Sentences with phrase «significantly higher percentage of students»

A significantly higher percentage of students in the traditionally structured algebra credit - recovery classes earned a grade of C or higher (44 percent) than in the online classes (about 30 percent).

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According to the 2012 YRBS survey results, the percentage of D.C. high school students who are obese significantly decreased from 17 % in 2007 to 15 % in 2012.

For example, in 2012, Long Beach City College (LBCC) in California was one of the first to develop and pilot an alternative placement algorithm based on high school coursework and grades, which increased the proportion of students placing directly into college - level coursework by 21 percentage points in math and 56 percentage points in English, without significantly lowering the average performance of students in these courses.

But students at both ends of the spectrum — that is, with either high or low grades — were significantly (about 2 to 4 percentage points) more likely to attend college in 1993 - 94 when they lived in a state with minimum - competency exams.

For example, states with high - stakes high - school graduation requirements must find effective ways to intervene in high schools with high failure and / or dropout rates, even if the percentage of students passing the test increases significantly each year.

The Lab School boasts that 90 percent of its students go on to college, a significantly higher percentage than the national average.

This study found the percentage of students scoring «Proficient or Above» on standardized Language Arts and Mathematics Mississippi Curriculum Tests, Grade 4 Mississippi Writing Assessment Tests, and 5th Grade Mississippi Science Tests was significantly higher at schools participating in the Whole Schools Initiative that had effectively implemented the WSI integration model when compared to student performance statewide and when compared to district level student performance for the school district within which the WSI school was located.

Significantly higher percentages of low - income, black, and Hispanic students enter remedial education than their white or affluent peers.

Just across the Hudson River, a cluster of districts in New Jersey have graduation rates at least 30 percentage points higher, all with significantly lower rates of low - income students.

Schools below 95 have significantly higher percentages of poor students, English learners, and Hispanic students.

In some states, charter schools serve significantly higher percentages of minority or low — income students than the traditional public schools.