Sentences with phrase «graduation rates above»

The Chicago Sun - Times highlighted Spry High School and East Garfield Park School, led by New Leaders Francisco Borras and Patrick McGill, respectively, as open - enrollment high schools with graduation rates above 90 percent, besting even some of the city's selective schools.

Several districts with graduation rates above 95 percent border those with rates below 75 percent.

Many districts haven't been able to bring their graduation rates above even 80 percent.

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

Western Massachusetts had only three districts with graduation rates above 95 percent.

«From pre-K for all to graduation rates above 70 percent,» Mr. Finan continued, «the successes of a school system with direct, mayoral accountability can not be denied.»

The school districts get to shed their lowest - performing students — making it easier to maintain a graduation rate above 90 percent — and charter schools benefit from the influx of new students and the state funding that follows them.»

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Haskell officials have since claimed an official graduation rate of a little above 50 percent, mostly through semantics — reclassifying how students register and what programs and degrees they're pursuing.

In an address at the studios of public broadcaster WCNY, she talked about the successes the city saw in 2014, such as its high school graduation rate finally rising above 50 percent.

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.

Last year, the district - wide graduation rate rose above 50 percent for the first time in several years, drop - out rates have been falling and schools days have already been extended through the Say Yes to Education program.

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.

Visualization: Chienyi Cheri Hung, Stacey Decker Note: For Asian students, Maine's graduation rate (listed above as 95 %) is greater than or equal to 95 %.

This graduation rate was well above the rates for public school districts in the...

This means that the net difference was a 5.1 - percentage - point increase in graduation rates over and above the influence of other factors that were affecting low - performing schools citywide.

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.

That debate often overlooks the considerable progress since then: a record - high national high school graduation rate for 2014 - 2015, above 83 percent, and double the number of students performing at grade level in reading and math, compared with 20 years ago.

Reviewers applauded administrators for embracing diversity, improving graduation rates, providing choice, charting Advanced Placement test results slightly above other North Carolina systems, and maintaining strong mental health partnerships, leadership development practices, and community support.

Meanwhile, as noted above, high - school dropout rates have increased, and college graduation rates have been essentially flat.

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.

- Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education For the first time in U.S. history the nation's high school graduation rate rose above 80 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 schools are designed to significantly increase college entrance and graduation rates for underserved students in the 2 Los Angeles communities referenced above.

This year, LAUSD's four - year cohort graduation rate is above 70 %, up from about 48 % a decade ago.

The high school graduation rate has increased dramatically from 2011 to 2017, improving at a faster rate than in the rest of the state — going from below 60 percent to above 78 percent during this time period.

In addition to the above factors, Adamowski started saying that graduation rates were based on who finished in 4 years, a difficult measure if students must make up credits but who do eventually graduate, and he calculated rates based on the numbers in the freshman class — again, this will adversely affect urban areas where students move more frequently, may leave in hopes of finding a job, or other issues.

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.

In addition to the above, Tennessee law mandates principals are also subject to a performance contract that may specify other benchmarks such as graduation rates, ACT scores where applicable, and student attendance.

Mississippi and Florida both have more districts with a graduation rate below 60 percent than districts above 90 percent.

Half had higher - than - predicted ACT scores and all were at or above their predicted four - year graduation rates.

Alabama is the only state with any districts whose graduation rates are above 95 percent, and it's only got six of them.

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.

Graduation rates have increased significantly, and more students than ever are achieving at and above grade level on the National Assessment for Educational Progress.

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.

Sixteen states report graduation rates at or above 85 percent, compared to just nine states that reached that benchmark in 2010 — 11, according to data collected by the U.S. Department of Education.

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.

The paper focuses on issues that have kept graduation rates for students of color between the upper 60s to low 70s percentage points, compared to rates for white students above 80 %.

The graduation rate, much like the suspension rates noted above, varied widely depending on where the student lives.

He touted his record as the former superintendent of the Beloit school district, saying, «Our minority graduation rate went from levels below Milwaukee and Madison, to above 80 percent.»

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.

As explored above in «Student Achievement,» Aspire's graduation and college enrollment rates are significantly higher than its surrounding districts, a clear positive indicator for Aspire's pedagogy.

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.

DCPS» graduation rate of 73.2 percent in 2016 - 17 is above the 71.6 percent rate that would be necessary to meet this goal assuming equal progress each year.

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.

The chart above displays graduation rates for each special program student population.