Academy Park High School - Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania/PA

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Academy Park High School

300 Calcon Hook Rd, Sharon Hill, PA, 19079-1531 -

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Definition of Terms

Academy Park High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

Delaware County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1299 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

79 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 1 students

Grade 9 - 502 students

Grade 10 - 303 students

Grade 11 - 252 students

Grade 12 - 241 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	3%
% Black	53%	14%
% White	44%	81%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

38%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(PA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Southeast Delco Sd School District

This School's Agency

(PA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	5	4
Number of Students Managed	4,564 students	2,220 students
District Total Revenue	$44,562,000	$24,078,000
District Expenditure	$47,538,000	$23,565,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,764	$10,846
District Expenditure / Student	$10,416	$10,615
District Graduation Rates	77%	95%

Playoff spot a keeper for McDonald, Academy Park (Delaware County Daily Times)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 09:29:37 am
SHARON HILL — Balloons and excitement surrounded Academy Park High School Friday night to mark Senior Night and Homecoming weekend. Afterward, there was another reason to celebrate.
High School student uncooperative after being shot (Delaware County Times)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 03:07:27 pm
COLLINGDALE — An uncooperative Academy Park High School student is recovering after being shot in the leg Friday, police said.
UPDATE: Willamson to bring in expert after student death (Delaware County Times)
posted on October 12, 2009 at 06:53:27 am
The president of Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades says accident specialists will be brought in to examine school policies following the death of a freshman student who was electrocuted during a class at the school's power plant.
Student electrocuted at college in Delco (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 05:30:00 am
A freshman student at Delaware County's Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades was electrocuted during a Friday afternoon class at the school's power plant, the college president said yesterday.
College freshman dies in electical accident (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 11:00:00 am
A freshman student at Delaware County's Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades was electrocuted during a Friday afternoon class at the school's power plant, the junior college president said Saturday.

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Academy Park High School is a four-year public high school in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. The school's mascot is the Knight. It is currently the only high school in the Southeast Delco School District. The current principal, Mr. Alan Johnson started his term during the 2007-08 School year.
Academy Park High School was formed in the fall of 1982; however, the current Academy Park building did not open until the fall of 1984. In the interim, the old Collingdale and Sharon Hill high schools were used as an east and west campus for the new school. The former Darby Township High School was converted into Ashland Middle School. Portions of the old Collingdale High School still stand, serving as the town’s borough hall and a municipal court, while the old Sharon Hill High School was demolished. Though the building is gone, the school’s former football field serves as home to the Academy Park Knights.
Academy Park’s first principal, Agnes M. Paterson, was an active supporter of the school’s activities and students. She died unexpectedly in the spring of 1987 after attending a performance of the school district’s annual spring musical. The school’s auditorium has been named in her honor.
Academy Park High School has drawn criticism due to having low PSSA scores and have joined in the benchmark testing to help improve these scores. There has been much criticism of the school board's running of the district.
External links
Academy Park High School (from the Southeast Delco School District website)
Academy Park Alumni (from the classreport.org website)
Cheney schedules debate practice (this article mentions Dick Cheney's visit to the school in 2000)

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