1. “Where we are … and where we’re going.”
The State of Our School
CRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL
2014
“Where we are … and where we’re going.”
Kate McCabe, Principal 

2. CRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL 2014 Newsweek Top National High Schools
# 123 ( 2012 rank #206)
2014 The Washington Post Top National High Schools
# 567 ( #8 in New Jersey )
2014 NJ Monthly Top NJ High Schools
# 49 (2012 rank #51) (rankings released every two years)

3. NJ Monthly Methodology Changes
the new adjusted cohort graduation rate;
elimination of data of students going on to four-year colleges, two-year colleges and other postsecondary schools;
elimination of student/computer ratio as a factor;
increased weighting for data on test results and the aforementioned graduation-rate calculation

4. NJ MONTHLY RANKING
Year
Grade 12
Enrollment
Avg.
Class
Size
Student
Faculty
Ratio
% Faculty
with
Masters or
Doctorate
Comb.
SAT
Score %
Adv.
Prof.
HSPA LA
% Adv. Prof: HSPA Combined
% Scoring 1550 Or Above On SAT
Math # Of AP
Tests
Offered
% Students Taking At Least One AP Test
Test
Takers
Scoring 3+
Adj.
Cohort
Grad.
Rate
% Enrolled In College 16 Mos. After HS
CHS
2014
270
Not factored
11.4
Not
factored 39
57.8 24
45.8
81.8 98 82
2012
261
20.3
9.9
37.7
1605
40.8
43.5 27
80.7
93.11
Top 20
Mean
273
9.68
47.5
71.4 19
39.46
89.4
88.3

5. % of student population taking AP courses/exams
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Year
% of student population taking AP courses/exams
# of
tests
offered
test
takers
taken %
scored 3+ 4+ 5
Mean
28.0 26
323
643
77.0
49.8
24.6
3.428
32.7 27
367
727
80.3
55.6
25.3
3.564
33.8
384
789
81.5
57.9
29.3
3.629
35.9
804
80.6
53.4
23.1
3.510
45.8 24
403
884
78.4
56.5
21.9
3.45
(Projected)
40.4
457

6. HSPA LANGUAGE ARTS % Partial Proficient Proficient Advanced
CRANFORD
5.2
62.2
32.6
94.8
DFG I
3.8
61.9
34.3
96.2
4.1
55.1
40.8
95.9
3.5
59.4
37.1
96.5
1.8
61.4
36.8
98.2
2.7
38.0
97.4
2.5
45.4
52.1
97.5
2.6 1
41.1
57.9 99
1.9
43.1

7. HSPA MATHEMATICS % Partial Proficient Advanced + 2009-2010 CRANFORD
18.1
45.3
36.6
81.9
DFG I
10.8
46.5
42.7
89.2
10.5
45.9
43.5
89.4
11.1
45.5
43.4
88.9
8.5
51.5
40.1
91.6
8.9
44.4
46.7
91.1
7.2
48.0
44.8
92.8
8.6
42.9
48.5
91.4
10.7
49.7
39.6
89.3
DFGI
8.2
41.8 50
91.8

8. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
Graduation
Year
Class
Size #
Tested
# of
Finalists
Semi-
finalists
Commended
Recognized
% of
Test
Takers
2010
273
184 5
67.40%
2.72%
1.83%
2011
277
198 4
71.48%
2.02%
1.44%
2012
284
212 14 18
74.65%
8.49%
6.34%
2013
269
211 1 13
78.44%
6.64%
5.20%
2014
296
217
TBD 11 12
73.3% 5% 4%

9. * Starting in 2011-2012 a DFG average was replaced with Peer Groups.
SAT SCHOOL
Year
Verbal
CHS
DFG
(State )
Math
Essay
DFG (State )
Mean
Mean (State )
2009-
2010
511
546
532
574
513
555
1556
1675
2010-
2011
529
543
542
570
534
552
1605
1665
2011-
2012
559
534*
583
560*
571
538*
1713
1633*
2012-
2013
547 NA
560
1666
2013-
2014
550
501
568
523
561
502
1679
1526
* Starting in a DFG average was replaced with Peer Groups.

10. SAT UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
Year
Verbal
Math
Writing
Combined
2009
699
711
691
2101
2010
652
667
657
1976
2011
659
688
678
2026
2012
673
686
684
2043
2013
675
695
2044
2014
666
696
682

11. ACT Subject Area Test 2012 CHS (n=81) State 2013 (n=71) 2014 English
23.9
23.1
23.4
22.5
26.1
22.8
Mathematics
24.7
23.6
26.7
23.7
Reading
24.3
24.0
25.6
Science
22.6
22.7
22.2
22.4
Composite
23.8
23.0
25.8

12. “Success is achieved. It is not stumbled upon in the course of amusing oneself. It is built upon tenacity and discipline of purpose.” Author Unknown

13. CRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL GOALS
Continue to reflect on data and improve student achievement in HSPA, AP, SAT, and ACT
Continue to seek ways to develop programs and course offerings in order to personalize and expand opportunities for increased rigor and engagement for all students