High School Readiness Index
Are You Ready for High School?
Research shows the following factors strongly affect your chance of graduating from high school. How well do they describe YOU?
☐ My Grade Point Average (GPA) is 2.5 or above.
☐ My attendance is at least 96% or better.
☐ I have no D's or F's in English/Language Arts.
☐ I have no D's or F's in math.
☐ I have not been suspended.
Q: Why does attendance matter?
Less than half of middle school students who were absent 8 or more days in a school year ended up graduating high school.
Q: Why does GPA matter?
Only 4% of those students who left middle school with less than a 2.0 GPA graduated high school.
Q: Why do ELA/Math grades matter?
Only three percent of students who had D's / F's in middle school ELA and math graduated from high school.
Conclusion: Your effort in Middle School sets the path for high school. Do the right thing now!
