Mars Area School District
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545 Route 228 Mars, Pennsylvania, Butler County 16046 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′37″N 79°58′43″W / 40.6936°N 79.9785°WCoordinates: 40°41′37″N 79°58′43″W / 40.6936°N 79.9785°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 elected members |
| Superintendent | Dr. Wesley Shipley |
| Principal | Mr. Todd Kolson, HS |
| Principal | Mr. Dale Sleva, MS |
| Principal | Mr. Todd R. Lape, MACS |
| Principal | Mr. Robert Zaccari, MAES |
| Principal | Mr. Adam M. Kostewicz, MAPS K-1 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old special education |
| Pupils | 3,257 pupils (2013-2014) 3,237 pupils (2012-2013) 3,161 pupils (2011-12) 3,062 pupils |
| • Kindergarten | 205 |
| • Grade 1 | 245 |
| • Grade 2 | 212 |
| • Grade 3 | 225 |
| • Grade 4 | 261 |
| • Grade 5 | 252 |
| • Grade 6 | 239 |
| • Grade 7 | 228 |
| • Grade 8 | 277 |
| • Grade 9 | 265 |
| • Grade 10 | 230 |
| • Grade 11 | 266 |
| • Grade 12 | 207 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Budget | $43,491,740 (2014-15) |
| Website | mars |
Mars Area School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 46 square miles (120 km2) and serves the communities of Mars and Valencia Boroughs as well as Adams Township and Middlesex Township in Butler County.
The earliest known school in the district was the Denny School, opened in 1796 in Middlesex Township. The current configuration of the district was formed in 1960 when the Mars and Valencia Boroughs combined with Adams and Middlesex Townships to form the Mars Area School District.
The Mars Area School District consists of five schools. The Mars Area Primary Center for students in Kindergarten through 1st grade, the Mars Area Elementary School for students in 2nd through 4th grade, the Mars Area Centennial School for students in 5th through 6th grade, the Mars Area Middle School for students in 7th through 8th grade, and the Mars Area High School for students in 9th through 12th grade.
Mars Area School District was ranked 111th out of the 498 ranked Pennsylvania School Districts in 2008 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic performance as demonstrated in 3 years of PSSA results.
Mars Area High Schools is ranked highly statewide in comparison to other public high schools, in regards to their PSSA scoring:
2014 - 29th out of 580
2013 - 26th out of 591
PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading
2009 - 82% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
2008 - 78%
11th Grade Math:
2009 - 62% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2008 - 53%
11th Grade Science:
2009 - 64% on grade level. State: 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 45%
College remediation: According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 26% of Mars Area Senior High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.
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