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2007 Data, The Rainbow School

The exams held last April had a big surprise. We got an "A" average for the school, over 1/3 of the students got an "A" grade, and only 10% failed outright. (These were all students who came less than 100 days out of the school year of 220 days)


All those high A's (90%+) really carried the school into the overall "A" average. THANK YOU to those A students and their outrageously dedicated teachers! It turns out, they were all the students who ALSO attended over 200 days of school.

We also found out from the data that we are doing great in recruiting the bulk of the most needy children, but we are missing students who are "Scheduled Caste." My thinking is they need special outreach programs to get them into the school. Our operating mode of "no fees" remains essential to reaching students like these.

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