Burrillville+High+School+Fall+2012

====Eric Youncofski ==== =**__The Burrillville High School Bronco's__**=

__ O __ ngoing- All Bronco's pursue ongoing opportunities to improve their skills and strive towards a lifetime of learning and success.


= The mission of Burrillville High School is to create an engaging, positive, and challenging environment that empowers all students to become knowledgeable and proficient in the use of 21th century skills, and become citizens who are lifelong leaners and productive members of society. =



Introduction
==Burrillville is located in the northwestern corner of Rhode Island and was founded in 1806. The high school is specifically located in the village of Harrisville, which is conveniently located within two miles of town government offices, a police station, and a local fire department that provides ambulance services. Burrillville presents much more than just good education, with 44 after school activities; between clubs and sports, there are numerous ways to get involved. Michael Whaley leads the Bronco's as the principal of this four-year public school where the day offically starts at 7:30 and ends at 1:52.== == = Community Background = ==The population of Burrillville is approximately 15,796, and 99% is white, while the other 1% is comprised of Black, Hispanic, and other. Of the 800 students who attend Burrillville High School, the same demographics apply. The median family income for those who live in Burrillville is $76,146, which is greater than that of the state of Rhode Island by $5,383. Throughout the Burrillville community, only 28% of students are eligibile for subsidized school lunch, so clearly the community brings in a range of salaries. The child population is 3,576 which happens to decrease every 10 years which may be the reason why there, is such a small number of children who participate in an early Head Start program.==

= District Summary = == In the Burrillville District, the teacher-student ratio is 1:11 which supports a great learning atmosphere as the attendence rate is 92%, higher than the state target rate. The graduation percentage in 2011 was 86.8%, which was 9.2% higher than the state of Rhode Island's rate. The drop out rate for the Burrillville district is 6.3%, lower than the state average and that of the Central Falls District that is also in Rhode Island. The Burrillville district's NECAP assessments match up close to identical with the state percentages, even doing better in reading and writing at the high school level. It is interesting to note the middle school NECAP assessments compared to the high school NECAP assessment; surprisingly, in this district 8th grade scores to 11th grade scores significantly drops 23% for math. The writing scores drop as well, but the reading and science scores increase. The graduation rate in this district is 86.8%, higher than the state percentage of 77.2%. So for those who don't graduate; only 6.3% of students dropped out in the 2011 class, while 3.9% earned their GEDs and 3% of students stayed in school to continue working towards graduating. This district has a fairly average property value per student compared to other districts in Rhode Island. Burrillville gets $605,350.24 while Barrington recieves $894,098.80 and Central Falls gets $196,417.72. This money plays a huge factor in academic success because it provides students with top notch classroom materials and technology. There is a clear difference in the graduation rate between these three schools as Barrington high school graduates 96.6% of its students compared to Burrillville at 86.8% and Central Falls at 70.3%. Money can have a significant factor in these rates because students are presented with better opportunities to succeed and learn in more flexible ways in higher-income communites. ==



= School Analysis = ==When reflecting on Burrillville High School's SAT scores, they are fairly average and around the same as those of the state. However, Barrington High School's SAT scores are high than both Burrillville and Central Falls High School. This could very well be related to the money issue between the parents of these districts. The median family income for Barrington is $84,657, which is higher than both Burrillville and Central Falls; therefore, the student's parents at Barrington High School tend to have more money than the parents at these other two schools. That money can be put towards SAT prep classes to help better their child's score.==

==When it comes to AP exams, Barrington completely blows both Burrillville and Central Falls High School out of the water. The average score of 81% is much higher than the scores of the state and Central Falls High School. Barrington sets the bar very high, but just because so many people take the exams at Barrington does not change the overall percent. Burrillville falls 8% short behind Barrington for percent scored on AP exams at College-Level Mastery so if more people were to take the exam who knows what would happen.== = Conclusion = ==Overall, Burrillville High School provides a great education and proves to set high standards and push students to reach their potential. Clearly the opportunties at Burrillville High School are not limited the classroom, as students are provided with so many clubs and sports to keep them involved and out of trouble. This absolutely contributes to the graduation rate, because it makes going to school fun and gives the students motivation to keep their grades up and get through the day. Not only is the high school a great place to be but the entire Burrillville District is a great environment as proven by attendance rates of 92%.== = References =

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