Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Central High School

Philadelphia City School District
Philadelphia County

1700 W Olney Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Telephone: (215) 276-5262

College Readiness Index 30.0
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 2.99
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 61.0

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Detailed Information (methodology)

School Data

Grades Served 9-12
Magnet School Yes
Charter School No
Admissions Type Application - Merit-Based Selection
NCES Locale Type City, Large Territory
Receives Title I Funding Yes

Demographic Data

Enrollment 2,223
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 40.8%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 29.0%

Overall Student Performance

State Test Performance Index 130.0
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 2.99

Disadvantaged Student Performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 96.4
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 61.0
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 98.3
Current State Test Achievement Gap 1.9

College-Ready Student Performance

College Readiness Index 30.0
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 2.0
Participation Rate 37.0%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate 27.6%
Participant Passing Rate 77.6%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.0
Exam Passing Rate 68.2%

Advanced Placement Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker 1.8
AP Participation Rate 41.8%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 31.0%
AP Participant Passing Rate 74.1 %
AP Exams Per Test Taker 2.7
AP Exam Pass Rate 67.3%

International Baccalaureate Student Performance

Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker 3.3
IB Participation Rate 6.7%
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate 6.7%
IB Participant Passing Rate 100.0 %
IB Exams Per Test Taker 4.4
IB Exam Pass Rate 74.2%
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker 34.3%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment 2.3%

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.

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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