AVID Results
AVID has been preparing students for college for over 30 years. Below are just some of the results of this proven, data-driven education program.

National
  • Since 1990, more than 110,000 AVID students have graduated from high school and planned to attend college.
  • Of the 27,891 AVID graduates in 2011, 91% plan to attend a postsecondary institution; 58% in four-year institutions and 33% in two-year institutions.
  • Almost all AVID students who participate for at least three years are accepted to college, with roughly three quarters getting into four-year universities.
  • AVID students are more likely to take AP® classes, complete their college eligibility requirements, and get into four-year colleges than students who don’t take AVID.
  • Regardless of ethnicity or economic background, AVID students complete four-year college entrance requirements at more than two times their peers (or at a rate consistently higher than their peers).
  • AVID also helps ensure students, once accepted to college, possess the higher-level skills they need for college success.

 Percent of AVID Students Applying to and Getting Accepted to Four-Year Colleges
 AVID Senior Data Collection 2010-2011. n = 27,783
http://avid.org/sta_overview.html, http://www.avid.org/abo_research.html  & http://www.avid.org/abo_dataandresults.html


Local
In fall of 2011, the district was nationally recognized to the AP Achievement List by the College Board for the 2nd Year for significant gains in Advance Placement access and student performance. More specifically, the district was acknowledged for opening AP® courses to a significantly broader pool of students, while maintaining or improving the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher, the score typically needed to earn college credit. 
 
From 2009-2011, the district has increased the number of students participating in Advanced Placement courses from 503 to 602, with 74 percent of those students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. The AVID program has empowered students of color and of poverty to enroll in AP classes.
 

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