Sentences with phrase «scores of the traditional high school»

And even though half the early college high schools claimed to have a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) focus, the high school math scores of the early college students were no different than the math scores of the traditional high school students.

Not exact matches

For example, while these five urban charter schools offer an existence proof that high standardized test scores are possible and within the grasp of every student in this country, it is equally true that the several practices of successful traditional schools in areas such as special education, the arts, or second language proficiency, offer insights for the charter world.

A study released earlier this month by Mathematica finds that students attending charter high schools in Florida scored lower on achievement tests than students in traditional public schools, but years later, the charter students were more likely to have attended at least two years of college and also had higher earnings.

At the middle school level, pilot school students have somewhat lower baseline scores than students at traditional schools, while the baseline scores of charter students are higher than those of students in traditional BPS schools.

Charter middle and high schools produce test - score achievement gains that are, on average, similar to those of traditional public schools.

A recent study of charter schools in eight states by Rand Corp., a think tank, also found they had higher graduation and college - going rates than traditional public schools, but that test scores were roughly the same.

At the time, state data showed that, among Indiana schools with more than 90 percent of students receiving free or reduced price lunch, Christel House had higher test scores than every other charter school and all but a handful of traditional public schools.

But we see similar patterns in charter schools too: a number of studies have shown that charter school students have a higher chance of high school graduation or college enrollment even when their test scores do not differ on average from their traditional public school counterparts.

Laura Du's empirical paper, «The Potential of K - 12 Blended Learning: Preliminary Evidence From California Schools,» found that these schools produced significantly higher test score gains than traditional schools who serve a similar demogSchools,» found that these schools produced significantly higher test score gains than traditional schools who serve a similar demogschools produced significantly higher test score gains than traditional schools who serve a similar demogschools who serve a similar demographic.

The article cites research showing that compared with students in traditional schools, students in EdVisions schools score higher on college entrance examinations, have higher levels of engagement and dispositional hope (the ability to establish and accomplish goals), and do well in college.

Last fall, state test scores showed that the elementary school had the highest math gains of any traditional school in the LA Unified district.

A report by a Washington think tank about a California virtual charter run by the company found a series of problems, including dramatically lower test scores than traditional public schools, startling high dropout rates, questionable attendance figures and a host of other problems.

Charter schools have higher normalized SAT scores than traditional schools: With respect to SAT scores, when we normalized the comparison between the LAUSD Alliance charter and LAUSD traditional schools under consideration to equalize the rate of test participation, we found that the Alliance charter students outperformed the LAUSD traditional students with average scores of 1417 vs. 1299 — a significant difference.

To evaluate the academic performance of students in LAUSD Alliance charter schools compared to LAUSD traditional high schools located in the same neighborhoods with similar student demographics, we focus on four variables, each school's rate of attendance, their API (Academic Performance Index) score, the average SAT score per school, and the graduation rate per school.

To accurately compare the SAT scores of students in LAUSD Alliance charter schools with those attending LAUSD traditional high schools located in the same neighborhoods with similar student demographics, it is necessary to consider the relative proportions of students taking the test.

A 2011 study of elementary students by Expeditionary Learning Schools found that students in project - based classrooms scored higher on state - mandated assessments than students in more traditional classrooms.

All signs point to DeVos aligning herself with those who believe in allowing online schools to flourish even if they don't show the traditional signs of success, such as high test scores or graduation rates.

Critics, including leaders at Education Minnesota and some of the state's traditional teacher colleges, argue the opposite, insisting that schools staffed by alternative license holders do not post higher test scores.

First, we find that teachers working in above - average poverty charter schools have significantly higher value - added scores compared to traditional public school teachers working in similar settings, which is mainly driven by the right tail of the value - added score distribution, yet we find no such differences in below - average poverty settings.

The analysis from the charter school association, which used data collected by the Michigan Department of Education, concluded the largest gaps were found in the MEAP reading scores — as high as 9.3 percentage points difference in eighth grade; with 43.6 percent proficient for black urban students in charter schools, compared to 34.3 percent proficient for black urban students in traditional public schools, said Buddy Moorehouse, spokesman for the state's charter school association.

more than 98 percent of the students at six [traditional] Paterson high schools failed to attain passing math scores in this year's standardized state tests.»

In Houston, implementing a set of charter school «best practices» in traditional public schools led students to earn higher math test scores.

These results are highlighted in CCSA's Chartering and Choice as an Achievement Gap - Closing Reform: The Success of California Charter Schools in Promoting African American Achievement, which shows that, overall, charter schools in California are effectively accelerating the performance of African American public school students, and are earning higher Academic Performance Index (API) scores and proficiency rates statewide, in many urban districts and across all subjects when compared with traditional public sSchools in Promoting African American Achievement, which shows that, overall, charter schools in California are effectively accelerating the performance of African American public school students, and are earning higher Academic Performance Index (API) scores and proficiency rates statewide, in many urban districts and across all subjects when compared with traditional public sschools in California are effectively accelerating the performance of African American public school students, and are earning higher Academic Performance Index (API) scores and proficiency rates statewide, in many urban districts and across all subjects when compared with traditional public schoolsschools.

Because many of these individuals are first - time homebuyers, having enlisted in the armed services right after finishing high school, they do not generally have the same credit history or high credit score that is required by traditional lenders.

The score has been created with traditional 8 - bit synthesizers to emulate the sound of the old school, and with the sound of high quality and realistic instrument sounds.