In the U.S. News Best High Schools 2012 rankings, 5 Idaho schools were awarded silver medals and 40 received bronze medals . The magazine annually rates schools across the nation in four areas: student-teacher ratios, college readiness and math and English proficiency. Some schools also received a gold, silver or bronze medal based on their overall performance.
Genesee Schools was a recipient of a bronze medal.
U.S. News reviewed 21,776 U.S. public high schools; 47 Idaho schools made their rankings. Idaho requires high school students to take three years of math courses and three years of science courses; complete a senior project; and take the SAT, ACT, or Compass exam by the end of their junior years.
Students are also assessed by the Idaho Standard Achievement Test.
Subject Proficiency Testing
Student exit exams receive grades among multiple proficiency levels established by the state. These figures display how the school as a whole performed in different subjects.
English Proficiency Distribution
English proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Idaho Standard Achievement Test.
Total Students Tested .................................23
Below Basic ..............................................0%
Basic .....................................................9%
Proficient ...............................................83%
Advanced ................................................9%
Math Proficiency Distribution
Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Idaho Standard Achievement Test.
Total Students Tested..................................23
Below Basic ............................................ 0%
Basic .................................................... 4%
Proficient ..............................................30%
Advanced ...............................................65%
College-Ready Student Performance
High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which medals were awarded to qualified schools.
College Readiness Index : N/A
Exam Used for Index................................. N/A
Overall Student Performance
This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first step in determining which schools qualified to receive medals.
State Test Performance Index..................119.9
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index............... 15.2
Disadvantaged Student Performance
This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second step in determining which schools qualified to receive medals.
State Test Proficiency Rate of Black, Hispanic, and Economically Disadvantaged Students ..............................................................N/A
State Test Proficiency Rate of Non-Disadvantaged Students................................................... 93.4
Current State Test Achievement Gap ...............................................................N/A
Performance Gap of Black, Hispanic, and Economically Disadvantaged Students .....................................................N/A
Of the nearly 22,000 high schools ranked nationwide, 2 percent received gold medals, 7 percent received silver medals, 13 percent received bronze medals and 78 percent did not receive medals.
A complete list of the "Best High Schools" rankings is available at
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools
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