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Golden Valley High

Merced Union High School District
Merced County

2121 East Childs Avenue
Merced, California
(209)385-8000

   
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index: 1.04
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap: 7.2
College Readiness Index 21.5

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Detailed Information (methodology)

School Data

Grades Served 9-12
Magnet School No
Charter School No
Admissions Type Open Enrollment
NCES Locale Type Mid-Size City
Receives Title I Funding Yes

Demographic Data

Enrollment 2,565
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 50.4%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 72.8%

Average student performance

State Test Performance Index 681
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index 1.04

Disadvantaged student performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 54.3
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 7.2
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 81.6
Current State Test Achievement Gap 27.3

College-ready student performance

AP Participation Rate 39.5%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 15.5%
Exams Per Test Taker 2.7
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 1.9
AP Pass Rate 27.5%
College Readiness Index 21.5

Criteria for Medals

Gold Medal
Top 100 schools nationally based on College Readiness Index
Silver Medal
all other schools with a college-readiness index of at least 20, but that are not in the top 100 nationally
Bronze Medal
either do not offer AP, or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20, but successfully meet other two key performance indicator criteria

Notes

College-ready student performance data derived from data provided by the College Board. Copyright © 2006 by the College Board. All rights reserved. www.collegeboard.com.

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