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Virgil Grissom High School

Huntsville City School District
Madison County

7901 Bailey Cove Rd
Huntsville, AL 35802
Telephone: (256) 428-8000

College Readiness Index 35.0
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 1.40
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 9.3

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Detailed Information (methodology)

School Data

Grades Served 9-12
Magnet School No
Charter School Not Available
Admissions Type Open Enrollment
NCES Locale Type City, Mid-Size Territory
Receives Title I Funding No

Demographic Data

Enrollment 2,020
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 7.0%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 6.7%

Overall Student Performance

State Test Performance Index 121.4
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 1.40

Disadvantaged Student Performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 85.5
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 9.3
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 98.7
Current State Test Achievement Gap 13.2

College-Ready Student Performance

College Readiness Index 35.0
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.7
Participation Rate 39.4%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate 33.5%
Participant Passing Rate 85.1%
Exams Per Test Taker 4.2
Exam Passing Rate 86.8%

Advanced Placement Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker 3.7
AP Participation Rate 39.4%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 33.5%
AP Participant Passing Rate 85.1 %
AP Exams Per Test Taker 4.2
AP Exam Pass Rate 86.8%

International Baccalaureate Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker Not Available
IB Participation Rate Not Available
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate Not Available
IB Participant Passing Rate Not Available
IB Exams Per Test Taker Not Available
IB Exam Pass Rate Not Available
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker Not Available
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment Not Available

Criteria for Medals

Gold Medal:
Top 100 schools nationally based on the College Readiness Index
Silver Medal:
all other schools with a college readiness index of at least 20 but that are not ranked in the top 100 nationally
Bronze Medal:
either do not offer AP or IB or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20 but successfully meet the other two key performance indicator criteria
Honorable Mention:
schools that achieved very high levels of college readiness but only partially met state test performance criteria

College-ready student performance data derived from data provided by the College Board and/or International Baccalaureate of North America.

Advanced Placement student performance data derived from data provided by the College Board. Copyright © 2009. Data provided by the College Board. All rights reserved. www.collegeboard.com

International Baccalaureate student performance data derived from data provided by International Baccalaureate of North America. Copyright © 2009. Data provided by International Baccalaureate of North America.

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