- College enrollment patterns are consistent with the past. Of last year's graduates, 52% matriculated at the most competitive colleges and universities in the nation, with 89% attending post-secondary institutions in the top three tiers.
- Advanced Placement scores continue to be very strong. This past year, 229 students took 515 exams, with 89% achieving a qualifying score (3 or better). This figure compares with 67% across New York state and 61% internationally.
- The PISA for Schools assessment, administered to fifteen-year-old students in 2012, also shows excellent results, notably in reading: Bronxville students outperformed similar schools in the US and exceeded the international benchmark established by Singapore in 2009.
State assessments showed a new pattern. As has been widely reported, results decreased across the state. The drop reflects the new Common Core curriculum standards, different tests, and new cut-off scores. Bronxville followed the state pattern, and Board of Education members were quick to focus on Middle School mathematics. Quattrone responded by describing actions already taken to address these concerns, including a revamped program in grade 8. Last year the Elementary School introduced the Singapore mathematics program, which is aligned with the Common Core. Implementing the Common Core will be a major objective this coming year. It will take time, he said, for teachers to get familiar with the changed content and the new tests.
For the state education Commissioner's letter explaining the new assessments, go here.
