Garfield and Roosevelt - Top 10 for WA State Honors Award
From SPS Communications:
Garfield and Roosevelt high schools are ranked in the top 10 for students receiving the Washington State Honors Award. Garfield is ranked 8th and Roosevelt is ranked 9th – tied with Brainbridge High School.
The Washington State Honors Award Program honors the top 10 percent of the current year's graduating class from Washington state.
To qualify for the award a student must rank in the top 10 percent of this year’s high school graduating class. The ranking is determined by an index, which considers Grade Point Average and college prep test scores.
Furthermore, a student must have completed at least 75 percent of the credits required for graduation and be enrolled in at least three academic core subjects in Grade 12.
Of the 260 school districts in the state, the following heads the list for having the most recipients.
1. Newport High School - Bellevue School District
2. Skyline High School - Issaquah School District
3. Mercer Island High School - Mercer Island School District
4. Eastlake High School - Lake Washington School District
5. Inglemoor High School - Northshore School District
6. Issaquah High School - Issaquah School District
7. Bellevue High School - Bellevue School District
8. Garfield High School - Seattle School District
9. Roosevelt High School - Seattle School District (tied with Bainbridge High School - Bainbridge School District)
Garfield and Roosevelt high schools are ranked in the top 10 for students receiving the Washington State Honors Award. Garfield is ranked 8th and Roosevelt is ranked 9th – tied with Brainbridge High School.
The Washington State Honors Award Program honors the top 10 percent of the current year's graduating class from Washington state.
To qualify for the award a student must rank in the top 10 percent of this year’s high school graduating class. The ranking is determined by an index, which considers Grade Point Average and college prep test scores.
Furthermore, a student must have completed at least 75 percent of the credits required for graduation and be enrolled in at least three academic core subjects in Grade 12.
Of the 260 school districts in the state, the following heads the list for having the most recipients.
1. Newport High School - Bellevue School District
2. Skyline High School - Issaquah School District
3. Mercer Island High School - Mercer Island School District
4. Eastlake High School - Lake Washington School District
5. Inglemoor High School - Northshore School District
6. Issaquah High School - Issaquah School District
7. Bellevue High School - Bellevue School District
8. Garfield High School - Seattle School District
9. Roosevelt High School - Seattle School District (tied with Bainbridge High School - Bainbridge School District)
Comments
A student is being recognized as the Recipient of the "Against the Odds" Award. She has defied the odds to achieve this honor and is to be congratulated.
"Garfield is ranked 8th and Roosevelt is ranked 9th – tied with Brainbridge High School."
Well, they're certainly in good company!
NEmom
IHS parent
IBX Watcher
IBX Watcher
-me
who knows
Is there somewhere where it shows the full list?
HP
Great job to the kids achieving at high levels, and let's celebrate their success...but really - these school "awards" do nothing but confirm selection bias.
SPS Mom
Here's a link to Melissa's post on OSPI awards to schools for Progress, Reading Growth and Math Growth.
We can - and do - celebrate high achieving schools and schools whose students are making great progress.
It does appear to be a recipient quantity not percentage so the bigger schools like Roosevelt and Garfield are going to do better anyway. It is still wonderful to see Seattle schools ranked right up there with Bellevue, Bainbridge and Issaquah.
HP
So maybe there is some selection bias there (and of course, it also is there with Newport, Mercer Island, Bellevue, etc.). But it is still great news, and we need to push forward with ALL our kids to create high schools that helping kids reach their maximum potential. I would LOVE to see Ingraham, Nathan Hale, Franklin, etc. on this list.
Jan
And, yes, the list reflects exactly this. Ingraham has a chance of making it if it gains a large enough proportion of north end APP kids. Franklin is doing great math work. But its diversity of languages in the students' homes means it is unlikely as a cohort to pull as many high achieving LA students - and this award is based on a combination of all classes, not just math.
My point, again, is hooray for the kids and the schools being honored here. But it is also a numbers and a cohort game. I'm hope this blog's readers are discerning enough to recognize that in this case and others.
SPS Mom
Teller of Truth
I would not call their music or drama programs "tired." Nor Garfield's. You don't keep winning awards year after year if your program is on the wane.
But, it you were keeping track you'd know that Hale's drama program is growing and doing great. Ballard's biotech and video production - great.
I find it interesting that one person says Roosevelt and Garfield only do well academically because of APP and family income and yet another says their academics aren't that great.
I note that I attended the UW awards ceremony for staff and professors yesterday. There were two awards for students - one for the highest academics for completion of degree and one for the highest academics for someone coming in from a two-year college with the highest academics for completion at UW.
The young woman who made the first achievement was a Roosevelt grad. Her parents both work for SPS (and I suspect that doesn't make them especially wealthy).
I had to smile - this young woman is going for her Master's...in education policy. She wrote her thesis on Common Core.
We had a nice chat after the ceremony.
Copyeditor
T-o-T
And you know what, T-o-T, on a Friday after a long week, I actually don't need you telling me what I should do when writing on my blog.