How Does Secondary Education in Louisiana

Stack up?Presented by

Dr. Bobby Franklin

January 31, 2005

LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOLS

WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?

K-12

9-12K-8

9-126-8K-5

10-127-94-6K-3

Grade Span Formats

Grade Span Affects Continuity Community Heritage Culture Climate Discipline Performance

Configuration Comparisons for Grades 6 & 7 on Behavior &

Achievement

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Louisiana High Schools 2003-2004

There are over 400 schools in Louisiana which contain grades 9, 10, 11 or 12.

There are 191,083 students in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12.

26% of all Louisiana Public School Students are enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12.

The Average School Size is 480 students. K-12 Public School Enrollment is down by

2200 students.

Teacher Information Percent classes taught by certified

teachers is about 88% Average salary is about $34,000

Grade Configurations Elementary Schools

• K-5 = 287 sch. 126,163 students

• K-6 = 143 sch. 66,441 students

• K-4 = 45 sch. 21,481 students

• K-8 = 42 sch. 19,264 students

• K-5 = 41 sch. 18,954 students

• 38 other grade configurations not listed

Middle Schools• 6-8 = 144 sch. 78,123

students

• 7-8 = 41 sch. 18,811 students

• 4-8 = 30 sch. 15,807 students

• 5-8 = 18 sch. 7,338 students

• 7-9 = 9 sch. 6,765 students

• 6 other grade configurations not listed

Grade Configurations cont.

High Schools• 8-12 = 181 sch. 140,939

students

• 9-12 = 29 sch. 13,374 students

• 7-12 = 47 sch. 25,987 students

• 6-12 = 27 sch. 6,153 students

• 5 other grade configurations not listed

Combination (Unit)• K-12 = 124 sch. 29,755

students

• 1-12 = 8 sch. 229 students

• 3-12 = 8 sch. 767 students

• 5-12 = 7 sch. 638 students

• 13 other grade configurations not listed

Louisiana High School Students

Who are they? 47% are Minorities53% are Non-Minorities Minority

47%Non-Minority

53%

Minority

Non-Minority

Public High School Enrollment by Ethnicity

43.36%

52.75%

0.710%1.580%1.620%

Black

White

Hispanic

Am. Ind.

Asian

White

Black

Asian Am. Ind

Hispanic

Louisiana High School Students

Who are they?

49.38% are Males & 50.62% are Females

There is very little difference in the break

down of Minority Status by Gender

Minority Non-Minority

Female

25% 26%

Male 23% 26%

Louisiana High School Students

Who are they?

44.99% are in poverty. 38.06% qualify for “Free lunch”

and 6.93% qualify for “Reduced lunch”.

Slightly more females receiving Free lunch than males.

Almost 70% of those receiving free lunch are minorities and 30% are non-minorities.

Louisiana High School Discipline Trends*

The percent of high school students being suspended has increased each year.

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*Schools following High School definition

Louisiana High School Discipline Trends*

The percent of high school students being

Expelled has remained level. *Schools following High School definition

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STATEWIDE High School Accountability

ResultsDEFINITION: High School Accountability schools have grades 10

and/or 11 and have no grades outside of the 8-12 range.

GOOD NEWS Average High School SPS Score is 84.4 80% were eligible for Rewards 81.3% received the “Exemplary or

Recognized Academic Growth” label

BAD NEWS 43.5% of all High Schools received a One

Star or Lower (Academic Warning or Academically Unacceptable)

Almost 20% of High Schools are in some level of School Improvement.

High School SPS Base

(2 Year Score)

70

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86

2001 2003 2004

State SPS Base

IOWA TEST RESULTS 9th Grade (Regular Students)

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2003

2004

IOWA TEST RESULTSOPTIONS (PreGED/Skills) Program

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2004 IOWA TEST RESULTS

OPTIONS (PreGED/Skills) Program Vs. REGULAR 9th GRADE

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9th Grade

The Graduate Exit Exam

(GEE 21)

Over 43,000 High School Students took the GEE 21 last year.

Students must pass English Language Arts, math and either science or social studies to be eligible to graduate from high school.

Louisiana High School Students How are they doing?

GEE 21- Initial Testers Only Spring 2004

English

Math

Social

Studies

Science

Advanced 2% 8% 1% 3%Mastery 18% 15% 11% 15%Basic 40% 38% 51% 39%App. Basic 21% 15% 22% 24%Unsatisfactory

18% 23%

26% 19%

2002 2003 2004Math 55% 59% 61%English L.A.

58% 53% 60%

Social Studies

52% 58% 63%

Science 50% 55% 57%

Chart shows percent of students scoring Basic or Above

Has there been ANY improvement on the GEE 21? YES!

Are some studentssome students doing better than

others on the GEE 21?White Vs. Black (Spring 2004)

English

(White)

English

(Black)

Math(Whit

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Math(Blac

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Advanced 3% 0% 13% 2%Mastery 26% 8% 21% 7%Basic 46% 34% 42% 33%App. Basic 17% 27% 12% 19%Unsatisfactory

9% 30% 12% 38%

Dropout Rates by Grade1998-1999 through 2002-

2003

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2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03

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9th

10th

11th

12th

9-12thgrade

Dropout and School Size7-12 dropouts

2002-03(alternative schools have been removed

from data)

Dropouts in schools with more than 400 students are slightly higher than in schools with less than 400 students. •Greater than 400 students = 4.3%

dropouts

•Less than 400 students = 3.9% dropouts

Dropout and School Size9-12 dropouts

2002-03(alternative schools have been removed

from data)

Dropouts in schools with more than 400 students are slightly higher than in schools with less than 400 students. •Greater than 400 students = 5.7%

dropouts

•Less than 400 students = 5.3% dropouts

Dropout and School Size9-12 dropouts

2002-03(alternative schools ONLY)

There are 80 alternative schools with 9-12 dropout data.

All but 2 of these schools are smaller than 400 students.

Overall, these alternative schools have a 9-12 dropout rate of 21.0%.

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4.50%

PK-8 6-8; 7-8 6-12; 7-12

K-12 overall

Less than 400students

400-600students

Greater than600 students

7-8 Dropout by Grade Configuration &

School Size

7-8 Dropout by Grade Configuration &

School Size

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PK-86-8; 7-86-12; 7-12K-12

Average Dropout Rate by Race9-12

1998-2002

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Retention Rates by Grade1998-1999 through 2003-

2004

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5.00%

10.00%

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20.00%

25.00%

1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04

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Louisiana Graduation Rates

Graduates Over 37,608 students graduated

during the 2002-2003 school year. 91.1% of those who made it to 12th

grade graduated This is comparable to the

nationwide rate of 91.7%.

Louisiana Completers

Completers The most recently published

figure for Louisiana high school completion is approximately 65% (2000-2001, NCES).

The nationwide rate at this time was 80.5%.

Louisiana High School Exit Patterns

A 1999-2000 Study of a cohort of High School Students revealed the following outcomes over 4 years:

Completed54%

Transferred9%

Still in School

6%Dropped Out31%

Louisiana High Completer Patterns

A 1999-2000 Study revealed the following exit outcomes for those who completed their education:Graduates

91%

GED6%

Certificates3%

2004 ACT Results Louisiana is one of eight states with greater then

75% of its high school graduates taking the ACT. The percent of Louisiana graduates taking the ACT

increased from 80% in 2003 to 87% in 2004. 2004 yielded an ACT Composite Score average of

19.4* with over 36,000 students taking the test. In Comparison to other states, Louisiana’s

average was ranked fourteenth among SREB States (just above South Carolina and below Georgia).

Proportionally, there were more students (15%) from poor families taking the test in our state than nationally (8%). * Public Schools Only

Has there been ANY improvement

on the ACT ? YES!

2000 2001

2002

2003

2004

STATE* 19.6 19.6 19.6

19.6

19.8

NATION 21.0 21.0 20.8

20.8

20.9

After 5 years, the Louisiana State Avg finally increased !

60% of Louisiana Districts increased their average scores!

* Includes Louisiana Public and Private Schools

Louisiana College Readiness

In Fall 2003, 47% of Louisiana public school graduates enrolled as First-Time-Freshmen (FTF). UP 5% from the prior year.

36% of those FTF enrolled in at least one developmental course. (Highest in Math -31%).

Of the 2003 FTF, 62% were White, 34% Black.

Between Fall of 2002 and Fall of 2003 the college going rates INCREASED in 49 Louisiana public school districts.

MERIT BASED AWARDS

For 2004-2005 school year, over 38,000 students received TOPS awards.

This year, the cost to continue current awards and disperse new awards is $116 million dollars ($55 million of it being spent on new awards).

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NOTE: Former TAP and Honors Scholarship recipients continuing under TOPS are included. * 2004-05 indicates projected expenditures.

Louisiana’s TOPS

Annual Awards

What do you want to change? Continuity Community Heritage Culture Climate Discipline Performance