring for struggling students.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NCLB Parental Notices )〕 The High School is eligible for special, extra funding under School Improvement Grants which the school must apply for each year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=School Improvement Grant )〕 ==Graduation rate== In 2015, Midd-West School District reported an 83.91% graduation rate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Midd-West High School School Performance Profile 2015 )〕 *2014 - 91%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Midd-West High School School Performance Profile 2014 )〕 *2013 - 86.6%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Midd-West High School School Performance Profile 2013 )〕 *2012 - 91%.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West School District AYP Overview 2012, September 21, 2012〕 *2011 - 93%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Midd-West SD - District AYP Data Table )〕 *2010 - 85%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented )〕 ;Former calculation graduation rates: *2010 - 91%〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2010, October 20, 2010〕 *2009 - 91%〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2009, September 14, 2009〕 *2008 - 91%〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2008, August 15, 2008〕 *2007 - 89% 〔Pennsylvania Department of Education,, Midd-West School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2007, 2007〕 *2006 - 90.16% 〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West High School Academic Achievement Report Card 2006, 2006〕 *2005 - 88.59%.〔Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West School District Report Card 2005, 2005〕 The percentage of students that are continuing their education beyond high school in 2005 was 60%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Student Performance, School Matters, )〕 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「Midd-West High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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