Central+High+School+Fall+2011

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Your Name- Isabella Zallie
=Introduction= Central High School Providence, Rhode Island Grades: 9 through 12 70 Fricker Street (02903)

Central High School boys Track and Field Players after a meet.

The mission of Central High School is to instruct students in practical knowledge, foster positive attitudes, encourage commendable behaviors and promote opportunities in order for students to realize their potential to thrive in a global technological society.

Central High School is located in Providence, Rhode Island. The head principal at this school is John Hunt, while the assistant principal is Guy Alba. Central High School has 1236 total students. 278 students make up the twelfth grade, making it the least amount of students compared to the ninth, tenth and eleventh grades. This school maintains a student to teacher ratio of 18:1. There is a not a whole wide range of diversity at this school. The makeup of the student body is predominantly Hispanic, black and white students. Currently, the graduation rate is averaged to be around 82 percent. Aside from the impressive reviews Central has gotten about their mass reconstruction, parents and even students are leaving noticeably enthusiastic reviews about the education system Central High School has to offer. Parents are proud to send their kids to this school, because of the well known academic programs. When it comes to the students, they are proud to be a member of this high schools community. They have goals to change the negative persona this school has, and they want it to become better and better with each entering grade.

=**Community Background**= Providence is rather a below affluent community. The average household income in Rhode Island is $54,199, while the average income per household in Providence is $39,108. The average family income of four in Rhode Island is estimated somewhere around $52,781. On a lower scale, in Providence the average family income of four is $48,463. There is a lot of diversity in the city of Providence. The two most common including Hispanics and Whites.Hispanics control most of the population with 40.6%, whites have 35.5% and next the black race has 13.8 percent. There is somewhat of a great deal of poverty taking place in Providence. 808 families, 4,130 individuals in Providence are living below the poverty line. On the other hand, 25,608 families, 120,548 individuals in Rhode Island live below the poverty level.

The child population rate in Providence is relatively low compared to the child population in all of Rhode Island. There are 10,546 children in Providence, while there are 247,822 children in the state of Rhode Island. Surprisingly, basically all of the children living in single-parent homes are stemming from Providence. There is 30 percent total children In Rhode Island living in single-parent homes, while a whole 29 percent are living in Rhode Island. These numbers are sad and hopefully will change soon.
 * || **Providence** || **Rhode Island** ||
 * **ChildPopulation** || 10,546 || 247,822 ||
 * **Median Household Income** || 39,108 || 54,199 ||
 * **Median Family Income** || 48,463 || 52,781 ||
 * **Per Capita Income** || 19,527 || 21,688 ||


 * || **Providence** || **Rhode Island** ||
 * **White** || 86.9% || 81.4% ||
 * **Black** || 8.4% || 5.7% ||
 * **Asian** || 2.0% || 2.9% ||
 * **Hispanic** || 4.1% || 12.4% ||
 * **American Indian** || .01% || 0.6% ||

**District Summary**
The New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) is a test administered annually to children in Rhode Island schools that receive public education funding. This tests challenges students Math, Reading, Writing and Science skills. According to my data, the numbers are shockingly low in the Providence district. Only 4 percent of 11th graders were at or above the math level in the passing year. When comparing data, Barrington's numbers are very high. They had 73 percent of students at or above the math level. In the passing year as well, only 44 percent of Providence students were at or above the Reading level. While Barrington had 95 percent of their students at the reading level. These numbers may result from the lack of teachers. In this district there is a teacher-student ratio of 1:15. On the other hand Barrington has a ratio of 1:12. This may be the reason why there are exceeding our numbers. In Rhode Island 43 percent of students are eligible for subsidized lunch. While in the Providence district, a large total of 83 percent of students are eligible for these lunches. Yet again, Barrington's numbers are extremely lower, showing that only 4 percent need subsidized lunches. The number of incidents in the Providence district is unbelievably high. 3,157 incidents in the past year. While Barrington shows only 85 reports of incidents. That number is way to high for one district, these numbers need to be lowered as soon as possible.

School Analysis
Not only were our NECAP numbers low, but the SAT exam averages are just about the same. Our numbers are greatly lower than Barringtons, and just about the same with Central Falls. Central High School had a score average of 372 on the Math section of the SAT's. The reading average was not any better, with a score of 370, and a writing average of 365. These numbers are definitely not where they need to be. Maybe our students are not performing properly because they are not coming to school everyday like they should. The attendance rate in the passing year shows that Central High School has an attendance rate of 84 percent. Barrington's numbers show a an average of 96 percent. 60 percent of Central's students show chronic absenteeism, while Barrington shows only five percent. Lastly, in the past year only 66.5 percent of Central High School students graduated. While 24.6 percent dropped out. These numbers are not where they should be whatsoever.


 * || **Central High School** || **Barrington School** ||
 * **Attendance Rate** || 84% || 96% ||
 * **Chronic Absenteeism** || 60% || 5% ||
 * **Percent Dropped Out** || 24.6% || 1.5% ||
 * **Percent Graduated in 2010** || 63.5% || 95.8% ||

Conclusion
Central High School seems to be a mediocre school for high school students in Providence. According to this data, it shows that Central is clearly failing in categories that it should be excelling in. They continuously are beaten by Barrington and stick out with their low test scores. N ot only are they trailing behind Barrington in the area of test scores, but in attendance rates. Central has 24.6% of students dropping out while Barrington only has 1.5%. This shows that Barrington is overall, a more well put together school than Central is. Although it is not one of the worst educational institutions,it is definitely not one of the best. With that said, there are many schools in the state of Rhode Island who are performing worse than Central High School as well. Hopefully this pattern will turn around, to give these students the education they deserve. This is a substantial, sturdy school that will change completely with a few changes and tweaks to it. With the right teachers, and curriculum aspects, this school could be stellar. I personally believe that Central High School's data will only improve in the future, mainly because the faculty and students want to create a better institution. That being said, I believe within time the school will turn around for the better.

=References= //RI Kids Count: Indicators of Child Well-Being, Profile of Providence, RI.// (2010). Retrieved from []

//U.S. Census Bureau Fact Sheet//. (2005-2009). Retrieved from [|http://factfinder.census.gov]

//Infoworks Live. Central High School//. (2009-2010). Retrieved from [].

**Rubric** -Amanda Smith 32/35

Introduction = REPLACEWITHSCORE/ 5 pts.
Constructive comments about report's introduction: 5
 * 5 - Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform. || 4 - Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform. || 3 - Intro names the school/district/community but not much else. || 2 - Intro fails to name the school, district, and community. || 0 - No introduction section is apparent. ||

Organization = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization: 5
 * 5 - Report includes an Introduction, a Conclusion, and sections for the School, District, and Community. Within each section, paragraphs logically group the information presented. || 4 - Report includes all of the sections mentioned previously, but does not break down information into paragraphs within each section. || 3 - Report is missing one of the sections. || 2 - Report is missing more than one section. || 0 - Report does not include any sections. ||

Mechanics = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.

 * 5 - All information in the report is cited using APA styled- citations after the information and in a Reference section at the end of the report.

and

There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report. || 4 - Most information is cited using APA style.

and/or

There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings. || 3 - Some citations in the References section are not in APA style, e.g. URLs are listed without the title of the website.

and/or

There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors. || 2 - Most of the report's information is not cited, or APA style was not used. || 0 - Report does not include a Reference section. || Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization: 4

Conclusion = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion: 4
 * 5 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader. || 4 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community. || 3 - Conclusion does not refer back to report findings. || 0 - No conclusion section is apparent. ||

Creativity = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about presentation: 5
 * 5 - Report is written in an engaging style. || 4 - Report has some interesting sections. || 3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose. ||

Thoroughness = REPLACEWITHSCORE /10 pts

 * 5 - Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and

compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and

states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.

Strenghts and constructie comments about presentation: 9 || 4 - Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and

compares most figures with relevant values and

states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards. || 3 - Report includes at least six different facts in each section and

compares some of the figures to other relevant figures || 2 - Report includes at least four different facts in each section and

compares some of the figures to other relevant figures. || 0 - Report includes less than four different facts for any section or

fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures. ||