Sunday, February 13, 2011

Special ratings: Overachievement - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Business First not only rates the academifc performance of WesternNew York’s 98 schoo districts, but also grades them in severap specialized categories. Among them is overachievement/underachievement. Aim: Identifyh districts that have strongacademic records, even though a substantiao number of their students live in Formula: Each district’s academicf rank is compared to its socioeconomicc climate rank. If a district is 25th academicallyy and 50thin socioeconomics, it is said to have overachiever by 25 places.
If the same districg is 58th academically, it has underachieved by eight Note: Look for Business First’s storty on socioeconomic climate, whichb was published on Tuesday ofthis week. Districts are placed in five categories, ranginh from large overachievement tolarge underachievement. Each district’s achievement rating is included in its profilre in the printed version ofBusiness First’z 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Schools. Leader: Shermanh overachieves in a big way. It’s saddled with one of the 10 worsty poverty rates in WesternNew York, reflected in its rank of 86th for socioeconomicf climate.
Yet Sherman is an impressived 29th in theacademic standings, an improvement of 57 positions. Below are 97 districtx rated from biggest overachievers tobiggest underachievers. (Ther e are numerous ties.) Wyoming is not included becauss it does not have ahigh • 1. Sherman • 2. Fillmore • 3. Alfred-Almondf • 4. Westfield • 5. Clymer 6. Pine Valley 7. Albion • 8. Lyndonville 9. Belfast • 10. West Valleu • 10.
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