Last week, according to the New York City Department of Education Queens high schools did better on the public high school progress reports this year, as compared to 2008.
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein released the 2009 progress reports for high schools last Monday and 41% of the Queens high schools received A's- up 8% from last year. Approximately 35% of Queens high schools got B's, 18% received C's and 6% got D's. There were no Queens high schools that received F's. In 2008 49% of Queens schools receieved B's, 13% received C's and 2% receieved F's.
This year Springfield Gardens High School, Francis Lewis High School , Forest Hills High School and the high school portion of the Channel View High School for Research were among the Queens high schools that receieved A's. Long Island City High School, Benjamin Cardozo High School and the Frederic Douglas Academy were some Queens high schools that received a B. Some of the Queens high schools that received C's include John Adams High School and Newtown High School. Beach Channel High School and Jamaica High School were two high schools in Queens that received a D. Some Queens high schools were not rated either because they are new schools or schools on the verge of closing.
Currently a high school needs at least 70 out of 100 points to be given an A. The DOE raised the bar from last year because high schools needed 64.2 points out of 100 last year to receive an A. According to Chancellor Klein the high school progress reports are intended to reward the increasing number of students who are "making progress toward graduating and are actually graduating." He also called the reports"useful tools for parents and other stakeholders especially for families of 8th graders who are deciding where to apply to high school."
High school grades are largely determined by the progress a school makes in raising graduation rates and improving pass rates on Regents exams. Other factors to consider when determining overall high school grades include school environment and overall student performance.
Sources: The Wave (11/20/09)
The Howard Beach Times (11/19/09)
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