Ambridge Area School District
Ambridge Area School District | |
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Address | |
901 Duss Avenue
Ambridge , Pennsylvania, 15003United States | |
Coordinates | 40°35′32″N 80°13′33″W / 40.592295°N 80.225945°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K-12 |
Established | 1971 |
NCES District ID | 4202440[1][2] |
Students and staff | |
District mascot | Bridgers |
Other information | |
Website | www |
The Ambridge Area School District is a midsized, urban public school district in
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 40.6% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the
Ambridge Area School District operates five schools: Ambridge Area High School, Ambridge Area Junior High School, Economy Elementary, Highland Elementary and State Street Elementary. High school students may choose to attend the Beaver County Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. For the 2014-15 school year, 381 resident students chose to enroll in public charter schools and cyber charter schools, rather than attend the district's schools.[13][14]
The Beaver Valley
Extracurriculars
The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.
Sports
The District funds:
- Varsity
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- Junior High Middle School Sports
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According to PIAA directory July 2016[15]
References
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ambridge Area Sd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "District Directory Information - Ambridge Area SD". US NCES. U.S. Department of Education. 30 March 2016.
- ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
- ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
- ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
- ^ Daveen Rae Kurutz (December 2016). "Percentage of school-age children living in poverty in Beaver County up". The Times.
- ^ Collin Deppen (January 2015). "How many children are homeless in your school district?" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
- ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
- ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
- ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts, 2010
- ^ US Census Bureau, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010, September 2011
- ^ Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". The Washington Post.
- ^ Finnerty, John., Cyber School debate reignites in Harrisburg, The Daily Item, July 20, 2016
- ^ PDE, Ambridge Area School District Fast Facts - Charter School Enrollment, 2016
- ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2016). "PIAA School Directory".