High School Accountability - 2006 San Mateo County (CDS code  41) This page includes : Graduates by Ethnicity Graduates with UC/CSU Courses Dropouts by Ethnicity SAT Results   State Tests

Graduates by Ethnicity San Mateo County, 2005-06 Ethnicity Graduates County State American Indian 12 0.2% 0.8% Asian 804 15.1% 11.0% Pacific Islander 166 3.1% 0.7% Filipino 616 11.6% 3.3% Hispanic 1,345 25.3% 35.7% African American 208 3.9% 7.3% White 2,134 40.1% 39.7% Multiple/No Response 33 0.6% 1.6% Total 5,318 100% 100% Pop-trends Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (CBEDS, sifc05 4/28/08) The number of twelfth-grade graduates, by ethnicity, who received a diploma in the school year indicated or the summer following that year. It does not include students who took the California High School Proficiency Examination, programs administered by a community college, or adult education programs or who received a General Education Development certificate (GED). Graduates with UC/CSU Required Courses by Ethnicity San Mateo County, 2005-06   As % of Graduates in Each Ethnic Group Ethnicity Graduates with UC/CSU Required Courses County State American Indian 4 33.3% 23.5% Asian 564 70.1% 60.0% Pacific Islander 41 24.7% 28.8% Filipino 222 36.0% 45.3% Hispanic 332 24.7% 25.5% African American 53 25.5% 25.5% White 1,203 56.4% 40.1% Multiple/No Response 17 51.5% 32.5% Total 2,436 45.8% 35.9% Pop-trends Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (CBEDS, sifc05 4/28/08) The number of twelfth-grade graduates, by ethnicity, completing all the courses required for University of California (UC) and/or California State University (CSU) entrance with a grade of "C" or better. This represents only a portion of the entrance requirements for UC or CSU. Dropouts by Ethnicity San Mateo County, 2005-06 Ethnicity Dropouts Grades 9-12 Enrollment Grades 9-12 1-Year Dropout Rate1 4-Year Dropout Rate2 County State County State American Indian 4 127 3.1% 4.1% 17.0% 16.5% Asian 13 3,496 0.4% 1.4% 1.5% 5.6% Pacific Islander 15 902 1.7% 4.0% 6.5% 16.2% Filipino 26 2,994 0.9% 1.8% 3.6% 7.2% Hispanic 193 8,542 2.3% 4.5% 9.3% 18.9% African American 32 1,296 2.5% 6.1% 10.1% 24.3% White 69 9,599 0.7% 2.0% 2.9% 8.2% Multiple/No Response 4 422 0.9% 3.6% 4.9% 14.6% Total 356 27,378 1.3% 3.4% 5.3% 14.0% 1 The 1-year dropout rate is dropouts divided by enrollment for grades 9-12. 2 The 4-year derived dropout rate is an estimate of the percent of students who would drop out in a four year period based on data collected for a single year. Asterisks in the 4-year column indicate the rate could not be calculated because one or more grade levels had zero enrollment. Note: In 2002-03 the California Department of Education started using the National Center for Education Statistics dropout criteria. Pop-trends Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (CBEDS, dropouts05 4/28/08) The number of students, by ethnicity, who drop out of school in a given year. In 2002-03 the California Department of Education began using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) definition of dropout. In simple terms, that is students enrolled in grades 7 to 12 who left before the end of the year and did not return by a specified date in the next year. For a detailed definition, see the CDE's dropout criteria. SAT Results San Mateo County, 2005-06   County State Students Tested 2,955 155,195 % of Seniors Tested 46 37 Average Critical Reading Score 518 495 Average Math Score 549 516 Average Writing Score 519 495 Average Total Score1 1,586 1,506 1 Rounding differences may occur Pop-trends Source: California Department of Education, Policy and Evaluation Division The majority of college-bound students in California take the SAT college admissions exam, now called SAT Reasoning Test. Prior to 2005-06, the scores on the two tests ranged from 200 to 800, for a maximum of 1600. As of 2005-06, the test now contains three sections with scores of 200 to 800, for a new maximum of 2400.

	Assessment results for every school, district, county and the state are at http://star.cde.ca.gov. That site also has breakdowns by categories, such as ethnicity, language, gender, income and more.
	For information about the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), go to http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov.
	The results of the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) are at http://celdt.cde.ca.gov.

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