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 Renaissance Academy-Edison Posts Top Scores on PSSA Writing Exam Tuesday, May 27, 2003 Edison Schools announced today that one of its partnership schools - Renaissance Academy-Edison in Phoenixville, PA - is one of the state of Pennsylvania's top scoring schools on the Pennsylvania System Scholastic Assessment (PSSA) writing Exam. Ninety-four percent of Renaissance Academy ninth grade students scored proficient or above on the PSSA writing exam. The impressive performance of Renaissance ninth graders places them in the top one percent of all schools in the state of Pennsylvania. At the ninth grade level, Renaissance finished sixth out of 720 schools (and fifth for scaled scores) in the entire state. At the sixth grade level, Renaissance Academy had an extremely strong showing as well. With 75.6 percent of six graders scoring proficient or above on the writing exam, Renaissance finished in the top 20 percent of 1,183 elementary schools in the state. "Renaissance's performance on the PSSA writing exam is truly noteworthy. The students, staff, and leadership team have worked tirelessly to implement the Edison school design - and it's continuing to pay off. Students are performing at higher levels each year - and only a handful of schools have outperformed Renaissance." Renaissance principal, Angie Padrnos, echoed Chubb's sentiments. "We are proud of our staff and students and the commitment they have to teaching and learning. We are amazed that in three short years we have achieved these great scores." Located 30 miles outside of Philadelphia, Renaissance serves 750 students in grades K-10. Over the next two years, Renaissance will be expanding to serve grades K-12.
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