U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

Table 1. Selected Variables of Profiled Magnet High School Sites

School and Location Year Established As a Magnet Theme Grades/Enrollment
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School,Los Angelesb 1990 Health and medical professions 9-12
1,723
G.W. Carver Magnet High School, Aldine Independent School District, Houston c 1995 Engineering, applied technology, and visual arts 9-12
938
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, Hamilton County, Tenn.d 1986 Paideia, a curriculum based on the ideas of philosopher Mortimer J. Adler, combining seminars, coaching, and didactic instruction K-12
1058
9-12
470
Design and Architecture Senior High School, Miamig 1990 Architecture; interior, fashion, and industrial design; visual communications; entertainment technology 9-12
479
Galileo Magnet High School, Danville, Va.h 2002 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, air and space, biotechnology, advanced communications, and networking 9-12
250
Metropolitan Learning Center, Bloomfield, Conn.k 1998 Global and international studies 6-12
681
Northeast Magnet High School, Wichita, Kans.l 1990 Visual arts, law, science 9-12
538
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas m 1976 Performing and visual arts 9-12
696


Student Population Ethnicity Free & Reduced-Price Lunch Special Education English Language Learners Percentage of 2- and 4-year College Acceptance (Class of 2007)a
66% Hispanic
1.9% African-American
12% Asian American
14% White
5% Filipino
82.8% 1.3% 4.1% 61% 4-year
33% 2-year
94% total
53% African-American
37% Hispanic
7% White
2% Asian American
58% 3% <1% 45% 4-year
25% 2-year
70% total
40% African-American
3% Asian American
56% White
2% Hispanic
23%e 10%f 0 84% 4-year
13% 2-year
97% total
$4.2 million in scholarships
52% Hispanic
28% White
16% African-American
3% Asian American
36% 4%
(2005-06)
<1% 87% 4-year
13% 2-year
100% total
$9.6 million scholarships to 106 seniors, class of 2007
33% African-American
2% Hispanic
60% White
1.5% Asian American
2% Native American
31% 8.4%i 2.4%j 57% 4-year
38% 2-year
5% military
95% total college bound
61.5% African-American
9.8% Hispanic
24.7% White
3.8% Asian American
35% 5.6% .4% 68% 4-year
30% 2-year
98% total
25.7% African-American
13.2% Hispanic
47.4% White
13.8% Other
44% 4.5% <1% 53% 4-year
47% 2-year
100% total
29% African-American
26% Hispanic
42% White
3% Asian American
1% Native American
27% 3% <1% 93.4% 4-year
6.6% 2-year
97.5% total

a Data reported by schools for the 2007-08 school year.
b 2006-07 school year, http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest.
c 2006-07 school year campus performance report, Academic Excellence Indicator System, http://www.tea.state.tx.us.
d Data reported by school for the 2007-08 school year.
e Data reported by school for the 2007-08 school year.
f Data reported by school for the 2007-08 school year.
g 2006-07 school year, http://www.greatschools.net.
h Virginia Department of Education school level report 2007.
i Data reported by school for the 2007-08 school year.
j Data reported by school for the 2007-08 school year.
k 2006-07 profile, http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp/sch0607/school.htm.
l 2006-07 school year, http://online.ksde.org/rcard/search_database.aspx.
m 006-07 campus performance report, Texas Education Agency Academic Excellence Indicator System, http://www.tea.state.tx.us.

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