State of Arizona Department of Education School Year 2015–2016 State Report Card Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov Table of Contents National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading and Math ........................................................... 3 Assessment Results School Year 2015-2016 ............................................................................................. 4 Grade 3 Math and English Language Arts ............................................................................................. 5 Grade 4 Math, English Language Arts and Science ............................................................................... 6 Grade 5 Math and English Language Arts ............................................................................................. 8 Grade 6 Math and English Language Arts ............................................................................................. 9 Grade 7 Math and English Language Arts ........................................................................................... 10 Grade 8 Math, English Language Arts and Science ............................................................................. 11 End-of-Course English Language Arts 9 .............................................................................................. 12 End-of-Course English Language Arts 10 ............................................................................................ 13 End-of-Course English Language Arts 11 ............................................................................................ 13 End-of-Course Algebra I ...................................................................................................................... 14 End-of-Course Geometry .................................................................................................................... 14 End-of-Course Algebra II ..................................................................................................................... 15 Percent of Students Tested ................................................................................................................. 15 Federal Accountability ............................................................................................................................ 16 Federal Reward, Focus and Priority Designations .................................................................................. 16 Arizona Educators ................................................................................................................................... 17 Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 2 National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading and Math Note: The NAEP assessment is administered every 2 years. Therefore, the data below is 2015 results. If you would like more information about the NAEP assessments, please visit: http://www.azed.gov/assessment/naep/. Grade 4 Math Below Achievement Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 19 42 32 7 Arizona Arizona All Students 21 41 32 6 White 10 34 45 11 Black 28 40 29 3 Hispanic 28 47 22 2 Asian/Pacific Islander 11 29 48 12 American Indian/Alaska Native 40 44 15 # Eligible for NSLP 29 46 23 2 Students with Disability 56* 30 12 1 Limited English Proficiency 61* 34 5* # Participation Rate (Arizona) Percent Students with Disability 92 Limited English Proficiency 96 Reading Below Achievement Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 32 33 27 8 Arizona Arizona All Students 38* 32 23* 7 White 24 32 33 11 Black 37* 36 21 6 Hispanic 49 33 15 3 Asian/Pacific Islander ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ American Indian/Alaska Native 64* 25 8* 3 Eligible for NSLP 51* 32 14* 2 Students with Disability 74 15 9 2 Limited English Proficiency 88* 12* 1 # Participation Rate (Arizona) Students with Disability Limited English Proficiency Percent 91 94 Grade 8 Math Below Achievement Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 30 38 24 8 Arizona Arizona All Students 28 37 27 8 White 14* 36 38* 13 Black 41 40 13 6 Hispanic 37 39 20* 4 Asian/Pacific Islander 10 28 43 20 American Indian/Alaska Native 51 33 11* 4 Eligible for NSLP 37* 40 20* 4 Students with Disability 70 23 6 2 Limited English Proficiency 82* 12* 5 1 Participation Rate (Arizona) Percent Students with Disability 90 Limited English Proficiency 92 Reading Below Achievement Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 25 42 29 3 Arizona Arizona All Students 26 43 29 2 White 13 39 43* 4 Black 40 41 18 1 Hispanic 34 47 19 1 Asian/Pacific Islander ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ American Indian/Alaska Native 47 38 14 1 Eligible for NSLP 35 44 20 1 Students with Disability 68 23 9 # Limited English Proficiency 92 7 # # Participation Rate (Arizona) Students with Disability Limited English Proficiency Percent 89 83 Legend: * Value is significantly different (p < .05) from the value for the National Public student group in 2015. # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 3 Assessment Results School Year 2015-2016 This is a report of the combined student performance results from the School Year 2015-2016 administration of the AzMERIT statewide assessment and the Multi-State Alternative Assessment (MSAA) alternate statewide assessment. This report includes the statewide results of the percentage of Arizona public school students who passed the statewide assessments, and the percentage at each performance level. AzMERIT is Arizona’s new statewide achievement test. Arizona public school students in Grades 3 through high school take AzMERIT. Students in Grades 3 through 8 take an assessment in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math at their grade level. Students taking high school level English and Math take End-of-Course assessments that test their proficiency in these subjects. MSAA is Arizona’s new alternate statewide achievement test for eligible students with significant cognitive disabilities. The MSAA alternate assessment is based on alternate achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Eligible Arizona public school students take the NCSC Alternate Assessments for ELA and Math in Grades 3 through 8 and Grade 11. AIMS Science measures student proficiency of the Arizona Academic Content Standard in Science. AIMS A Science is an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Both tests meet federal requirements for student assessment and are administered to students in Grades 4, 8 and high school. Passing Scores Failing Scores Student scores on AIMS, AIMS A, AzMERIT, and MSAA all fall into one of four performance levels. This report includes the percentage of students who earned a score in the performance levels as follows: Performance Level 1 (PL1) Performance Level 2 (PL2) Performance Level 3 (PL3) Performance Level 4 (PL4)             AzMERIT score in “Minimally Proficient” MSAA score in “Level 1” AIMS, AIMS A score in “Falls Far Below” AzMERIT score in “Partially Proficient” MSAA score in “Level 2” AIMS, AIMS A score in “Approaches” AzMERIT score in “Proficient” MSAA score in “Level 3” AIMS, AIMS A score in “Meets” AzMERIT score in “Highly Proficient” MSAA score in “Level 4” AIMS, AIMS A score in “Exceeds” For more information, including technical reports, please visit the website of the Arizona Department of Education Assessment Division. Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 4 Which students are included and what is the source of the data? Valid test results were included for students with an enrollment in an Arizona public school on the first date of the Spring 2015 test window. The source of the subgroup and ethnicity data is the Student Accountability Information System (SAIS), which is reported by Districts and Charter Holders to the Arizona Department of Education. How are students’ anonymity protected in this report? When a group in this report has 10 or fewer students, showing the achievement information may risk an individual student’s anonymity. In these cases, we do not report any achievement results for that group, and you will see the * symbol instead. Likewise, when all students in a group score at the same performance level, reporting “100%” or “0%” would violate each student’s anonymity. To protect students' anonymity, we report the percent passing as ">98%" if either 99% or 100% of students in a group pass and we do not report the breakdown for each performance level. Likewise, we report the percent passing as "<2%" if either 1% or 0% of students in a group pass, and we do not report the breakdown for each performance level. In addition, rounding the percentages allows us to offer additional anonymity while still providing the most accurate data. Because of this, percentages of the performance levels may not total to 100% or precisely equal the percentage passing. Grade 3 Math and English Language Arts Grade 3 Math Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 25 29 29 17 African American 39 29 23 10 American Indian/Alaska Native 40 37 18 5 Asian 10 16 31 42 Hispanic/Latino 31 33 25 10 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 28 27 31 14 White 15 25 34 26 Students with Disabilities 54 24 15 7 Limited English Proficient 66 26 7 1 Economically Disadvantaged 33 33 25 10 Migrant 38 37 20 6 Homeless 42 33 20 6 Two or More Races 23 28 29 20 Male 26 28 28 18 Female 24 31 29 16 Grade 3 Math All Students 29% 29% 25% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 17% 5 Grade 3 English Language Arts Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 45 14 29 12 African American 55 14 24 6 American Indian/Alaska Native 67 13 16 3 Asian 24 14 35 27 Hispanic/Latino 56 14 24 6 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 46 14 32 8 White 29 14 37 20 Students with Disabilities 74 8 13 5 Limited English Proficient 94 4 * * Economically Disadvantaged 56 14 23 6 Migrant 72 12 14 2 Homeless 66 12 17 4 Two or More Races 40 14 31 15 Male 48 14 28 11 Female 41 14 31 14 Grade 3 ELA All Students 45% 29% 14% 12% Grade 4 Math, English Language Arts and Science Grade 4 Math Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 29 26 34 10 African American 44 28 25 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 45 29 23 3 Asian 10 16 44 30 Hispanic/Latino 38 29 28 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 28 25 38 8 White 17 23 43 17 Students with Disabilities 62 20 15 4 Limited English Proficient 74 18 6 1 Economically Disadvantaged 39 29 27 5 Migrant 53 25 18 4 Homeless 48 29 21 2 Two or More Races 27 26 34 13 Male 30 25 34 11 Female 28 27 34 10 Grade 4 Math All Students 34% 29% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 26% 10% 6 Grade 4 English Language Arts Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 40 14 34 12 African American 52 13 28 7 American Indian/Alaska Native 62 14 21 3 Asian 20 10 43 27 Hispanic/Latino 51 15 29 6 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 37 14 38 12 White 25 13 43 20 Students with Disabilities 73 9 15 3 Limited English Proficient 90 4 5 1 Economically Disadvantaged 52 14 28 6 Migrant 68 12 19 2 Homeless 61 13 23 3 Two or More Races 37 13 36 14 Male 44 14 32 10 Female 36 14 37 14 Grade 4 ELA All Students 40% 34% 14% 12% Grade 4 Science Subgroup/Ethnicity All Students African American American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific White Students with Disabilities Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged Migrant Two or More Races Male Female Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Falls Far Approaches Meets Exceeds Below 15 25 35 25 24 32 31 13 28 37 28 6 6 12 36 45 21 32 33 14 14 24 42 21 6 15 38 40 33 31 26 10 54 34 9 2 21 32 34 14 38 32 24 6 14 23 34 28 16 25 34 26 14 26 36 24 Grade 4 Science All Students 35% 25% 25% 15% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 7 Grade 5 Math and English Language Arts Grade 5 Math Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 27 27 31 15 African American 39 32 23 7 American Indian/Alaska Native 47 29 20 5 Asian 7 16 36 41 Hispanic/Latino 35 30 27 9 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 27 26 33 14 White 16 24 37 23 Students with Disabilities 62 21 13 4 Limited English Proficient 76 17 5 1 Economically Disadvantaged 36 30 26 8 Migrant 42 27 25 6 Homeless 46 28 21 5 Two or More Races 25 25 31 18 Male 29 26 29 15 Female 25 28 32 15 Grade 5 Math All Students 31% 27% 27% 15% Grade 5 English Language Arts Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 31 23 32 13 African American 43 24 27 6 American Indian/Alaska Native 55 24 18 3 Asian 11 16 41 32 Hispanic/Latino 40 26 27 7 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 29 22 35 14 White 19 20 40 21 Students with Disabilities 70 16 11 3 3 1 Limited English Proficient 88 7 Economically Disadvantaged 41 26 26 7 Migrant 57 23 17 3 Homeless 51 24 21 5 Two or More Races 30 22 32 16 Male 36 24 30 11 Female 26 23 35 16 Grade 5 ELA All Students 32% 31% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 23% 13% 8 Grade 6 Math and English Language Arts Grade 6 Math Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 37 24 24 15 African American 52 24 18 6 American Indian/Alaska Native 57 24 15 5 Asian 14 16 31 39 Hispanic/Latino 47 25 20 8 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 29 31 25 15 White 22 23 31 23 Students with Disabilities 74 14 8 4 2 1 Limited English Proficient 88 9 Economically Disadvantaged 49 25 19 7 Migrant 54 28 11 7 Homeless 60 24 12 5 Two or More Races 36 23 25 16 Male 39 23 23 15 Female 35 25 26 15 Grade 6 Math All Students 37% 24% 24% 15% Grade 6 English Language Arts Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 41 22 31 6 African American 52 23 23 3 American Indian/Alaska Native 65 20 14 1 Asian 17 17 48 18 Hispanic/Latino 53 22 22 3 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 34 28 32 6 White 25 21 44 11 Students with Disabilities 78 11 9 2 * * * * Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged 54 22 22 2 12 1 Migrant 71 17 Homeless 63 19 16 1 Two or More Races 39 20 33 8 Male 45 21 29 5 Female 37 22 34 8 Grade 6 ELA All Students 41% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 31% 22% 6% 9 Grade 7 Math and English Language Arts Grade 7 Math Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 46 23 22 10 African American 60 21 15 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 67 19 12 3 Asian 22 19 32 27 Hispanic/Latino 56 22 17 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 47 29 18 6 White 31 24 29 15 Students with Disabilities 79 11 7 3 94 4 2 1 Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged 57 22 16 5 Migrant 63 17 16 4 Homeless 67 18 11 3 Two or More Races 44 23 22 12 Male 48 22 21 10 Female 44 24 23 10 Grade 7 Math All Students 46% 23% 22% 10% Grade 7 English Language Arts Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 38 21 35 6 African American 46 22 28 3 American Indian/Alaska Native 63 20 16 1 Asian 17 16 49 18 Hispanic/Latino 48 22 27 3 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 46 26 25 4 White 24 20 46 10 Students with Disabilities 77 11 10 2 96 2 * * Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged 50 22 26 3 Migrant 62 19 17 2 Homeless 59 21 18 1 Two or More Races 35 20 37 8 Male 43 21 32 5 Female 32 22 38 8 Grade 7 ELA All Students 38% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 35% 21% 6% 10 Grade 8 Math, English Language Arts and Science Grade 8 Math Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 50 23 18 9 African American 62 21 13 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 69 19 10 3 Asian 26 22 25 27 Hispanic/Latino 57 22 15 7 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 54 22 15 9 White 38 26 24 13 Students with Disabilities 80 10 6 3 93 5 1 1 Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged 59 21 14 6 Migrant 64 19 11 5 Homeless 69 18 9 3 Two or More Races 50 22 17 10 Male 52 22 17 9 Female 49 24 19 9 Grade 8 Math All Students 50% 23% 18% 9% Grade 8 English Language Arts Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 44 23 25 8 African American 54 23 20 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 70 18 11 1 Asian 19 20 37 24 Hispanic/Latino 53 23 20 4 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 47 29 21 3 White 30 24 34 12 Students with Disabilities 81 11 6 2 * * * * Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged 56 23 18 3 Migrant 65 18 15 2 Homeless 63 22 14 2 Two or More Races 41 23 27 10 Male 49 22 23 6 Female 38 24 28 9 Grade 8 ELA All Students 44% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 23% 25% 8% 11 Grade 8 Science Subgroup/Ethnicity All Students African American American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific White Students with Disabilities Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged Migrant Two or More Races Male Female Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Falls Far Approaches Meets Exceeds Below 21 19 25 35 30 23 25 22 41 26 21 12 7 10 19 64 28 23 26 22 22 23 32 23 11 13 24 52 54 20 17 9 83 12 4 1 28 23 26 22 45 19 22 14 20 17 24 39 23 18 24 35 19 20 26 34 Grade 8 Science All Students 35% 25% 21% 19% End-of-Course English Language Arts 9 End-of-Course English Language Arts 9 Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 38 28 25 9 African American 50 27 18 5 American Indian/Alaska Native 60 27 11 2 Asian 15 22 35 28 Hispanic/Latino 47 29 20 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 33 37 23 7 White 24 27 34 15 Students with Disabilities 81 13 5 1 * * * * Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged 49 28 18 4 Migrant 63 26 9 2 Homeless 61 24 13 2 Two or More Races 38 26 26 11 Male 44 27 22 7 Female 32 29 28 11 End-of-Course ELA 9 All Students 38% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 28% 25% 9% 12 End-of-Course English Language Arts 10 End-of-Course English Language Arts 10 Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 54 17 20 9 African American 65 15 15 5 American Indian/Alaska Native 78 12 8 2 Asian 27 15 29 30 Hispanic/Latino 65 16 15 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 53 14 24 9 White 39 19 27 15 Students with Disabilities 89 6 4 1 Limited English Proficient * * * * Economically Disadvantaged 67 16 13 4 Migrant 82 11 6 1 Homeless 72 15 10 2 Two or More Races 53 16 19 12 Male 58 16 18 8 Female 50 18 21 11 End-of-Course ELS 10 All Students 54% 17% 20% 9% End-of-Course English Language Arts 11 End-of-Course English Language Arts 11 Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 53 17 19 10 African American 66 15 15 5 American Indian/Alaska Native 74 14 10 2 Asian 28 16 26 31 Hispanic/Latino 64 16 15 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 60 14 18 8 White 39 19 25 16 Students with Disabilities 83 7 7 3 96 2 2 1 Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged 65 16 14 5 Migrant 81 12 7 1 Homeless 73 13 11 3 Two or More Races 51 16 21 12 Male 58 16 17 9 Female 48 19 22 12 End-of-Course ELA 11 All Students 53% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 17% 19% 10% 13 End-of-Course Algebra I End-of-Course Algebra I Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 44 20 27 9 African American 56 20 20 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 65 18 15 2 Asian 16 15 40 30 Hispanic/Latino 53 20 22 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 42 26 26 6 White 30 20 36 15 Students with Disabilities 83 10 6 1 Limited English Proficient 94 4 * * Economically Disadvantaged 54 20 21 5 Migrant 81 11 6 1 Homeless 70 15 13 1 Two or More Races 44 18 27 11 Male 46 18 25 10 Female 41 21 29 9 End-of-course Algebra I All Students 44% 27% 20% 9% End-of-Course Geometry End-of-Course Geometry Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 41 24 27 7 African American 55 24 18 3 American Indian/Alaska Native 59 24 16 2 Asian 16 19 43 22 Hispanic/Latino 51 25 20 3 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 45 20 31 5 White 28 24 36 12 Students with Disabilities 81 13 6 1 * * Limited English Proficient 90 8 Economically Disadvantaged 52 25 20 3 * * Migrant 76 19 Homeless 61 22 15 2 Two or More Races 42 24 25 8 Male 43 23 26 8 Female 39 26 28 7 End-of-Course Geometry All Students 41% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 24% 27% 7% 14 End-of-Course Algebra II End-of-Course Algebra II Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Subgroup/Ethnicity Performance Performance Performance Performance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All Students 46 25 23 7 African American 58 23 16 3 American Indian/Alaska Native 67 23 10 1 Asian 21 19 36 24 Hispanic/Latino 55 25 17 3 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 51 23 19 6 White 33 25 30 11 Students with Disabilities 73 15 8 4 Limited English Proficient 88 7 3 1 Economically Disadvantaged 57 24 16 3 Migrant 51 28 19 2 Homeless 65 23 11 1 Two or More Races 46 23 22 9 Male 47 23 22 8 Female 44 26 23 6 End-of-Course Algebra II All Students 46% 25% 23% 7% Percent of Students Tested The following table shows the percentage of all students in Grades 3 - 8 and high school who were tested in Math, ELA and Science. Subgroup/Ethnicity All Students African American American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific White Students with Disabilities Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged Migrant Homeless Two or More Races Male Female Math 95 93 94 94 96 95 95 94 95 96 96 90 94 95 96 % of Students Tested English Language Arts 96 93 94 97 96 95 96 93 94 96 95 89 95 96 96 Science 96 94 94 98 96 95 96 94 96 96 94 92 96 95 96 Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 15 Federal Accountability Four-Year Graduation Rate and Attendance Rate: SY 2015-2016 Arizona calculates and reports performance indicator data for federal accountability purposes as the Four-Year Graduation Rate1 for high schools, and the school-wide Attendance Rate for elementary schools. The table below is aggregated to the state level. Subgroup/Ethnicity All Students African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific White Students with Disabilities Limited English Proficient Students who were LEP at any point during high school Students who were still LEP in Grade 12 Economically Disadvantaged Migrant Multiple Races Male Female Four-Year Graduation Rate 80 77 71 91 75 81 85 67 Attendance Rate 94 94 91 97 94 94 94 93 94 52 46 76 75 65 76 83 93 * 94 94 94 Federal Reward, Focus and Priority Designations Criteria for identifying Title I schools as either a Reward, Focus or Priority school adhere to federal guidelines under Arizona’s approved Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility request. Information on the ESEA flexibility request can be found here. The following table displays the number of Focus and Priority schools. Rewards schools were not identified. Definition of terms can be found here. Federal Focus and Priority Designations Focus Priority 122 68 1 Four-Year Graduation Rates are reported for the previous cohort year. SY 2015-2016 Graduation Rates are based on the class of 2015. More information on Graduation Rates can be found here. Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 16 Arizona Educators Professional Qualifications of Public School Teachers (K-12) in the State of Arizona: Fiscal Year 2016 The following table displays the number of teachers who received a post-secondary degree or degrees. More information about Arizona teachers can be found here. # of Teachers Who Received a Post-Secondary Degree(s) Highest Degree Held Number of Teachers Bachelor's Master's Doctorate/Education Specialist Other 37196 13059 276 90 The chart below indicates the percentage of core academic classes2,3 taught by highly qualified teachers. Highly Qualified Not Highly Qualified State 97.76% 2.24% High Poverty 96.91% 3.09% Low Poverty 97.74% 0% 2.26% 100% Percentage of Public School Teachers (K-12) with Emergency/Provisional Certification 0.0% 2 Core academic classes are defined as: english, reading/language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and governments, economics, arts, history and geography in the No Child Left Behind Elementary and Secondary Act, 2001, Title IX, Section 9101 (11). These counts and percentages include special education teachers that provide direct instruction in the core academic subjects. 3 For a definition of ‘classes’ please see the Consolidated State Performance Report-Part 1. Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 17 State of Arizona Department of Education http://www.azed.gov/data The distribution of this report is mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act. 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