student performance in east baton rouge parish schools

1. student performance in east baton rouge parish schools Council of the Great City Schools

2. Percentage of Students Eligible for Free- and Reduced- Price Lunch (FRPL) Program • Compared to neighboring districts and the state, EBR educates a larger proportion of free- or reduced-lunch students. The analysis presented in the subsequent slides compares overall EBR performance to similar students in these districts, the state, and nationwide.

3. Percentage of White Students Eligible for Free- and Reduced- Price Lunch Program • Compared to other urban schools districts and national private school averages, EBR educates a larger proportion of White students receiving free- or reduced-price lunch. These proportions should be taken into account when interpreting the data that follows.

4. Percentage of Black Students Eligible for Free- and Reduced- Price Lunch Program • Compared to other urban schools districts and national private school averages, EBR educates a larger proportion of Black students receiving free- or reduced-price lunch (only Atlanta in 2013 had a higher percentage). These proportions should be taken into account when interpreting the data that follows.

5. Percentage of Hispanic Students Eligible for Free- and Reduced- Price Lunch Program • Compared to other urban schools districts, EBR educates a similar proportion of Hispanic students receiving free- or reduced-price lunch. Compared to national private schools, EBR and other urban school districts educate a larger proportion of Hispanic students receiving free- or reduced-price lunch. These proportions should be taken into account when interpreting the data that follows.

6. Comparison to Large Urban districts Across the Country Comparisons based on Statistically Estimated NAEP performance for EAST Baton Rouge

7. Methodology • To compare EBR performance to other urban districts nationwide, the Council calculated statistical estimates of NAEP scale scores for EBR based on state LEAP scale scores. The estimated scores were compared to the actual performance of Trial Urban Districts (TUDA) across the country.

8. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance – All Students • If EBR reading achievement among fourth graders on LEAP were translated into NAEP scores, the district would rank about 17th among 21 Trial Urban Districts (TUDA). • Students attending private schools nationally outperform the average large city public school district on NAEP.

9. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance - White Students • If one looks at the performance solely of White fourth grade students in EBR on NAEP reading, the district would rank 4th among its peers nationally. • Districts scoring higher than EBR on NAEP are districts with substantially lower free- or reduced-price lunch students. (See slide 3.)

10. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –White Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • White fourth grade students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts and national private schools on the NAEP reading assessment.

11. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –White Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • White students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 6th among TUDA districts in grade four reading and about the same as similar students in private schools nationally.

12. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance – Black Students • If one looks at the performance solely of Black fourth grade students in EBR on NAEP reading, the district would rank 16th among its peers nationally.

13. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Black Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Black fourth grade students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts and national private schools on the NAEP reading assessment.

14. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Black Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Black students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 16th among TUDA districts in grade four reading but lower than similar students in private schools nationally.

15. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance - Hispanic Students • If one looks at the performance solely of Hispanic fourth grade students in EBR on NAEP reading, the district would rank lowest among its peers nationally.

16. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Hispanic Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Note: The grade four Hispanic non-free- and reduced-price lunch estimate for EBR NAEP performance is based on only 14 students. The interpretation of EBR performance for this group of students should be made with caution. • Hispanic fourth grade students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts and national private schools on the NAEP reading assessment.

17. NAEP 4th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Hispanic Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Hispanic students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank lowest among TUDA districts and national private schools in grade four reading.

18. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance – All Students • If EBR math achievement among fourth graders on LEAP were translated into NAEP scores, the district would rank about 14thamong 21 Trial Urban Districts (TUDA). • Students attending private schools nationally outperform the average large city public school on NAEP.

19. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance - White Students • If one looks at the performance solely of fourth grade White students in EBR on NAEP math, the district would rank 3rd among its peers nationally. • Districts scoring higher than EBR on NAEP are districts with substantially lower free- or reduced-price lunch students. (See slide 3.)

20. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance –White Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • White fourth grade students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts and national private schools on the NAEP math.

21. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance –White Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • White students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 1st among TUDA districts in grade four reading and considerably higher than similar students in private schools nationally.

22. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance - Black Students • If one looks at the performance solely of fourth grade Black students in EBR on NAEP math, the district would rank 12th among its peers nationally.

23. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance –Black Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Black fourth grade students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts and national private schools on the NAEP math.

24. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance –Black Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Black students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 11th among TUDA districts in grade four reading and higher than similar students in private schools nationally.

25. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance - Hispanic Students • If one looks at the performance solely of fourth grade Hispanic students in EBR on NAEP math, the district would rank 14th among its peers nationally.

26. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance –Hispanic Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Note: The grade four Hispanic non-free- and reduced-price lunch estimate for EBR NAEP performance is based on only 14 students. The interpretation of EBR performance for this group of students should be made with caution. • Hispanic fourth grade students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 8th in performance among TUDA districts.

27. NAEP 4th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance –Hispanic Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Hispanic students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 13th among TUDA districts in grade four reading.

28. NAEP 8th Grade Reading Average Scale Score Performance – All Students • If EBR reading achievement among eighth graders on LEAP were translated into NAEP scores, the district would rank about 17th among 21 Trial Urban Districts (TUDA). • Students attending private schools nationally outperform the average large city public school on NAEP.

29. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance - White Students • If one looks at the performance solely of eighth-grade White students in EBR on NAEP reading, the district would rank 6thamong its peers nationally. • Districts scoring higher than EBR on NAEP are districts with substantially lower free- or reduced-price lunches. (See slide 3.)

30. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –White Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Eighth grade White students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the second highest performance among TUDA districts in reading. These students would also score higher than the national average for private school students on the NAEP.

31. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –White Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • White students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 12thamong TUDA districts in grade eight reading and lower than similar students in private schools nationally. • The poverty rate of White students in private schools nationally is 4 percent; the poverty rate among eighth grade White students in EBR is 43.1 percent.

32. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance - Black Students • If one looks at the performance solely of eighth-grade Black students in EBR on NAEP reading, the district would rank 16thamong its peers nationally.

33. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Black Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Eighth grade Black students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts in reading. These students would also score higher than the national average for private school students on the NAEP.

34. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Black Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Black students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 17thamong TUDA districts in grade eight reading and lower than similar students in private schools nationally.

35. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance - Hispanic Students • If one looks at the performance solely of eighth-grade Hispanic students in EBR on NAEP reading, the district would rank last among its peers nationally.

36. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Hispanic Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Note: The grade eight Hispanic non-free- and reduced-price lunch estimate for EBR NAEP performance is based on only 22 students. The interpretation of EBR performance for this group of students should be made with caution. • Eighth grade Hispanic students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts in reading. These students would also score higher than the national average for private school students on the NAEP.

37. NAEP 8thGrade Reading Average Scale Score Performance –Hispanic Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Hispanic students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank last among TUDA districts in grade eight reading and lower than similar students in private schools nationally.

38. NAEP 8th Grade Math Average Scale Score Performance – All Students • If EBR math achievement among eighth graders on LEAP were translated into NAEP scores, the district would rank about 15thamong 21 Trial Urban Districts (TUDA). • Students attending private schools nationally outperform the average large city public school district on NAEP.

39. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance - White Students • If one looks at the performance solely of eighth-grade White students in EBR on NAEP math, the district would rank 9thamong its peers nationally. • Most districts scoring higher than EBR on NAEP are those with substantially lower free- or reduced-price lunches. (See slide 3.) • White students in EBR and White students in private schools nationally scored at identical levels despite the higher poverty rate among White students in EBR.

40. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance –White Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Eighth grade White students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the second highest performance among TUDA districts. These students would also score higher than the national average for private school students on the NAEP.

41. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance –White Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • White students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 10thamong TUDA districts in grade eight math and lower than similar students in private schools nationally. • The poverty rate of White students in private schools nationally is 4 percent; the poverty rate among eighth grade White students in EBR is 43.1 percent.

42. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance - Black Students • If one looks at the performance solely of eighth-grade Black students in EBR on NAEP math, the district would rank 13thamong its peers nationally.

43. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance – Black Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Eighth grade Black students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the second highest performance among TUDA districts. These students would also score higher than the national average for private school students on the NAEP.

44. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance – Black Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Black students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank 13thamong TUDA districts in grade eight math and higher than similar students in private schools nationally.

45. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance - Hispanic Students • If one looks at the performance solely of eighth-grade Hispanic students in EBR on NAEP math, the district would rank last among its peers nationally.

46. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance – Hispanic Non-Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Note: The grade eight Hispanic non-free- and reduced-price lunch estimate for EBR NAEP performance is based on only 22 students. The interpretation of EBR performance for this group of students should be made with caution. • Eighth grade Hispanic students in EBR who are not eligible for the national school lunch program would have the highest performance among TUDA districts. These students would also score higher than the national average for private school students on the NAEP.

47. NAEP 8thGrade Math Average Scale Score Performance – Hispanic Free- or Reduced-Price Lunch Students • Hispanic students in EBR who are eligible for the national school lunch program would rank last among TUDA districts in grade eight math and lower than similar students in private schools nationally.

48. Comparison to the State and Neighboring School districts Comparisons based on LEAP performance

49. Fourth Grade ELA and Math Performance on State LEAP Assessment - All Students • Since 2011, EBR has closed the fourth grade achievement gap in ELA and Math on LEAP between all students in the district and their peers statewide and in neighboring districts despite having higher percentages of lower income students.

50. Eighth Grade ELA and Math Performance on State LEAP Assessment - All Students • Overall, student achievement in EBR has improved somewhat in ELA and substantially in math since 2011. • Generally, student achievement in EBR improved at similar or higher rates than neighboring districts.