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Stanton College Preparatory (Top 100, #43)

Duval County School District
Duval County

1149 W 13th St
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Telephone: (904) 630-6760

College Readiness Index 77.8
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 2.88
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 51.8

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Detailed Information (methodology)

School Data

Grades Served 9-12
Magnet School Yes
Charter School No
Admissions Type Application - Non Merit-Based Selection
NCES Locale Type City, Large Territory
Receives Title I Funding No

Demographic Data

Enrollment 1,442
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 22.5%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 7.9%

Overall Student Performance

State Test Performance Index 161.2
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 2.88

Disadvantaged Student Performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 88.1
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 51.8
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 97.9
Current State Test Achievement Gap 9.8

College-Ready Student Performance

College Readiness Index 77.8
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 4.8
Participation Rate 83.2%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate 76.0%
Participant Passing Rate 90.9%
Exams Per Test Taker 6.8
Exam Passing Rate 71.1%

Advanced Placement Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker 4.5
AP Participation Rate 100.0%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 89.9%
AP Participant Passing Rate 87.3 %
AP Exams Per Test Taker 7.2
AP Exam Pass Rate 62.9%

International Baccalaureate Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker 5.4
IB Participation Rate 41.2%
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate 41.2%
IB Participant Passing Rate 100.0 %
IB Exams Per Test Taker 5.9
IB Exam Pass Rate 91.7%
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker 86.3%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment 35.6%

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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