Photo is of Redmond High School Principal Jane Todd (speaking), Associate Principal Lloyd Higgins, and Associate Principal Melissa Pointer during an October school board meeting. (According to Ms. Todd, 83% of RHS students go directly into a post-secondary institution upon graduation. Does this surprise you?)
How do LWSD high schools rank in the UW’s admission decision?
In making admission decisions, UW ranks high schools based on how big the drop is between the high school and the UW’s GPAs. Most high school students experience a drop in their GPA going from high school to the University of Washington, the most academically selective public university in the state. Schools with the smallest GPA drop receive the highest rank and are awarded the most points by the UW. 231 Washington State schools were ranked. These students attended the UW in the time period 2000-2004 during the Don Saul Administration. How do LWSD high schools compare to others?How do LWSD high schools rank in the UW’s admission decision?
Private: Bush ranked #1, Lakeside #2, NW Yeshiva (Mercer Is.) #4; University Prep (Sea) #5, Charles Wright Acad. (Tacoma) # 6; Overlake #10; Eastside Catholic #48; Bear Creek #100; Bellevue Christian #114
The Islands: Bainbridge Island HS #8, Vashon Island HS #9, Mercer Island HS #14.
Bellevue School District: Bellevue International #7; Newport HS #28; Bellevue HS; Interlake HS # 47; Forest Ridge #51Issaquah School District: Issaquah HS #15; Skyline HS #25
LWSD: International Community (Kirkland) #3; Redmond HS #13; Eastlake HS #63; Juanita HS #82; Lake Washington HS #103.
North Shore School District: Woodinville HS # 71; Bothell #76; Inglemoor HS # 80.
Seattle School District (Tier 1): Blanchet #18; Shorewood #36; Ballard #61; Roosevelt #77; Shorecrest #79, O'Dea #110.
It's looking like LWSD is living up to our local real estate agents' persistent claims of "desirability", though lots of other good schools are out there. Tacoma, Kent, Lynwood, and Montlake Terrace are ones to keep away from. Yakima's district schools (4) all do well with one ranked #19.
The above data represents "end results" of high school performance for the retired Don Saul Administration. Chip Kimball was hired as LWSD Superintendent about two years ago.
On 9/28, the LWSD School Board reviewed Superintendent Chip Kimball's "end results" for the first two years of his Administration. The relevant available data was from 3-year cohort K-2. It appears the end results for students were: 71-85% at standard for writing. 76-85% at standard for literature and drama. K-2 students were 23% at standard for speaking a second language at home. (Spanish is the 2nd largest and Chinese the 3rd largest second language at home).Source: - to find the rankings, click "source". Look on the left side bar under "high school ratings".
Report and photo by Bob Yoder
Re-published on 1/21/2011
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I'm pleased to learn that 83% of Redmond HS grads go on to higher education. I wouldn't have guessed it was that high.
ReplyDeleteI was a little dismayed to learn that our local private high schools have grabbed all the top spots, however.
We need to improve the scores of our public educational institutions.
Where did Seattle Prep rank?
ReplyDeleteYou can find all the school rankings at "SOURCE". Seattle Prep ranked # 23.
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