The dropout rate is based on the number of students in grades 9-12 who dropped out during the school year. The student mobility rate is based on the number of students who enroll in or leave a school during the school year. Students may be counted more than once. Teachers include all school personnel categorized by the district as classroom teachers. This is provided to clarify information found in the next three tables.
Instruction has a very narrow and restrictive definition.
All the above are divided by the 9-month Average Daily Attendance to derive the per pupil figures. The performance of a small number of students can substantially affect average scores. Thus, changes from one year to the next may be due to the performance of a small group of students. The graduation rate is based on the number of 1997-98 graduates and the number of students enrolled in ninth grade in the fall of 1994. Adjustments have been made for students who transferred into and out of the school in the last four years.