94% of Calvert Seniors Met HSA Graduation Requirement

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. (Nov. 11, 2008)—Over 94% of the high school seniors in Calvert County Public Schools met their High School Assessment (HSA) graduation requirement as of May, 2008, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education.

There are approximately 30 seniors who are in the process of participating in remediation to re-take one or more of the HSA exams, or are working on Bridge Projects, say school officials.

Beginning with this year's high school seniors (the Class of 2009), students must pass or receive a combined minimum score on the four HSAs to graduate. The tests are given in English 10, Algebra/Data Analysis, Biology and Government.

Students who do not meet the graduation requirement through their test scores, but meet all other graduation requirements, may be eligible to complete Bridge Projects to graduate. Bridge Projects are designed to enable students to show their knowledge in ways different from a written test and are used for students who have difficulty taking traditional pen and pencil tests.

The following table shows the percentage of Calvert County high school seniors who met the HSA graduation requirement as of the May 2008 administration of the tests:

School System or High School	Subgroup	% Who Met HSA Grad. Rqmt.
Calvert County Public Schools	All students	94.3
	American Indian	*
	Asian	100.0
	African American	90.6
	White	95.1
	Hispanic	85.7
	Special Education	60.9
	Limited English Proficient	*
	Free and Reduced Meals	85.9
Calvert High School	All students	92.3
	American Indian	*
	Asian	*
	African American	86.9
	White	94.2
	Hispanic	*
	Special Education	50.0
	Limited English Proficient	*
	Free and Reduced Meals	78.1
Huntingtown High School	All students	94.1
	American Indian	*
	Asian	*
	African American	91.8
	White	94.8
	Hispanic	*
	Special Education	71.9
	Limited English Proficient	*
	Free and Reduced Meals	83.3
Northern High School	All students	96.2
	American Indian	*
	Asian	*
	African American	94.3
	White	96.3
	Hispanic	*
	Special Education	78.6
	Limited English Proficient	*
	Free and Reduced Meals	96.4
Patuxent High School	All students	95.3
	American Indian	*
	Asian	*
	African American	91.5
	White	96.1
	Hispanic	100
	Special Education	50.0
	Limited English Proficient	*
	Free and Reduced Meals	93.9

Data Source: http://www.mdreportcard.org/rschool.aspx?K=04XXXX