Florida High Schools Show Improvements for 2012

The 16th annual edition of Education Week's Quality Counts published in January of this year ranks Florida's school above average with a score of 79.4 (compared to 76.5 for the U.S.) and a rank of 11.

Florida State Department of Education tracks all schools in Florida and its preliminary rankings for 2012 were just released this week.  Their website provides a wealth of information about each school and ranks schools according to their grade point score.  This year's grade reflect both higher standards and temporary adjustments to ease the transition to Common Core State Standards and Assessments.

Central Florida schools did well.  Seminole County schools ranks 5th in the state with all nine high schools earning A's and B's.  For high schools, Crooms Academy ranks 37 in the state and highest in Seminole County, and Lake Mary HS ranks 175 and a grade of B.

Here are some other websites with general Florida high school information to help parents select the best schools for their children:
http://high-schools.com/florida.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_Florida
http://www.greatschools.org/florida/
U.S. News and World Report ranks top high schools in Florida but misses a lot of schools:
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/florida
Newsweek Rankings:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html
School Digger rankings:
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/FL/schoolrank.aspx?level=3

Early Admissions to Elite Colleges

The number of early admission applicants to colleges and universities continues to rise even though the total number of applicants to college is expected to have peaked.  For the elite schools (Ivy  League plus other top 10 colleges), the number of early applicants increased by 9%.

College	applications	% over '12	admits	admit rate	places	%  filled
Harvard	4,753	15%	895	18.8%	1,670	54%
MIT	6,541	9%	650	9.9%	1,130	58%
Princeton	3,810	11%	697	18.3%	1,397	50%
Yale	4,514	4%	709	15.7%	1,351	52%
Stanford	6,103	4%	725	11.9%	1,766	41%
Caltech	1,713	17%	250	14.6%	235	106%
Columbia Col	3,126	1%	610	19.5%	1,075	57%
Upenn	4,812	6%	1,196	24.9%	2,420	49%
Cornell	4,193	16%	1,230	33.9%	3,150	39%
Brown	3,010	3%	558	18.5%	1,515	37%
Duke	2,540	-4%	753	29.6%	1,705	44%
Dartmouth	1,574	-13%	464	29.5%	1,110	42%
U of Chicago	10,317	20%	1,380	13.4%	1,400	99%

U of Chicago continues it's recent fast growth spurt with a 20% increase y-o-y, while some colleges like Dartmouth experienced an unusually large decrease in early applicants.

The percent of applicants admitted early remains much higher than overall admit rates for all institutions.  For example, while the overall admit rate for Harvard is expected to remain below 6%, its admit rate for Single Choice Early Action (SCEA) program is more than 3 times higher at 18.8%.  This does not mean that it is much easier to get into Harvard or any of the other schools by applying early.  It is important to point out that the early pools contain most of the recruited athletes (with very high acceptance rates), legacies (with relatively high acceptances), and URMs (e.g. Questbridge, with higher than average acceptances) which tends to distort the true admit rate for applicants without any hooks.  That said, many colleges do look favorably on early applicants who show strong interest and commitment to the school.

The last column calculates the percentage of the freshman class already filled early.  Applicants should not be discouraged by the 106% for CalTech and 99% for UofChicago since their yield typically runs near 1/3 and they ultimately admit twice as many during the regular decision cycle.

Ranking NJ High Schools by SAT Scores - 2010

Rank
SCH_NAME
MMEAN
VMEAN
EMEAN
Total
1
Princeton High
635
611
614
1860
2
Wwindsor-Plainsboro South
641
597
605
1843
3
Millburn Sr High
627
600
611
1838
4
Tenafly High
640
573
605
1818
5
Wwindsor-Plainsboro North
627
590
598
1815
6
Montgomery High
613
587
590
1790
7
Holmdel High School
618
585
585
1788
8
Ridgewood High
612
574
587
1773
9
Chatham High
598
577
595
1770
10
Ridge High
600
573
579
1752
11
Westfield Senior High
597
569
580
1746
12
N Valley Reg H Demarest
592
561
591
1744
13
J P Stevens High
609
556
576
1741
14
Livingston Sr. High
596
561
584
1741
15
Mountain Lakes High
584
573
584
1741
16
New Providence High
595
564
574
1733
17
West Morris Mendham High
586
569
578
1733
18
N Valley Reg H Old Tappan
592
554
582
1728
19
Glen Ridge High
584
571
571
1726
20
Haddonfield Memorial High
576
572
577
1725
21
Northern Highlands Reg H
581
554
582
1717
22
Cherry Hill High - East
592
552
570
1714
23
Summit Sr High
590
558
566
1714
24
Moorestown High
587
562
560
1709
25
Bernards High
580
561
564
1705
26
Central High
582
567
556
1705
27
Madison High
574
562
565
1701
28
Watchung Hills Reg H
582
554
564
1700
29
Rumson Fair Haven Reg H
572
555
572
1699
30
East Brunswick High
595
547
555
1697
31
Cresskill High School
579
542
569
1690
32
Dr Ronald Mc Nair Acad Hs
566
563
560
1689
33
Glen Rock High
589
549
547
1685
34
Ramapo High
566
549
566
1681
35
North Hunterdon Reg High
578
555
546
1679
36
Pascack Hills High
570
543
563
1676
37
Brdgwtr-Raritn High Sch
585
541
549
1675
38
Hunterdon Central High
571
549
553
1673
39
Governor Livingston H S
573
547
552
1672
40
Randolph High
568
548
556
1672
41
Marlboro High
580
537
550
1667
42
West Morris Central High
566
543
557
1666
43
Indian Hills High
556
543
562
1661
44
Hillsborough High
576
539
545
1660
45
Ramsey High
563
541
551
1655
46
Montville High
568
536
549
1653
47
Whippany Park High
569
534
547
1650
48
Middletown H S South
574
542
533
1649
49
Eastern High
567
537
542
1646
50
Mahwah High School
573
526
542
1641
51
Voorhees High
570
536
535
1641
52
River Dell Regional H S
568
529
542
1639
53
Metuchen High
556
535
546
1637
54
Colts Neck High School
562
531
540
1633
55
Park Ridge High
558
527
548
1633
56
Montclair High
542
548
542
1632
57
Wayne Hills High
568
525
537
1630
58
South Brunswick High
558
527
544
1629
59
Pascack Valley High
566
524
538
1628
60
Shawnee High School
554
538
534
1626
61
Morristown High
557
533
532
1622
62
Delaware Valley Reg High
545
540
535
1620
63
Kinnelon High
557
532
529
1618
64
West Essex High
555
526
537
1618
65
Robbinsville High School
555
528
533
1616
66
Highland Park High
550
536
527
1613
67
Scotch Plains Fanwood Hs
560
524
526
1610
68
Point Pleasant Bch High
541
517
550
1608
69
Fort Lee High
565
514
526
1605
70
Cherry Hill High - West
549
523
531
1603
71
Leonia High
566
512
524
1602
72
Parsippany Hills High
558
514
528
1600
73
Red Bank Reg High
540
528
529
1597
74
Lenape High School
558
520
517
1595
75
Pequannock Twp High
546
517
532
1595
76
Columbia Sr High
540
528
524
1592
77
Hammonton High
542
525
524
1591
78
Verona High
533
527
531
1591
79
Somerville High
548
509
533
1590
80
Wayne Valley High
554
517
513
1584
81
Parsippany High
554
507
522
1583
82
Emerson Jr Sr High
532
519
530
1581
83
Paramus High
543
510
527
1580
84
Freehold Borough High
547
517
515
1579
85
James Caldwell High Sch
532
521
526
1579
86
Seneca High School
542
517
518
1577
87
Manalapan High
553
512
510
1575
88
Morris Knolls High
540
515
520
1575
89
Hanover Park High
530
518
525
1573
90
Newton High
538
514
518
1570
91
North Brunswick Twp High
541
513
515
1569
92
Freehold Twp High
537
516
514
1567
93
Cherokee High School
535
519
510
1564
94
Sparta High School
534
513
514
1561
95
Rutherford High
527
521
512
1560
96
Cranford Sr High
532
511
513
1556
97
Clearview Reg High Sch
533
518
502
1553
98
Midland Park High
519
515
519
1553
99
Jonathan Dayton High Sch
543
503
505
1551
100
Fair Lawn High
536
501
512
1549
101
Allentown High
529
507
512
1548
102
Pitman High
535
512
501
1548
103
West Deptford High
544
502
500
1546
104
Kittatinny Reg High
540
502
501
1543
105
Lakeland Reg H
520
510
513
1543
106
Old Bridge High
533
501
509
1543
107
Lawrence High Sch
521
509
508
1538
108
Hightstown High
523
507
507
1537
109
Pompton Lakes High
535
501
501
1537
110
Roxbury High
519
509
509
1537
111
Wall High
524
505
507
1536
112
Morris Hills High
531
499
505
1535
113
Woodstown High
522
513
500
1535
114
Mainland Reg H S
522
509
503
1534
115
Toms River High North
531
500
503
1534
116
Shore Reg High
513
507
511
1531
117
Warren Hills Reg High Sch
504
518
509
1531
118
Edison High
539
495
494
1528
119
Mt. Olive High
528
498
502
1528
120
Monroe Twp High
523
499
504
1526
121
Spotswood High
531
494
501
1526
122
New Egypt High Sch
516
506
503
1525
123
Wallkill Valley Reg H S
519
501
505
1525
124
Cinnaminson High School
513
510
499
1522
125
Hawthorne High
514
497
509
1520
126
Henry Hudson Reg School
510
504
504
1518
127
High Point Regional H S
520
498
500
1518
128
N Warren Reg High School
506
517
494
1517
129
Waldwick High
520
497
500
1517
130
Howell High
522
500
494
1516
131
Manasquan High
511
498
507
1516
132
Lenape Val Regional High
509
501
505
1515
133
Ocean Twp High
519
498
498
1515
134
N Burl Co Reg High School
507
503
503
1513
135
Arthur P Schalick H S
503
512
497
1512
136
Kingsway Reg High
513
500
499
1512
137
Ocean City High
522
499
491
1512
138
Science Park High
525
494
493
1512
139
West Milford High
512
501
498
1511
140
Arthur L. Johnson H S
519
494
497
1510
141
Vernon Twp High
508
507
494
1509
142
Westwood Junior/Senior Hs
524
491
494
1509
143
Hackettstown High
519
496
492
1507
144
Phillipsburg High
519
499
489
1507
145
Pinelands Reg High
518
501
487
1506
146
Haddon Twp High
515
497
492
1504
147
Hamilton East-Steinert
510
503
491
1504
148
Washington Twp H S
512
499
493
1504
149
Wood-Ridge High
510
486
507
1503
150
Toms River High East
523
491
486
1500
151
John F Kennedy Mem H
541
472
485
1498
152
Nutley High
513
487
495
1495
153
Toms River High South
515
495
485
1495
154
Ridgefield Memorial High
533
468
492
1493
155
Secaucus High
513
483
495
1491
156
Jackson Memorial High
515
492
481
1488
157
Hasbrouck Heights High
534
475
477
1486
158
Egg Harbor Twp H S
507
493
484
1484
159
Haddon Heights Jr-Sr Hs
499
493
491
1483
160
Absegami H S
511
487
484
1482
161
Butler High
487
498
497
1482
162
Bordentown Reg H S
503
492
486
1481
163
Gateway Reg High School
516
490
475
1481
164
War Memorial High
511
484
485
1480
165
Hopatcong High
495
496
487
1478
166
Lower Cape May Reg High
507
488
483
1478
167
Southern Reg High
503
491
484
1478
168
Audubon High
511
486
476
1473
169
Lacey Twp High
505
484
484
1473
170
Brick Twp Memorial High
502
482
487
1471
171
Passaic Valley High Sch
503
483
484
1470
172
Brick Twp High
502
484
483
1469
173
West Orange High
501
481
487
1469
174
Point Pleasant High
493
491
483
1467
175
S Hunterdon Reg High
514
480
472
1466
176
Triton High
513
481
472
1466
177
New Milford High
507
482
476
1465
178
Saddle Brook Mid/High Sch
493
482
490
1465
179
Jefferson Twp H
502
482
478
1462
180
Middletown H S North
513
476
473
1462
181
Raritan High School
504
482
475
1461
182
Delran High
512
476
472
1460
183
Rancocas Valley Reg H
503
484
472
1459
184
Cedar Grove High
495
482
480
1457
185
Piscataway Twp High
507
477
473
1457
186
Burlington Twp High
503
477
474
1454
187
Belvidere High
489
489
475
1453
188
Pennsville Memorial H
494
484
473
1451
189
Collingswood Sr High
504
474
472
1450
190
Matawan Reg High
497
474
479
1450
191
Colonia High
507
467
475
1449
192
Cumberland Reg H.S.
504
469
476
1449
193
Jackson Liberty High
504
473
470
1447
194
Franklin Twp High
498
473
475
1446
195
Monmouth Reg High
504
469
473
1446
196
Oakcrest H S
493
484
468
1445
197
Woodbury Jr-Sr High
489
475
480
1444
198
Manchester High
511
463
465
1439
199
Dumont High
497
463
478
1438
200
South Plainfield High
498
469
471
1438
201
Dwight Morrow High
489
467
481
1437
202
Barnegat High School
493
472
470
1435
203
Middlesex High
497
474
462
1433
204
Middle Twp High
501
465
465
1431
205
Clifton High
493
463
473
1429
206
Buena Regional High
491
472
465
1428
207
Lodi High
491
463
474
1428
208
Timber Creek High
480
475
472
1427
209
North Arlington High
495
468
463
1426
210
Bergenfield High
480
471
474
1425
211
Sterling High School
472
477
475
1424
212
Delsea Regional High Sch
494
460
468
1422
213
Boonton High
481
470
470
1421
214
Florence Twp Mem High
473
474
473
1420
215
David Brearley High Sch
491
465
463
1419
216
Weehawken High
471
466
479
1416
217
Central Regional High
486
468
461
1415
218
Palisades Park Jr-Sr High
509
445
460
1414
219
Williamstown High
489
464
460
1413
220
Memorial Sr. High
485
458
468
1411
221
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr Hs
484
458
469
1411
222
Deptford Twp High
485
469
455
1409
223
Dover High
471
470
468
1409
224
Maple Shade High
481
468
460
1409
225
Gloucester City Jr Sr H
465
467
474
1406
226
Millville Senior High
472
468
465
1405
227
Hamilton West-Watson
480
465
458
1403
228
Woodbridge High
488
456
455
1399
229
Ewing High
465
470
463
1398
230
Glassboro High
481
464
453
1398
231
Hamilton North-Nottingham
471
467
459
1397
232
Henry P Becton Reg H S
476
451
469
1396
233
Teaneck Sr High
468
465
463
1396
234
Wallington Jr Sr High Sch
494
443
459
1396
235
Bound Brook High
494
454
445
1393
236
South River High
459
464
464
1387
237
Bayonne High
475
448
461
1384
238
Union Senior High
473
458
452
1383
239
Highland High
475
461
446
1382
240
Roselle Park High
468
451
462
1381
241
Keansburg High School
469
454
457
1380
242
Bogota Jr./Sr. High Sch
471
457
447
1375
243
Vineland High School
471
456
446
1373
244
Palmyra High
448
470
454
1372
245
South Amboy High
467
452
453
1372
246
Clayton High
497
446
428
1371
247
Bloomfield High
460
451
459
1370
248
Cliffside Park High
474
449
444
1367
249
Pemberton Twp High
456
457
450
1363
250
Kearny High
471
443
447
1361
251
Keyport High
455
457
447
1359
252
Dunellen High
464
449
444
1357
253
Lyndhurst High
475
435
442
1352
254
Hackensack High
466
444
437
1347
255
North Bergen High
460
441
445
1346
256
Burlington City High
456
444
444
1344
257
Belleville Sr. High
455
442
440
1337
258
Penns Grove High
461
437
439
1337
259
North Plainfield H
447
445
443
1335
260
Manchester Reg H
453
435
439
1327
261
Riverside High
459
441
427
1327
262
Overbrook High School
452
452
420
1324
263
Winslow Twp High School
439
444
438
1321
264
New Brunswick High
467
427
422
1316
265
Carteret High
463
425
426
1314
266
Manville High
462
421
428
1311
267
Salem High
438
435
438
1311
268
University High
465
426
419
1310
269
Elizabeth High
445
429
432
1306
270
Atlantic City High
447
430
427
1304
271
Long Branch High
447
432
425
1304
272
Harrison High
459
420
424
1303
273
Garfield High
451
418
425
1294
274
Technology High
437
428
427
1292
275
Neptune High School
438
423
430
1291
276
Rahway High
442
425
423
1290
277
Lindenwold High School
441
415
431
1287
278
Memorial High
440
429
418
1287
279
Rosa Parks Arts High Sch
423
432
427
1282
280
Pennsauken High
442
417
417
1276
281
Wildwood High
425
408
437
1270
282
Linden High
435
416
418
1269
283
Hillside High
433
412
420
1265
284
Arts
414
418
411
1243
285
Perth Amboy High
427
406
401
1234
286
William L Dickinson
433
400
401
1234
287
Passaic High
425
401
400
1226
288
Cicely Tyson Com Ms/Hs
400
413
411
1224
289
Brimm Medical Arts High
410
401
411
1222
290
Bridgeton High
415
399
401
1215
291
Willingboro High
408
410
397
1215
292
Met East High School
383
415
413
1211
293
Union City High Schl
422
393
393
1208
294
Liberty High School
403
394
407
1204
295
American History High
393
407
401
1201
296
Lakewood High
412
404
385
1201
297
Hoboken High
409
387
396
1192
298
Paulsboro High
414
384
388
1186
299
Abraham Clark High
387
395
398
1180
300
East Side
399
381
386
1166
301
Plainfield High
381
383
385
1149
302
James J Ferris
400
372
376
1148
303
John F. Kennedy High
408
363
368
1139
304
East Orange Campus Hs
383
372
378
1133
305
Trenton Central High
379
378
376
1133
306
Irvington High School
370
378
384
1132
307
Pleasantville H S
383
366
361
1110
308
Orange High
377
368
364
1109
309
International High
370
367
371
1108
310
Central
369
362
359
1090
311
Creative & Prfrmg Arts Hs
359
358
370
1087
312
Henry Snyder
374
362
351
1087
313
Eastside High
371
345
342
1058
314
Lincoln
350
358
346
1054
315
West Side High
356
346
351
1053
316
Academy Of Voc Careers
356
351
338
1045
317
Weequahic
357
337
344
1038
318
Barringer
358
332
337
1027
319
Malcolm X Shabazz High
342
338
346
1026
320
Newark Vocational H S
354
333
336
1023
321
Asbury Park High
340
339
332
1011
322
Camden High
334
337
340
1011
323
Woodrow Wilson High
333
325
327
985
324
A. J. Demarest Alt Sch
*
*
*
325
Academy High Sch
*
*
*
326
Daylight/Twilight H S
*
*
*

Princeton SCEA Attracts 3547 Applicants for 2016 Class

The speculation begins as to how many applicants will Princeton admit early this year.

The number of legacies in 2015 class is 12.3% or 160 students. Assuming a yield rate of 80% this means that Princeton admitted 200 legacy students.
The number of athletes in 2015 class is estimated to be about 180 = 36 teams with about 5 per team. The yield rate for recruited athletes is very high - about 93% so about 195 athletes are offered admissions. Assuming that all athletes go early and 90% of legacies go early, the two groups should account for about 375 SCEA admits.

Princeton had a 32% admit rate for 1815 ED applicants in 2008, the last year when Princeton has early applicants.

We predict that Princeton will admit 19% of its early applicants this year or 675 students or slightly more than half the entering class of 1310. This means that other than legacies and athletes the admit rate will be 300/2897= 10.4%, slightly better than last year's total admit rate of 8.4%. This rate would be higher than RD admits of 7.8% due to higher quality of early applicants and the inclusion of other hooked applicants such as URMs and scholar stars.