The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Published Friday, Jan. 11, 2002

MERCER COUNTY AREA

Performance grants secured by test scores
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Some local schools will get money

Thirteen local schools have received award money for their students' performances on the annual Pennsylvania State System of Assessment test.

Students in fifth, eighth and 11th grades were given the PSSAs in April. The students were tested in reading and math. The 11th-graders were also given a writing test.

Some schools received the School Performance Funding Improvement Awards for their students' test scores. The monetary awards are given to schools in which students improved their baseline scores by 50 points or more. Baseline scores are established through past performances by that school, according to the state Department of Education Web site.

Mercer County schools received a total of $244,966 in 2001. These schools received improvement awards:

Commodore Perry High School, $17,336

Farrell Area Elementary, $14,148

Farrell High School, $10,164

George Junior Republic in Pine Township, $3,796

Jamestown Area Elementary, $17,112

Keystone Education Center, a charter school in West Salem Township, $7,261

Reynolds High School, $32,256

Case Avenue Elementary in Sharon, $21,510

Musser Elementary in Sharon, $11,934

Sharon High School, $77,040

Sharpsville Area High School, $7,141

Luther W. Low Elementary in West Middlesex, $6,275

Wilmington Area, $34,162

More information about the PSSA test scores or the improvement awards can be obtained by checking the Department of Education's Web site at www.pde.psu.edu

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