Dorsey High School Background Info

1. Dorsey High School
School Overview

2. Mission Statement
The mission of Dorsey High School is to be the cornerstone of success
in the community, providing a quality education that will empower
students to compete and succeed in their post-secondary endeavor.
To achieve this, Dorsey utilizes the Three R Concept—Rigor,
Relevance, and Relationships. This concept guides Dorsey’s work for
optimizing student outcomes.
> Rigor is achieved through rigorous Common Core curriculum, the
Teaching and Learning Framework, and Master Plan to promote
critical thinking and high quality teaching and learning that meets the
needs of all learners.
> Relevance is accomplished by making learning culturally relevant to
students and through real world, hands-on project-based learning
experiences.
> Relationships are attained through Career Academies that are
personalized to ensure that students, faculty, and administration are
structured in smaller career theme-based learning environments to
promote students’ academic success, personal growth, and college-
career preparation.

3. Dorsey’s API
2011 2012 2013
API 595 624 611
Black/African American 580 627 614
Hispanic/Latino 611 618 609
SPED 405 426 447
ELLs 581 599 524
SED 602 628 614
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4. Demographics
African
American
51%
Asian
1%
Latino
47%
White
1%
Percent
Total Number of Students Enrolled: 1207

5. Subgroups
• Gifted and Talented 5%
• Students with disabilities 18%
• English learners 15%
• RFEP 21%
• Economically disadvantaged 60%

6. ELLs
2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
CELDT 33 29 32
CST-ELA 34 30 33
Passing English Class with
C
38 60 52
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7. Graduation Rate
2011-2012 2012-2013 LAUSD Average
Graduating in four years 40 52 66
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8. AP Courses
2011-2012 2012-2013 LAUSD Average
Students taking at least
one AP Course
11 9 19
Enrolled and passing with
a "C" or better
83 77 87
Number of AP courses
offered
8 8 9
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