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Adequate Yearly Progress - High Schools

Adequate Yearly Progress, (AYP) is what the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) uses to measure the achievement of individual schools and school districts.

The NCLB requires that every school or district meet specific academic goals in reading and math each year as measured by the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP). School and district performance toward meeting those goals is called Adequate Yearly Progress. To make AYP, targets must be met for participation in CSAP tests and performance in reading and math assessments for subgroups of children such as race/ethnicity, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, and students with limited English proficiency.

Jeffco Public Schools had 153 AYP targets for 2008-2009 and met 136 of them, or 88.9 percent. Since AYP is an “all or nothing” system, and the district did not meet 100 percent of its targets, Jeffco Public Schools was placed on an improvement program according to federal guidelines. You can view Jeffco
Public Schools’ Improvement Plan online at: www.schoolview.org.

Jeffco School ratings for 2008-09 are:

High Schools Accredited Met AYP Indicators
Alameda High School Accredited 26 of 31
Arvada High School Accredited 26 of 31
Arvada West High School Accredited 25 of 29
Bear Creek High School Accredited 31 of 34
Chatfield High School Accredited 27 of 29
Columbine High School Accredited 25 of 26
Conifer High School Accredited 17 of 18
Dakota Ridge High School Accredited 24 of 25
Evergreen High School Accredited 14 of 14
Golden High School Accredited 24 of 24
Green Mountain High School Accredited 28 of 29
Jefferson High School Accredited 16 of 26
Lakewood High School Accredited 30 of 33
Pomona High School Accredited:High Performing 24 of 27
Ralston Valley High School Accredited 22 of 22
Standley Lake High School Accredited:High Performing 32 of 33
Wheat Ridge High School Accredited 21 of 29