▁ 5 3 % ▁▁ 1 1 th ▁Gra de ▁Science ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁- ▁ 4 6 % ▁( 1 5 % ▁below ▁basic ). ▁State ▁- ▁ 4 2 % ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁- ▁ 3 0 % ▁( 2 2 % ▁below ▁basic ). ▁State ▁- ▁ 4 0 % ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁ 4 3 %, ▁State ▁- ▁ 3 9 % ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁ 2 7 % ▁( 1 8 % ▁below ▁basic ). ▁State ▁– ▁ 4 0 % ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁ 2 5 % ▁( 3 4 % ▁below ▁basic ) ▁State ▁– ▁ 3 9 % ▁▁ ▁College ▁rem ed iation : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁study ▁released ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁gradu ates ▁required ▁rem ed iation ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁or ▁reading ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁take ▁college ▁level ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁System ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁or ▁community ▁colleg es . ▁Less ▁than ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ates , ▁who ▁en roll ▁in ▁a ▁four - year ▁college ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁will ▁ear n ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁within ▁six ▁years . ▁Among ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ates ▁purs uing ▁an ▁associate ▁degree , ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁three ▁gradu ate ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁Per ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department