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East Chapel Hill High (Top 100, #77)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools School District
Orange County

500 Weaver Dairy Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Telephone: (919) 969-2482

College Readiness Index 66.9
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 1.22
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 4.3

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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 Suburb, Large Territory
Receives Title I Funding No

Demographic Data

Enrollment 1,730
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 20.3%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 12.6%

Overall Student Performance

State Test Performance Index 119.5
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 1.22

Disadvantaged Student Performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 52.4
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 4.3
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 94.6
Current State Test Achievement Gap 42.2

College-Ready Student Performance

College Readiness Index 66.9
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.6
Participation Rate 75.4%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate 64.0%
Participant Passing Rate 84.9%
Exams Per Test Taker 4.3
Exam Passing Rate 82.9%

Advanced Placement Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker 3.6
AP Participation Rate 75.4%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 64.0%
AP Participant Passing Rate 84.9 %
AP Exams Per Test Taker 4.3
AP Exam Pass Rate 82.9%

International Baccalaureate Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker Not Available
IB Participation Rate Not Available
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate Not Available
IB Participant Passing Rate Not Available
IB Exams Per Test Taker Not Available
IB Exam Pass Rate Not Available
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker Not Available
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment Not Available

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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