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Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Standardized Achievement TestsStandardized Achievement Tests

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Overview• We need to close our achievement gaps

• Review of “Perfect Storm” Report

• Overview of Hispanic Students in Missouri

• Review of Performance Trends

• Discussion – Strategies to close the gap

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Educational Testing Service

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• Divergent skill distributions

• The changing economy

• Demographic shifts

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• Divergent skill distributions– Flat NAEP scores– High school graduation slacking– Poor literacy and numeracy skills– Race and ethnic gaps

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• The changing economy– Declining manufacturing – more service– Two thirds of job growth (1984-2000 was

associated with college-level jobs– College grads earn 51% more than H.S.

grads– Earning premiums reward education &

skill

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• Demographic shifts– Labor force will grow more slowly– Impact of the baby boom – its here now– Dependence on International migration– Increasing Hispanic population– Latino’s have lowest levels of educational

attainment – more than 50% without H.S.

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1999 2005 ChangePct

Change

Total

896,910

894,855 -2,055 -0.2%

Hispanic

12,633

25,166

12,533 99.2%

Enrollment ChangeFrom 1.4% to 2.8% in 5 years

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Missouri Hispanic Student Enrollment Characteristics

• 61 % of Hispanic students attend 23 districts with at least 300 Hispanic students

• 77 % of Hispanic students attend 45 districts with at least 100 Hispanic students

• 24 % of Hispanic students attend 2 districts• 10 of the top 23 districts are in the KC

Metropolitan Area

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3rd Grade Comm Arts

600

650

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

P S

cale

Sco

re AFRICAN AMER.

ASIAN

HISPANIC

WHITE

NATIVE AMER

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7th grade Com m Arts

630

640

650

660

670

680

690

700

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

P S

cale

Sco

re AFRICAN AMER.

ASIAN

HISPANIC

NATIVE AMER

WHITE

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11th Grade Comm Arts

670

680

690

700

710

720

730

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

P S

cale

Sco

re AFRICAN AMER.

ASIAN

HISPANIC

NATIVE AMER

WHITE

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4th Grade Math

600

650

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

P S

cale

Sco

re AFRICAN AMER.

ASIAN

HISPANIC

WHITE

NATIVE AMER

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8th Grade Math

620

640

660

680

700

720

740

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

P S

cale

Sco

re

AFRICAN AMER.

ASIAN

HISPANIC

NATIVE AMER

WHITE

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10th Grade Math

640

660

680

700

720

740

760

780

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

P S

cale

Sco

re AFRICAN AMER.

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MAP 2006 Grade Level Test

• Hispanic Students– Comm Arts “not met” Math “met”

• LEP Students– Comm Arts “not met” Math “not met”

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Hispanic Student in MAP GradesHispanic LEP & Length of time in District

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14000

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LEP

All Others

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Missouri High School GraduationGraduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity

0102030405060708090

100

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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Adolescent Live Births by Race 1995-2005

020

4060

80100

120

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000

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15-

19

Caucasian Live Births Af-Amer Live Births Hispanic Live Births

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Closing the Education Achievement Gap

• Increasing well being

• Adolescent births

• High School Drop Rate 6% in 2005

• Child poverty rate in Missouri 2005– 17.8 % all children – 26.3 % Hispanic children

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Closing the Education Achievement Gap

• Educational Strategies– Parent Engagement– After School Programs– Background Knowledge (vocabulary)

• Discussion

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Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Standardized Achievement TestsStandardized Achievement Tests

Cambio De ColoresCambio De Colores

April 2, 2007April 2, 2007Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri

Bill Elder and Keith JamtgaardBill Elder and Keith Jamtgaard

University of Missouri--ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri--ColumbiaOffice of Social and Economic Data AnalysisOffice of Social and Economic Data Analysis