Schools are classified in one of six categories, based on the progress of students in each school, as measured by test scores for the CMT and CAPT and high school graduation rates. The top classification is (1) Excelling, followed by (2) Progressing, (3) Transitioning, (4) Review, (5) Focus and (6) Turnaround. (More information
here.)
Among students entering kindergarten, 94.2 percent of them had preschool experience in 2012-13. The statewide average was 79.4 percent.
In 2011-12, 92.5 percent of them had preschool experience. The statewide average was 79.6 percent.