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Wellesley Senior High (Top 100, #70)

Wellesley School District
Norfolk County

50 Rice Street
Wellesley, Massachusetts
(781)446-6290

   
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index: 1.15
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap: 20.4
College Readiness Index 63.5

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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 Urban Fringe of a Large City
Receives Title I Funding Yes

Demographic Data

Enrollment 1,203
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 6.0%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 3.8%

Average student performance

State Test Performance Index 124.3
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index 1.15

Disadvantaged student performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 62.0
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 20.4
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 93.2
Current State Test Achievement Gap 31.2

College-ready student performance

AP Participation Rate 66.1%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 62.7%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.0
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 2.9
AP Pass Rate 93.4%
College Readiness Index 63.5

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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