05-29-2003, 03:16 AM
found my old school:
50 . Gunn | Palo Alto | Calif. | 2.791
a fair amount of money, but it's public and non magnet. about 1650 students (9-12).
AP results from 2002 by score (1091 tests taken)
1:19 (1.7%)
2:63 (5.8%)
3:186 (17%)
4:368 (34%)
5:455 (42%)
compare with:
10 . Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies | Los Angeles | Calif. | 3.893
which is a public, magnet school with about 1550 students
AP results from 2002 by score (619 tests taken)
1:159 (26%)
2:154 (25%)
3:164 (26%)
4:94 (15%)
5:48 (7.7%)
and
47 . La Jolla Calif. | La Jolla | Calif. | 2.802
which is a public, non-magnet school in a ritzy neighborhood with about 1650 students
AP results from 2002 by score (1055 tests taken)
1:42 (3.9%)
2:151 (14%)
3:255 (24%)
4:305 (29%)
5:302 (29%)
and
Lowell | San Francisco | Calif. (not on list, but probably the most famous academic high school in Cali)
which is a public, magnet school which you have to test to get into with about 2550 students
AP results from 2002 by score (2019 tests taken)
1:25 (1.2%)
2:132 (6.5%)
3:382 (19%)
4:692 (34%)
5:788 (39%)
hmmmmmm..... can't say I have much faith in Newsweek's ratings. Their #10 school seems kinda crappy (if you care about AP tests at all that is, but since that's what they're basing their index on...) compared to the others (sure a lot of kids might take AP classes, but very few actually pass the tests).
anyway, stats are from http://www.cde.ca.gov/ope/research/ap/ap02.xls
would be interested to see if any other states maintain these sorts of records and how the other "top" schools rank :)
50 . Gunn | Palo Alto | Calif. | 2.791
a fair amount of money, but it's public and non magnet. about 1650 students (9-12).
AP results from 2002 by score (1091 tests taken)
1:19 (1.7%)
2:63 (5.8%)
3:186 (17%)
4:368 (34%)
5:455 (42%)
compare with:
10 . Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies | Los Angeles | Calif. | 3.893
which is a public, magnet school with about 1550 students
AP results from 2002 by score (619 tests taken)
1:159 (26%)
2:154 (25%)
3:164 (26%)
4:94 (15%)
5:48 (7.7%)
and
47 . La Jolla Calif. | La Jolla | Calif. | 2.802
which is a public, non-magnet school in a ritzy neighborhood with about 1650 students
AP results from 2002 by score (1055 tests taken)
1:42 (3.9%)
2:151 (14%)
3:255 (24%)
4:305 (29%)
5:302 (29%)
and
Lowell | San Francisco | Calif. (not on list, but probably the most famous academic high school in Cali)
which is a public, magnet school which you have to test to get into with about 2550 students
AP results from 2002 by score (2019 tests taken)
1:25 (1.2%)
2:132 (6.5%)
3:382 (19%)
4:692 (34%)
5:788 (39%)
hmmmmmm..... can't say I have much faith in Newsweek's ratings. Their #10 school seems kinda crappy (if you care about AP tests at all that is, but since that's what they're basing their index on...) compared to the others (sure a lot of kids might take AP classes, but very few actually pass the tests).
anyway, stats are from http://www.cde.ca.gov/ope/research/ap/ap02.xls
would be interested to see if any other states maintain these sorts of records and how the other "top" schools rank :)