Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Okemos High School – US News & World Report – 8/100

Okemos High School
2800 JOLLY RD
OKEMOS, MI 48864

Phone: (517) 706-4900

District: Okemos Public Schools

Overview

Okemos High School is ranked 7th within Michigan. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Okemos High School is 49 percent. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 27 percent. Okemos High School is the only high school in the Okemos Public Schools.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank: #481
State Rank: #7
STEM Rank: #8
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,390
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 27%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 15%
Full-Time Teachers 78
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 84%
Proficient in Math 81%
College Readiness Index 46.5
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Fringe Rural
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding Yes
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 1
Total Students 1,390
Proficient in Reading (district average) 84%
Proficient in Math (district average) 81%
College Readiness (district average) 46.5

Student Body

Class

These details on the school’s student body are based on data reported to the government.

Student Enrollment
10th Grade
White:
251
Total Enrollment 1,390
9th Grade 335 Students
10th Grade 341 Students
11th Grade 347 Students
12th Grade 367 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 27%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.4%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 13%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 3%
White Enrollment (% of total) 73%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Gender

Male (% of total) 51%
Female (% of total) 49%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 12%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 3%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 15%

Class

These details on the school’s student body are based on data reported to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,390
9th Grade 335 Students
10th Grade 341 Students
11th Grade 347 Students
12th Grade 367 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Male (% of total) 51%
Female (% of total) 49%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 12%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 3%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 15%

Test Scores

Subject Proficiency Testing

Student exit exams receive grades among multiple proficiency levels established by the state. These figures display how the school as a whole performed in different subjects.

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Michigan Merit Exam.

Total Students Tested 325
Not Proficient 3%
Partially Proficient 13%
Proficient 70%
Advanced 14%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Michigan Merit Exam.

Total Students Tested 324
Not Proficient 11%
Partially Proficient 7%
Proficient 34%
Advanced 47%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 102.7
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 15.3
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 57.2
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 87.1
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -30.0
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 20.7
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 46.5
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 49%
Participant Passing Rate 94%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.6
Exam Pass Rate 95%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 46%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.6

Source: US News & World Report