Data & Results

Education programs sometimes suffer from being warm and fuzzy, full of good intentions but without hard data to support their claims. By contrast, AVID is a proven, data-driven program with decades of measurable results.

Following is a sampling of AVID's key data points:



Ethnic Breakdown of AVID Student PopulationEthnic Breakdown of AVID Student Population

Most AVID students are underrepresented minorities - Latinos and African Americans - who may lack a college-going tradition in their family and whose success is critical to closing the achievement gap.

AVID General Data Collection 2010-2011.




Percent of Students Applying to and Getting Accepted to Four-Year CollegesPercent of Students Applying to and Getting Accepted to Four-Year Colleges

One of the most impressive and consistent indicators of AVID's success is the rate at which it sends students to four-year colleges.

AVID Senior Data Collection 2010-2011. n = 27,783





Ethnic Breakdown of AP Test Takers AVID vs. NationalEthnic Breakdown of AP Test Takers AVID vs. National

Opening access to Advanced Placement courses for all students, regardless of ethnicity or economic background, is essential to leveling the academic playing field. AVID students, who take many AP tests every year, show greater ethnic diversity than AP test-takers do overall. The proportion of Latinos taking AP exams is almost five times higher among AVID students than among U.S. students overall.

AVID Senior Data Collection 2010-2011, AVID Seniors Taking an AP Course, n = 26,407

COMPARATOR: College Board AP Exams National Summary Report
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_sum/2010.html

UC College-Going RatesUC College-Going Rates

While fewer than seven and a half percent of all California grads attend one of the University of California's nine undergraduate campuses, more than thirteen percent of AVID grads plan to enroll in the country's best public university system.

AVID Senior Data Collection, CA Seniors, 2010-2011, n = 15,522

COMPARATOR: n = 383,350, Enrollment of First-Time Freshmen age 19 and under in Public Institutions For 2009. http://www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/SelectFinalOptions.asp



CSU College-Going RateCSU College-Going Rate

AVID students plan to attend the 23 California State University campuses at over three times the rate of all of California's high school graduates.

AVID Senior Data Collection, CA Seniors, 2010-2011, n = 15,522

COMPARATOR: n = 383,350, Enrollment of First-Time Freshmen age 19 and under in Public Institutions For 2009. http://www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/SelectFinalOptions.asp



Percentage of Students That Have Completed "a-g" RequirementsPercentage of Students That Have Completed "a-g" Requirements

In order to attend prestigious University of California schools, students must complete a rigorous set of courses called the "a-g" requirements.  The vast majority of AVID's California students complete these courses, preparing them for world-class public higher education.

AVID Senior Data Collection, CA Seniors, 2010-2011

COMPARATOR: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office. 12th Grade Graduates Completing all Courses Required for U.C. and/or C.S.U. Entrance. State of California 2010-11., Data as of: 9/8/2011. http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/stgradnum.asp?cChoice=StGrdEth&cYear=2009-10&cLevel=State&cTopic=Graduates&myTimeFrame=S&submit1=Submit



Eighth Graders Taking AlgebraEighth Graders Taking Algebra

Students who take algebra in eighth grade are prepared for more advanced coursework in math and science once they reach high school. They are also more likely to attend and graduate from college than eighth-graders who do not take algebra. AVID encourages its junior high students to pursue college-preparatory coursework such as algebra, and they complete it at an impressive rate.

AVID General Data Collection 2010-2011, 8th graders enrolled in AVID, n = 65,835

COMPARATOR: National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 2007. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010016.pdf


Completion of Four-Year College Entrance RequirementsCompletion of Four-Year College Entrance Requirements

AVID students complete university entrance requirements at a much higher rate than their non-AVID peers.

AVID Senior Data Collection 2010-2011, AVID CA n = 15522; AVID TX n = 3923; AVID NC n = 709; AVID IL n = 1307; AVID FL n = 1117

COMPARATOR: U.S. Overall: The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Center for Civic Innovation, Education Working Paper No. 8 February 2005, Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters

Completion of Four-Year College Entrance RequirementsAVID Center. AVID Senior Data Collection. Study of 27,891 AVID Seniors, [Electronic Database]. (2010 - 2011).

Manhattan Institute, Education Working Paper 3. 2003. Greene, J.P., Forster, G. "Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the U.S."

*(Filipino and Other not classified in Manhattan Institute study.)

National data represents the most current comprehensive data available.