1. Data on Foster Children Attending Texas Public Schools 2012-13 Updates May 8, 2015 1

2. Counts and Percentages of Foster Children by Gender and Ethnicity 2012-13 Counts of Foster Children % of Foster Children Counts of All Students % of All Students Female10,46648.42,469,72748.7 Male11,17351.62,606,11351.3 American Indian/ Alaskan Native 970.421,7950.4 Asian770.4183,7893.6 Black or African American4,95922.9646,18212.7 Hispanic/Latino9,23742.72,606,12651.3 Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 160.16,6440.1 White6,68230.91,521,55130.0 Two or more races5712.689,7531.8 2

3. Counts and Percentages of Foster Children by Program 2012-13 Counts of Foster Children % of Foster Children Counts of All Students % of All Students At Risk14,25465.92,264,81544.6 Career and Technology2,28610.61,111,61021.9 Economically Disadvantaged19,49690.13,058,89460.3 Gifted and Talented2121.0387,6237.6 Immigrant350.270,3201.4 Limited English Proficient (LEP)1,3906.4864,68217.0 PK Military90.05,9990.1 Special Education5,10423.6440,5708.7 3 Note: All students in DFPS Managing Conservatorship meet the eligibility criteria for State Compensatory Education, as listed in TEC § 29.081, and should be identified as ‘at risk’.

4. Leaver Status of Students Who Left Texas Public Schools, Grades 7-12 2012-13 Reasons for Students Leaving School Counts of Foster Children % of Foster Children Leavers Counts of All Leavers % of All Leavers Graduated53038.8301,40472.4 Dropped Out39228.634,7338.3 Left for non-graduate, non- dropout reasons: School outside Texas14210.434,8588.4 Homeschooling1017.421,3525.1 Removed by Child Protective Services (but do not return to public school) 1339.72390.1 All other non-graduate, non-dropout reasons 695.023,5235.7 4 Note: The percentages on the first two rows are not graduation or dropout rates. These numbers represent the students who graduated or dropped out during the year divided by the total number of leavers for that school year.

5. Dropouts by Grade 2012-13 Counts of Foster Children % of Foster Children Dropouts Counts of All Dropouts % of All Dropouts Grade 771.88862.5 Grade 8235.92,2046.3 Grade 910326.38,23423.7 Grade 1012030.66,94320.0 Grade 118421.47,37021.2 Grade 125514.09,09626.2 5 Note: The percentages shown on this table are not dropout rates. These numbers represent the students who dropped out during the year divided by the total number of dropouts for that school year.

6. Graduates by Graduation Type 2012-13 Counts of Foster Children Graduates % of Foster Children Graduates Counts of All Graduates % of All Graduates Minimum Graduation Plan28353.355,39418.4 Recommended Graduation Plan 23444.1204,16367.7 Distinguished Achievement Program 142.641,84713.9 6

7. Counts and Percentages of Special Education Foster Children by Primary Disability 2012-13 Counts of Special Education Foster Children % of Special Education Foster Children Counts of All Special Education Children % of All Special Education Children Emotional Disturbance1,75534.425,6635.8 Learning Disability96418.9167,08637.9 Intellectual Disability72914.338,1148.7 Other health impairment66413.056,63712.9 Speech Impairment5019.889,51520.3 7

8. Counts and Percentages of Foster Children by Discipline Action Group 2012-13 Counts of Foster Children % of Foster Children Counts of All Students % of All Students In-school suspension4,94921.2549,18010.5 Out-of-school suspension3,74116.0248,2544.8 DAEP1,1795.181,0841.6 JJAEP640.32,8190.1 Expulsion Without Educational Placement 160.18910.02 Truancy Charges Filed3551.548,3860.9 8 Note: Calculated percentages are based on the total student population.

9. Comparisons of Foster Children Counts from 2011-12 to 2012-13 2011-12 Counts 2012-13 Counts % Change Total24,01921,639-9.9 Female11,55410,466-9.4 Male12,46511,173-10.4 At risk16,30714,254-12.6 Career and Technology2,5402,286-10.0 Economically Disadvantaged21,66919,496-10.0 Gifted and Talented225212-5.8 Limited English Proficient (LEP)1,4801,390-6.1 Special Education5,8845,104-13.3 9 Note: All students in DFPS Managing Conservatorship meet the eligibility criteria for State Compensatory Education, as listed in TEC § 29.081, and should be identified as ‘at risk’.