college and career preparation

015 2007-08 College and Career Preparation 1

College and Career Preparation

Lodi Unified School DistrictSeptember 2, 2008

Prepared by the Assessment, Research, and Evaluation Departmentin conjunction with the Secondary Education Department


Purpose

This report provides a snapshot of the indicators of the district’s college and career preparation status.


Executive Summary

Nearly one third of the graduates from 2006-07 qualified to attend a UC or CSU.

At least 61% of Fall 2006 CSU freshmen who graduated from LUSD were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Approximately 47% of AP exams submitted in 2006-07 received scores eligible for college credit.

On average, LUSD students received 56% of the points possible on the PSAT and 62% of the points possible on the SAT in 2006-07.

Students who completed a sequenced Career Technical Education (CTE) program or who were enrolled in one of the district’s academies had a graduation rate of at least 90.7% according to the district’s Career and Technical Education department.


Pre-College Preparation

Approximately 32% of the district’s comprehensive high school graduating seniors were qualified to attend a UC or CSU upon high school graduation in 2006-07.

Also, of the district’s juniors who participated in the 2006-07 CSU Early Assessment Program: 66% received an exemption or conditional

exemption from the CSU Math Placement Test, and 14% received an exemption or conditional

exemption from the CSU English Placement Test.


Pre-College Preparation

A total of 61% and 74% of the CSU incoming freshmen in the Fall of 2006 who graduated from the Lodi Unified School District were proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, respectively.


Pre-College Exams

Approximately 47% of Advanced Placement (AP) exams submitted from each comprehensive high school received a score of 3 or more and qualified for college credit during the 2006-07 school year.

Performance on AP exams was higher for males than females, and was higher for Hispanic and White students than Asian and African American students during the 2006-07 school year.


Pre-College Exams

District grade 10 and grade 11 students who participated on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) received 56% and 59%, respectively, of the points possible during the 2006-07 school year.

Performance on the PSAT was higher for male than female students, and was higher for White students than Asian, African American, and Hispanic students during the 2006-07 school year.


Pre-College Exams

District students who participated in the SAT received 62% of the points possible during the 2006-07 school year.


Career Technical Education (CTE)

Students who completed a sequenced Career Technical Education (CTE) program or who were enrolled in one of the district’s academies had a graduation rate of at least 90.7% according to the district’s Career and Technical Education department. CTE program completer’s graduation rate: 90.7% Academies’ graduation rate: 94.7%


College Going Measures To determine the district’s success in

preparing students for college and careers, the following measures were utilized: Pre-College Preparation

University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) course completion patterns

Early Assessment Program (EAP) passing rates CSU English and Math proficiency rates

Pre-College Exams Advanced Placement (AP), Preliminary SAT (PSAT), and

SAT exams Career Technical Education

Graduation rate


University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) Course Completion

Course completion rates are measured by the number of graduated students who completed the required A-G course pattern for admission to the UC and CSU campuses.

A – G requirements include a total of 15 courses from history (2), English (4), math (3), science (2), foreign language (2), visual and performing arts (1), and college prep electives (1).


UC and CSU Course Completion

Source: CBEDS/DataQuest

Percent of Graduates Completing UC/CSU (A-G) Pattern

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2005 2006 2007


California State University (CSU) Early Assessment Program (EAP) Results

EAP is a joint venture of California public schools, the CSU and the California Department of Education.

EAP results are used to determine readiness for enrollment in college level English and math courses at CSU. Grade 11 students who pass the EAP exams are exempted from taking CSU English and/or Math placement exams.

These results identify the need for additional preparation for college-level courses and helps seniors plan coursework.


CSU EAP Results – English

Source: CSU EAP results

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CSU EAP Results – Math

Conditionally Exempt students are required to take additional courses in order to be exempted from taking the CSU Math placement test.

Source: CSU EAP results

CSU EAP Results - Math

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CSU English and Math Proficiency Rates

CSU calculates proficiency rates of incoming freshmen students each fall to determine how many students will require remedial courses in English and math prior to enrolling in college level courses.

Students may obtain proficiency via: CSU placement tests College preparation tests (i.e. SAT, AP, etc.) EAP results


CSU English Proficiency RatesPercent of CSU Incoming Freshmen Proficient in English Language Arts

56%

73%

42%

58%

54%

54%

45%

78%

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61%

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Bear Creek Lodi Tokay LUSD San Joaquin California

Fall 2005 Fall 2006

Source: California State University _ Early Assessment Program Office. Data was not available for Middle College (because the students are beyond freshmen status prior to high school graduation) or McNair (because the first graduating class was in 2007-08).


CSU Math Proficiency Rates

Percent of CSU Incoming Freshmen Proficient in Mathematics

72%

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74%

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Bear Creek Lodi Tokay LUSD San Joaquin California

Fall 2005 Fall 2006

Source: California State University _ Early Assessment Program Office. Data was not available for Middle College (because the students are beyond freshmen status prior to high school graduation) or McNair (because the first graduating class was in 2007-08).


AP, PSAT, and SAT Exams

AP (Advanced Placement exam scores) can exempt students from college courses or pre-requisites in addition to providing college level credit.

PSAT measures critical reading, writing and math skills preparing students for the SAT.

SAT measures writing, math, and critical reading skills (SAT I) scores are used for college entrance and course placement, as well as specific subject areas (SAT II).


AP Exam Results By Gender and Ethnicity

Source: Reports from CollegeBoard.

LUSD AP Exam ResultsPercent of Exams with Score (3+) Eligible for College Credit

Disaggregated by Gender and Ethnicity49

%

42%

55%

40%

40%

49%

57%

47%

41%

54%

31%

15%

50%

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All Female Male Asian AfricanAmerican

Hispanic White

2006 2007

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1,375ET

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AP Exam Results By School

Source: Reports from CollegeBoard. No data is available for Middle College.

AP Exam Results Percent of Exams with Score (3+) Eligible for College Credit

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58.5

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Bear Creek Lodi McNair Tokay LUSD California National

2006 2007

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PSAT Exam Results – Grade 10 By Gender and Ethnicity


LUSD PSAT Results - Grade 10Mean Combined Score Disaggregated by Gender and Ethnicity

Maximum Possible Score: 240 points14

1

140

144

138

128

132

150

135

132

139

133

118

126

144

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40

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120

160

200

240


Hispanic White

2006 2007


PSAT Exam Results – Grade 10 By School


PSAT Results - Grade 10 Students Mean Combined Score


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137.

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139.

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124.

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80.0

120.0

160.0

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240.0

Bear Creek Lodi McNair Middle College Tokay LUSD California National

2006 2007


PSAT Exam Results – Grade 11 By Gender and Ethnicity


LUSD PSAT Results - Grade 11Mean Combined Score Disaggregated by Gender and Ethnicity

Maximum Possible Score: 240 points

149

148

150

143

135

139

157

142

139

145

135

127

133

156

0

40

80

120

160

200

240


Hispanic White

2006 2007


PSAT Exam Results – Grade 11 By School


PSAT Results - Grade 11 Students Mean Combined Score

Maximum Score Possible: 240 points

143

152.

4

147

150.

9

149

141.

9

144.

5

139.

5

153.

9

121.

8

146.

6

146.

8

141.

6

139.

3

140.

2

0.0

40.0

80.0

120.0

160.0

200.0

240.0

Bear Creek Lodi McNair MiddleCollege

Tokay LUSD California National

2006 2007


SAT Exam Results By Gender and Ethnicity


LUSD SAT ResultsMean Combined Score Disaggregated by Gender and Ethnicity

Maximum Possible Score: 2,400 points15

01

1476

1531

1458

1300

1442

1569

1485

1469

1509

1372

1350

1419

1591

0

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400


Hispanic White

2006 2007


SAT Exam Results By School


SAT Results Mean Combined Score

Maximum Score Possible: 2,400 points1,

420

1,56

3

1,46

1

1,52

0

1,50

1

1,50

6

1,50

6

1,38

8

1,56

6

1,48

3

1,49

6

1,48

5

1,49

7

1,49

5

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400

800

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,400

Bear Creek Lodi Middle College Tokay LUSD California National

2006 2007


SAT Exam – Verbal Test Results By School

SAT Results Mean Verbal Score

Maximum Possible Score: 800 points

454

513

493

495

489

495

500

448

510

506

491

485

493

498

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800


2006 2007



SAT Exam – Writing Test Results By School

SAT ResultsMean Writing Score


7

512

486

490

487

495

492

445

509

503

485

482

491

488

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800


2006 2007



SAT Exam – Math Test Results By School

SAT Results Mean Math Score


9

538

482

535

525

516

514

495

547

474

520

518

513

509

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800


2006 2007



Career Technical Education (CTE)

The mission of Career-Technical Education is to help empower students for effective participation in an international economy as world-class workers and citizens.

CTE programs are designed to contribute to the broad educational achievement of students, including basic skills such as reading, writing, and mathematics.

CTE programs are also designed to help students develop the ability to work independently and as part of a team, think creatively, solve problems, and utilize technology.


Career Technical Education (CTE)Graduation Rate

2006-07 Graduation Rate

Students completing

CTE program sequence

Students enrolled in an

Academy

90.7% 94.7%

Source: CTE and Academy graduation rates provided by the Career Technical Education department. LUSD graduation rate provided by CDE Dataquest.

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