Garfield High School Seattle, WA

Silver Medal Schools

57.5 College Readiness Index

1.62 Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index

11.5 Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap

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Seattle Public Schools School District
King County

4400 Interlake Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-2270 telephone

School Data

Grades Served 9–12
Magnet School Not Available
Charter School Not Available
Admissions Type Open Enrollment
NCES Locale Type City, Large Territory
Receives Title I Funding No

Demographic Data (2007–2008)

Enrollment 1,643
Minority Enrollment (% of total) 33.0%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 26.8%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 5.4%
American Indian Enrollment (% of total) 0.9%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 23.5%
White Enrollment (% of total) 43.5%
Economically Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total) 27.6%

Overall Student Performance

State Test Performance Index 116.0
Poverty-Adjusted Performance Index 1.62

Disadvantaged Student Performance

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 57.4
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap 11.5
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate 91.0
Current State Test Achievement Gap 33.5

College-Ready Student Performance

College Readiness Index 57.5
Participation Rate 64.7%
Quality-Adjusted Participation rate 55.2%
Participant Passing Rate 85.3%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.8
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 2.9
Exam Passing Rate 76.8%

Advanced Placement Student Performance

AP Participation Rate 64.7%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate 55.2%
AP Participant Passing Rate 85.3%
AP Exams Per Test Taker 3.8
Quality-Adjusted AP Exams Per Test Taker 2.9
AP Exam Pass Rate 76.8%

International Baccalaureate Student Performance

IB Participation Rate Not Available
Quality-Adjusted IB Participation Rate Not Available
IB Participant Passing Rate Not Available
IB Exams Per Test Taker Not Available
Quality-Adjusted IB Exams Per Test Taker Not Available
IB Exam Pass Rate Not Available
IB Diploma Per IB Test Taker Not Available
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment Not Available

College-ready student performance data derived from data provided by the College Board and/or International Baccalaureate of North America.

Advanced Placement student performance data derived from data provided by the College Board. Copyright © 2011. Data provided by the College Board. All rights reserved. www.collegeboard.com

International Baccalaureate student performance data derived from data provided by International Baccalaureate of North America. Copyright © 2011. Data provided by International Baccalaureate of North America.

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