Academics
The high school graduation rate is 91.6%. In 2007, 100% of Black and Asian/Pacific Islander students graduated; white students graduated at a rate of 90.4% and Hispanic students at a rate of 90.0%. Limited English proficiency students had a graduation rate of 50.0%, and students with disabilities had a graduation rate of 62.5%; these rates are both below the state average. The graduation rate for economically disadvantaged students was above the state average at 80.0%.
The average ACT composite score upon graduation was 20.5, slightly above the state average of 20.3. The District ACT scores were slightly lower than the state public school average in English and Mathematics, and slightly higher in Reading and Science.
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“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)