How the high school ratings were done
geometry regents Business First rated 133 public and private high schools that participate in the Regents testing program.
Each school's rating was based on four years of data from the New York State Education Department, covering the period from 2006 through 2009. The greatest weight was given to results from the most recent academic year.
Twenty percent of each school's rating was determined by the percentage of its graduates who earned Regents diplomas, with special emphasis on diplomas with advanced designations. The other 80 percent was based on its students' scores on Regents exams in 13 subjects: English, French, Latin, German, Spanish, mathematics A (or integrated algebra), mathematics B (or geometry), earth science, living environment, chemistry, physics, global history and U.S. history.
Each test from each year was analyzed twice. The formula considered the percentage of students who demonstrated superior skills, as well as the percentage with basic skills.
Superior on a Regents exam is defined as a score of 85 or better. Basic is defined as 65 or better.
A total of 108 statistical indicators were analyzed for each school -- two results per test, 13 tests per year, for four years, plus the four years of Regents diploma rates. (If a school did not offer a specific Regents exam, or if fewer than five students took a given test, it was not included in Business First's calculations. No penalty was assessed.)
Two types of schools were not rated:
1. Schools that have been open for less than two years, or that have not generated at least two years of test data.
2. Private schools that don't participate in the statewide testing program.
Each school's rating was based on four years of data from the New York State Education Department, covering the period from 2006 through 2009. The greatest weight was given to results from the most recent academic year.
Twenty percent of each school's rating was determined by the percentage of its graduates who earned Regents diplomas, with special emphasis on diplomas with advanced designations. The other 80 percent was based on its students' scores on Regents exams in 13 subjects: English, French, Latin, German, Spanish, mathematics A (or integrated algebra), mathematics B (or geometry), earth science, living environment, chemistry, physics, global history and U.S. history.
Each test from each year was analyzed twice. The formula considered the percentage of students who demonstrated superior skills, as well as the percentage with basic skills.
Superior on a Regents exam is defined as a score of 85 or better. Basic is defined as 65 or better.
A total of 108 statistical indicators were analyzed for each school -- two results per test, 13 tests per year, for four years, plus the four years of Regents diploma rates. (If a school did not offer a specific Regents exam, or if fewer than five students took a given test, it was not included in Business First's calculations. No penalty was assessed.)
Two types of schools were not rated:
1. Schools that have been open for less than two years, or that have not generated at least two years of test data.
2. Private schools that don't participate in the statewide testing program.
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