1. African-American Students in Santa Clara County
2/26/2018 1:08 PM
African-American Students in Santa Clara County
Presenter:
David Kennedy, Coordinator
Regional Systems for District and School Support
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2. Introduction David Kennedy 28 years in education Teacher Counselor
Asst. Principal
Principal
Educational Consultant
Regional Coordinator

3. Objectives
Develop a deeper understanding of the academic achievements of African-American students
Review key statistical data from Santa Clara County districts and schools
Compare African-American students’ academic achievements to other ethnic student groups
Identify trends in graduation, dropout, suspension and expulsion rates
Discuss implications of the data

4. Sources of Data… California Department of Education CAASPP Results
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System
CAASPP Results
Smarter Balance
English Language Arts Assessment
Math Assessment
CST Science
Social Science Assessment coming soon!

5. Sources of Data California Department of Education DataQuest
Graduation
Enrollment
Expulsions & Suspensions
Santa Clara County Office of Education
2009 County Report Card
Ed-Data
DataUSA

6. Demographics

7. Demographics of Santa Clara County
647,313
34.2%
627,332
33.1%
503,062
26.6%
59,199
3.1%
45,916
2.4%
6,095
0.3%
3,417
0.2%
2,271
0.1%
Asian
White
Hispanic 2+
Black
Hawaiian
Other
Native

8. Demographics of African-American Students
Ed-Data.org

9. Student Academic Data
English Language Arts

10. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
English Language Arts Area Assessments
READING
How well do students understand stories and information that they read?
WRITING
How well do students communicate in writing?
LISTENING
How well do students understand spoken information?
RESEARCH/INQUIRY
How well can students find and present information about a topic?

11. Data Reporting Levels Scale Scores Mean Scores
Scale scores are used to equate the assessment from year to year. They are used to adjust for any differences in the difficulty levels of the tests that result from this question replacement.
Mean Scores
The sum of scale scores for students with valid scores divided by the Number of Tests with Scores
% Above, Near, or Below Standard
Standards: % Exceeded, Met, Nearly Met, or Not Met

12. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts+8
2015 ELA Overall Mean Scale
-89.4
-97.4
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
11th

13. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
-110.9
+26.7
2016 ELA Overall Mean Scale
-84.2
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
11th

14. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
Reading
The student demonstrates a thorough ability to read closely and analytically to understand a range of literacy texts (e.g. stories, plays, and poems) and informational texts (e.g. articles and other writing covering disciplines like science and social studies) of high complexity.

15. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
2015 Overall Reading

16. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
2016 Overall Reading

17. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
Writing
The student demonstrates a thorough ability to produce compelling, well-supported writing for a diverse range of well-organized, developed, and supported writing (e.g. narrative, informational, explanatory, and opinion) for different purposes and audiences.

18. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
2015 Overall Writing

19. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
2016 Overall Writing

20. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
Research/Inquiry
The student demonstrates a thorough ability to use research and inquiry methods as a way to engage with a topic and then to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information in a persuasive and sustained exploration of a topic.

21. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
Highest percentage of African-American students scoring in the Above Standard range of any ELA assessment 23%
34 percentage point difference between African-American and Asian students in Above Standard range
Research/Inquiry

22. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
Listening
The student demonstrates a thorough ability to deliver information orally for a variety of uses, effective listening skills for a range of purposes and audiences, and to critically interpret and use information delivered orally.

23. Student Academic Data: English Language Arts
African-American students had 22% and 19% fewer students score Above Standards than their Asian and White classmates
The fewest percentage of African-American students at Above Standard than any other area. 14%
Listening

24. Student Academic Data:
Mathematics

25. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
Mathematics Area Assessments
CONCEPTS & PROCEDURES
How well do students use mathematical rules and ideas?
PROBLEM SOLVING: MODELING & DATA ANALYSIS
How well can students show and apply their problem solving skills?
COMMUNICATING REASONING
How well can students think logically and express their thoughts in order to solve a problem?

26. Student Academic Data: Mathematics+8
-97.4
-89.4
2015 Math Mean Scale

27. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
+83.6
-180.9
-97.3
2016 Math Mean Scale

28. Student Academic Data: MATH
-180.9
-97.3
Overall Scale Scores Math

29. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
CONCEPTS & PROCEDURES
The Concepts and Procedures claim (i.e., area) assesses the student’s understanding of key mathematical concepts and procedures and the student’s ability to apply these concepts and procedures to solve problems.

30. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
2015 Concepts & Procedures

31. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
2016 Concepts & Procedures

32. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
PROBLEM SOLVING: MODELING & DATA ANALYSIS
The Problem Solving and Modeling/Data Analysis claim (i.e., area) assesses the student’s ability to use appropriate tools and strategies to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

33. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
PROBLEM SOLVING & MODELING/DATA ANALYSIS
The 2% increase from 2015 to 2016 in African-American students scoring in the Above Standard category is the smallest increase by any ethnic group
Showed virtually no statistical movement on assessments from 2015 to 2016

34. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
COMMUNICATING REASONING
The student demonstrates the thorough ability to clearly and precisely put together valid arguments to support his or her own mathematical thinking and to critique the reasoning of others.

35. Student Academic Data: Mathematics
COMMUNICATING REASONING
Over 50% of African-American students scoring in Near Standard category - highest amount of any math area assessments
2016: 33% Below Standard – lowest amount of any of math area assessments

36. Student Academic Data:
Science

37. Student Academic Data: CST Science
8th Grade 2015 CST Science

38. Student Academic Data: CAHSEE
California High School Exit Exam

39. Student Academic Data: A-G Requirements
Subgroups
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Difference
African- American
25.2%
29.5%
26.5%
34.3%
31.8%
+6 .6
Asian- American
69.6%
72.6%
70.2%
70.1%
70.8%
+1 .2
Caucasian
53.7%
56.6%
51.9%
55.5%
57.1%
+3 .4
Hispanic/L atino
22.8%
29.6%
22.7%
25.7%
24.6%
+1 .8
Santa Clara County
48.4%
52.4%
47.6%
49.3%
48.9%
+0.5
California
36.1%
35.5%
33.9%
35.3%
36.3%
-0.2
Percentage of High School Graduates Meeting UC/CSU Course Requirements

40. Student Academic Data: Graduation Rate
Graduation Rates

41. Student Academic Data: Dropout Rate

42. Behavioral Data: Suspensions
Percentage of Total Enrollment
Suspension:

43. Behavioral Data: Expulsions
Percentage of Total Enrollment
Expulsion:

44. Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students with Disabilities
College Readiness
Student Groups
Total High School
Graduates
Number of High School
Graduates Enrolled in
Postsecondary Institutions
Percentage of Total High
School Graduates Enrolled in
African-American
505
410
81.2%
Asian-American
5,570
4,759
85.4%
Caucasian
5,058
3,929
77.7%
Hispanic/Latino
4,567
2,664
58.3%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
4,458
2,907
65.2%
English Learner
1,280
667
52.1%
Students with Disabilities
892
521
58.4%
Total
16,236
12,146
74.8%
2009 Santa Clara County High School Graduates: National College Attendance

45. College Degrees in Santa Clara County
8,468
5,973
5,846
1,449
1,099
880
202 92
White
Asian
Hispanic
Unknw 2+
Black
Hawaiian
Native

46. California County Classrooms
Ethnicity
Number of Male Teachers
Number of Female Teachers
Total
American Indian or Alaska Native
475
1,052
1,527
Asian
3,662
12,331
15,993
Pacific Islander
264
675
939
Filipino
1,134
3,173
4,307
Hispanic or Latino
15,033
39,956
54,989
African American
3,448
7,929
11,377
White (not Hispanic)
51,401
140,285
191,686
Two or More Races Not Hispanic
648
1,637
2,285
No Response
3,149
8,773
11,922
Total*
79,214
215,811
295,025
Ethnic distribution of public school teachers: 2014–15
*Some totals in the Public School Teachers table may not match due to difference in reporting strategy.
SCC: 12,300 Full Time Teachers

47. Implications of Data
The educational institutions of Santa Clara County have been unsuccessful in creating an educational environment that promotes and increases the learning of African-American students

48. Conclusion
The effects of this “under-education” of African-American youth is that it creates a series of lifelong disadvantages in all the institutions of American society