| Summary Statistics |
| Number of schools analyzed |
18,743 |
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| Number of states analyzed (includes DC) |
49 |
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| Number of states with at least one school identified (gold or silver) |
46 |
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| Total schools identified |
1,189 |
6.3% |
1,750 |
9.3% |
37 |
0.2% |
| Poverty Distribution |
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| Schools with poverty enrollment ≥ 25% |
1,014 |
85.3% |
1,246 |
71.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools with poverty enrollment ≥ 50% |
519 |
43.7% |
650 |
37.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools with poverty enrollment ≥ 75% |
185 |
15.6% |
231 |
13.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools with no significant poverty enrollment (<5% or "N/A") |
57 |
4.8% |
206 |
11.8% |
20 |
54.1% |
| Title I schools (i.e., receiving some Title I assistance) |
721 |
60.6% |
925 |
52.9% |
3 |
8.1% |
| Schools with Schoolwide Title I (i.e., with concentrated poverty) |
441 |
37.1% |
558 |
31.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Minority Distribution |
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| Schools with minority enrollment ≥ 25% |
456 |
38.4% |
694 |
39.7% |
6 |
16.2% |
| Schools with minority enrollment ≥ 50% |
292 |
24.6% |
444 |
25.4% |
3 |
8.1% |
| Schools with minority enrollment ≥ 75% |
184 |
15.5% |
268 |
15.3% |
2 |
5.4% |
| Schools with no significant minority enrollment (<5% or "N/A") |
417 |
35.1% |
522 |
29.8% |
4 |
10.8% |
| Schools with no significant minorities tested (i.e., no achievement gap data) |
407 |
34.2% |
525 |
30.0% |
18 |
48.6% |
| School Structure |
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| Charter schools |
72 |
6.1% |
113 |
6.5% |
7 |
18.9% |
| Magnet schools |
39 |
3.3% |
108 |
6.2% |
2 |
5.4% |
| Schools with selective admissions criteria |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
6 |
16.2% |
| Schools with lottery admissions |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
7 |
18.9% |
| Schools with open admissions |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
24 |
64.9% |
| Community Environment |
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| Schools in large cities |
159 |
13.4% |
302 |
17.3% |
4 |
10.8% |
| Schools in mid-size cities |
24 |
2.0% |
84 |
4.8% |
1 |
2.7% |
| Schools in small cities |
33 |
2.8% |
81 |
4.6% |
8 |
21.6% |
| Schools in suburban areas of large cities |
90 |
7.6% |
299 |
17.1% |
18 |
48.6% |
| Schools in suburban areas of mid-size cities |
14 |
1.2% |
29 |
1.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools in suburban areas of small cities |
14 |
1.2% |
20 |
1.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools in towns on fringe of urban areas |
32 |
2.7% |
42 |
2.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools in towns distant from urban areas |
57 |
4.8% |
63 |
3.6% |
1 |
2.7% |
| Schoolls in remote towns |
60 |
5.0% |
67 |
3.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools in rural areas on fringe of urban areas |
117 |
9.8% |
157 |
9.0% |
4 |
10.8% |
| Schools in rural areas distant from urban areas |
288 |
24.2% |
299 |
17.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Schools in remote rural areas |
301 |
25.3% |
307 |
17.5% |
1 |
2.7% |
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