Thursday, October 7, 2010

MCPS 8th out of 24 Counties in Graduation rate for 2010

With today's release of the High School Assessments and 2010 Graduation rates I took a quick look at some data, not real in depth but a few key points.   Clearly MCPS is not a State leader in the areas measured by these indicators.
 
Graduation Rate, MCPS was only the 8th best rate in Maryland, out of 24 school systems.  The second quartile.    While this is up from only 11th best last year, as you can see in the data, a long way to go to move up to 7th (+2.35%), and were they to fall 2% MCPS would drop to 14th.  MCPS currently sits at the top of a large cluster of the second tier Maryland School Districts.  
 
I also must note that when I looked at last years graduation rates MCPS responded that it was "neither valid nor fair" to compare MCPS to other Maryland School Districts.   I disagree.  What could be more valid and more fair?
 
Bob A.
 
County Name          Graduation Rate
Carroll95.31
Frederick94.56
Howard94.31
Worcester93.43
Garrett92.82
Calvert92.47
Washington92.36
Montgomery90.01
Charles89.83
Allegany89.65
Queen Anne's88.94
Anne Arundel88.86
Saint Mary's88.83
Harford88.38
Talbot87.89
Baltimore County86.08
Prince George's84.42
Cecil83.91
Somerset83.33
Wicomico82.74
Caroline82.71
Kent81.03
Dorchester80.43
Baltimore City65.9
All Public Schools86.55

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