Data Analysis of

Steele Canyon High

School
Angie Colon
Monica Duncan

Overview

About this template

Background InformationWhy the Comparison?

Staff Perceptions
School Enrollment
AP Scores
SAT Scores
Graduation Rates
A-G Completion Rates of Graduates
4-Year College Going Rates
Areas of Strength
Areas to Target for Growth
Recommendations

Background Information:
Why the Comparison?
Steele Canyon High School

2013 API: 798

Growth Rate of API: -1
Statewide Rank: 7
Similar Schools Rank: 1
Low-SES: 23%
ELLs: 7.6%
SPED: 7.2%
Student Population: 2148

Helix High School

2013 API: 804

Growth Rate of API: 0
Statewide Rank: 8
Similar Schools Rank: 7
Low-SES: 57%
ELLs: 1.9%
SPED: 9.3%
Student Population: 2,440

Our School

Staff Perceptions
What are the strengths
of our school?

Inclusion of special education

students in classes
Staff that makes an effort to
connect with students and is
highly invested in the success of
our school
High academic standards
A drive to do better for kids

What are some of the

challenges facing our
school?
Creating programs and systems
that support students who arent
planning on going to college
Supporting at-risk students
both academically and
emotionally
Meeting the needs of students
with changing demographics

Enrollment
and
Demographics

Enrollment by Ethnicity 2013-2014:

Steele Canyon HS

Enrollment by Ethnicity
2013-2014: GUHSD

Enrollment by Ethnicity
2013-2014: Helix High School

Enrollment by Ethnicity
2013-2014: State of California

Enrollment by Ethnicity:
A Comparative Look Through Time
at SCHS

2% increase!

1 increase!

Enrollment by Gender: A Comparative

And tables to compare data
Look 2013-2014

Data is
comparable
throughout
these areas

Testing
Data

AP Scores: A Comparative Look at

2013-2014
SCHS performed better
than Helix, the District
and the State in AP Tests!

AP Scores: A Look through Time at

SCHS

Number of Students Taking the AP

Test By Gender
Increase for BOTH

genders, but
Females take more
AP tests than Males,
overall.

AP Scores by Student
Demographics: Gender
Males pass at a
higher rate than
Females, in the last
three years

AP Scores by Student Ethnicity

Less than half
of African
American
Students pass
AP Exams

A little over a
third of
American
Indian students
pass AP Exams

SAT Scores: A Comparative Look

2013-2014

SCHS performed better

than Helix, the District
and the State in Writing!

SCHS SAT Scores Over Time

An 18 point
increase
overtime!

SAT Average Scores Over Time and

by Ethnicity
African Americans
have maintained
low scores overtime

SAT Average Scores Over Time and

by Gender
Female students
average SAT score
has decreased
overtime

SAT averages for

female students was
74 points lower than
male student scores

ARE THEY
GRADUATING?

And tables
to compare
data
Graduation
Rates
by Ethnicity

A Comparative Look at SCHS 2013-2014

SCHS
graduates
students from
each ethnic
group more
than Helix, the
District, and
the State

In two or
three columns
Graduation
Rates
by Ethnicity
A 4%
increase

A 7%
decrease

Completing A-G Requirements: A

Comparative Look at 2011-2012*

SCHS has a higher

rate of UC/CSU
eligible grads
compared to the
district and state

*2011-2012 is the most recent accurate A-G data available

2011-2012: Graduates Completing A-G

Our process is easy
Requirements by Gender
SCHS has a
22%
difference
between
genders

2011-2012: Graduates Completing A-G

Our process is easy
Requirements by Ethnicity
Helix outperforms SCHS
grads in A-G eligibility
across subgroups.

More SCHS
grads were
college ready
compared to
the District
and State
across each
subgroup!

2011-2012: A Closer Look at SCHS A-G

Our process is easy
Eligible Graduates by Ethnicity

African Americans &

Latinos are the least
likely to be A-G
eligible!

Staff Perceptions on Students Access

to College & Career Opportunities
I believe our guidance staff has many resources for our students
and continue to find new avenues for all our students futures.
More focus on college at this school and yet many of our students
are not going to college. We need to offer our other kids
opportunities as well.
We do not have programs that support non college bound
students. We do not have transitional type programs for students
who are going directly into the workforce.

Life After Graduation

How Many Are Going to College?

Four-Year College Going Rates

Over Time for SCHS

Overtime the college

going rate has not
increased by much

Four-Year College Going Rates

Over Time and by Ethnicity

A 10% decrease
in Latino
students
overtime

A 10% increase
among African
American
students overtime

Four-Year College Going Rates

Over Time and by Gender

Increase of
5% overtime

Decrease of 4%
overtime

A Comparative Look: Four-Year

College Going Rates Over Time

SCHS had an 8%
higher rate than
Helix in 20132014!

Area of Strengths

SCHS performed better than Helix, the District and

the State in AP Tests!
SCHS graduates had a higher A-G eligible rate than
the District and the State
Special Education Inclusion Classes

Area to Target for Growth

Males outperforming females SAT scores

Males outperforming females AP scores
Graduation rates and low SAT/AP scores for
African Americans

Recommendations
Research the reason why recent and accurate A-G
completion data is unavailable

Explore factors contributing to the achievement gap

for males in completing A-G requirements

Explore factors that have contributed to declining SAT

scores for females and find a potential solution
Explore factors contributing to the achievement gap
for African American students in relation to high
school graduation
Research the reason why data on course enrollment is
not accessible

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