State of Arizona Department of Education School Year 2014–2015 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 School Year 2014-2015...................... 3 Assessment Results School Year 2014-2015 ............................................................................................. 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 School Year 2014-2015 If you would like more information about the NAEP assessments, please visit: http://www.azed.gov/assessment/naep/. Grade 4 Math Below Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 19 42 32 7 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* # Achievement Participation Rate Students with Disability Limited English Proficiency Percent 92 96 Reading Below Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 32 33 27 8 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 # Achievement Participation Rate Students with Disability Limited English Proficiency Percent 91 94 Grade 8 Math Below Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 30 38 24 8 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 Achievement Participation Rate Students with Disability Limited English Proficiency Percent 90 92 Reading Below Basic Proficient Advanced Basic National All Students 25 42 29 3 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 # # Achievement Participation Rate 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 2014-2015 This is a report of the combined student performance results from the Spring 2015 administration of the AzMERIT statewide assessment and the National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) 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. NCSC is Arizona’s new alternate statewide achievement test for eligible students with significant cognitive disabilities. The NCSC 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 NCSC 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” NCSC score in “Level 1” AIMS, AIMS A score in “Falls Far Below” AzMERIT score in “Partially Proficient” NCSC score in “Level 2” AIMS, AIMS A score in “Approaches” AzMERIT score in “Proficient” NCSC score in “Level 3” AIMS, AIMS A score in “Meets” AzMERIT score in “Highly Proficient” NCSC 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 all students in a group score at the same performance level , reporting “100%” or “0%” may risk an individual student’s anonymity. To protect students’ anonymity, we do not report the breakdown for each performance level; you will see the * symbol instead. Likewise, when either 1% or 0% of students in a group perform at the same level, we report this as "<2". 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 27 31 29 13 African American 40 32 22 6 American Indian/Alaska Native 42 35 19 4 Asian 8 20 36 35 Hispanic/Latino 35 33 24 7 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 23 30 34 13 White 17 28 35 20 Students with Disabilities 57 24 14 5 Limited English Proficient 65 27 7 1 Economically Disadvantaged 35 34 24 7 Migrant 48 29 19 4 Homeless 45 32 18 5 Two or More Races 21 31 31 17 Male 28 30 29 14 Female 27 32 29 12 Grade 3 Math All Students 31% 27% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 29% 13% 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 43 16 30 11 African American 57 16 23 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 66 16 16 3 Asian 21 13 42 23 Hispanic/Latino 55 17 23 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 40 17 33 9 White 28 16 38 18 Students with Disabilities 73 10 13 4 Limited English Proficient 90 6 <2 <2 Economically Disadvantaged 55 17 23 5 Migrant 71 14 13 2 Homeless 65 15 17 3 Two or More Races 34 16 36 14 Male 48 16 28 9 Female 39 17 32 12 Grade 3 ELA All Students 43% 30% 16% 11% 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 29 32 10 African American 41 32 22 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 49 30 19 3 Asian 10 19 42 29 Hispanic/Latino 38 32 25 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 25 29 39 7 White 17 26 41 16 Students with Disabilities 63 21 13 4 Limited English Proficient 69 24 <2 <2 Economically Disadvantaged 38 32 25 5 Migrant 46 31 21 2 Homeless 48 30 19 3 Two or More Races 23 29 35 13 Male 30 28 32 11 Female 29 30 32 9 Grade 4 Math All Students 32% 29% 29% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 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 41 17 36 6 African American 51 17 29 3 American Indian/Alaska Native 67 15 17 1 Asian 20 13 50 18 Hispanic/Latino 52 18 27 2 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 36 20 38 5 White 27 17 48 9 Students with Disabilities 75 10 14 2 <2 <2 Limited English Proficient 89 7 Economically Disadvantaged 53 18 27 2 Migrant 70 13 16 1 Homeless 63 15 20 1 Two or More Races 33 17 42 8 Male 45 17 33 5 Female 37 17 39 6 Grade 4 ELA All Students 41% 36% 17% 6% Grade 4 Science Subgroup/Ethnicity All Students African American Native American Asian Hispanic/Latino White Students with Disabilities Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged Migrant Male Female Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Falls Far Approaches Meets Exceeds Below 12 28 33 26 17 37 32 14 24 46 22 7 4 16 31 49 18 37 32 14 5 18 35 41 28 36 24 10 42 46 11 1 17 37 32 14 28 42 23 7 13 28 32 26 11 30 33 25 Grade 4 Science All Students 33% 28% 26% 12% 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 29 31 28 12 African American 43 33 20 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 47 33 17 3 Asian 11 19 34 36 Hispanic/Latino 37 34 23 6 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 22 41 27 10 White 17 29 35 19 Students with Disabilities 63 22 11 3 Limited English Proficient 70 25 5 1 Economically Disadvantaged 38 34 22 6 Migrant 45 33 19 3 Homeless 47 34 16 3 Two or More Races 24 31 31 14 Male 30 30 27 13 Female 27 32 29 11 Grade 5 Math All Students 29% 31% 28% 12% 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 36 31 28 4 African American 48 31 19 2 American Indian/Alaska Native 62 26 11 1 Asian 17 26 44 12 Hispanic/Latino 47 32 19 2 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 38 32 28 3 White 22 31 40 7 Students with Disabilities 73 16 9 2 Limited English Proficient * * * * Economically Disadvantaged 48 32 19 2 Migrant 64 28 8 1 Homeless 57 29 13 1 Two or More Races 28 32 35 5 Male 41 30 26 3 Female 32 32 31 5 Grade 5 ELA All Students 36% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 31% 28% 4% 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 30 22 11 African American 51 29 15 5 American Indian/Alaska Native 57 27 12 4 Asian 14 21 30 35 Hispanic/Latino 47 31 17 6 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 37 31 22 10 White 25 30 28 17 Students with Disabilities 74 16 6 4 Limited English Proficient 85 12 2 1 Economically Disadvantaged 49 30 16 5 Migrant 49 29 17 5 Homeless 59 27 11 2 Two or More Races 32 32 24 12 Male 40 29 21 11 Female 35 31 23 11 Grade 6 Math All Students 37% 30% 22% 11% 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 39 25 32 4 African American 48 27 23 2 American Indian/Alaska Native 64 21 13 1 Asian 19 20 49 12 Hispanic/Latino 50 26 23 2 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 39 28 30 3 White 25 25 44 7 Students with Disabilities 77 13 8 2 Limited English Proficient * * * * Economically Disadvantaged 51 26 22 2 Migrant 61 24 13 1 Homeless 60 24 15 1 Two or More Races 30 25 39 5 Male 44 25 28 3 Female 33 26 36 5 Grade 6 ELA All Students 39% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 32% 25% 4% 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 47 22 18 13 African American 64 19 12 5 American Indian/Alaska Native 70 17 9 3 Asian 19 18 24 39 Hispanic/Latino 58 22 14 7 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 52 22 15 11 White 32 24 24 20 Students with Disabilities 80 10 7 3 Limited English Proficient 92 5 2 1 Economically Disadvantaged 60 21 13 6 Migrant 62 19 12 7 Homeless 71 17 10 2 Two or More Races 44 22 19 15 Male 47 21 18 14 Female 47 23 18 12 Grade 7 Math All Students 47% 22% 18% 13% 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 42 25 29 5 African American 51 25 22 2 American Indian/Alaska Native 70 19 11 1 Asian 19 20 45 16 Hispanic/Latino 53 25 20 2 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 41 31 25 3 White 27 25 40 8 Students with Disabilities 80 10 7 2 Limited English Proficient * * * * Economically Disadvantaged 54 25 19 2 Migrant 64 22 14 1 Homeless 67 20 12 1 Two or More Races 36 26 32 6 Male 47 24 25 4 Female 36 26 32 6 Grade 7 ELA All Students 42% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 29% 25% 5% 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 41 25 20 14 African American 57 23 14 6 American Indian/Alaska Native 65 21 11 4 Asian 16 17 26 41 Hispanic/Latino 51 25 16 8 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 35 28 25 12 White 28 26 26 20 Students with Disabilities 78 12 6 3 Limited English Proficient 90 7 2 1 Economically Disadvantaged 52 25 16 7 Migrant 57 21 13 10 Homeless 65 22 10 3 Two or More Races 37 25 22 16 Male 43 24 19 14 Female 40 26 22 13 Grade 8 Math All Students 41% 25% 20% 14% 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 39 26 27 8 African American 52 25 20 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 64 22 12 2 Asian 19 21 40 20 Hispanic/Latino 48 27 21 4 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 31 35 28 6 White 27 26 35 12 Students with Disabilities 78 13 7 2 Limited English Proficient * * * * Economically Disadvantaged 50 26 20 4 Migrant 58 23 17 2 Homeless 61 24 13 2 Two or More Races 33 25 32 9 Male 44 25 25 6 Female 34 27 30 9 Grade 8 ELA All Students 39% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 26% 27% 8% 11 Grade 8 Science Subgroup/Ethnicity All Students African American Native American Asian Hispanic/Latino White Students with Disabilities Limited English Proficient Economically Disadvantaged Migrant Male Female Percent of Students in State at Each Performance Level Falls Far Approaches Meets Exceeds Below 21 20 25 34 31 23 24 21 41 27 19 13 9 10 20 61 28 24 25 22 11 14 25 50 55 19 17 9 80 14 4 1 30 24 25 21 40 24 20 15 23 18 23 35 20 21 26 34 Grade 8 Science All Students 34% 25% 21% 20% 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 44 29 22 5 African American 54 28 16 3 American Indian/Alaska Native 68 23 7 1 Asian 23 23 37 18 Hispanic/Latino 54 29 15 2 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 41 32 22 4 White 31 31 30 8 <2 <2 Students with Disabilities 86 11 Limited English Proficient * * * * Economically Disadvantaged 57 28 14 2 Migrant 65 28 6 1 Homeless 66 23 11 1 Two or More Races 37 29 27 7 Male 50 28 19 4 Female 38 31 25 6 End-of-Course 9 ELA All Students 44% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 29% 22% 5% 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 47 21 22 10 African American 59 20 17 5 American Indian/Alaska Native 72 16 10 2 Asian 22 19 31 28 Hispanic/Latino 57 21 17 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 48 21 22 8 White 34 22 29 15 Students with Disabilities 87 8 4 1 Limited English Proficient * * * * Economically Disadvantaged 58 21 16 4 Migrant 69 20 9 1 Homeless 66 19 13 2 Two or More Races 39 22 26 12 Male 52 20 20 8 Female 41 23 25 11 End-of-Course 10 ELA All Students 47% 21% 22% 10% 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 51 19 20 11 African American 62 17 15 6 American Indian/Alaska Native 74 14 9 2 Asian 28 17 26 29 Hispanic/Latino 61 19 15 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 62 18 15 5 White 39 21 25 16 Students with Disabilities 80 9 8 3 Limited English Proficient 95 3 <2 <2 Economically Disadvantaged 62 19 15 5 Migrant 71 17 10 1 Homeless 68 16 12 4 Two or More Races 44 20 22 13 Male 55 18 18 9 Female 46 20 21 12 End-of-Course 11 ELA All Students 51% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 19% 20% 11% 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 45 23 23 9 African American 59 23 15 4 American Indian/Alaska Native 66 20 12 2 Asian 17 19 36 27 Hispanic/Latino 54 24 18 5 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 40 22 29 9 White 32 23 30 14 Students with Disabilities 83 11 4 1 Limited English Proficient 85 11 3 1 Economically Disadvantaged 55 23 18 4 Migrant 73 19 7 1 Homeless 68 19 12 1 Two or More Races 40 22 26 12 Male 48 22 21 9 Female 42 24 25 9 End-of-Course Algebra I All Students 45% 23% 23% 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 42 27 25 6 African American 56 27 15 2 American Indian/Alaska Native 63 24 12 1 Asian 18 20 41 21 Hispanic/Latino 53 28 17 2 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 44 33 19 3 White 29 28 34 9 Students with Disabilities 81 14 5 1 Limited English Proficient 80 15 <2 <2 Economically Disadvantaged 53 27 17 2 Migrant 68 24 <2 <2 Homeless 58 30 <2 <2 Two or More Races 38 29 26 7 Male 43 26 24 7 Female 41 29 25 5 End-of-Course Geometry All Students 42% Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 27% 25% 6% 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 46 24 23 7 All Students 60 22 16 2 African American 68 20 10 2 American Indian/Alaska Native 17 21 38 23 Asian 55 25 17 3 Hispanic/Latino 47 22 23 8 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific 35 25 30 10 White 71 15 10 4 Students with Disabilities 78 15 5 1 Limited English Proficient 57 24 16 3 Economically Disadvantaged 50 28 20 1 Migrant 61 24 13 3 Homeless 42 24 24 9 Two or More Races 47 23 23 8 Male 44 26 24 6 Female End-of-Course Algebra II All Students 46% 24% 23% 7% Percent of Students Tested The following table shows the percentage of all students required to test 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 99 98 98 99 99 99 98 98 99 99 99 97 98 99 99 % of Students Tested English Language Arts 98 98 97 99 98 98 98 97 98 98 98 96 98 98 98 Science 98 98 98 99 98 98 98 97 98 98 97 96 98 98 98 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 2014-2015 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/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 Two or More Races Male Female Four-Year Graduation Rate 77 72 64 85 72 69 83 64 Attendance Rate 94 94 92 97 94 94 95 93 66 19 71 71 75 73 81 * 94 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 Reward, Focus, and Priority schools. Definition of terms can be found here. Federal Reward, Focus and Priority Designations SY 2014-2015 Reward 74 Focus 122 Priority 68 1 Four-Year Graduation Rates are reported for the previous cohort year. SY 2014-2015 Graduation Rates are based on the class of 2014. 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 2015 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 37,471 13,287 261 69 The chart below indicates the percentage of core academic classes2,3 taught by highly qualified teachers. Highly Qualified Not Highly Qualified State 98.25% 1.75% High Poverty 97.98% 2.02% Low Poverty 98.53% 1.47% 0% 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. The contents of this publication were developed with funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Education under Title I, Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act. The Arizona Department of Education of the State of Arizona does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs, activities or in its hiring and employment practices. If you have questions or grievances related to this guideline, please contact Human Resources at (602)542-3186. Research & Evaluation1535 West Jefferson, Bin 16Phoenix, Arizona 85007602-542-5235www.azed.gov 18