Buncombe County Schools
Grades 9-12
Regular School
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Rate
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participation rates
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performance
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progress
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about the 10th grade comprehensive test.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
North Carolina students in grades 3-8 must complete annual ABCs
End-of-Grade tests in reading and mathematics. Students enrolled in the following
courses must complete End-of-Course tests: English I, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry,
Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics, Civics & Economics, and US History. Results from tests
taken by students in this school are reported below.
Overall Student Performance
In any group where the percentage of students
at a grade level is greater than 95% or less than 5%, the actual values
may not be displayed because of federal privacy regulations. In these
cases, the results will be shown as >95% or <5% for the group.
Performance of Students in Each Course on
the ABCs End-of-Course Tests
Percentage of students' scores at or above grade
level*
English
I
Algebra
I
Algebra
II
Geometry
Biology
Chemistry
Physical
Science
Physics
Civics
& Economics
US
History
Our
School
91.5%
90.4%
90.1%
87.5%
72.5%
82.7%
74.4%
>95%
64.3%
72.8%
# of Tests Taken
398
396
263
297
349
226
121
26
378
323
District
86.9%
92.2%
89.8%
84.1%
71.7%
84.5%
78.7%
83.8%
68.3%
67.3%
State
82.8%
82.6%
80.3%
68.8%
63.4%
77.1%
69.1%
85.1%
60.1%
56.8%
* If the number of students in a category is 5 or fewer, then results are
not shown and are represented by a N/A.
* Civics & Economics and US History End-of-Course data reflect new tests
based on the revised Standard Course of Study.
Performance of Each Student Group on the
ABCs End-of-Course Tests
The percentage of passing scores on the state
End-of-Course tests grouped by gender, ethnicity and other factors.*
All
Male
Female
White
Black
Hispanic
American
Indian
Asian/
Pacific
Islander
Multi-
Racial
E.D.
N.E.D.
L.E.P.
Migrant
Students
Students
with
Disabilities
Our School
81.1%
83.0%
79.3%
84.0%
57.1%
66.2%
66.7%
90.9%
79.6%
68.4%
85.3%
44.3%
N/A
57.2%
# of Tests Taken
2,777
1,341
1,436
2,341
226
74
21
22
93
697
2,080
61
0
187
District
80.4%
82.3%
78.6%
82.7%
56.9%
62.8%
82.9%
87.0%
77.3%
69.9%
84.2%
44.1%
69.7%
53.2%
State
71.8%
72.6%
71.1%
81.2%
52.9%
60.1%
62.7%
80.2%
75.4%
57.9%
78.1%
42.5%
45.1%
45.6%
*If the number of students in a category is 5 or fewer, then results
are not shown and are represented by a N/A.
• E.D. =
Economically Disadvantaged Students
• N.E.D.
= Not Economically Disadvantaged Students
• L.E.P.
= Limited English Proficient Students
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Additional Student Performance Data
SAT
The percentage of high school seniors who took the SAT along with average combined scores on the SAT I verbal and SAT I math scores.
Scores from the new writing portion of the SAT are not included in these percentages.
Participation
Rate (%)
Average
Total SAT Score
Our
School
58%
1,068
District
57%
1,052
State
71%
1,008
Nation
48%
1,021
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
Each year, schools in North Carolina may receive
several designations based on their performance on the state's ABCs tests.
Those designations are awarded on the basis of the percentage of students
performing at grade level and on whether students have learned as much
as they are expected to learn in one year. The designations earned by
your school are displayed below, followed by a brief description of each
designation.
Our
School's Designation(s): No Recognition
Percent
of Schools
with Designation
Designation
Performance:
Students performing at grade level
Growth:
Learning achieved in one year
District
State
High
Growth
Expected
Growth
Expected
Growth
Not Achieved
Honor School of Excellence
At least 90% of students at grade level and the school made adequate yearly progress (AYP)
--
0%
1%
School of Excellence
At
least 90% of students at grade level
--
0%
1%
School
of Distinction
80
to 90% of students at grade level
--
0%
7%
School of Progress
60
to 80% of students at grade level
--
33%
39%
No Recognition
60
to 100% of students at grade level
--
--
67%
32%
Priority
School
50
to 60% of students at grade level
or
Less than 50% of students at grade level
0%
16%
Low Performing
Less
than 50% of students at grade level
--
--
0%
4%
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Results
North Carolina has set target goals that schools
must meet to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal No
Child Left Behind Act.
AYP
Targets
Our school
made
adequate yearly progress.
We met 15
of our 15 performance targets.
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here for additional information on AYP by student group and subject.
Click here to learn more about School Improvement Status.
School Improvement Status
Under the federal No Child Left Behind law,
schools enter Title I School Improvement Status by not meeting target
goals in the same subject (reading or mathematics) in each of three
grade spans (3-5, 6-8, and high school) for two years in a row.
A school in Title I School Improvement must take certain measures
to improve performance.
Our school is not in school improvement status.
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AYP Graduation Rate
The 2005-06 school year is a transition year in North Carolina's measurement of the graduation rate.
The Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate is reported for this year (2006) for the first time.
The four-year cohort rate reflects the percentage of first time ninth graders who have graduated from high school four years later.
Because 2006 is the first year for the four-year cohort rate,
North Carolina also is reporting the On-Time Graduation Rate,
the percentage of regular diploma graduates who graduated in four years or less. This enables a trendline
to be shown as required by No Child Left Behind. In 2007 and beyond, only the cohort rate will be reported.
Our school met its on-time graduation target.
On-time Graduation Rate
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
Our School
>95%
75.0%
District
>95%
71.5%
State
>95%
68.7%
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