Sentences with phrase «percent of high school students»

A report recently released by Rhode Island Kids Count indicates that in 2015, 19 percent of high school students and 7.5 percent of middle school students had reported using an e-cigarette at the same time traditional cigarette use was at an all - time low for those age groups.

«Forty - two percent of high school students in the four core cities report bullying in the past 12 months, lower than their peers in the remainder of the state (49 percent) in 2013 - 2014.

With 87 percent of high school students graduating on time, 62 percent of children attending preschool, New Jersey is second only to Massachusetts on its education measures, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the nonprofit child and family research organization which produces the Kids Count report with Advocates for Children of New Jersey.

The Centers for Disease Control reports that in their 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, nearly 10 percent of high school students experienced dating violence in the year preceding the study.

According to the 2012 fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, «Understanding Teen Dating Violence,» around 9 percent of high school students said they were slapped, hit or physically harmed by a girlfriend or boyfriend in the past 12 months.

42 percent of eighth - graders score proficient or above in math, and 12 percent of high school students in the state do not graduate on time.

Eduventures performed a study in 2007 which showed that 71 percent of high school students consider a campus visit as the most trusted source of information about a school.

Around 70 percent of high school students play video games, but only 20 percent of school shooters do, according to USA Today.

An estimated 79 percent of adults and 81 percent of high school students eat fewer than five servings of fruits or vegetables a day.

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 evaluation found that 44 percent of high school students using the literacy programs logged in during after - school hours, while 66 percent of the elementary students and 70 percent of middle school students participated outside of school.

As presented above, 45 percent of high school students feel positively about their college and career readiness.

In 2009, only about 67 percent of K - 8 students here were getting weekly in - school arts instruction, and just 23 percent of high school students were getting any arts instruction.

That's gonna be a tough requirement for an across the board test for all 11th graders, and I think a lot of folks will rebel against an Algebra II proficiency expectation for 100 percent of our high school students.

Only 48 percent of high school students starting 9th grade in 2012 graduated from high school in four years.

Some districts report chronic absenteeism in over 50 percent of their high school students.

Yet one national report showed that 88 percent of high school students with a learning disability were below average in reading comprehension, often three to five years behind grade level.

Challenge In 2007, only about 50 percent of high school students graduated from the Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) in Tucson.

The authors estimate that each school year 10 percent of high school students — some 1.5 million nationally — enter a corrective or supplemental program to help them overcome challenges that can not be met in a regular classroom setting.

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.

Fewer than one percent of high school students scored high enough on the SAT to be considered ready for college.

Moreover, while collectively charter, virtual and alternative schools account for 14 percent of high schools and 8 percent of students, 20 percent of high school students who do not graduate on time attend these schools.

Fifty four percent of middle school students report feeling their school work was relevant to life outside the classroom, compared to just 46 percent of high school students.

Yesterday, the College Board announced that only 43 percent of high school students from the 2012 graduating class who took the SAT were college - and - career - ready.

Each year, the Ministry of Education targets the top 30 percent of high school students and offers financial incentives for them to enter the teaching profession, choosing one of three career paths: master teacher, content specialist or principal.

Fifty - eight percent of middle school students report that they help, compared to 51 percent of high school students.

Elk Grove Unified School District: As of last week, 85 percent of high school students and 38 percent of elementary students had completed testing.

Just 13 percent of high school students took strong, comprehensive courses, according to the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress; this included a mere seven percent of black students and six percent of their Latino schoolmates.

Enrollment in public charter schools was highest in middle school grades, at 52 percent, and lowest in high school grades where DCPS application high schools attracted 20 percent of all high school students.

In San Francisco, where 10 percent of high school students are enrolled in charter high schools, the school district responded by creating its «Dream Schools» program.

For example, 36 percent of our high school students now attend a non-charter public school that exceeds the state average in reading and math — and let me proudly say that New Jersey always ranks among the top two or three states in the nation.

Adolescents are currently severely sleep - deprived, notes the report, with 87 percent of high school students getting less than the recommended amount of 8.5 to 9.5 hours per night.

Eleven percent of high school students said they had all of these resources at school, 20 percent said they have none of these resources, and the rest said they had some but not all three.

Michigan, for example, expects its districts and schools to only ensure that 44 percent of all elementary students (and a mere 36 percent of high school students) were proficient in math by 2012 - 2013, according to its approved waiver request.

According to new findings released by YouthTruth, a national nonprofit that harnesses students» perceptions to help educators identify needs and accelerate improvements, 32 percent of high school students do not feel positively about their teachers» content knowledge of the subject matter being taught.

Indeed, our own surveys in local high schools found that 70 percent of high school students read books to their brothers, sisters and cousins.

Seventy - two percent of middle school and 68 percent of high school students report that they take pride in their school work.

Over 90 percent of high school students are chronically sleep - deprived, according to a 2014 report.

On average, around 10 percent of all high school students in 2011 - 12 enrolled in an advanced math course across the 50 cities.

But that number is still less than 20 percent of high school graduates and only about 15 percent of all those in the age cohort (as only about 75 percent of high school students graduate within four years).

About 80 percent of teenagers in high school have witnessed drug dealing and drug use, and 31 percent of high school students and 9 percent of middle school students see such activity at least once a week, says a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.

The numbers edge higher as kids get older, too: Almost 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent, compared to 12 percent of middle - schoolers and 10 percent of elementary - school students.

While 70 + percent of high school students enter college, most never complete a degree.

Among the findings: 30 percent of high school students with a documented history of being abused or neglected were suspended in the 2013 - 2014 school year.

A survey out of Alfred University tells us that 48 percent of high school students say they have been hazed — 48 percent!

A recent survey by researchers at Alfred University revealed that about 23 percent of high school students said they used illicit substances such as alcohol in initiations, and three years ago, a young high school student nearly died in a Santa Fe hazing tradition.

Additionally, the U.S. census reports that in 2007, 29 percent of elementary through middle school students and nearly 23 percent of high school students were foreign born.

The district has a 97 percent attendance rate, and fewer than 1 percent of high school students drop out, a much lower rate than in surrounding districts with similar demographics.

For all the activity and buzz in and around new small schools, only 10 percent of all high school students in the country have been affected by the reform efforts, according to Naomi Housman, executive director of the National High School Alliance.

The survey — which included interviews with 1,000 teenagers and 829 parents — found that 62 percent of high school students and 23 percent of middle school students reported attending schools where illegal drugs are readily available.