Sentences with phrase «income magnet students»

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Despite representing a school where more than 60 % of the students are from low - income families, the chess team consistently beats wealthy kids from private schools and magnet schools.

Many districts also operate magnet or exam schools for gifted students, some of which admit disproportionately fewer low - income and minority students.

As an example, Burnsville - Eagan - Savage Independent School District in Minnesota prioritizes placement in magnet schools for low - income students.

Not surprisingly, the vast majority of the highest performers were either in higher - income communities or magnet schools that select their students through an application process.

And I wouldn't be surprised to hear about a handful of low - income schools, perhaps small magnet schools that cream off the top students, that are doing as well as higher income schools.

It is our hope that we can collaborate with the incoming Secretary of Education to enact policies that support increased access to high - quality public magnet schools that promote choice, equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students.»

Top performing magnets that have a high percentage of low - income students (above 50 percent proficient in math or English): Roosevelt Senior High School Math, Science, Technology Magnet (96.6 percent free / reduced - priced lunch) Markham Middle School Health Careers Magnet (95.9 percent) Flournoy Elementary Math, Science, Technology Magnet (95.4 percent) Bethune Middle School Math, Science, Technology Magnet (95.1 percent) Fremont Senior High School Math, Science, Technology Magnet (94.6 percent)

It's not wise to compare magnets and independent charter schools, because the district's own data shows that magnet students come from higher income families.

Magnets had a lower number of low - income students (69 percent), students with disabilities (6 percent) and English learners (5 percent).

Challenge K.O. Knudson Middle School is a combined magnet and «zone» school with a creative arts and technology focus, serving primarily low - income students in Clark County School District.

You can also see that 83 percent of the students in the STEAM magnet are from low - income families — just about the same as the district average of 84 percent — and 3.3 percent are English learners, much lower than district's average of 25 percent, which is also the average on Bancroft's traditional campus.

At least when it comes to school - choice programs (think charter schools, vouchers to attend private schools, magnet programs, etc.), researchers found that improving test scores doesn't guarantee students will have better chances of achieving long - term measures of success like high school graduation, entrance to college or higher incomes.

The district countered with a release that showed its magnet schools outperformed charters, but it must be considered that magnets have fewer English learners and low - income students.

Students from New Haven, who are more likely to be people of color and low - income, can apply to enroll in both neighborhood and interdistrict magnet high schools.