Baldwin High School is in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the third largest public school in the Pittsburgh area. The district serves the communities of: Baldwin, Whitehall and Baldwin Township. Baldwin currently offers 15 Advanced placement courses.
Mission statement
The Mission of Baldwin High School is to provide an optimum learning environment in a flexible, comprehensive curriculum that meets the needs of all youth providing them with the skills to become self-sufficient, caring, aspiring, and contributing citizens in the changing technological world.
Academic achievement
In 2012, the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) ranked Baldwin High School 168th out of the 676 public schools in Pennsylvania, based on their combined reading and math test scores.
In 2009, US News and World report ranked 21,000 public high schools, in the United States, based on three factors. First, the schools were analyzed for the number of students who achieved above the state average on the reading and math tests in 2008. Then they considered how the economically disadvantaged students performed against the state average. Finally, they considered the participation rate and the performance of students in college readiness by examining Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate test data. Seventy Pennsylvania high schools achieved ranking bronze, silver or gold rating. Fifty three Pennsylvania high schools achieved bronze. Baldwin High School achieved Bronze ranking.
College remediation According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 19% of Baldwin-Whitehall School District 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. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
Renovation
Beginning in 2006, Baldwin High School underwent major renovation, as it had not had any of the sort within the last 35 years [1].
Notable alumni
- John Gibson - Professional NHL hockey goalie in the Anaheim Ducks organization.
- Charles Graner - (graduated in 1986), a former U.S. Army reservist who was convicted of war crimes in connection with the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
- Gary Greaves - American football player
- Orrin Hatch - Utah senator.
- Jason Pinkston - (Born Sept.5,1987) 6-4/305Â lbs Pittsburgh Panthers position: OL Drafted in 2011 to the Cleveland Browns.
- Dave Wannstedt - Long time NFL coach for the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins, former head coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.
- Ian Wild - American football player
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