Eight High Schools Are SIG Candidates in King County
Having used the OSPI’s “Report Card” data for 2012-13 to research the school districts in King County that might qualify for potential Student Improvement Grants (SIG), I then used the same source to look at several dozen high schools in King County. Here is what I found.
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Twenty-one high schools in King County posted information that said they had 30% or more of their students on Free & Reduced Lunch (FRL). Eight of those schools reported FRL figures of over 50%, six more reported figures over 40%, and seven more reported figures over 30%.
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The First Cohort was the top eight and their average FRL was 67.18%, with a range of 55.6%-82.4%. The average graduation rate for this cohort was 71.16%, with a range of 59.6%-77.6%. That placed the first cohort above the state’s average FRL of 46.1% and below the state’s average graduation rate of 77.2%.
The Second Cohort was the middle six and their average FRL was 45.72%, with a range of 40.5%-49.9%. The average graduation rate was 76.5%, with a range of 68.8%-86.8%. That placed the middle cohort at just below the state average FRL rate and the average graduation rate.
The Third Cohort was the last seven and their average FRL was 34.04%, with a range of 30.02%-37.63%. The average graduation rate was 87.36%, with a range 79.9% - 94.7%. This cohort was well below the state average state average FRL and above the average graduation rate.
There was a Fourth Cohort that I didn’t include, because their FRL rates were below 30% and their graduation rates above the state average or better, so they weren’t candidates for further screening.
Five of the first cohort would appear to be candidates for SIG programs, primarily because of their high FRL rates and low graduation rates. Three of the second cohort would also appear to be candidates for the same reasons. None of the third cohort would appear to be candidates. That makes a total of eight high schools in King County that are candidates for SIG programs.
More on the ethnic demographics of those eight schools in a later posting.