Why Marple Newtown Didn't Make AYP For 2011-12
Marple Newtown High School was among the 12 out of 15 high schools in Delaware County to miss the adequate yearly progress targets for the 2011-12 school year.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Marple Newtown High School was the only school in the Marple Newtown School District unable to meet their AYP (adequately yearly progress) targets, but they weren't the only ones in the county. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 12 out of the 15 high schools in Delaware County had missed the mark on their AYP targets. The only high schools in the county to meet their targets were Penncrest, Radnor, and Wallingford-Swarthmore. However, across the commonwealth, fewer and fewer schools are meeting the AYP targets. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the "new benchmark shows the percentage of students statewide scoring proficient or advanced declined from 77.1 percent in 2011 to 75.7 percent in 2012 in …
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8:30 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
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