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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Good for them. This was a study of schools with economically disadvantaged students and so the title is a bit confusing..
Below exerpted from the above linked article
"U.S. News teamed up with American Institutes for Research (AIR) — a Washington, D.C.-based behavioral and social science research organization — to produce the ranking.
The groups measured academic outcomes at each high school, using race and economic status to also gauge a school's success.
The organization had a three-step process in determining the best schools.
The first step compared reading and math test scores to the national and state averages and focused on economically disadvantaged students. If those students scored above average, the school advanced.
The second step compared test scores of the “least-advantaged” students — black, Hispanic and low-income. If those students scored above average, the school advanced to the final step.
Step three looked at college readiness by measuring Advanced Placement or IB participation rates and student test performance. If these students fared better than the average, then the school passed the final step.
Only about 10 percent of the schools passed all three steps and were ranked.
Gold medals were awarded to the top 500 schools with the highest college readiness index. Silver medals were awarded to schools based on the college readiness index from 501 to 2008.
Another 2,869 schools that passed the first two steps, but not the third, received bronze medals. Those schools either did not offer any AP or IB programs or did not meet the minimum college readiness score."
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Well, yes and no. All schools in the state and the country were ranked. They just gave those with such a high number of disadvantaged extra points. But the major point is the fact that these schools actually have an IB program that is far superior to any other schools in the tri-county area. What was the most impressive is that these schools ranked very high for college readiness, which many Florida schools are lacking, including our TVCHS. It can be fixed, it will just take a willingness.....
Not trying to start an argument, just passing on some great news hoping it might spur on the locals to consider changing.