Friday, July 25, 2008

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North High School

Akron Public Schools School District
Summit County

985 Gorge Boulevard
Akron, Ohio
(330)535-3117

   
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index: 1.04
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap: 9.2
College Readiness Index Not Applicable

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Detailed Information (methodology)

School Data

Grades Served 9-12
Magnet School Not Available
Charter School No
Admissions Type Not Available
NCES Locale Type Mid-Size City
Receives Title I Funding Yes

Demographic Data

Enrollment 698
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 44.0%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 56.8%

Average student performance

State Test Performance Index 125.7
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index 1.04

Disadvantaged student performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 79.7
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 9.2
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 91.3
Current State Test Achievement Gap 11.5

College-ready student performance

AP Participation Rate Not Applicable
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate Not Applicable
Exams Per Test Taker Not Applicable
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker Not Applicable
AP Pass Rate Not Applicable
College Readiness Index Not Applicable

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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