| For immediate release September 14, 2011 |
Contact:
Larry Slonaker, SCCOE Phone: (408) 453-6662 |
Number of county's "college-ready" students
continues to rise
SAN JOSE, CA – The percentage of Santa Clara County 11th graders who scored at a "ready for college" level on California State University’s Early Assessment Program tests in English and math rose from a year ago - even as the number of students who take the assessments continues to rise, according to an analysis of the results by the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
Of the 11th-grade students in Santa Clara County who completed the 2011 EAP test in English, 32 percent scored at a level indicating they are on track to be college-ready in English upon graduation. This was a three percentage-point increase over 2010.
In math, 68 percent of county students demonstrated "full or conditional" college readiness. This number increased two percentage points from 2010.
At the same time, the number of county 11th graders who took the tests increased for the sixth year in a row. Between 2006 and 2011, the number of students taking EAP English increased 43 percent, and the number taking math increased 37 percent.
The EAP is a collaborative effort among CSU, the California State University system, the California Department of Education and the California State Board of Education. It is designed to ensure that the state's college-bound high school seniors are college-ready in the critically important content areas of English and mathematics. Results were released this week.
The SCCOE’s Assessment and Accountability Department analyzed the results to measure Santa Clara County students’ performance on the assessment. The analysis shows that, as is typical, county students outperformed their statewide counterparts. In English, county students who scored at a college-ready level scored nine percentage points higher than the statewide number. And in math, county students outperformed their counterparts by 10 percentage points.
As was the case last year, students in the Fremont Union High School District had the county’s top scores in English (57 percent ready) and those in Palo Alto had the top score in math (86 percent ready).
To view the entire analysis, go to www.sccoe.org.
Date last updated: September 14, 2011
