Chemica Edwards
Saint Leo University
Abstract
School culture is mainly established by the impact of the student’s success in academic programs. The Demographics of a school provides key details using statistical characteristics to explain level of success within these establish programs. This paper entails the processes research of East Bay High School’s data of subgroups which will include ethnic enrollment, gender ratio, language proficiency, and socioeconomic status. Thus tying these subgroups to academic and disciplinary data in regards to attendance, dropout/ graduation rate, course enrollment and exam performance, as well as disciplinary incidents …show more content…
East Bay has just celebrated 60 years of educating students, encouraging teacher’s professional growth, and serving a steadily changing community that still holds the same values now as it did six decades ago. East Bay’s vision states that it strives to “educate all students through an unconditional commitment to quality and high standards”. The schools mission is “seeking to graduate students by partnering with parents and the community to provide a learning environment that motivates and empowers students of all cultures and backgrounds to become productive participants and leaders of our …show more content…
East Bay is a diverse and well-rounded school which was considered home to over 2,390 students and approximately 200 faculty and staff members including over 130 teachers during 2015-2016. The total amount of students in the 2016-2017 school year, on stayed overpopulated, averaged to be about 2,300 students, with males making up 51% of the student body and 49% being female (S. Cleary, personal communication, January 23, 2018). According to data from the 2015-2016 school year, the dropout rate among East Bay students of all grade levels was at 1%, and the graduation rate was 78% which includes early graduates and summer graduates (S. Cleary, personal communication, January 23, 2018). East Bay’s enrollment by ethnicity reflects the ethnic population of the school’s surrounding residential areas, as approximately 34% of students are Hispanic, 33.5% are Caucasian, 25% are African American, 6% identify as Multiracial, 2% are Asian, and less than 0.5% Native American (S. Cleary, personal communication, January 23, 2018). As this site