Paramus High NJ SCHOOL REPORT CARD COUNTY: Bergen DISTRICT: Paramus Boro Environment Length of Day Amount of time school is in session on a normal school day. Instructional Time 6 hours 46 minutes 6 hours 53 minutes Amount of time per day students are engaged in instructional activities Student/Computer Ratio 5 hours 42 minutes 5 hours 56 minutes Year Numbers of students per computer available for the purposes of supervised instruction. 2007 08 5.5 3.3 2008 09 5.2 3.1 7.2 3.1 Average Class Size Pre K 20.5 13.8 Kindergarten 19.2 Grade 1 19.5 Grade 2 19.7 Grade 3 20.2 Grade 4 20.6 Grade 5 20.8 Grade 6 20.1 Grade 7 19.7 Grade 8 19.5 Grade 9 18.4 19.5 Grade 10 23.3 19.8 Grade 11 21.4 19.6 Grade 12 22.9 19.7 (ungraded) 5.0 Total 21.7 18.2 State Student Information Students with Disabilities Percentage of students with IEPs (Individualized Education Program) regardless of placement/programs: 14.5% Grade 2006 07 Enrollment 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 Language Diversity Pre K (halfday) 27.0 82.0 Language Percent Pre K (full day) ENGLISH 59.5% Kindergarten (half day) ARABIC 2.1% Kindergarten
GUJARATI 3.4% KOREAN 8.9% MANDARIN 2.2% SPANISH 4.5% TAGALOG 1.9% OTHERS 17.4% PCTOFLEP 1.7% (full day) Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 338 331 317.5 312 Grade 10 337 351.5 321.5 326 Grade 11 361 332.5 347 321 Grade 12 340 355 332 344 (ungraded) 33.5 56.5 24 Total 1409.5 1426.5 1345 1409 Student Performance Indicators High Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY Year All Students 2008 09 District 2008 09 DFG 2008 09 State 2008 09 Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced *To Protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the posibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. 340 340 17931 18132 95942 96852 7.4% 2.9% 7.4% 2.9% 7.9% 5.9% 15.5% 12% 72.2% 67.4% 72.2% 67.4% 75.3% 70.7% 70.9% 69.3% 20.5% 29.7% 20.5% 29.7% 16.8% 23.4% 13.6% 18.7% High Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) MATHEMATICS Year All Students 2008 09 District 2008 09 DFG 2008 09 Number Tested 339 a339 17906 18121 Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced 15.3% 12.4% 15.3% b12.4% 16.2% 16.2% 51.9% c51.9% 53% 52.9% 34.4% 35.7% 34.4% d35.7% 30.8% 31% State 2008 09 95691 96761 26.4% 25% 50.7% 23.4% 24.3% *To Protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the posibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Results
2007 08 Students Taking Test Mathematics Verbal # % Average Score Percentile Scores Percentile Scores Average 25 th 50 th 75 th Score 25 th 50 th 75 th 333 94% 555 490 550 630 509 440 510 570 DFG 14486 82% 537 460 540 610 511 440 510 580 State 69478 73% 514 430 510 600 492 420 490 570 2008 09 285 86% 552 470 550 640 521 450 510 590 DFG 13020 74% 539 460 540 620 514 440 510 580 State 63618 63% 515 430 510 600 494 410 490 570 307 89% 543 460 530 620 510 440 510 580 DFG 13712 78% 540 460 540 610 512 440 510 580 State 65673 66% 520 440 510 600 496 420 490 570 Advanced Placement Results Summary Number of test scores 3 or higher: Advanced Placement Participation 0910 35.8% 19.9% Test Name Advanced Placement Results # of Students in Class # of Students Taking Test Calculus AB 17 17 Biology 46 45 Calculus BC 17 17 Chemistry 16 16 Computer Science A 17 15 English Language & Composition English Literature & Compositi 53 50 28 27 Environmental Science 59 54 European History 11 11 French Language 13 4 German Language 17 15 Government & Politics Us 33 31 History of Art 22 19 Macroeconomics 17 11 Music Theory 9 9 Physics C Electricity & Magnet 20 8 Physics C Mechanics 20 19 Psychology 48 48 Spanish Language 8 6 Statistics 11 11 Total 518 470
Us History 36 37 * The total number of students is a duplicated number, because students may take more than one course. Other Performance Measures Attendence Rates 2008 09 Percentage of students present on average each day State State Pre K 91.9% 91.4% 90.5% 91.2% Kindergarten 94.3% 94.3% Grade 1 95.2% 95.1% Grade 2 95.5% 95.5% Grade 3 95.8% 95.8% Grade 4 95.9% 95.8% Grade 5 95.8% 95.8% Grade 6 95.6% 95.6% Grade 7 95.2% 95.1% Grade 8 94.9% 94.9% Grade 9 96.7% 94.1% 98.5% 94% Grade 10 96% 94% 98.8% 94% Grade 11 95.6% 93.8% 99.1% 93.6% Grade 12 94.4% 92.4% 99.4% 92.3% (Ungraded) 95.4% 92% 92% Total 95.4% 94.6% 98.8% 94.6% Dropout Rates 2008 09 Percentage of students in grades 9 12 who dropped out during the school year State State White 0.3% 0.9% 0.5% 0.9% Black 0% 3.5% 0% 3.7% Asian & Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.3% 0% 0.4% American Indian & Alaska Native 0% 2.7% 1% Hispanic 0% 2.9% 2% 2.9% Male 0.6% 1.9% 0.3% 1.9% Female 0.2% 1.4% 0.6% 1.5% With Disabilities 0% 2.7% 0.5% 2.7% Limited English Proficiency 0% 2.7% 0% 4% Total 0.4% 1.7% 0.5% 1.7% Graduation Rate
2008 09 98.4% 92.8% 99.4% 93.3% Post Graduation Plans Percentage of graduating seniors pursuing various self reported post high school plans. Intended Pursuits Class of 2007 08 Class of 2008 09 Class of Four year College/University 22.1% 67.5% 69.4% Two year College 22.1% 22.2% 25.8% Other College 1.7% 1.7% Other Post secondary 1.7% 0.7% Military 0.3% 1.9% Full time Employment 0.4% 0.6% Part time Employment 1.2% 0.4% Other 4.3% 0.7% Student Suspensions Percentage of students who were suspended from the school during the school year. 2007 08 8% 5% 2008 09 4% 4% 5% 4% Student Expulsions The number of students who were expelled from the school during the year. State Total 2007 08 0 66 2008 09 0 35 0 90 Information for this report was obtained from the NJ Department of Education. xxx