ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SchoolMatch Audit of Educational Effectiveness: Polk County</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY vLink=#0000ff aLink=#0000ff link=#0000ff bgColor=#660066><FONT size=4> <CENTER><FONT face="Broadway BT"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="85%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff> <CENTER><FONT color=#009999> <H1>Effectiveness Levels</H1></FONT> <TABLE bgColor=#cccccc border=2 borderColor=white borderColorDark=white borderColorLight=white cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"> <TR> <TD align=middle width="33%"><font size=-1> <A href="recommend.htm">Next: Recommendations</A></TD> <TD align=middle width="33%"><font size=-1> <A href="contents.htm">Table of Contents</A></TD> <TD align=middle width="33%"><font size=-1> <A href="append.htm">Next: Appendices</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p> <h2>District Results</h2> <a href="schools/index.htm">See Individual School Results</a> <p> <table width="90%" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5> <tr> <td colspan=5> <b>Polk County School District</b> <br>Superintendent Jim Thornhill <br>Grades PK-12 </td> </tr><tr> <td><b>Categories of Effectiveness</b></td> <td><b>Mean (Average)</b></td> <td><b>Effectiveness Level</b></td> <td><b>Current District Status</b></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan=4 bgcolor=#cccccc>Norm-Referenced Tests</td> </tr><tr> <td>Reading</td> <td>48th</td> <td>65th</td> <td>*</td> </tr><tr> <td>Mathematics</td> <td>48th</td> <td>65th</td> <td>*</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan=4 bgcolor=#cccccc>Advanced Placement</td> </tr><tr> <td>% of Juniors and Seniors Enrolled in AP Courses</td> <td>10%</td> <td>12%</td> <td>15.43%</td> </tr><tr> <td>% of Juniors and Seniors Taking AP Examinations</td> <td>3.2%</td> <td>3.7%</td> <td>13.74%</td> </tr><tr> <td>% of Tested Eligible for College Credit</td> <td>60%</td> <td>70%</td> <td>58.28%</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan=4 bgcolor=#cccccc>Other</td> </tr><tr> <td>American College Test (ACT)</td> <td>18.4</td> <td>20.4</td> <td>20.6</td> </tr><tr> <td>Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)</td> <td>950</td> <td>986</td> <td>986</td> </tr><tr> <td>Dropout Rate, grades 9-12 cumulative</td> <td>11.6%</td> <td>10.4%</td> <td>23.6%</td> </tr><tr> <td>Senior Class Grade Point Average</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>3.01</td> </tr><tr> <td>Student Attendance Rate</td> <td>92%</td> <td>95%</td> <td>95.6%</td> </tr><tr> <td>Teacher Absence Index</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>5.4</td> </tr> </table> <p> <h3>Districtwide Test Results, 2000</h3> <table width="40%" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5> <tr> <td rowspan=2 bgcolor=#cccccc width="20%"><b>Grade</b></td> <td colspan=2 bgcolor=#cccccc><b>SAT9: National Percentile Rankings</b></td> </tr><tr> <td bgcolor=#cccccc width="40%">Reading</td> <td bgcolor=#cccccc width="40%">Math</td> </tr><tr> <td>1</td> <td>73</td> <td>61</td> </tr><tr> <td>2</td> <td>60</td> <td>61</td> </tr><tr> <td rowspan=2 bgcolor=#cccccc>&nbsp;</td> <td colspan=2 bgcolor=#cccccc><b>FCAT-NRT: National Percentile Rankings</b></td> </tr><tr> <td bgcolor=#cccccc>Reading</td> <td bgcolor=#cccccc>Math</td> </tr><tr> <td>3</td> <td>52</td> <td>57</td> </tr><tr> <td>4</td> <td>56</td> <td>55</td> </tr><tr> <td>5</td> <td>50</td> <td>69</td> </tr><tr> <td>6</td> <td>46</td> <td>60</td> </tr><tr> <td>7</td> <td>47</td> <td>56</td> </tr><tr> <td>8</td> <td>55</td> <td>62</td> </tr><tr> <td>9</td> <td>37</td> <td>58</td> </tr><tr> <td>10</td> <td>32</td> <td>58</td> </tr> </table> <p> <TABLE bgColor=#cccccc border=2 borderColor=white borderColorDark=white borderColorLight=white cellPadding=5 cellSpacing=0 width="100%"> <TR> <TD align=middle width="33%"><font size=-1> <A href="recommend.htm">Next: Recommendations</A></TD> <TD align=middle width="33%"><font size=-1> <A href="contents.htm">Table of Contents</A></TD> <TD align=middle width="33%"><font size=-1> <A href="append.htm">Next: Appendices</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <P></P> </CENTER></FONT></FONT> </BODY></HTML>