Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Irvington High School – US News & World Report – 29/100

Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Irvington High School – US News & World Report – 29/100


Top 100 Best STEM Schools – US News & World Report – 29/100

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Irvington High School
41800 BLACOW RD
FREMONT, CA 94538

Phone: (510) 656-5711

District: Fremont Unified School District

Overview

Irvington High School is ranked 76th within California. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Irvington High School is 55 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 79 percent. Irvington High School is 1 of 8 high schools in the Fremont Unified School District.

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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
#391
State Rank
#76
Magnet Rank
#87
STEM Rank
#29
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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 2,086
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 79%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 15%
Full-Time Teachers N/A
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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 coursework (AP®/IB exams).

Academic Performance Index Evaluation Achieves CA goal
College Readiness Index 50.2
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Mid-size City
Charter School No
Magnet School Yes
Receives Title I Funding No
District

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

Total Schools 8
Total Students 10,241
Academic Performance Index Evaluation Does not achieve CA goal
College Readiness (district average) 42.1

Total Enrollment 2,086
9th Grade 553 Students
10th Grade 522 Students
11th Grade 529 Students
12th Grade 482 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) 79%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 60%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 13%
White Enrollment (% of total) 21%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Gender

Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
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%

Academic Performance Index

Academic Performance Index is based on California High School Exit Examination and Standardized Testing and Reporting results.

Total Students Tested 1,498
Academic Performance Index 868
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 868.0
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 120.3
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 724.8
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 827.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -102.2
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 27.8
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 50.2
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 55%
Participant Passing Rate 89%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.9
Exam Pass Rate 88%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 49%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.9

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