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Palo Alto Students Ace Exit Exams
Palo Alto high school students once again proved their superiority on the statewide test.
No one at Palo Alto Unified School District was sweating the results of the California High School Exit Exam—but it’s nice to get the results anyway. And the results are a beautiful testament to the quality of education in Palo Alto.
For the 2011-2012 school year, 97 percent of sophomores who took the test passed the math section while 96 percent aced the English section.
That tops both the county and state percentages. In Santa Clara County, 88 percent of sophomores passed the math section and 87 percent passed the English section. Statewide, 84 percent passed the math section and 83 percent passed the English section.
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The test results were released Wednesday.
Below is the breakdown for Palo Alto and Gunn High Schools.
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Palo Alto High School
Tested or Passing
Subject
All Students
Special Education Students
English Learner (EL) Students
Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient (RFEP) Students
# Tested
Math
466
42
7
85
75 (88%)
# Tested
ELA
463
41
7
84
Passing
ELA
447 (97%)
Tested or Passing
Subject
All Students
Special Education Students
English Learner (EL) Students
Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient (RFEP) Students
# Tested
Math
476
42
38
107
Passing
Math
465 (98%)
36 (86%)
32 (84%)
104 (97%)
# Tested
ELA
477
43
37
107
Passing
ELA
456 (96%)
33 (77%)
28 (76%)
101 (94%)
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