2017-18 Profile

CEEB: 395448

York Suburban High School A 2016 National Blue Ribbon School 1800 Hollywood Drive ● York, PA 17403 ● http://www.yssd.org/yshs High School Phone: (717) 885 885-1270 ● Fax (717) 885-1271 Guidance Office Phone: ((717) 885-1272 ● Fax (717) 885-1273 Administration Dr. Larry R. Redding ............................................ Acting Superintendent Dr. Brian E. Ellis ................................................................ ........................................Principal Dr. Christopher J. Adams ........................................... Assistant Principal Mr. Scott R. Shirey ..................................................... Assistant Principal York Suburban School District serves the 22,000 residents of Spring Garden Township and portions of Springettsbury ury Township in York County, Pennsylvania. The district is a racially and socioeconomically diverse suburban community. The district, located to the south of York City is one hour from Baltimore, MD, one and one-half hours from Washington, D.C., and two hours from Philadelphia. Within the district boundaries are portions of two college campuses: York College of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University - York Campus, as well two major hospitals and numerous corporate facilities.

York Suburban High School Quick Facts Grades ................................... 9,10,11,12 Enrollment ........................................ 865 Teaching Faculty................................. 67 Ave. Teacher Experience.......... 16.9 yrs. Teacher/Student Ratio.................. 12.9:1 Daily Schedule...... 7 - 48 Minute Periods Type of School .............................. Public Continuing Ed. Percentage ............ 85%

Demographic Breakdown Asian ................................ ........................................... 4.7% Black/African-American American............ 6.9% Hispanic ................................ ...................................... 5.8% White/Caucasian ...................... 77.2% Multi-Racial................................ 5.0% Other Races ............................... .0.4% Econ. Disadvantaged ............... 23.0%

Counselors Mrs. Tina Howe (A-D) ...................................... ................................ [email protected] Dr. Jamie Britton (E-K).................................... ................................ [email protected] Ms. Karen Forrer (L-Q).................................... ................................ [email protected] Ms. Suzann Pranaitis (R-Z) .......................... [email protected]

School Awards & Recognition United States Department of Education 2016 National Blue Ribbon School Exemplary High Performing School

US Neew ws & World Report Best High Schools

Curriculum The high school operates on a traditional high school schedule with 90 90-day semesters and a 180-day school year. Year-long long classes that meet daily are awarded 1.0 credits while semester-long long daily classes are awarded 0.5 credits. Courses that meet less than every day of the week are awarded a portion of the 1.0 or 0.5 credits. The high school offers courses es at three academic levels: AP or Honors (H), College Preparatory (CP), and General. AP and Honors courses are weighted in the student GPA to recognize the increased rigor and course responsibilities. Student graduation requirements include 4 credits off English, 3 credits each in Social Sciences, Science, and Mathematics, 4 courses of Physical Education, 1 course of Health (0.42 or 0.50 Credits), and 9 credits of electives.

Honors/AP Program Students in the Class of 2017, following a typical course progression, rogression, had the option to take the following Honors & AP Courses. These are the most rigorous core offerings that the high school offers: 9th........ English I CPA, Biology I CPA, American Cultures CPA, Algebra II CPA or Geometry CPA 10th...... Honors English II, Honors Chemistry, Honors Global Studies, Honors Algebra II, and/or Honors Geometry or Honors Pre--Calculus 11th...... Honors English III, Honors Physics, Honors U.S. Studies or AP U.S. Government & Politics,, Honors Geometry or Honors Pre Pre-Calculus or AP Calculus AB 12th...... CHS English Seminar Honors/AP Electives: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics I, AP Physics II II, AP U.S. History, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, Honors Calculus II, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, Level IV World Languages, Levell V World Languages (French, German, & Spanish), AP Music Theory, AP Studio Art

College in the High School (CHS) The high school previously partnered with York College of Pennsylvania to offer three CHS courses: English Seminar, Sociology, ociology, and Art Appreci Appreciation. York College discontinued their program for the 2017-18 18 school year. The high school is currently reviewing potential new partnerships. While the courses will no longer be certified by York College, the teachers will continue to teach the college curriculum that was developed in prior years and therefore the courses are still noted as CHS courses on student transcripts

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2001 15: Silver Rating 2016, 2017: Bronze Rating

Grading System, Grading Pooiint Average & Class Rank For each class, a student earns percentage grades that are converted to a 4.0 scale as shown in the table below. The final grade de for a course is calculated by averaging the converted grades for each of the four marking periods. Beginning in the 2013-14 2013 school year, teachers had the option to include a "stand-alone" "stand midterm and final exam grade in the final grade calculation. The student's final 4.0 scale grade for each course is reflected on the student transcript. A (3.6-4.0) 98-100.0 4.0 96-97.9 3.9 94-95.9 3.8 92-93.9 3.7 90-91.9 3.6 F (0.0-0.9) 0-63.9 0.0

B (2.6-3.59) 89-89.9 3.5 88-88.9 3.4 87-87.9 3.3 86-86.9 3.2 85-85.9 3.1 84-84.9 3.0 83-83.9 2.9 82-82.9 2.8 81-81.9 2.7 80-80.9 2.6

C (1.6-2.59) 79-79.9 2.5 78-78.9 2.4 77-77.9 2.3 76-76.9 2.2 75-75.9 2.1 74-74.9 2.0 73-73.9 1.9 72-72.9 1.8 71-71.9 1.7 70-70.9 1.6

D (1.0-1.59) 69-69.9 1.5 68-68.9 1.4 67-67.9 1.3 66-66.9 1.2 65-65.9 1.1 64-64.9 1.0

The grades for each course are averaged together to determine a student's unweighted GPA. To calculate the weighted GPA,, course grades in Honors (formerly called CPA courses) are multiplied by 1.1, and grades earned in AP (and other senior capstone courses) are multiplied by 1.2, prior to being averaged. A student's class rank is determined by his/her weighted GPA.

Students Pursuing Higher Education

SAT Results (Class of 2017) 201

Class of 2017: 74% - 4 Year Schools 11% Miscellan Miscellaneous Schools Class of 2016: 77% - 4 Year Schools 9% - Miscellaneous Schools Class of 2015: 76% - 4 Year Schools 11% - Miscellaneous Schools

York Suburban Average vs. National Averages

National Merit Program* Classes of 2016-2018: 2 Finalists, 4 Semi-Finalists*,, 19 Commended *Pending the naming of 2018 Finalists

SAT Participation Rate (Class ass of:) of:)* 2017: 80.1% 2016: 79.0% 2015: 86.5% Graduating Class Size 2017: 176

2016: 200

2015: 215

SAT Results (Class of 2017) 201

Advanced Placement (AP) Program

York Suburban & National Score Distributions

York Suburban High School first began expanding the AP Program for the 2009 2009-10 school year. Students in the Class of 2018 are offered the following AP Courses: AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry AP Computer Science

AP European History AP Music Theory AP Physics I, II AP Psychology

AP Statistics AP Studio Art AP U.S. Govt. & Politic AP U.S. History

Additionally, students commonly take AP exams after taking the following senior courses: French V English Seminar

German V Calculus II

Spanish V

Advanced Placement (AP) Results (2015, 2016, 2017)

Class of 2017 GPA Bands with SAT Result

Total Test Takers: 2015: 80 2016: 78 2017: 90 Total Exams: 2015: 109 2016: 117 2017: 131 % of Students with 3 or higher: Class of 2015: 18.6% Class of 2016: 20.0% Class of 2017: 28.6% Most Frequently Taken Exams (Count & Average) AP Biology (39 Exams, 4.08) AP Calculus AB (39 Exams, 3.92) AP English Literature (29 Exams, 3.86)

AP P U.S. Government (31 Exams, 4.22) AP Psychology (56 Exams, 3.35) AP Statistics (73 Exams, 3.34)

Bar represents percentage of class in each GPA Band.. Number in the bar is the mean SAT S for that band.

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Destinations of the Classes of 2015, 2016, and 2017 York Suburban graduates consistently attend the he most prestigious and highly highly-selective selective colleges and universities. The list below shows the destinations of the most recent graduating classes. The bold italicized schools were recognized by U.S. News & World rld Report as one of the 2017 Top National Universities, Top Liberal Arts Colleges, or Top Global Universities or by the Princeton Review in their 2018 edition of The Best 382 Colleges. Those in bold orange were in the Top 100 of the U.S News & World Report listings. Distinguished Honors GPA: 3.8 or higher Arcadia University Bucknell University Dartmouth College Duke University Duquesne University (2) Haverford College Kutztown University George Washington (2) Lafayette College (2) Lebanon Valley College McGill University Messiah College (4) Millersville University Muhlenberg College New York University (3) North Carolina State U. Penn State University (5) Spring Arbor University Temple University (3) University of Chicago University of Delaware University of Denver Univ. of Pennsylvania (3) University of Pittsburgh (3) University of Toronto Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech Wofford College York College of PA (3)

All Other Students Albright College (2) Broaddus College Alderson-Broaddus Allegheny College Arcadia University (4) Aristotle University (2) Arizona State University Aveda Institute of New York Art Institute of Philadelphia Bellevue College Berklee College of Music Bloomsburg University (77) Bridgewater College (2) Brigham Young U. Idaho ((1) Brigham igham Young U. Hawaii Carnegie Mellon University Central Penn College (2) Chatham University (2) Clarion University (3) Clemson University Coastal Carolina Univ. (2) Colorado State University Daytona State College Delaware ware Valley University Drexel University (2) Duquesne University (4) East Stroudsburg U. (2) Eastern Kentucky University Eckerd College Elizabethtown College (2) 2) Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Frostburg State University Furman University Goucher College High Point University Hood College Houghton College Indiana U. of PA (18) Ithaca College Jackson College James Madison U. (5) Johnson & Wales University Juniata College (5) Kenyon College King's College Kutztown University (5) La Roche College (2) Lafayette College Lancaster Bible College Lebanon Valley College (2) Liberty University (3) Lock Haven University (2) Longwood University Lycoming College (2) McDaniel College (2) Medaille College Mercyhurst University Messiah College (3) Millersville University (22)

Misericordia University Montana State University Morgan State University Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg College New York University North Carolina State U. PA College of Art & Des. Penn State - Sat. Campus (44 44) Penn State University (16) Philadelphia University Point Park University Polk State College Purdue University Robert Morris University (2) Rollins College Saint Anselm College Saint Francis University School of Art Inst. Chicago Shippensburg University (17 17) Siena College Simmons College Skidmore College Slippery Rock University Springfield College St. John’s College SUNY Maritime College Susquehanna University (2 2) Syracuse University Temple University (23) The University of the Arts

Thiel College Towson University (2) University of Alabama (5) University of Charleston University of Delaware University of D.C. University of Florida University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of Maryland, BC University of New England Univ. of Pittsburgh (17) U. of Pitt-Johnstown (1) U. of South Carolina (3) University of Vermont Utah State University Utica College Valencia College (2) Virginia Tech (2) Virginia Wesleyan Univ. Wartburg College Washington & Jefferson C. Washington College West Chester University (12) West Virginia University (4) Widener University (4) Wilkes University Wilmington University Wilson College (2) York College of PA (32)