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