NEW YORK—High school progress reports for the 2011–2012 school year are now available for parents, teachers, and other interested parties.
Ninety-five percent of high schools in the city either have the same grade as last year or have only shifted one grade up or down, according to the city’s Department of Education.
The grades this year include a new section for college readiness, a much discussed topic. Almost 80 percent of students that enter one of the City University of New York’s six community colleges need remedial classes, or classes that will elevate them to college classes.
The new section is worth 10 percent of a school’s score. School environment (15 percent), student performance (20 percent), and student progress (55 percent) count for the rest of the score.
