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C What Are the ELA and Math Pass Rates of English Language Learners in Schools with Different Characteristics? Elementary MCAS ELA and Math Pass Rates in Schools with Different Characteristics The differences in ELA pass rates among LEP students in schools with different characteristics are significant in relation to the poverty rate of schools, accountability status, and teacher qualifications. Table 41 shows that LEP students have higher pass rates in ELA when they are enrolled in elementary schools: • with lower poverty rates; • that had met AYP goals in Math and ELA; • that had a proportion of licensed teachers higher than the district; and, • that had lower proportions of courses taught by highly qualified teachers than the district’s average. The density of LEP students, the school’s accountability status, and the proportion of courses taught by highly qualified teachers are significant in the differences of Math pass rates of LEP students. For LEP students, Math pass rates are higher in elementary schools that have higher densities of LEP students and in elementary schools with lower pro- Table 41. Elementary School MCAS Pass Rates of LEP Students in Schools with Different Characteristics. BPS, SY2009 LEP MCAS Pass Rates ELA3 Math4 EP 84.0% 76.3% All LEP 64.9% 61.8% School Size Large 62.6% 61.9% Medium 63.3% 60.4% Small 69.3% 63.5% Poverty Rate Poverty rate 25-75% 74.8% 66.1% Poverty rate >75% 64.0% 61.4% LEP Density 0-10% 65.9% 55.7% 10.1-30% 68.8% 64.1% 30.1-50% 63.2% 59.3% >50% 63.9% 67.0% Accountability Status1 Met AYP in ELA 74.0% 68.2% Did not meet AYP in ELA 60.9% 59.0% Met AYP in Math 75.5% 71.2% Did not meet AYP in Math 63.7% 60.8% Teacher Qualifications2 % of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, above district average (>97.9%) 66.7% 61.8% % of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, at or below district average (95.9%) 62.9% 59.7% % of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers, at or below district average (
portions of core academic courses taught by highly qualified teachers than is prevalent in the district. Middle School ELA and Math Pass Rates in Schools of Different Characteristics The differences in ELA pass rates among LEP students in different types of schools are statistically significant in relation to the size, poverty rate, and LEP density of the schools, and to their accountability status. LEP students’ middle school ELA pass rates are higher when they are enrolled: • in large middle schools; • in schools with lower poverty rates; • in schools with a high LEP density; and, ! • in schools that met AYP goals in ELA. Differences in Math pass rates among LEP students are significant in regard to school size, school poverty rate, the density of LEP students, the school’s accountability status, the proportion of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, and the proportion of courses taught by highly qualified teachers. LEP students showed higher MCAS Math pass rates when they were enrolled in large middle schools, in schools with lower poverty rates, in schools that met AYP goals in ELA and Math, and in schools with teacher qualifications at or below the district average. Table 42. Middle School MCAS Pass Rates of LEP Students in Schools with Different Characteristics. BPS, SY2009 LEP MCAS Pass Rates ELA3 Math4 EP 90.3% 65.6% All LEP 59.0% 37.3% School Size Large 100% 100% Medium 56.9% 32.7% Small 61.7% 45.4% Poverty Rate Poverty rate 25-75% 86.4% 67.6% Poverty rate >75% 57.7% 36.4% LEP Density 0-10% 67.0% 48.9% 10.1-30% 59.3% 41.0% 30.1-50% 54.6% 25.7% >50% 78.3% 43.5% Accountability Status1 Met AYP in ELA 68.0% 49.3% Did not meet AYP in ELA 56.2% 34.2% Met AYP in Math 62.6% 55.6% Did not meet AYP in Math 58.3% 34.5% Teacher Qualifications2 % of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, above district average (>97.9%) 61.4% 34.9% % of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, at or below district average (95.9%) 58.1% 35.1% % of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers, at or below district average (
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C What Are the ELA and Math<br />
Pass Rates of English Language<br />
Learners in Schools with<br />
Different Characteristics?<br />
Elementary MCAS ELA and Math Pass Rates in<br />
Schools with Different Characteristics<br />
The differences in ELA pass rates among LEP students<br />
in schools with different characteristics are<br />
significant in relation to the poverty rate of schools,<br />
accountability status, and teacher qualifications.<br />
Table 41 shows that LEP students have higher pass<br />
rates in ELA when they are enrolled in elementary<br />
schools:<br />
• with lower poverty rates;<br />
• that had met AYP goals in Math and ELA;<br />
• that had a proportion of licensed teachers<br />
higher than the district; and,<br />
• that had lower proportions of courses<br />
taught by highly qualified teachers than the<br />
district’s average.<br />
The density of LEP students, the school’s accountability<br />
status, and the proportion of courses taught<br />
by highly qualified teachers are significant in the<br />
differences of Math pass rates of LEP students.<br />
For LEP students, Math pass rates are higher in<br />
elementary schools that have higher densities of LEP<br />
students and in elementary schools with lower pro-<br />
Table 41. Elementary School MCAS Pass Rates of LEP Students in Schools with Different Characteristics.<br />
BPS, SY2009<br />
LEP MCAS Pass Rates<br />
ELA3 Math4 EP 84.0% 76.3%<br />
All LEP 64.9% 61.8%<br />
School Size<br />
Large 62.6% 61.9%<br />
Medium 63.3% 60.4%<br />
Small 69.3% 63.5%<br />
Poverty Rate<br />
Poverty rate 25-75% 74.8% 66.1%<br />
Poverty rate >75% 64.0% 61.4%<br />
LEP Density<br />
0-10% 65.9% 55.7%<br />
10.1-30% 68.8% 64.1%<br />
30.1-50% 63.2% 59.3%<br />
>50% 63.9% 67.0%<br />
Accountability Status1 Met AYP in ELA 74.0% 68.2%<br />
Did not meet AYP in ELA 60.9% 59.0%<br />
Met AYP in Math 75.5% 71.2%<br />
Did not meet AYP in Math 63.7% 60.8%<br />
Teacher Qualifications2 % of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, above district average<br />
(>97.9%)<br />
66.7% 61.8%<br />
% of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, at or below district<br />
average (95.9%)<br />
62.9% 59.7%<br />
% of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers, at or<br />
below district average (