Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate
36.3
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap
7.0
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate
37.8
Current State Test Achievement Gap
1.5
College-Ready Student Performance
College Readiness Index
34.0
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker
0.9
Participation Rate
59.2%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate
25.7%
Participant Passing Rate
48.0%
Exams Per Test Taker
2.3
Exam Passing Rate
37.9%
Advanced Placement Student Performance
Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker
0.6
AP Participation Rate
68.1%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate
28.6%
AP Participant Passing Rate
42.0
%
AP Exams Per Test Taker
1.9
AP Exam Pass Rate
33.9%
International Baccalaureate Student Performance
Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker
2.4
IB Participation Rate
13.3%
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate
10.5%
IB Participant Passing Rate
78.8
%
IB Exams Per Test Taker
4.0
IB Exam Pass Rate
58.6%
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker
12.1%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment
1.6%
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.
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