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Founded in 1969, serving Philadelphia area families for over forty (40) years;
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Licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, accredited, and "approved" as an alternative education private provider;
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Two (2) flagship alternative school campuses - 299 Jacksonville Road (serving Bucks and Montgomery Counties), and 905 Margaret Street (serving Bucks and Montgomery counties). DVHS original campus was located at 13550 Bustleton Avenue, formerly known as the "Student Education Center - Delaware Valley High School/" DVHS is NOT affiliated with any other Delaware Valley High School or charter school;
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Two programs offered at each campus - middle grades and high school grades (no middle school students are mixed with high school students). Thousands of DVHS graduates with diplomas are now successful, productive citizens;
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Serves private students and students referred through structured program placement agreements with local school districts with accelerated programs;
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93% graduation rate;
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Awarded the "Model Program for Best Practices in Alternative Education" by the Pennsylvania Department of Education;
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Students have achieved an average 26% annual reading gains and 36% annual math gains;
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1-to-10 staff/student ratio - All DVHS teachers are Pennsylvania state certified and "highly qualified";
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Educates and graduates students at a cost far less than any local district's per-pupil expenditure;
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Allows students to catch up with their peers and graduate in less time, through accelerated block scheduling in our Fall, Spring and Summer semesters;
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