th . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁ 1 1 th . ▁The ▁editor ▁describes ▁the ▁ranking ▁as : ▁" a ▁ranking ▁answers ▁the ▁question ▁- ▁which ▁school ▁districts ▁do ▁better ▁than ▁expect ations ▁based ▁upon ▁econom ics ? ▁This ▁rank ▁takes ▁the ▁Honor ▁Roll ▁rank ▁and ▁adds ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁free ▁and ▁reduced - price ▁l unch ▁into ▁the ▁formula . ▁A ▁district ▁finishing ▁high ▁on ▁this ▁rank ▁is ▁sm ash ing ▁expect ations , ▁and ▁any ▁district ▁above ▁the ▁median ▁point ▁is ▁exceed ing ▁expect ations ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁academic ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁W allen p au pack ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁percent ile ▁among ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁districts . ▁Sc ale ▁- ▁( 0 - 9 9 ; ▁ 1 0 0 ▁is ▁state ▁best ) ▁ ▁Gr adu ation ▁rate ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁W allen p au pack ▁Area ▁School ▁District ' s ▁gradu ation ▁rate ▁was ▁ 9 3 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁issued ▁a ▁new , ▁ 4 - year ▁coh ort ▁gradu ation ▁rate . ▁W allen p au pack ▁High ▁School ' s ▁rate ▁was ▁ 9 1 % ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁traditional ▁gradu ation ▁rate ▁calculations ▁ 2 0 1 0