Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate
31.8
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap
11.2
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate
66.9
Current State Test Achievement Gap
35.1
College-Ready Student Performance
College Readiness Index
26.6
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker
1.9
Participation Rate
34.3%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate
24.0%
Participant Passing Rate
71.5%
Exams Per Test Taker
2.9
Exam Passing Rate
66.6%
Advanced Placement Student Performance
Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker
1.9
AP Participation Rate
38.9%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate
27.1%
AP Participant Passing Rate
69.7
%
AP Exams Per Test Taker
3.0
AP Exam Pass Rate
63.5%
International Baccalaureate Student Performance
Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker
2.2
IB Participation Rate
6.3%
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate
5.2%
IB Participant Passing Rate
82.8
%
IB Exams Per Test Taker
2.6
IB Exam Pass Rate
85.3%
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker
20.7%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment
1.3%
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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