Ford City High School is a midsized, suburban, public high school located in Ford City, Pennsylvania. The school provides grades 7 through 12, and is one of three high schools operated by the Armstrong School District (ASD). Ford City Junior Senior High School is located at 4th Ave and 11th St, Ford City. In 2013, the enrollment is 746 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 39% of pupils coming from homes with low income. Additionally, 13% of its pupils receive special education services and 4.5% were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Lenape Elementary School is a feeder school to Ford City Junior Senior High School.According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, Ford City Junior Senior High School reported an enrollment of 676 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 238 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. The school employed 51 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.Graduation rate2013 - 90%2012 - 85%2011 – 89%2010 – 88%2009 - 91%2008 - 93%Academic achievementIn 2013, Ford City Senior High School’s eleventh grade ranked 68th out of 105 western Pennsylvania high schools, by the Pittsburgh Business Times, based on the last three years of student academic achievement in Pennsylvania System of School Assessments in: reading, math, writing and science. In 2012, the eleventh grade ranked 74th among schools in the western Pennsylvania region. In 2009, Ford City Junior-Senior High School was ranked 81st out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools, by the Pittsburgh Business Times, for student academic achievement as demonstrated on three years of PSSAs on: reading, writing, math and one year of science.
