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ProPublica analyzed federal education data from the 2009-2010 school year to examine whether states provide high-poverty schools equal access to advanced courses and special programs that researchers say will help them later in life. This is the first nationwide picture of exactly which courses are being taken at which schools and districts across the country. More than three-quarters of all public school children are represented. Read our story and our methodology.
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Magnolia High
2450 W. BALL ROAD, ANAHEIM, CALIF., 92804 | Grades 9-12
| Students | Total Teachers | Inexp. Teachers | AP Courses | |
| This School |
2,180
|
85
|
2% | 9 |
| District | 31.5K | 1,245 | 2% | 11 |
| State | 5.34M | 237,404 | 6% | 11 |
Magnolia High, in Anaheim, California, is part of the Anaheim Union High School district. The school reports enrolling 2,180 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 85 teachers on staff.
Magnolia High is above both the state and district averages for the percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, 53 percent of students in California qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, while 61 percent of students at Magnolia High do. At the district level, 53 percent of students qualify.
ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
Magnolia High offers nine AP courses, and 12 percent of students participate in those classes.
For AP tests, the school's pass rate is below the district average, with 44 percent of students passing some or all AP tests. Compare this to the district rate of 47 percent.
A school's AP pass rate is determined by the number of students who both sat for AP exams and passed some or all of those exams.
Magnolia High's enrollment rates in chemistry, physics and advanced math subject areas are 17 percent, 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively. Gifted and talented at the school has an enrollment rate of 19 percent.
Miramonte High, in Orinda, Calif., is a lower-poverty school than Magnolia High. It does not have any students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers 15 AP courses, and 41 percent of students are enrolled in those classes.
These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.
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