Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School
2100 Corporate Dr
Wexford PA, 15090, Allegheny County
Phone: 724-933-7300
Ranking: | High School: (561 out of 626, bottom 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (2,234 out of 2,311, bottom 3%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 509 | 358 | 323 | 327 | 420 | 432 | 639 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 28 | 5.5% | 21 | 5.9% | 10 | 3.1% | 5 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.5% | 19 | 3.0% |
Grade 1: | 31 | 6.1% | 11 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.5% | 14 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.2% | 16 | 2.5% |
Grade 2: | 18 | 3.5% | 11 | 3.1% | 14 | 4.3% | 15 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.7% | 27 | 4.2% |
Grade 3: | 17 | 3.3% | 20 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.6% | 10 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.9% | 23 | 3.6% |
Grade 4: | 19 | 3.7% | 22 | 6.1% | 14 | 4.3% | 13 | 4.0% | 22 | 5.2% | 21 | 4.9% | 21 | 3.3% |
Grade 5: | 32 | 6.3% | 16 | 4.5% | 23 | 7.1% | 17 | 5.2% | 19 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.6% | 26 | 4.1% |
Grade 6: | 41 | 8.1% | 27 | 7.5% | 20 | 6.2% | 21 | 6.4% | 33 | 7.9% | 27 | 6.3% | 31 | 4.9% |
Grade 7: | 41 | 8.1% | 22 | 6.1% | 22 | 6.8% | 25 | 7.6% | 33 | 7.9% | 35 | 8.1% | 46 | 7.2% |
Grade 8: | 38 | 7.5% | 35 | 9.8% | 38 | 11.8% | 31 | 9.5% | 34 | 8.1% | 27 | 6.3% | 44 | 6.9% |
Grade 9: | 101 | 19.8% | 68 | 19.0% | 66 | 20.4% | 39 | 11.9% | 68 | 16.2% | 81 | 18.8% | 121 | 18.9% |
Grade 10: | 57 | 11.2% | 49 | 13.7% | 35 | 10.8% | 42 | 12.8% | 62 | 14.8% | 75 | 17.4% | 88 | 13.8% |
Grade 11: | 52 | 10.2% | 30 | 8.4% | 41 | 12.7% | 50 | 15.3% | 60 | 14.3% | 47 | 10.9% | 77 | 12.1% |
Grade 12: | 34 | 6.7% | 26 | 7.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 45 | 13.8% | 27 | 6.4% | 37 | 8.6% | 100 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 242 | 47.5% | 170 | 47.5% | 149 | 46.1% | 158 | 48.3% | 180 | 42.9% | 185 | 42.8% | 275 | 43.0% |
Female: | 267 | 52.5% | 188 | 52.5% | 174 | 53.9% | 169 | 51.7% | 222 | 52.9% | 218 | 50.5% | 327 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.8% | 7 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 7.1% | 26 | 7.3% | 15 | 4.6% | 14 | 4.3% | 18 | 4.3% | 18 | 4.2% | 30 | 4.7% |
Black: | 107 | 21.0% | 62 | 17.3% | 59 | 18.3% | 59 | 18.0% | 77 | 18.3% | 89 | 20.6% | 134 | 21.0% |
White: | 326 | 64.0% | 242 | 67.6% | 229 | 70.9% | 239 | 73.1% | 302 | 71.9% | 287 | 66.4% | 430 | 67.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 6.1% | 21 | 5.9% | 7 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 89 | 27.6% | 129 | 39.4% | 117 | 27.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.58 | 15.43 | 13.03 | 14.57 | 19.53 | 19.60 | 34.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | N/A | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | N/A | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | N/A | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | N/A | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 60% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | N/A | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | N/A | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | N/A | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | N/A | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | N/A | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | N/A | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | N/A | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | N/A | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | N/A | 41.8% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | N/A | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | N/A | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | N/A | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | N/A | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | N/A | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | N/A | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 82.9% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.4% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.7% | N/A | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 80% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.5% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.3% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | N/A | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | N/A | 72.9% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 81.4% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | N/A | 73.3% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | N/A | 76% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | N/A | 76.4% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.