Sentences with phrase «year graduation rate among»

The four - year graduation rate among English Language Learners increased from 11 percent in 2012 to 26 percent in 2013.

The four - year graduation rate among students with special needs increased from 15 percent in 2012 to 25 percent in 2013.

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Also, while graduation rates have increased among certain groups, others are lagging behind such as English Language Learners (ELL's), whose rates dropped by 5 percent this year.

If we had an 85 percent graduation rate and we were inching up toward 90 percent, if we didn't have the worst SAT scores among 50 upstate school districts, if we didn't have a Syracuse Teachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that category.

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Among these are SEED (97 percent five - year graduation rate), Thurgood Marshall (100 percent college - acceptance rate), and Washington Latin (a racially and economically diverse four - year Tier - 1 school).

It's true that our graduation rates have risen significantly in recent years, and it's almost surely the case that the students who would have dropped out a decade ago but are now sticking it out to get their diplomas are among the lowest performing kids.

Among the goals for American education set by President Bush in his State of the Union Message was a 90 percent high - school graduation rate by the year 2000.

Dr. Weast led Montgomery County Public Schools — 16th largest school district in the nation — to achieve both the highest graduation rate among the nation's largest school districts for four consecutive years and the highest academic performance ever in MCPS at a time when the non-English-speaking student population more than doubled and enrollment tipped toward low socioeconomic demographics.

Education Week reported in June that its high school graduation rate — 86 percent — was the highest among the nation's 50 largest districts for the third straight year.

For several years, data suggested that the city had seen improvements among all ethnic groups, including in graduation rates, which have risen about 14 percentage points for black and Hispanic students since 2005, and a national standardized test given every other year to a sampling of fourth and eighth graders.

In contrast, education levels elsewhere in the developed world continue to rise, with college graduation rates increasing roughly 5 percentage points among the other countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over the past 20 years alone.

Among cities, Alexandria, which has only one high school and a high concentration of English - language learners, had a graduation rate of 79.6 percent; Falls Church, a district of about 2,500 students that had 168 graduates last year, had a graduation rate of 98.8 percent.

Even among low income schools, where the immediate college enrollment rate was only around 50 percent, at least two - thirds of graduates (65 percent) enrolled in college within two years after graduation.

Among white students, the 4 - year graduation rate stayed at about 91 percent over the past two years, according to Department of Public Instruction data.

Graduation rates went to 78 % last year from 52 % before Katrina — surpassing Detroit, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Oakland, Calif., cities also struggling to boost achievement among lower - income students.

Though Brizard touts improvements in graduation rates and test scores among his accomplishments in his 3 1/2 years, opinion is sharply divided on whether he has made a significant difference in the performance of the district's largely low - income black and Latino students....

The statewide four - year graduation rate and the graduation rate among black students have both increased in recent years, although racial gaps are still striking.

Decker is among a group of legislators calling for a three - year moratorium on the «high - stakes» consequences of state testing, including using scores for teacher evaluations, graduation requirements and district accountability ratings.

«Yet significant graduation rate gaps remain among various student subgroups and progress must accelerate over the next five years if the 90 percent goal is to be met equitably.»

Also, the 62 schools targeted by the state must show improvement in test scores and graduation rates, among other measures, within one or two years or they may be taken over by an outside group.

Weast led Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to achieve both the highest graduation rate among the nation's largest school districts for four consecutive years and the highest academic performance ever in MCPS as the non-English-speaking student population more than doubled and enrollment tipped toward low socioeconomic demographics.

Under Tuck's leadership, these schools raised four - year graduation rates by more than 60 %, and had the highest academic improvement among California's school systems with more than 10,000 students.

Under his leadership, the partnership increased four - year graduation rates by more than 60 percent and had the highest academic improvement among California's school systems with more than 10,000 students.

Notably, states must set more ambitious goals for improving extended - year graduation rates and closing gaps among student subgroups.51

Among those schools, only five of them are ahead of last year's graduation rate of 74 percent.

An additional $ 25 million will be spread among the winners of the Governor's Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, which encourages community colleges to develop creative and equitable solutions for increasing transfers to four - year institutions, graduation rates, and improving overall time - to - degree.

Minnesota Alliance With Youth: GradMinnesota The high school graduation rate in Minnesota improved last year to 81 percent, with steady gains in struggling metropolitan districts and significant improvement among students of color.

Despite 15 years of state control, the Newark schools have test scores and graduation rates that are among the lowest in New Jersey.

Among its 31 high schools, graduation rates increased in 2i and decreased in eight last year over 2015 (two stayed the same).

Alex Fralin, assistant superintendent for secondary schools for the Madison School District, said he expects the district will show improvement next year among groups of students who traditionally have seen low graduation rates because of the district's efforts to improve core instruction.

Despite being ranked among the bottom ten performing schools in the state, New Haven Academy demonstrated a four year graduation rate increase from 71.4 % in 2013 to 75.4 % in 2014, a 17.3 point gain since 2009, and the highest increase of any Alliance District School.

Among the reasons the achievement gap is so stark in Wisconsin is that its four - year (on - time) graduation rate for white students (92.9 percent) is very high, ranking third in the nation behind only New Jersey (94 percent) and Texas (93.4 percent).

For the last decade, graduation rates across the state have risen every year, and they are now among the highest -LSB-...]

Among other headlines the organization noted were that the four - year graduation rate is on the rise in Rhode Island.