Sentences with phrase «higher than their district»

Emerson's graduation rate is also higher than the district average.

The former president and CEO of the Black Equity Alliance has been a candidate on numerous occasions, but has never held elected office higher than district leader (this is added, thanks to a reader's input).

Some appear to be turned off by reports of Success suspension rates far higher than district schools» and the extreme focus on performing well on test scores.

Its dropout rate fell to 2.1 percent while its attendance rate climbed to 95 percent — averages higher than the district and even the entire state.

Attendance for students in that program was 87.5 percent, almost 10 percent higher than the district average, and only 3.4 percent of students in academies there dropped out of school — less than one - third the figure for students districtwide.

That's significantly higher than the district and state average.

About 20 percent are outperforming the districts by a modest amount (proficiency rates that are between 5 and 15 percent higher than the districts).

But the charters» suspension rate (13.4 percent) was only slightly higher than the district rate (12.6 percent).

Despite those added challenges, the 400 children at Stanford still learn the basics, consistently scoring higher than district standards on state tests in reading and math — the latter taught exclusively in Japanese or Spanish.

«AZ Fact Check made that comparison, however, and found the «percentage passing» in each ethnic subgroup in charter schools was higher than district schools,» according the Republic.

In 2014, New York City's budget office released a report making the claim that attrition among charter schools of special education students was higher than their district public school counterparts.

The school's English and math test scores were higher than the district average.

A typical Partnership school is 88 percent Latino, 10 percent African - American, 30 percent English learners, 15 percent students with special needs, and 95 percent eligible for free or reduced - price lunch — all higher than district averages.

In 1992 — 93, the 4th graders» writing scores averaged 35 percent — the highest of the 11 district schools tested, and more than 11 percent higher than the district and state averages.

We welcome scholars with IEPs and have a 22 % SPED population which is higher than our district average.

That's slightly higher than the district average of 62 percent.

At the same time, parents in those same cities often hear claims by many charter schools that their students score two or three times higher than their district school counterparts.

97 % of Paterson charter high school students graduated within 4 years — higher than the district average of 88 % and the state average of 91 %.

charter high school students graduated within 4 years — higher than the district average of 88 % and the state average of 91 %.

93 % of Jersey City charter high school students graduated within 4 years — higher than the district average of 78 % and on par with the state average of 91 %.

Earlier this year, Chicago Public Schools released statistics showing that charter schools, including those run by Noble, expel students at a rate dramatically higher than district - run schools.

WISH so far has a high concentration of students with special needs and ethnic diversity and shows test scores higher than the district average.

Also, 91 % of Camden charter high school students in the class of 2016 graduated within 4 years — higher than the district average of 69 % and on par with the state average of 91 %.

Leading Educators Fellows stay in high - poverty schools at rates between 10 and 29 percent higher than the district average.

At this school, 96 percent of high school students graduate in four years, higher than the district average of 84 percent and the state average of 91 percent.

The school has a higher than district - average percentage of ELL students and economically disadvantaged students, and a per - pupil expenditure 14 % less than the district level.

Only nine other school districts in the state are currently rated higher than District 191 by Moody's Investor Services.

In three of the charters, the Aspire school's rate of suspension is about three times higher than the district average.

L.A. Unified's 2016 grad rate is 77 %, even higher than the district thought.

Not exact matches

Home prices in the District are notoriously high, but there's more to the story than that.

Nationally, black women have a maternal mortality rate three to four times higher than white women, and the District suspects its gap is even wider.

As a result, the interior of the institute looks less like a lab than like an ordinary Flatiron - district office: casually dressed people sitting all day at desks, staring at screens, under high ceilings.

Who would have ever thought my house would ever be worth that much in a so - so school district, now valued higher than before the housing crisis.

More than half of the primary supply of the high - budget segment is located in five districts.

It is situated in the Red Lake area, an established mining district with more than 29 million ounces of high grade gold production to date.

In Q2, the UK housebuilding sector * conjured up its own Peak District and broke new high ground on no less than eight climbs — and on 31 May a new all - time pinnacle valuation of # 38.3 billion was conquered.

But with consistent, dedicated nutrition education in the Boulder Valley schools, Cooper reports that meal participation in her district is now at a higher level than before the new changes were implemented.

Niles Township High School District 219 officials recently settled a more than $ 600,000 payment dispute with the district's food service provider — for half of what was beingDistrict 219 officials recently settled a more than $ 600,000 payment dispute with the district's food service provider — for half of what was beingdistrict's food service provider — for half of what was being sought.

Overall, the park district «s budget is about $ 100,000 higher than last year, but Woods said recent state laws limiting the growth of property - tax revenues and the issuance of bonds without voter approval may put the district in a financial bind next year.

Noting his objections to the land being offered for parks, Breen said his district would like to see the developer set aside more than 50 acres of «high and dry» land for parks.

Well I should add that my husband is high school teacher (though in a different district than IC), so it isn't too hard to follow education issues.

The 15 high school teams that competed in the 2009 contest were asked to prepare nutritious lunches while spending no more than about $ 1 per meal on ingredients — significantly more than what the district's food contractor usually spends, according to Bob Bloomer, regional vice president for Chartwells Thompson Hospitality.

These school districts, which serve more than 10 percent of the nation's school children, charge an average of $ 1.80 for an elementary school meal and $ 2.14 for a high school meal.

[21] Similarly, the School Nutrition Association estimated that the cost of providing a school lunch was $ 2.92 for the 2008 - 2009 school year, which is considerably higher than the average per - meal revenue for paid meals the following year in the 20 largest districts ($ 2.07 in elementary schools and $ 2.41 in high schools).

We have done the cost analysis in our school district and determined that the cost of doing the meal prep ourselves is vastly higher than the cost of getting our meals from Preferred Meal Systems (PMS).

He spent more money on his meals than the school district could spend, and brought in more (and better skilled) labor than the school district could afford — in fact, he basically opened a branch of one of his restaurants in a high school — which is in no way working «within the constraints.»

«The lake levels are two feet higher this year than they were last,» Park District Director Walter Schamber said.

A park district committee listened for more than an hour this week as members of the Plumwood Homeowners Association explained why they do n`t want the 10.5 - acre park, including lighted athletic fields, built at the southeast corner of Plum Grove Road and Thacker Street, near Conant High School.

According to Hanetho, a recent survey by the park district showed that 86 percent of residents visited a Northbrook park in the last year, 14 percent higher than the national average.

CHICAGO — The city's first swim ban of the year was lifted Thursday, a day after high levels of bacteria were detected at a beach that has seen more bans than most Chicago Park District beaches in recent years.