Mabuhay!
I took another look at the data on the number of
seniors from Encinal and Alameda High School who
go to the University of California Berkeley. While the
analysis for Encinal remains the same, I revised
figures for Alameda High upward.
As indicated before, Encinal High School typically
sends six seniors directly to UC Berkeley, although
the numbers have declined in recent years.
Typically, 14 seniors who graduate from Alameda
High School in June then enter and start classes at
California the following August.
Table One includes data on students from Encinal,
Alameda, and several presumptively high-performing
high schools. These students entered the University
of California at Berkeley immediately after graduating
high school in June.
In terms of raw numbers, for the 2000-2008 period
Berkeley High typically sent the most to UC Berkeley
every year, or 18. Alameda High was the next
highest, beating out schools such as Piedmont (10),
Miramonte (13), and Bishop O'Dowd (8).
St. Joseph/Notre Dame typically sent three students
to Cal each year between 2000 and 2008.
The raw number of students sent each year to UC
Berkeley could be a function of the total number of
seniors. To control for this, we need to identify the
total number of seniors in each school for each year
between 2000 and 2008 (see Table Two).
By combining Tables One and Two, we can calculate
the rate at which schools send students to
California. As Table Three shows, on average, 2.1
percent of Encinal's seniors went to Berkeley each
year between 2000 and 2008. This is the same rate
initially reported in the September 28 blog entry.
While Encinal exhibits the lowest rate in the
comparison pool, it is important to remember that -
except for Berkeley High School - the other schools
are generally located in communities with extremely
high socioeconomic indices. Moreover, we
purposefully compare EHS against presumptively
high-performing schools: there is nothing to be
gained in comparing Encinal against average- or
low-performing schools.
As it is, Encinal was only slightly behind St.
Joseph/Notre Dame and Berkeley High School in
terms of the rate at which seniors attended Cal. In
terms of raw numbers, on average, each year Encinal
typically sent more kids (six) to Berkeley than St.
Joseph/Notre Dame (three), and slightly trailed
Bishop O'Dowd (eight).
At 4.4 percent per year, Alameda High School is one
of the highest ranking schools in our comparison
pool, slightly trailing only Piedmont High School,
which each year sends 4.8 percent of its seniors to
Telegraph Avenue. Alameda's 2000-2008 rate bests
Acalanes' (City of Lafayette), Miramonte's (Orinda),
and Campolindo's (Moraga).
Bishop O'Dowd and St. Joseph/Notre Dame typically
sent 3.6 percent and 2.8 percent of its seniors to Cal
each year between 2000 and 2008.
So, if anyone ever asks, "How good is Encinal High
School," a common question asked of realtors by
would-be West End home buyers, it is factually
correct to say:
"If acceptance into the University of California
at Berkeley is any indication of how well a school
prepares students, then EHS is a pretty good
school. Data show that EHS and the private St.
Joseph/Notre Dame send kids to Berkeley at roughly
the same rates. EHS is pretty much on par with the
private Bishop O'Dowd as well.
"In fact, the rate at which EHS sends seniors to
Cal is higher than Beverly Hills High! On
average, Beverly Hills sends 1.8 percent of its
seniors to Cal each year, whereas EHS typically
sends 2.1 percent of its seniors."
If any one asks how good is Encinal's rival, Alameda
High, say, "Very, very good." Very good indeed.
by Tony Daysog
seniors from Encinal and Alameda High School who
go to the University of California Berkeley. While the
analysis for Encinal remains the same, I revised
figures for Alameda High upward.
As indicated before, Encinal High School typically
sends six seniors directly to UC Berkeley, although
the numbers have declined in recent years.
Typically, 14 seniors who graduate from Alameda
High School in June then enter and start classes at
California the following August.
Table One includes data on students from Encinal,
Alameda, and several presumptively high-performing
high schools. These students entered the University
of California at Berkeley immediately after graduating
high school in June.
In terms of raw numbers, for the 2000-2008 period
Berkeley High typically sent the most to UC Berkeley
every year, or 18. Alameda High was the next
highest, beating out schools such as Piedmont (10),
Miramonte (13), and Bishop O'Dowd (8).
St. Joseph/Notre Dame typically sent three students
to Cal each year between 2000 and 2008.
The raw number of students sent each year to UC
Berkeley could be a function of the total number of
seniors. To control for this, we need to identify the
total number of seniors in each school for each year
between 2000 and 2008 (see Table Two).
By combining Tables One and Two, we can calculate
the rate at which schools send students to
California. As Table Three shows, on average, 2.1
percent of Encinal's seniors went to Berkeley each
year between 2000 and 2008. This is the same rate
initially reported in the September 28 blog entry.
While Encinal exhibits the lowest rate in the
comparison pool, it is important to remember that -
except for Berkeley High School - the other schools
are generally located in communities with extremely
high socioeconomic indices. Moreover, we
purposefully compare EHS against presumptively
high-performing schools: there is nothing to be
gained in comparing Encinal against average- or
low-performing schools.
As it is, Encinal was only slightly behind St.
Joseph/Notre Dame and Berkeley High School in
terms of the rate at which seniors attended Cal. In
terms of raw numbers, on average, each year Encinal
typically sent more kids (six) to Berkeley than St.
Joseph/Notre Dame (three), and slightly trailed
Bishop O'Dowd (eight).
At 4.4 percent per year, Alameda High School is one
of the highest ranking schools in our comparison
pool, slightly trailing only Piedmont High School,
which each year sends 4.8 percent of its seniors to
Telegraph Avenue. Alameda's 2000-2008 rate bests
Acalanes' (City of Lafayette), Miramonte's (Orinda),
and Campolindo's (Moraga).
Bishop O'Dowd and St. Joseph/Notre Dame typically
sent 3.6 percent and 2.8 percent of its seniors to Cal
each year between 2000 and 2008.
So, if anyone ever asks, "How good is Encinal High
School," a common question asked of realtors by
would-be West End home buyers, it is factually
correct to say:
"If acceptance into the University of California
at Berkeley is any indication of how well a school
prepares students, then EHS is a pretty good
school. Data show that EHS and the private St.
Joseph/Notre Dame send kids to Berkeley at roughly
the same rates. EHS is pretty much on par with the
private Bishop O'Dowd as well.
"In fact, the rate at which EHS sends seniors to
Cal is higher than Beverly Hills High! On
average, Beverly Hills sends 1.8 percent of its
seniors to Cal each year, whereas EHS typically
sends 2.1 percent of its seniors."
If any one asks how good is Encinal's rival, Alameda
High, say, "Very, very good." Very good indeed.
by Tony Daysog
10.16.2009
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