new york black students report

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New York

Opportunity to Learn for Black Students: 25% of that for White Students

Inequities in Graduation Rates

Black Male and White Male students in New York graduated at lower rates in 2007/8 than the

national average. The racial achievement gap is greater than the national average.1

The

graduation rate for Black Male students is less than half the Benchmark.

The Benchmarkfor graduation rates of Black Male students for states enrolling more than

10,000 Black students is 69% (New Jersey).

Location

Graduation Rate

2007/8 Graduation Rate

2005/6 Change

Black

Males Black MaleWhite MaleGAP

Black

Male

White

Male

Black

Male

White

Male

USA 4.2 mil. 47% 78% 31% 47% 75% 0% 3%

New York 274,659 25% 68% 43% 39% 75% -14% -7%

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Evidence of InequitiesNAEP Grade 4 Reading results for New York are above those for the nation as a whole for both

White Male, non-Latino, and Black Male students.

Percentages of Black Male and White Male, Non-Latino, Students at Each Achievement Level,

Reading, Grade 4, 2009

Race Jurisdictions Below Basic At Basic At Proficient At Advanced

White USA 30 35 28 8

New York 27 36 29 8

Black USA 58 30 11 1

New York 51 32 14 3

1 New York State enrollment and diploma data has been reported to the National Center for Education Statistics

irregularly and is not considered as reliable as data from other states. The data presented here are best estimates,given the data available. That for 2007/8 does not include local diplomas, a non-college preparatory certificate

that is in the process of abolition.


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At Grade 8 half of the states Black Male students read at less than the Basic level and virtually

none reach the Advanced level.





New York 19 44 34 2

Black USA 50 40 9 #

New York 48 41 11 #

Nearly one-third of New Yorks Black Male students score below the Basic level in Grade 4

Mathematics, three times as many as the states White Male, non-Latino students.


Mathematics, Grade 4, 2009



New York 11 39 43 7

Black USA 36 48 15 1New York 31 48 20 1

Nearly half of New Yorks Black Male students score below the Basic level in Grade 8

Mathematics and two percent reach the Advanced level, which is in line with national averages.

Percentages of Male, White and Black Non-Latino Students At Each Achievement Level,

Mathematics, Grade 8, 2009


White USA 19 38 32 11

New York 16 40 34 9


New York 47 37 13 2


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The Benchmarkfor Black Male students in Grade 8 Readingis Massachusetts, with 58%

of Black Male students scoring at or above Basic.

The Benchmarkfor Grade 8 Mathematicsis Massachusetts, with 67% of Black Male

students scoring at or above Basic.

Discipline, Special Education, and Advanced Placement Inequities

The number of out-of-school suspensions given to Black Male students in New York was

equivalent to nine percent of New Yorks male, Black, non-Latino student population. The

number of out-of-school suspensions given to White Male students in New York was equivalent

to five percent of the states White, male, non-Latino enrollment in the 2006/7 school year, as

reported to the Office of Civil Rights of the U. S. Department of Education. Expulsions were

approximately equal in proportion to the enrollments for the two groups.

Black Male students admissions to district Gifted/Talented programs and Mentally Retarded

classifications were less disproportionate in 2006/7 than in earlier years and less disproportionate

than national averages.


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More than six times as many White Male students

were allowed to take Advanced Placement

Mathematics and five times as many Advanced

Placement Science classes as Black Male

students, given their respective shares in the

student population.

Buffalo


Black Male and White Male, non-Latino students in Buffalo graduated at lower rates in 2007/8

than the national average.2

Three-quarters of the districts Black Male students were unable to

graduate with their cohort. The graduation rate for Black Male students is one-third of the

Benchmark.

The Benchmarkfor graduation rates of Black Male students for school districts enrolling

more than 10,000 Black Male students is 75% (Newark, New Jersey).

Location

Graduation Rate


2005/6 Change

Black


Black

Male

White

Male

Black

Male

White

Male

USA 4.2 mil. 47% 78% 31% 47% 75% 0% 3%

New York 274,659 25% 68% 43% 39% 75% -14% -7%

Buffalo 10,217 25% 55% 30% 31% 50% -6% 5%

2 New York large city enrollment and diploma data has been reported to the National Center for Education Statistics

irregularly and is not considered as reliable as data from other districts. The data presented here are best estimates,

given the data available. That for 2007/8 does not include local diplomas, a non-college preparatory certificatethat is in the process of abolition.


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The number of out-of-school suspensions given to Black Male students in the Buffalo public

schools was equivalent to twenty-eight percent of Buffalos male, Black, non-Latino student

population and the percentage of out-of-school suspensions given to White Male students in

Buffalo was equivalent to fifteen percent, in the 2006/7 school year, as reported to the Office of

Civil Rights of the U. S. Department of Education.

Black Male non-Latino students were classified as Gifted/Talented less than a fifth as often as

White Male, non-Latino students in the Buffalo public schools and were more often placed in

Mental Retardation classifications.

Approximately four times as many White Male students as Black Male students in the Buffalo

public schools in 2006/7 were allowed to participate in Mathematics Advanced Placement

courses, proportionate to enrollment. The district reported no White Male, non-Latino students

in Advanced Placement Science courses.

New York City


Black Male and White Male, non-Latino students in New York City graduated at lower rates in

2007/8 than the national average.3

Nearly three-quarters of the Black Male students were unable

3 New York City enrollment and diploma data has been reported to the National Center for Education Statistics

irregularly and are not considered as reliable as data from other districts. The data presented here are best estimates.That for 2007/8 does not include local diplomas, a non-college preparatory certificate that is in the process of

abolition.


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to graduate with Regent or Advanced Regent diplomas with their cohort. The racial achievement

gap is less than the national average due to the low graduation rate of White Male students.



Location

Graduation Rate


2005/6 Change

Black

Males Black Male

White

MaleGAP

Black

Male

White

Male

Black

Male

White

Male

USA 4.2 mil. 47% 78% 31% 47% 75% 0% 3%

New York 274,659 25% 68% 43% 39% 75% -14% -7%

New York City 167,277 28% 50% 22% 32% 57% -4% -7%

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Evidence of Inequities

NAEP Grade 4 Reading results for New York City are below those for the nation as a whole for

White Male, non-Latino, students and above national averages for Black Male students.




White USA 30 35 28 8New York 27 36 29 8

New York City 39 33 22 7


New York 51 32 14 3


At Grade 8 the Citys White Male, non-Latino, students score below national and state averages;

nearly half of the Citys Black Male students read at less than the Basic level and virtually none

reach the Advanced level.


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New York 19 44 33 2 New York City 36 40 23 2

Black USA 50 40 9 #

New York 48 41 11 #

New York City 48 43 9 #

New York Citys Black Male students score at levels in Grade 4 Mathematics similar to those for

the state and above the national averages for the group.


2009, Mathematics, Grade 4



New York 11 39 43 7



New York 31 48 20 1


However, more than half of New York Citys Black Male students score below the Basic level in

Grade 8 Mathematics and only one percent reach the Advanced level, as compared to ten percent

of the citys White Male, non-Latino, students.


2009, Mathematics, Grade 8

Race Jurisdictions Below Basic At Basic At Proficient At AdvancedWhite USA 19 38 32 11

New York 16 40 34 9



New York 47 37 13 2



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The number of out-of-school suspensions given to Black Male students in the New York City

public schools was equivalent to two percent of New York Citys male, Black, non-Latino

student population and the percentage of out-of-school suspensions given to White Male students

in New York City was equivalent to less than one percent, in the 2006/7 school year, as reported

to the Office of Civil Rights of the U. S. Department of Education. Given the state-wide rates, it

is difficult to be certain of the accuracy of these data.

Black Male non-Latino students were classified as Gifted/Talented a third as often as White

Male, non-Latino students in the New York City public schools and were more often placed in

Mental Retardation classifications in the 2006/7 school year.

Approximately seven times as many White Male students as Black Male students in the New

York City public schools in 2006/7 were allowed to participate in Mathematics Advanced

Placement courses and four times as many in Science Advanced Placement courses,

proportionate to enrollment.

Rochester


Black Male and White Male, non-Latino students in Rochester graduated at lower rates in 2007/8

than the national average.4

Two-thirds of the Black Male students and nearly the same

4 Rochester enrollment and diploma data has been reported to the National Center for Education Statistics irregularly

and is not considered as reliable as data from other districts. The data presented here are best estimates, given the


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proportion of the White Male students were unable to graduate with a college preparatory

diploma with their cohort. The racial achievement gap is less than the national average. The

graduation rate for Black Male students is much less than half the Benchmark.



Location

Graduation Rate


2005/6 Change

Black


Black

Male

White

Male

Black

Male

White

Male

USA 4.2 mil. 47% 78% 31% 47% 75% 0% 3%

New York 274,659 25% 68% 43% 39% 75% -14% -7%

Rochester 10,921 33% 44% 11% 29% 37% 4% 7%


The number of out-of-school suspensions given to Black Male students in the Rochester public

schools was equivalent to thirty-two percent of Rochesters male, Black, non-Latino student

population and the percentage of out-of-school suspensions given to White Male students in

Rochester was equivalent to sixteen percent, in the 2005/6 school year, as reported to the Office

of Civil Rights of the U. S. Department of Education.

data available. That for 2007/8 does not include local diplomas, a non-college preparatory certificate that is in theprocess of abolition.


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Black Male non-Latino students were classified as Gifted/Talented approximately a third as often

as White Male, non-Latino students in the Rochester public schools and were more than three

times as often placed in Mental Retardation classifications.

Approximately eight times as many White Male students as Black Male students in the

Rochester public schools in 2006/7 were allowed to participate in Mathematics and Science

Advanced Placement courses, proportionate to enrollment.

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