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• Percent Proficient
100 or more students with valid test scores or 50 or more students with valid test
scores who represent at least 15 percent of the total valid test scores
A subgroup may be numerically significant for calculation of the participation rate but not
numerically significant for calculation of percent proficient. The reverse of this may also
occur. What is considered numerically significant is determined separately for each
purpose. The determination of a numerically significant subgroup for participation rate is
based on the number of students enrolled in a subgroup and the number of students
enrolled in the school on the first day of testing. However, the determination of
numerically significant for percent proficient calculations is based on the number of
nonmobile students tested (i.e., valid scores) in a subgroup and the number of
nonmobile students tested (i.e., valid scores) in a school. “Subgroups” include the
following categories:
• African American or Black (not of Hispanic origin)
• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Filipino
• Hispanic or Latino
• Pacific Islander
• White (not of Hispanic origin)
• Socioeconomically disadvantaged
• English learners
• Students with disabilities
Reporting occurs for subgroups with at least 11 valid scores, but schools and LEAs will
be held accountable only for numerically significant subgroups. For schools or LEAs
with fewer than 100 valid scores, no numerically significant subgroups will need to meet
percent proficient requirements.
Program Improvement
Federal accountability results also include information about whether a school or LEA
receiving federal Title I, Part A, Basic funds has been identified for Program
Improvement (PI) because it has not met AYP targets for two consecutive years within
specific areas. Schools and LEAs in PI must implement additional federal requirements.
A school or LEA is eligible to exit PI if it makes AYP for two consecutive years. For more
information about PI identification and requirements, please refer to the NCLB section of
this Fact Book.
Federal Requirements for English Learners
NCLB also requires LEAs that receive funds under Title III to meet targets for English
learners. Those targets include making annual progress in learning English and
attaining English language proficiency on the California English Language Development
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