Bryant StrauseAndrew Springsteen

Data Analysis of Steele Canyon High School

Under leadership of: Ric Cooke, Assistant Principal

Nell Carter, School Counseling SupervisorTrish Hatch, Faculty Supervisor

SCHS Mission Statement

“Steele Canyon High School, A California Charter School, was founded on the belief that all students can learn and are entitled to a rigorous and relevant curriculum in an atmosphere that promotes individual self-worth and character development”

Overview

Background Information Staff Perceptions Student Enrollment Graduation Rates College Going Rates A-G Completion CAHSEE Scores AP Scores SAT Scores ACT Scores Areas of Strength Areas to Target for Growth Recommendations

Background Information:Why the comparison?

STEELE CANYON HIGH SCHOOL

2012 API : 799 Growth Rate of API:

15 API Rank #5 in district Statewide Rank: 7 Similar Schools Rank:

2 Low-SES: 17.9% ELLs: 8% SPED: 9.9% Student Population:

2,175

VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL 2012 API: 818 Growth Rate of API: 8 API Rank #1 in district Statewide Rank: 8 Similar Schools Rank:

7 Low-SES: 24.6% ELLs: 11.3% SPED: 10.8% Student Population:

2,112

Staff Perceptions

“We are just a tick below Valhalla across achievement scores, but at Steele Canyon 70-80% graduate A-G ready.”

“API scores and similar schools rank are higher at Valhalla.”

“Compared to the state, we are doing okay but we could do better. We are not doing better than Valhalla in terms of numbers, but I think it’s because we are different.”

Enrollment and Demographics

SCHS Enrollment by Ethnicity 2012-2013

3%6%

28%

57%

1%

Steele Canyon High School

AsianAfrican AmericanLatinoWhiteAmerican Indian or Native Alaskan

VHS Enrollment by Ethnicity 2012-2013

2%4%

23%

61%

1%

Valhalla High School

AsianAfrican AmericanLatinoWhiteAmerican Indian or Native Alaskan

District Enrollment by Ethnicity 2012-2013

4%

8%

35%49%

1%

Grossmont Union High

AsianAfrican AmericanLatinoWhiteAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native

State Enrollment by Ethnicity 2012-2013

12%

7%

54%

27%

1%

State of California

AsianAfrican AmericanLatinoWhiteAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native

Are They Graduating?

Graduation Rates:A comparative look over time

SCHS District State0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 93%84%

79%

94%

78% 76%

2008-092009-102010-11

SCHS graduation rate is 15% higher than the Dis-trict and State averages!

SCHS Graduation Rates by Ethnicity:A look over time

Asian White African American

Latino0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 96% 92%

75%85%

100% 97%

80%

93%

2008-092009-102010-11

All subgroups at SCHS have increased!

African American students are least likely

to graduate.

Are They Going to College?

College Going Rate:A comparative look at 2008-2009

All Stu-

dents

Asian White African American

Latino0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

80%86% 83%

78%70%74%

85%79% 78%

66%

SCHSDistrictState

SCHS is at or above the Dis-trict and State levels for ev-ery subgroup!

Latino students are the least likely to go to college.

Seniors Graduating CSU/UC Eligible: A comparative look over time

SCHS VHS District State0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

70%62% 64%

35%

52%

36% 41% 40%

2008-092009-102010-11

A-G completion has decreased by about 20% over

the last 3 years in the district, at

VHS, and at SCHS.

Seniors Graduating UC/CSU Eligible by Gender:

A comparative look at 2010-2011

Male Female0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

48%

56%

31%

41%36%47%

36% 43%

SCHSVHSDistrictState

More SCHS gradu-ates are graduating college ready!

Females are more likely to graduate UC/CSU eligible.

A-G Completion by Ethnicity: A look through time at SCHS

Asian White African American

Latino0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

68%

57%59%

47%

67%56%

36% 45%2009-102010-11

There was a 40% de-crease for African Americans.

A-G Completion by Ethnicity: A Comparative look at 2010-2011

Asian White African American

Latino0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

67%56%

36%45%

39% 39%

19%26%

SCHSVHS

All subgroups at SCHS are outperforming VHS!

A-G Completion by Ethnicity: A comparative look at 2010-2011

Asian White African American

Latino0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

67%56%

36%45%

61%

45%37%

32%

SCHSVHSDistrictState

The African American subgroup at SCHS is com-pleting the A-G require-ments below the District and State average.

How are they Doing on All Those Tests?

CAHSEE Math Pass Rates:A comparative look over time

SCHS VHS District State0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 92% 96%85%

80%89%

94%85% 83%

2008-092009-102010-11

SCHS is performing above the District and State aver-ages!

CAHSEE ELA Pass Rates:A comparative look over time

SCHS VHS District State0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 92% 93%81% 79%

88% 86%81% 82%

2008-092009-102010-11

SCHS and VHS are performing similarly above the District and State averages.

CAHSEE Math Pass Rates by Ethnicity:A look over time at SCHS

Asian White African American

Latino0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 93% 95%

83% 86%90% 92%

78%84%

2008-092009-102010-11

Asian and White students have been consistently

outperforming the African American and Latino students.

CAHSEE ELA Pass Rates by Ethnicity:A look over time at SCHS

Asian White African American

Latino0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%96% 94%

91%86%

90% 93%

75% 80%

2008-092009-102010-11

There was a 18% decrease for the CAHSEE ELA pas-sage rates for African Americans.

CAHSEE Math Pass Rates by Gender:A look over time at SCHS

Male Female0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 94%89%89%

92%89% 89%

2008-20092009-20102010-2011

Males and Females are per-forming similarly over time on the CAHSEE math test!

CAHSEE ELA Pass Rates by Gender:A look over time at SCHS

Male Female0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%86%

94%

81%

90%

84%

92%

2008-20092009-20102010-2011

Females consistently outperform Males on the CAHSEE ELA test.

AP Passing Rates Over Time at SCHS:Percentage of tests passed (3 or above)

SCHS District State0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

65%58% 58%59%

53%58%

2008-20092009-20102010-2011

SCHS is performing above district and state averages on AP tests.

AP: Number of Tests Taken and Pass Rates at SCHS

SCHS500525550575600625650675700 690 660

668

SCHS0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

65% 67% 59%

200920102011

# of AP Tests Taken % of AP Tests Passed

The number of AP tests taken and the percentage of AP tests passed has been decreasing over

time.

Average SAT Scores:A comparative look at 2010-2011

Verbal Math Writing0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

499 504 491490 503 485495 513 494

SCHSDistrictState

In 2010-2011 SCHS was per-forming below the State in the Math and Writing sec-tions of the SAT.

Average SAT Scores:A comparative look at 2010-2011 with VHS

Verbal Math Writing0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

499 504 491530 541 528

SCHSValhalla

VHS is outperforming SCHS by 30 or more points in each section of the SAT.

Average ACT Score:A comparative look over time

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-20110

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

32

36

22.86 23.69 22.4321.92 21.93 21.73

SCHSVHSDistrict State

Both SCHS and VHS are performing similarly above the District and State levels.

Areas of Strength

Graduation rate is higher than the District and the State All subgroups are increasing!

College going rate is higher than VHS, the District, and the State

A-G completion is higher than VHS, the District, and the State

Math and ELA CAHSEE passing rates are higher than the District and the State

Areas to Target for Growth

Decrease in AP scores The number of AP test has decreased while scores

have decreased

Females outperforming Males in CAHSEE ELA

Graduation rates for African American students

A-G completion for Latino and African American students

Recommendations

Research the reason why A-G completion in the district has dropped

Explore factors contributing to the achievement gap for African American and Latino students

Explore factors that have contributed to declining AP scores and find a potential solution

Thank You!