AREA DROPOUT RATE FALLS MORE STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Fewer students are dropping out of Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale schools before graduating, state figures released Friday show. The state calculated that an estimated 9 percent of the class of 2001 dropped out before graduating, down from 10.9 percent for the class of 2000, records show. ``Some of the things we do have in place that helps alleviate it are extensive alternative program offerings. That has been the best thing in secondary education ... the wide range of options that we give students to complete their education,'' said Larry Freise, coordinator of attendance. Alternative education programs include continuation high schools A continuation high school is an alternative to a comprehensive high school primarily for students who are considered at-risk of not graduating at the normal pace. The requirements to graduate are the same but the scheduling is more flexible to allow students to earn their credits , independent study and county programs that give students choices if they can't succeed at a standard comprehensive high school, Freise said. Freise warned, however, that the state's dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human statistics do not accurately depict who is dropping out. A student who leaves the district when his family moves out of state is counted as a dropout, he said. The statewide four-year dropout rate for 2000-01 was 11 percent, slightly down from 11.1 percent the previous year. In Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, the 2000-01 four-year dropout rate was 14.8 percent, up from 13.8 percent in 1999-2000. Among Antelope Valley Union High School district comprehensive schools, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High had the highest dropout rate of 12.2 percent, followed by Littlerock High School Littlerock High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Littlerock, California. It is the a part of the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). External links
The Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District's four-year dropout rate went up to 3.8 percent from 3.3 percent the year before. Four students dropped out of Vasquez High School last year, records show. The Mojave Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. posted the biggest increase among Antelope Valley high school Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. districts. Its four-year dropout rate ballooned to 9.3 percent, compared with 4.7 percent the previous year. The Muroc Joint Unified School District's four-year dropout rate dropped to 3.1 percent. The previous year's rate was 4.4 percent. The Southern Kern Unified School District's dropout rate was 4.2 percent, compared with 5.2 percent the previous year. In Kern County, the 2000-01 four-year dropout rate was 12.4 percent, down from 12.8 percent the year before. In California, the class of 2001 started ninth grade in 1997 with 458,650 students and 316,124 students graduated last year - for an estimated statewide graduation rate of 68.9 percent, up slightly over the previous year's 68.7 percent. The new data do not represent a significant change in rates compared with last year, state officials said. ``More than ever, our young people need to understand that if they do not have a diploma, their prospects for the future are greatly diminished,'' said state schools Superintendent Delaine Eastin Delaine Eastin is a California politician. She served as the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1995 to 2003. A native Californian, Eastin received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis, and her master's degree in political science . ``California's leaders and educators must continue their efforts to ensure that our students stay in school and graduate successfull |
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