selective school
Merit-based enrollment institution
A selective school is one that admits students based on academic achievement, test scores, or other criteria rather than accepting all applicants.
The term appears in discussions of educational policy, where selective schools are often contrasted with comprehensive or neighborhood schools that serve all students in a geographic area: She tested into a selective school for gifted students.
Ordered list by performance
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- contenderOne competing seriously
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- placementPutting somewhere specific
score · SAT · ACT · streaming · cohort · benchmark · tier · oversubscribed
Point of access
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- testEvaluative examination
- applicationFormal request document
- screeningEvaluative selection process
criteria · cutoff · merit-based · aptitude · assessment · interview · portfolio · lottery
Given as present
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- salutatorianSecond-ranked graduating student
- academicallyPertaining to formal study
prodigy · accelerated · enrichment · talented · mathlete · spelling bee · magnet · specialized
Superior select group
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
limited · gatekeeping · accessibility · segregation · discriminating · filter · choosy · exclusionary
Hedera collective in sports
- alumniFormer school members
- legacy admissionsFavoring applicants whose relatives attended
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
distinction · accolades · preparatory · lycée · gymnasium · fellowship
rankings
Ordered list by performance
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- contenderOne competing seriously
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
placement · score · SAT · ACT · streaming · cohort · benchmark · tier · oversubscribed · tutoring
entrance
Point of access
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- testEvaluative examination
- applicationFormal request document
screening · criteria · cutoff · merit-based · aptitude · assessment · interview · portfolio · lottery · waitlist
gifted
Given as present
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- salutatorianSecond-ranked graduating student
academically · prodigy · accelerated · enrichment · talented · mathlete · spelling bee · magnet · specialized
elite
Superior select group
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
restrictive · limited · gatekeeping · accessibility · segregation · discriminating · filter · choosy · exclusionary · privilege
ivy league
Hedera collective in sports
- alumniFormer school members
- legacy admissionsFavoring applicants whose relatives attended
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
reputation · distinction · accolades · preparatory · lycée · gymnasium · fellowship
- schoolscollege, academy, university, preschool, kindergarten
selective schoolcomprehensive school
Nonselective secondary institution
community college · mass education · community school · public school · local school
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