The Story of RIMS AVID

In 1989, AVID came to the Inland Empire from San Diego

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AVID EXPANDED ACROSS THE REGION

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RIMS AVID GREW SO BIG THAT IT HAS MORE STUDENTS THAN

35 STATES COMBINED!

RIMS AVID CA AVID* Worldwide AVID**95%

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2011 Graduation Rate100%

RIMS AVID achieved an unprecedented 100% graduation rate in 2011

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AVID College-Going Rates

RIMS AVID has a higher 4-year and total college going rate than CA or worldwide

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Actual % of 7-12th graders enrolled in AVID elective*

*#AVID 7-12th grade students divided by total #7th-12th grade students in stateData compiled from DataQuest, AVID Center, and NCES websites

The percentage of students enrolled in AVID is higher in RIMS than any other region and almost 4 times higher than any other state

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Percentage of a-g Completers Who are AVID Students

Calculated from # of AVID a-g completers divided by total # a-g completersData compiled from DataQuest and AVID Center websites

More than 20% of RIMS a-g completers are AVID students

RIMS AVID is home to incredible graduates like Karen Villegas who is first in her family to graduate high school.

Karen received the Gates Millenium, Dell, and KFC scholarships as well as more than a half dozen other local

scholarships. She’s headed to UCLA.

A Few Examples

Uriel Sanchez is a dyslexic student, first in his family to graduate high school. He’s headed to medical school at

Johns Hopkins and Oxford Universities.

A Few Examples

Maricela Lupercio is a first generation immigrant from the Coachella Valley who is attending Harvard University on a

full scholarship.

A Few Examples

RIMS AVID is home to 17 National Demonstration

Schools

Fontana High School

Terrace Hills Middle School

Ruth O. Harris Middle School

Colton Middle School

Colton High School

Bloomington High School

Pacific High School

Montclair High School

West Valley High School

Lakeside High School

Elsinore High School

Amelia Earhart Middle School

Sierra Middle School

Arizona Middle School

La Sierra High School

Moreno Valley High School

Rancho Verde High School

The first graduating class of 25 seniors in 1992

Has become 4,400 graduates in RIMS!

Of those 4,400 graduates, their graduation rate was

99.2%

Of those 4,400 graduates, their a-g completion rate was

94.7%

Of those 4,400 graduates, their 4-year college-going rate was

74.0%

That one high school has spread to 220 schools!

And continuing to grow!

Where will we go from here???