Mission Hills Data Analysis

By: Courtney Kleban

November 18, 2015

Overview
Background Information
Sta Perceptions
School Enrollment

Graduation Rates
A-G Completion Rates
Advanced Placement
Advanced Math and Chemistry
Test Scores: SAT & ACT
Recommendations

Background Information:
Mission Hills High School

Opened in 2004
Not a Title I School
AP open enrollment
2014 - 2015
47% of students qualify for free & reduced lunch
8.3% English Language Learners
9.8% SPED students
94% fully credentialed teachers
Total enrollment: 2,536

Sta Perceptions:
What Are The Strengths of Our School?
We are a family at MHHS and I truly feel we go "above and beyond"
to help our students and their families. I feel like we are a very
special school because of that. ~ School Psychologist
Nurturing environment with high expectations. ~ Science Teacher
A deep commitment to student success. ~ History Teacher
The collaborative eort of our teachers as well as the nurturing
environment we provide students. ~ SPED Teacher
Teachers working collaboratively, fostering a family like
environment among (most) students and sta/strong sense of
community, strong academics, strong athletics. ~ School Counselor

Sta Perceptions:
What Are The Challenges Faced by Our School?
Not oering a variety of college prep/college and career readiness courses.
~ School Counselor
Gangs, drugs, abuse. ~ Science Teacher
Not any vocational classes or basic classes for those kids not heading to
college. Gang issues in the surrounding community, lack of bilingual
instruction in the K-2 grades, lack of community outreach as a district for our
lower SES families. ~ School Psychologist
Helping students who are not on a college bound track (A-G). Our school
does not emphasize career/vocational/ technical training as much as they do
college. ~ SPED Teacher
A lot of mental health issues. Too much high expectations. ~ School
Counselor

ENROLLMENT

Total Enrollment
Trends Over Time
Total enrollment
has increased by
3% since 2011

Enrollment:
By Ethnicity
2014 - 2015

Enrollment by Gender:
2014 - 2015

Enrollment by: Language Proficiency

Trends Over Time
39% of students speak
a primary language
other than English

GRADUATION
RATES

Graduation Rates by Gender:

Comparative Look at 2013-2014 School Year

MHHS & SMUSD graduation rates are very high for both males and females
Males are graduating less than females in the state of California

Graduates V. UC/CSU Eligible Graduates:

Comparative Look at 2013-2014
Students eligible to attend a UC or
CSU only make up 56% of high
school graduates at MHHS.

% Graduates UC/CSU Eligible

Trends Over Time
% of students
graduating UC &
CSU eligible has
decreased by 45%
since 2010

% Graduates UC/CSU Eligible: By Gender

Comparative Look At 2013-2014
More females are
graduating UC/CSU
eligible than males
school, district, &
statewide

% Graduates UC/CSU Eligible: by Ethnicity & Gender

Comparative Look at 2013 - 2014
African American & Latino
students, specifically males,
are completing A-G
requirements at much lower
rates than their Asian and
White peers.

TEST SCORES

Advanced Placement Scores by Ethnicity:

Comparative Look at 2014-2015

Latino and African

American students
are passing their AP
tests 17-26% less
than their White and
Asian peers.

Advanced Placement Scores by Gender:

Comparative Look at 2014-2015

Males are passing

their AP exams 9%
more than their
female peers.

AP Math & Science Enrollment by Gender:

Comparative Look at 2012 - 2013

ACT & SAT Scores

Comparative Look At 2012-2013
MHHS scored
lower than SMHS
& the district, but
higher than CA

ACT & SAT Scores:

MHHS Trends Over Time
MHHS had their
best scoring year
on both the ACT
& SAT in 2013 2014

Recommendations
Increasing A-G Completion Rates - for all students but even
more so for underrepresented populations:
Making the high school graduation requirements more in
alignment with A-G requirements
Collect more data to find out why are students not
graduating UC/CSU eligible:
Enrolled in classes but not maintaining a C or better?
Are not taking A-G classes to begin with? Why?
Are not interested in attending a university?
Are not aware they have not been taking enough AG courses until it is too late?

Recommendations
Advanced Placement - Closing the achievement gap

More support for first time AP course takers

More family involvement
AP Club or workshops with incentives for attending
More access to free/low cost studying materials and
tutoring resources

How can we find out whether our kids are successful or not
once they graduate?

Questions?