Sentences with phrase «above average graduation rates»

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New York, NY — As the school year comes to a close, a shocking new report released today by leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY, The Graduation Facade: How New York City's Diploma Mills Mask College Readiness Crisis, exposes the problem of Diploma Mills — schools where the graduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after hiGraduation Facade: How New York City's Diploma Mills Mask College Readiness Crisis, exposes the problem of Diploma Mills — schools where the graduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after higraduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after high school.

Overall, Decatur High School's diploma rate has jumped from 78.4 percent in 2005 to 89.3 percent in 2007, well above the 71 percent that is the average graduation rate for Georgia public schools.

And in 2017, the school saw a 100 percent graduation rate — 17 percentage points above the national average — and a 98 percent college acceptance rate.

The improved rate at Woodson in a low - income neighborhood in Northeast Washington puts the school above the citywide average and just five points shy of the graduation rate for Woodrow Wilson High School, the District's largest comprehensive school, located in an affluent part of town.

We've never gone the whole school year below our capacity, and the HS graduation rate of our students (8th graders) is above the state average, and definitely above the average for our neighboring high schools.

Although Vermont's graduation rate — 88 percent of high school students graduate in four years — is well above the national average, only 52 percent of graduates went to college in 2013.

New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut all report graduation rates above the national average.

Working in 165 middle schools serving 20,000 8th grade students, the research team provided custom lists with a mix of nearby schools, all with graduation rates at or above the citywide average of 70 percent.

While Cobb's graduation rate is above the state average, there are schools in the county whose graduation rates are below 70 %; we have work to do.

Now we're above the state average on graduation rate, but, we're still in trouble because our test scores aren't high enough.

Through our collective hard work and commitment, KIPP's four - year college graduation rate is above the national average for all students and four times higher than students from the same communities and economic backgrounds who did not attend a KIPP school.

Okay, now [Washington High School] is above the state average on graduation rate, but we're still in trouble because our test scores aren't high enough.

This group of 50 students who, statistically, were on track to fail, returned for their sophomore year at rates above average for the university as a whole and three years later had graduation rates that were above the university average.

More than 90 % of our students are accepted to college, and our students» graduation rates and test scores have pushed above the state average.

[7] Compared to peer cities, D.C.'s graduation rate was 1 percentage point above the average in 2010 - 11 but grew at a lower rate to be 2 percentage points below the average as of 2014 - 15.

While focusing on educating the entire student, the Archdiocese of Chicago also provides a list of its tangible achievements, including above average scores, high graduation rates, and the highest number of US Department of Education Blue Ribbon schools of any school district.

New Jersey is the only Northeastern state on our list, coming out well above average in terms of graduation rate and neighborhood amenities.

Its graduation rate is slightly above average, and its child care costs are well below average.