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Figure 12. MCAS Science Pass Rates of LEP Students. BPS, SY2006-SY2009 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% SY2006 SY2007 SY2008 SY2009 8th 8.1% 12.9% 15.0% 17.7% 10th 29.7% 42.3% 59.2% IN DEPTH: Taking English Proficiency into Account… In the previous section we presented the MCAS results for LEP students that one most frequently sees: an aggregate result for the population of LEP students without regard for their proficiency in English. In this one, we explore a similar comparison between LEP and EP students in Grades 4, 8, and 10, but this time we take English proficiency into account. Table 36presents the results in MCAS ELA, Math, and Science for LEP students at different levels of English proficiency as well as the results for English proficient students in each grade. 3 The expectation is that only the pass rates for LEP students scoring at Level 5 of MEPA should be comparable to those of English proficient students. Among fourth graders, we observe that both MCAS ELA and Math pass rates were extremely low among students scoring at MEPA Levels 1, 2, and 3, as expected. These pass rates increase as students demonstrate higher levels of English proficiency: LEP students at MEPA Level 5 had pass rates more than 15 percentage points higher than EP students in both Math and ELA. The same pattern was observed among eighth grade students, among whom MCAS performance in all subjects rose along with English proficiency, as measured by MEPA. Eighth grade LEP students at MEPA Level 5 they slightly out-scored EP students in Math and lagged by very few points in ELA and Science. In Grade 10, those at Level 5 outscored EP students in both ELA and Science but fell slightly behind them in Math. In Grade 10, LEP students scoring at MEPA Level 4 were also close to the outcomes of English proficient students. 68 Improving Educational Outcomes of English Language Learners in Schools and Programs in Boston Public Schools
Table 36. MCAS ELA, Math, and Science Pass Rates. English Proficient Students and LEP Students 1 at Different Levels of English Proficiency 2. BPS, SY2009 ELA3 Math4 Science5 Grade 4 All LEPs 61.6% 69.7% MEPA Level 1 0.0% 23.1% MEPA Level 2 8.6% 22.2% MEPA Level 3 20.2% 40.6% N/A MEPA Level 4 66.9% 75.5% MEPA Level 5 94.7% 94.2% All EPs 79.9% 79.9% Grade 8 All LEPs 55.6% 31.6% 17.7% MEPA Level 1 5.6% 3.7% 0% MEPA Level 2 15.5% 15.2% 4.8% 6 MEPA Level 3 44.2% 27.1% 13.7% MEPA Level 4 83.3% 39.6% 20.4% MEPA Level 5 89.8% 61.7% 48.3% All EPs 92.2% 61.5% Grade 10 54.0% All LEPs 72.6% 76.3% 59.2% MEPA Level 1 25.0% 69.2% 23.1% 6 MEPA Level 2 50.0% 75.0% 41.7% MEPA Level 3 61.2% 69.7% 52.1% MEPA Level 4 92.6% 84.7% 75.4% MEPA Level 5 98.7% 86.7% 84.2% All EPs 95.2% 89.7% 82.4% Notes: 1 Includes all LEP students in 4th , 8th and 10th grade who took the MCAS test in SY2009. 2 Includes only those LEP students who had taken MEPA and MCAS in SY2009. 3 The difference in MCAS ELA pass rates between LEP students scoring at MEPA level 5 and EP students is significant among 4th graders (p=.000, minimal effect size); it is not significant among 8th or 10th graders. 4 The difference in MCAS Math pass rates between LEP students scoring at MEPA Level 5 and EP students is significant among 4th graders (p=.000, minimal effect size); it is not significant among 8th or 10th graders. 5 The difference in MCAS Science pass rates between LEP students scoring at MEPA level 5 and EP students is not significant for 8th or 10th graders. 6 Represents less than 10 students. Improving Educational Outcomes of English Language Learners in Schools and Programs in Boston Public Schools 69
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Figure 12. MCAS Science Pass Rates of LEP Students. BPS, SY2006-SY2009<br />
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IN DEPTH:<br />
Taking English Proficiency into Account…<br />
In the previous section we presented the MCAS results <strong>for</strong> LEP students that one most<br />
frequently sees: an aggregate result <strong>for</strong> the population of LEP students without regard <strong>for</strong><br />
their proficiency in English. In this one, we explore a similar comparison between LEP and EP<br />
students in Grades 4, 8, and 10, but this time we take English proficiency into account. Table<br />
36presents the results in MCAS ELA, Math, and Science <strong>for</strong> LEP students at different levels of<br />
English proficiency as well as the results <strong>for</strong> English proficient students in each grade. 3 The<br />
expectation is that only the pass rates <strong>for</strong> LEP students scoring at Level 5 of MEPA should be<br />
comparable to those of English proficient students.<br />
Among fourth graders, we observe that both MCAS ELA and Math pass rates were extremely<br />
low among students scoring at MEPA Levels 1, 2, and 3, as expected. These pass rates<br />
increase as students demonstrate higher levels of English proficiency: LEP students at MEPA<br />
Level 5 had pass rates more than 15 percentage points higher than EP students in both Math<br />
and ELA.<br />
The same pattern was observed among eighth grade students, among whom MCAS per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
in all subjects rose along with English proficiency, as measured by MEPA. Eighth grade<br />
LEP students at MEPA Level 5 they slightly out-scored EP students in Math and lagged by very<br />
few points in ELA and Science. In Grade 10, those at Level 5 outscored EP students in both<br />
ELA and Science but fell slightly behind them in Math. In Grade 10, LEP students scoring at<br />
MEPA Level 4 were also close to the outcomes of English proficient students.<br />
68 Improving <strong>Education</strong>al Outcomes of English Language Learners in Schools and Programs in Boston Public Schools
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