Noteworthy Findings
Baseline Year |
Year 1 |
Year 3 |
Year 5 |
Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
Year 12 |
|
Freshman Class |
1997 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Mean ACT
for ALL |
23.4 |
23.3 |
23.1 |
23.8 |
23.3 |
23.2 |
23.3 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
Mean 1st-semester GPA for ALL freshmen |
2.54 |
2.61 |
2.62 |
2.74 |
2.68 |
2.77 |
2.81 |
2.81 |
2.80 |
2.77 |
Percent freshmen placed on academic probation after 1st year (GPA < 2.00) |
26% |
24% |
22% |
19% |
20% |
20% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
20% |
Percent freshmen with |
24% |
11% |
13% |
11% |
10% |
11% |
6% |
11% |
8% |
9% |
Mean 1st year GPA for freshmen WITH absence problems |
1.97 |
1.81 |
1.83 |
2.00 |
1.76 |
1.64 |
1.44 |
1.81 |
1.34 |
1.33 |
Mean 1st Year GPA for freshmen WITHOUT absence problems |
2.74 |
2.68 |
2.74 |
2.82 |
2.77 |
2.86 |
2.81 |
2.85 |
2.84 |
2.83 |
Mean 1st-year GPA
for |
2.52 |
2.58 |
2.61 |
2.74 |
2.68 |
2.73 |
2.76 |
2.75 |
2.72 |
2.70 |
Percent retention to |
76% |
79% |
80% |
81% |
80% |
82% |
83% |
84% |
82% |
82% |
Note: We define "absence problem by midterm" as missing more than three classes in one or more courses as reported with midterm grades.
Absences and Freshman Year GPA for 2009
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
|
| Freshman Year GPA | 3.01 |
2.07 |
2.58 |
1.59 |
| Retention to Sophomore Year | 89% |
64% |
82% |
57% |
| ACT | 24.1 |
23.0 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
| Number of Students | 1613 |
118 |
389 |
290 |
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Group 1 – Never reported to Pathfinders, no significant absence problems as reported with final grades for the fall semester of freshman year.
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Group 2 – Never reported to Pathfinders, significant absence problems as reported with final graders for the fall semester or freshman year. Pathfinders could not help these students because they were never brought to our attention.
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Group 3 – Reported to Pathfinders, no significant absence problem as reported with final grades for the fall semester or freshman year (these students apparently changed their behavior after being contacte4d by Pathfinders.)
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Group 4 – Reported to Pathfinders, significant absence problem as reported with final grades for fall semester of freshmen year (these students continued to miss class after being contacted by Pathfinders.)
Group 2 has been steadily declining over the years, an indication that more faculty are reporting to Pathfinders. Group 3 is increasing relative to group 4, an indication that more students are responding positively to Pathfinders contact.
Six Year Graduation Data
1997 - 2003
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Overall Graduation Rate |
54% | 58% | 56% | 58% | 58% | 60% | 61% |
| Graduation Rate for Students with no Absence Problems | 61% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 65% |
| Graduation Rate for Students with Absence Problems | 38% | 32% | 30% | 34% | 26% | 31% | 32% |
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The average difference in ACT score between graduates and non-graduates is 2.0 points for those without absence problems.
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The average difference in ACT score between graduates and non-graduates with absence problems is 1.0 point.
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The average difference in ACT score between those without an absence problem and those with an absence problem is .5
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Absence problem is defined as 6 or more absences in one class or a total of 10 or more absences in all classes as reported with final grades for the fall semester of freshman year.