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Interesting Statistics
Below is some statistics sent to me by a reader. I've taken out the commentary, just statistics comparing Lackey to Paint Branch HS in Montgomery County (designation as the school in the U.S. with the highest percentage of African American students passing an AP exam)...interested in seeing what my readers think.
Teacher Qualifications
Lackey ---Paint Branch
31.4------- 34.6 Standard
50.0 -------56.8 Advanced Professional
0----------- 0 Resident
10.--------- 2.5 Conditional
12.3 --------6.3 % of classes not taught by HQ teachers
STUDENT MOBILITY
11.9 --------7.4
STUDENT POPULATION
1521 -------1784 Total Enrollment
876---------- 829 African American
568 ----------401 White
25 -----------189 Hispanic
28 -----------357 Asian
769 ----------883 Male
752 ----------901 Female
FREE/REDUCED PRICE LUNCH
2008 -25.6 ------22
2007- 22.5 ------20.1
2006 -20.3------ 18.7
2005 -18.1 ------14.8
2004 -19.3 ------12.9
2003 -22.3 ------12.9
2002 -22.9 ------11.3
2001 -24.4 ------11.3
2000 -24.8------ 11.8
SPECIAL EDUCATION
2008 -8.6------ 8.4
2007 -7.7 ------8.6
2006 -8.0 ------8.8
2005- 8.2 ------8.8
2004 -9.0------ 8.8
2003- 8.1 ------9.7
2002 -9.4 ------8.6
2001 -11.0 -----9.2
2000- 14.9 -----7.6
1999 -12.4 ------8.5
LIMITED ENGLISH
2008 -.6-------- .9
2007 - *-------- .8
2006 - * --------1.0
2005 -*--------- 1.0
2004 -* ---------.7
2003 -*--------- .5
2002- .4 ---------1.1
2001-- .5 ---------1.0
2000 --*---------- 1.3
1999 --* -----------.4
SECTION 504
2008- .9 -------.8
2007 -.8 -------2.0
2006 -.9 -------2.4
2005- 1.4 ------2.7
2004- .8 -------2.6
2003- .5------- 1.8
1 comment:
First take a look at teacher qualifications. (Not that "highly qualified" has ANYTHING to do with a teacher being highly competent or highly proficient, but it is the yardstick the ed establishment wants to use, so let's humor them.) Lackey has double the percentage of classes that are not taught by "highly qualified" [yawn] teachers. More than 1 in 10
MANY of the stats are similar. But what these statistics don't show is the percentage of kids that were pulled, kicking, screaming, crying, or protesting, into AP classes simply simply to boost numbers, particularly because of the color of their skin. That way CCPS administrators could pat themselves on the back and collect some minority accomplishment trophies when the severly flawed Jay Matthews formula was applied. Our administrators take advantage of the formula's flaws to spit shine their so called accomplishments. My guess is that PB's focus is on the student and providing him or her with advanced placement in college and college level rigor, whereas CCPS's focus seems to be on statistics that make the superintendent look good, collect trophies and obtain bragging rights. (Or should I say bragging wrongs?)
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