For the second year in a row, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District achieved the top rating in the state, based on three years of state-administered assessment tests.
The Pittsburgh Business Times, which is published by American City Business Journals, annually uses the scores to rank the state’s 500 school districts. In the region, Garnet Valley moved from 21 to 20, Kennett advanced from 103 to 102, and West Chester held steady at 33.
“To be top-rated by Biz Journal two years in a row is an honor,” said Unionville-Chadds Ford Superintendent John C. Sanville in an email. “The recognition of the success of our many programs supports the UCFSD mission to honor, nurture, and help grow our students in multiple arenas. We are dedicated to ensuring that our curricula, strategies, and the expertise of our faculty promotes the 'whole child' - be it on stage or field, in classrooms or competitions, in groups or independently.”
In November, Unionville was identified as No. 15 in the nation – and No. 3 in the Philadelphia region – out of more than 13,000 public school districts in a ranking by Niche.com. Its analysis of public school district included activities, sports, facilities, and overall student and parent satisfaction as well as test scores.
A rating by SchoolDigger.com in December placed the district at No. 1 and the high school at No. 5 in the state, identified C.F. Patton as No. 3 among middle schools, and declared a tie for first place for elementary schools with Hillendale and Pocopson. The rankings are based on the most recently reported PSSA scores for math and English, according to the organization’s website.
For more information on the ranking by the Pittsburgh Business Times – or to see how other districts fared – visit http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/04/10/chester-county-district-ranks-no-1-in-pennsylvania.html/.
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