Charles County Public Schools’ class of 2011 met the challenges of the state High School Assessments (HSA) and increased its graduation rate, according to data released today by the Maryland State Department of Education.
No Charles County high school student failed to graduate solely because of the High School Assessments (HSA), which is a graduation requirement that took effect with the class of 2009. Other graduation requirements include student service learning and completion of a minimum of 23 credits as specified by Maryland law.
HSA data shows that 2,150 Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seniors met the HSA requirement with 93.07 percent of students meeting the requirement by passing all four tests or earning a 1602 combined score. There were 1,635 students, or 76.05 percent, who passed all four tests and 366 students, or 17.02 percent, who met the requirement by achieving a combined score of 1602 points on the four assessments. Another 6.93 percent, or 149 students, used the Bridge Plan for Academic Validation to meet the assessment requirement. The 2010-2011 senior class was the third one for whom passing the HSAs in algebra/data analysis, biology, English, and government was a graduation requirement. Beginning this school year, the government exam will no longer be administered.
This year’s senior class is already on track to meet the HSA requirement. At the start of the school year, there were 2120 seniors enrolled, an
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