Sentences with phrase «below average graduation rate»

Rosemary Serra, president of the Nassau County Federation of Republican Women, said New York invested more money per pupil in education than most states, but still had a below average graduation rate.

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Graduation Rates - When asked to estimate the percent of ninth - graders who graduate within four years of entering ninth grade, Americans on average offer a pessimistic guess of 66 percent, 9 percent below the U.S. Department of Education's official national estimate.

As a result, the U.S. high school graduation rate in 2010 was still below the OECD average.

The graduation rate was 56 percent, at least 10 percentage points below the state average.

Despite the recent increase in high school graduation rates, the U.S. is still below the average for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.

In the chart below, found in the report, k12, Inc. - operated virtual schools» graduation rates were as much as 50 percentage points below the state average.

CPS also admits that test scores and graduation rates for African Americans is significantly below the district average.

Meanwhile, some question the way graduation rates are calculated — and in any case, 64 percent is well below the national average of 82 percent.

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.

The graduation rate has fallen below the state average to 71 percent, and only 27 percent are college ready.

Test scores for Native American students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress fourth grade reading test are 25 points below the national average, and the high school graduation rate for students in BIE schools is 59 percent, compared with 80 percent for students across the country.

True, Randolph (originally a middle school, to which a high school was added) had a high graduation rate, but its ACT scores were far below the state average, indicating that students are not well prepared for college.

The graduation rate was 18 points below the national average.

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.

K12, Inc. - operated virtual schools» graduation rates were as much as 50 percentage points below the state average.

In the East Bay, overall graduation rates in Alameda and Contra Costa counties surpassed the statewide average, while dropout rates fell below.

Progress in districts varied, with most graduation rates exceeding the state average and the majority of dropout rates falling below 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.

The state has one of the highest high school graduation rates in the nation and below - average child care costs, although its neighborhood amenities lag behind the majority of states.

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