Table 2

Growth in Absolute Performance

Within-Grade RankCorresponding Overall RankDecrease in Overall Rank Necessary to Maintain Within-Grade Rank across Grade Transitions
Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 129 → 1010 → 1111 → 12
5,00052,55432,68615,65411,39538%52%27%
1,00015,674  5,734  3,293  2,18663%43%34%
500  8,350  3,234  1,738  1,35661%46%22%
100  1,173    668    290    24143%57%17%
50    875    310    152    10665%51%30%
  • Notes: Table reports the full-population rank of the Nth-best student in each grade.