Type Public Superintendent Michael Q. Roth Principal Heather Morningstar Phone +1 610-797-4107 Founded 1963 | Established 1963 School number (610) 797-4107 Enrollment 577 (2013) Number of students 577 (2013) Colors White, Navy blue | |
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Similar Southern Lehigh High Sch, Saucon Valley Senior Hi, Emmaus High School, William Allen High School, Catasauq High School | ||
Salisbury High School is a public, high school located in Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
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History
Salisbury Township was founded in 1834. In 1955, the construction for Salisbury High School was planned. Construction started in 1962 and was finished in 1963.
Academic achievement
Salisbury High School achieved 85.8 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 84% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 70% showed on grade level mathematics skills. In Biology, 58.7% showed on grade level science understanding. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, they now take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course. This was the first year that school achievement was reported in this format instead of AYP.
Sports
Salisbury offers twenty-one varsity and twelve junior varsity sport programs.
Districts
Salisbury participates in the Colonial League of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's District XI. The Colonial League includes Lehigh Valley high schools deemed too small to participate in the Lehigh Valley Conference.
Colonial League Titles
Eastern Conference Championship
State championship titles
The school fields teams in most major sports, including boys baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys tennis, cheerleading, girls field hockey, girls softball, football, soccer, rifle, wrestling, and track & field.
Salisbury has the Colonial League titles in Basketball and Baseball. The Field hockey team has never made a district appearance. The District Swimming Team won districts in 2012.