1. Class of 2014 graduation rates by race/ethnicity
Read as: “10.7% of all Black students across California have been suspended one or more times.”
California Department of Education, 2016.

2. Six-year completion rates at UC and CSU systems by race/ethnicity (2013/2014*)
Why old data?  2008 and 2007 were the latest years that data was available for CSU and UC.
Why six years?  CSU students often complete their degree in 5 to 6 years.
*Based on UC students entering in 2007 and CSU students entering in 2008.
CSU Division of Analytic Studies, 2015; UC Office of the President, 2015.

3. Enrollment and suspension rates by race/ethnicity (2014-15)
Sample read: 2% of all students suspended in were Asian.
California Department of Education, 2016.

4. 2015 Statewide CAASPP Results: 3rd Grade ELA
California Department of Education, 2015.

5. Meeting or exceeding standards
Smarter Balanced 11th grade math performance by race/ethnicity, language, and income status ( )
Meeting or exceeding standards
Not meeting standards
California Department of Education, 2015.

6. Percent of students meeting or exceeding standard on CAASPP math by race/ethnicity and income status, all grades ( )
Low-Income
Source: California Department of Education, 2015.

7. NAEP 4th grade math performance by race/ethnicity in California (1992-2015)
Black-White Gap: 23
Latino-White Gap: 24
1992
Black-White Gap: 39
Latino-White Gap: 31
National Assessment Educational Progress, Due to rounding, figures may not sum precisely.

8. In California overall, nearly 1 in 4 students is an English learner
Source: California Department of Education, 2016,

9. Class of 2014 graduates by race/ethnicity
“Graduation” refers to the percentage of students in each ethnic group who graduated within the expected 4-year timeframe (started 9th grade in and finished 4 years later) – also known as the cohort graduation rate.
See p in BMM.
“Other” includes students who are still enrolled and those who have completed high school without a diploma.
California Department of Education, 2015.

10. Percentage of 12th grade graduates who completed the A-G course sequence by race/ethnicity
The A-G course sequence is the set of 15 courses students must complete, and pass with a “C” or better, to be eligible for admission at a UC or CSU.
Requirements:
-2 history/social science courses
-four English courses
-3 math
-2 lab science
-2 foreign language
-1 visual/performing arts
-1 additional college-prep elective
See p in BMM.
California Department of Education, 2015.

11. Percent of California students suspended at least once in 2013-14
Definition of “suspension”: the percentage of students from each ethnic group that were suspended one or more times in
Although a student may have committed multiple “offenses” as part of a single incident, each student is only counted once per incident for which they were suspended.
Reasons for suspension include anything from violence to drug use to willful defiance.
See p. 13 in BMM.
California Department of Education, 2015.

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