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IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND BEYOND

This report examines trends in student achievement in high schools, particularly in math, science, reading, and writing. It also addresses gaps in achievement among different groups of students and the challenges in college completion. The report highlights successful high schools that have achieved high performance despite challenging circumstances.

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IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND BEYOND

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  1. Archived Information IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND BEYOND Prepared for the Office of Vocational and Adult Education by The Education Trust 2003

  2. What Do We Know About Student Achievement?

  3. 12th Grade Achievement In Math and Science is Up Somewhat

  4. High School Achievement: Math and Science Source: NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress.

  5. In Reading, 12th Grade Achievement is Headed Downward

  6. HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT: READING AND WRITING

  7. After Earlier Progress in Narrowing Gaps, Gaps in the 90’s Largely Unchanged

  8. Gaps Narrow, Then Fairly Flat: NAEP Reading Scores, 17 Year-Olds Source: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress (p. 107) Washington, DC: US Department of Education, August 2000

  9. Gaps Narrow, Then Hold Steady or Widen: NAEP Math Scores, 17 Year-Olds Source: US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress (p. 108) Washington, DC: US Department of Education, August 2000

  10. Students Make More Growth Grade 4 to 8 than Grade 8 to 12

  11. Academic GrowthGrades 4-8, 8-12

  12. Value Added in High School Declined During the Nineties

  13. Value Added Declining in High School Math Age 13-17 Growth Source: NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress

  14. Value Added Declining in High School Science Age 13-17 Growth Source: NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress

  15. Reading: Students Entering Better Prepared, But Leaving Worse Source: NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress

  16. Hormones?

  17. Students in Other Countries Gain far More in High School

  18. TIMSS

  19. Source: NCES 1999-081R, Highlights From TIMSS

  20. Source: NCES 1999-081R, Highlights From TIMSS

  21. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AT END OF HIGH SCHOOL

  22. Too Few 17 Year-Olds Demonstrate Strong Reading Skills Source: USDOE, NCES, 1999 NAEP Summary Data Tables

  23. Too Few 17 Year-Olds Demonstrate Strong Math Skills Source: USDOE, NCES, 1999 NAEP Summary Data Tables

  24. And these numbers are for those who make it through High School!

  25. Each Year, One of Every Twenty High School Students Leaves School

  26. Despite Poor Preparation, Most Graduates Will Go Immediately On To College

  27. IMMEDIATE COLLEGE-GOING GROWING

  28. Within 2 Years of HS Graduation?

  29. Most High School Grads Go On To Postsecondary Within 2 Years Source: NELS: 88, Second (1992) and Third (1994) Follow up; in, USDOE, NCES, “Access to Postsecondary Education for the 1992 High School Graduates”, 1998, Table 2.

  30. Unfortunately, About Half of these Students Must Take Remedial Coursework…and Many Do Not Even Make it to the Sophomore Year

  31. College Freshmen Not Returning for Sophomore Year Source: Tom Mortensen, Postsecondary Opportunity, No. 89, November 1999

  32. GAINS IN COLLEGE COMPLETION ARE NOT PROPORTIONATE WITH GAINS IN COLLEGE ATTENDANCE

  33. College Going vs. Completion of BA or Higher, Whites 19 10 Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, October Current Population Surveys, 1972-2000, in US DOE, NCES, The Condition of Education 2002, p.166 and 174.

  34. College Going vs. Completion of BA or Higher, Blacks 21 7 Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, October Current Population Surveys, 1972-2000, in US DOE, NCES, The Condition of Education 2002, p.166 and 174.

  35. ADD IT ALL UP...

  36. Of Every 100 White Kindergartners: (24 Year-Olds) Source: US Bureau of Census, Current Population Reports, Educational Attainment in the United States; March 2000, Detailed Tables No. 2

  37. Of Every 100 African American Kindergartners: (24 Year-Olds) Source: US Bureau of Census, Current Population Reports, Educational Attainment in the United States; March 2000, Detailed Tables No. 2

  38. Of Every 100 Latino Kindergartners: (24 Year-Olds) Source: US Bureau of Census, Current Population Reports, Educational Attainment in the United States; March 2000, Detailed Tables No. 2

  39. College Graduates by Age 24 Source: Tom Mortenson, Research Seminar on Public Policy Analysis of Opportunity for Post Secondary, 1997.

  40. WHY?

  41. What We Hear Adults Say: • They’re poor; • Their parents don’t care; • They come to schools without breakfast; • Not enough books • Not enough parents . . .

  42. But if they’re right, then why are poor and minority children performing so high in...

  43. Some schools...

  44. Hambrick Middle School,Aldine, TX • 94% African American and Latino (state = 56%) • 85% low-income (state = 50%) • Has performed in the top fifth of all Texas middle schools in both reading and math in both 7th and 8th grades over a 3-year period.

  45. Hambrick Middle School, Aldine, TX Source: New York State Department of Education. Analyses by Student Subgroup of School Performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics for Lincoln School in Mount Vernon City School District. March 7, 2002.

  46. Prince Edward County High, Farmville VA (715 students – 55% African American and Latino) Sources: Virginia Department of Education Web site, http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Assessment/2002SOLpassrates.html.

  47. Norview High School, Norfolk, VA (1,560 students – 70% African American and Latino) Sources: Virginia Department of Education Web site, http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Assessment/2002SOLpassrates.html.

  48. And some entire states...

  49. 4th Grade Math African American Gains Between 1992 and 2000 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables

  50. 4th Grade Math Latino Gains Between 1992 and 2000 Source: USDOE, NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Summary Data Tables

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