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Suncoast Community High School (Top 100, #82)

Palm Beach County School District
Palm Beach County

600 W 28th St
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
Telephone: (561) 882-3400

College Readiness Index 65.5
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 2.47
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 35.5

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Detailed Information (methodology)

School Data

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

Demographic Data

Enrollment 1,293
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 37.4%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 15.1%

Overall Student Performance

State Test Performance Index 145.5
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 2.47

Disadvantaged Student Performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 71.9
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 35.5
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 92.0
Current State Test Achievement Gap 20.1

College-Ready Student Performance

College Readiness Index 65.5
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 2.2
Participation Rate 84.0%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate 59.3%
Participant Passing Rate 73.7%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.9
Exam Passing Rate 64.0%

Advanced Placement Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker 2.6
AP Participation Rate 99.3%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 63.2%
AP Participant Passing Rate 63.6 %
AP Exams Per Test Taker 5.2
AP Exam Pass Rate 49.8%

International Baccalaureate Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker 1.5
IB Participation Rate 57.9%
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate 52.6%
IB Participant Passing Rate 90.9 %
IB Exams Per Test Taker 1.6
IB Exam Pass Rate 88.2%
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker 92.7%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment 53.7%

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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