One out of four South Carolina high schools met their federal Adequate Yearly Progress target, according to data released Wednesday by the S.C. Department of Education.
Fifty of the state's 200 high schools met all federal AYP goals for 2008. A total of 60 high schools met those standards a year earlier.
The standards are part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act for high schools, districts and the state as a whole.
None of the state's 85 school districts made AYP, the same as last year. Sixteen districts fell just short by missing one to five goals.
NCLB is an "all-or-nothing" rating system in which schools must make all of their Adequate Yearly Progress targets or face sanctions. Most South Carolina schools have either 17 or 21 AYP targets, and falling short on even one means that a school does not meet AYP according to the Department of Education.
The DOE reports high school ratings had been delayed because of computational errors, and district and state ratings were delayed as well because high school data were key factors in the larger groups.
To read a complete listing of the results, click here.
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