2015-2016
f ox c hapel a rea s chool d istrict s tate of the s chools
•The Fox Chapel Area School District
received awards in the National
School Public Relations Association
2016 Publications and Electronic
Media Contest and in the 2015
Pennsylvania School Public Relations
Association Excellence in Education
Communications Contest.
•High school senior Stephen Polcyn was
named a candidate in the 2016 United
States Presidential Scholars Program.
•Two Dorseyville Middle School students
won first place awards at the Covestro
Pittsburgh Regional Science &
Engineering Fair.
2016 SAT/ACT/PSAT Mean Scores
Fox Chapel Area High School students continue to outscore the state and nation on the SAT, ACT,
and PSAT in all subject areas. The district administered the PSAT to all students in grades 10 and 11
during the 2015-2016 school year. The results of this assessment are being used to improve outcomes for
students on the SAT and to increase college and career readiness.
2016 Senior yeAr SAt meAn ScoreS
Fox Chapel Area
Critical Reading
Math
Writing
563
572
557
Pennsylvania
500
506
481
Nation
494
508
482
A total of 291 members (78 percent) of the 375 students in the Class of 2016 took the SAT during
their junior or senior year.
2016 Act reSultS
Fox Chapel Area
English
Math
Reading
Science
Composite Score
24.9
24.5
25.6
24.5
25.0
Pennsylvania
22.6
23.0
23.6
22.8
23.1
Nation
20.1
20.6
21.3
20.8
20.8
A total of 131 high school students took the ACT in 2016.
2016 grAde 10 PSAt meAn ScoreS
Mean Total (ERW & Math)
Fox Chapel Area
1030
Pennsylvania
952
Nation
931
ERW = Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
2016 grAde 11 PSAt meAn ScoreS
Mean Total (ERW & Math)
18 Fox Chapel Area
Fox Chapel Area
1091
Pennsylvania
994
Nation
1008