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By the Numbers

Fast Facts

  • Middle School founded in 2010, High School founded in 2014
  • Served ~ 1405 of students
  • 90% students say they work hard or are good students and will go to college one day
  • 90% of families believe GALS is preparing their student for academic success 
  • 91% of students say GALS Series teaches skills to solve tough problems 
  • 12:1 Teacher to student ratio
  • 100% Graduation rate 
  • 100% College acceptance rate 


For HS: Highlights for FY 23 (from FY 22)

  • In Math, GALS produced stronger cohort growth among “female” students in high school than did DPS high schools, exceeding the district by 3.5 points
  • GALS received a Green rating overall for Postsecondary and Workforce readiness on the State SPF
  • GALS Exceeded expectations for drop out rates in all student subgroups
  • GALS graduation rate consistently exceeds the district rate 
  • GALS exceeded expectations for graduation rates of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch
  • 100% of GALS students applying to college have been accepted  
  • 98% of our students believe they will graduate from high school
  • 88% believe they will go to college
  • 92% of students say they work hard in school 
  • 98% of students believe their teachers think they are smart 
  • 83% say they are a good science student
  • 82% say they are a good math student
  • 82% say they are a good reading student
  • 92% believe they are smart
  • 81% say morning movement helps them feel physically healthy


For MS: Highlights for FY 23 (from FY22)

  • GALS Middle School met expectations (green) overall for Academic Growth in both English and Math.  
  • In Literacy: GALS supported students to exceed the district by 15.2 points and the state by 11.4 points in the percent of students that met/exceeded expectations 
  • In Literacy, GALS supported students to grow in literacy as much as the district and faster than that state. GALS exceeded the state in growth by almost 4 points
  • In Literacy, GALS supported more female students in reaching grade level standards than in the district and the state.  GALS 8th graders outperformed the district by almost 13 points and outperformed the state by almost 10 points. Similarly, 7th graders outperformed their district peers by almost 14 points and the state by 8 points.  
  • In Math; GALS supported students to grow at a faster rate than the district and the state, GALS exceeded the district growth percentile by 6 points and the state by 13 points. 
  • 96% of our students believe they will graduate from high school,
  • 92% believe they will go to college,
  • 92% of students say they work hard in school 
  • 88% say they are a good science student,
  • 82% say they are a good math student,
  • 86% say they are a good reading student, 
  • 85% believe they are smart
  • 83% say movement in the classroom improves their ability to focus and learn
  • 73% say morning movement helps them feel physically healthy

 

Demographic info (Awaiting recent data from CDE and DPS)

GALS High School

Enrollment: 108

Category

Number

Percent

Multiple Language Learners

37

34%

Students of Color

83

77%

Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL)*

n/a

57%

SPED

29

27%

Gifted & Talented

4

4%

*FRL based on 2021 enrollment. Data for 2022 not released until after October count.

Ethnicity

Number

Percent

American Indian or Alaska Native

2

1.9%

Asian

9

8.3%

Black or African American

11

10.2%

Hispanic

59

54.6%

Two or More Races

2

1.9%

White

25

23.1%

 

GALS Middle School

Enrollment: 236

Category

Number

Percent

Multiple Language Learners

34

14%

Students of Color

130

55%

Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL)*

n/a

36%

SPED

36

15%

Gifted & Talented

24

10%

*FRL based on 2021 enrollment. Data for 2022 not released until after October count.

Ethnicity

Number

Percent

American Indian or Alaska Native

1

0.4%

Asian

5

2.1%

Black or African American

26

11.0%

Hispanic

83

35.2%

Two or More Races

15

6.4%

White

106

44.9%

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