"a deeper look at the black-white achievement gap in multnomah county."

8/14/2019 "A Deeper Look at the Black-White Achievement Gap in Multnomah County."

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Winter 2009

A Deeper Look at the

Black-White Achievement Gap

in Multnomah County:

A Report to the Black Parent Initiative


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Purpose o the Report

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ECONows (ECO) s odud goous yss o d om OgoDpm o Eduo (ODE) o pod BPI w ss po o Bsuds d s sx Muom Couy soo dss:

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ub ox o pso xps d by ommuy mmbs s po BPI poj.

This report was commissioned

by The Black Parent Intitiative,

a program developed to address

the continuing educational

gap between Black students

and their White counterparts in

Portland-area schools. The report

was made possible by a grant

rom The Chalkboard Project,

an eort to share best practices,

broaden perspectives, and bring

the citizens o Oregon together

to help assure a superior public

education system.


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Profle o Black Students in Multnomah Countys Public Schools

Key FindingsAoss U.S., d m s o B d W suds s b w doumd. W s po oms dg o soos Muom Couy, uss dd sud- d podd by Ogo Dpm o Eduo opom dp ssssm o odo o duo o gos B suds. T pos y dgs ud:

I 200607 soo y, 10,403 B suds w od sx Muom Couy soo dss, d 72 pwdd Pod Pub Soos. T Ogo Dpm o Eduo ssd 79 p o B suds s oomydsdgd bsd o ppo Fd Soo Lu pogm.

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A yss o ss ds B suds mo y o d soos w g s o wuo W suds. uo s puy pooud mdd gds w B suds 27 p o g wo s w o soo, ompd o 17 p o W suds.



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Aoss sx dss yzd, B suds oud o 11 p o pub soo om, oug B suds od Pod soo dss72 p dd PPS soos, qu o 16 p o o om PPS, wB om oss mg dss ws oy 6 p o o om (s b 1).

I g, B suds pp y dsdgd ompd o W suds og mup dmsos. W go,y mu mo y o b osdd oomy dsdgd (ED) W suds, oug ED b, sdd ODE d s mp do o u soo-oom sus. ED s y oss dss, w gsB-W gp s o om bd ED PPS. B suds so mu mo y Ws o b spduo suds. T y g gogp moby o B suds ompouds s gg dmogp po.O, 91 p o W suds od o-so gds dug 200607 w sm soo s 200506.1T popoo o B suds s oy 80 p. O o d, bo B d W suds sm bogoups y w gug bs, s msud by ESL om, sud body s wo.

Portland Parkrose ReynoldsGresham-

BarlowCentennial David Douglas Total

Total 200607 enrollment 46,643 3,701 11,578 12,388 6,839 10,497 91,646

Share econ. disadvantaged 50.0% 62.6% 60.6% 35.4% 43.7% 63.1% 50.9%

Share ESL enrollment 10.8% 19.9% 28.3% 12.0% 20.4% 24.7% 15.9%

Share special education 15.5% 12.9% 14.8% 12.8% 11.6% 12.2% 14.3%

Black enrollment 7,514 514 761 313 336 965 10,403

Share of district enrollment 16.1% 13.9% 6.6% 2.5% 4.9% 9.2% 11.4%Share econ. disadvantaged 80.6% 81.9% 74.6% 61.0% 61.3% 81.0% 79.1%



White enrollment 25,734 1,747 6,146 8,941 4,342 5,993 52,903

Share of district enrollment 55.2% 47.2% 53.1% 72.2% 63.5% 57.1% 57.7%

Share econ. disadvantaged 31.3% 48.4% 46.5% 25.3% 35.5% 53.9% 35.5%



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Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data

Table 1: SelecTedcharacTeriSTicSofSTudenTSinSix MulTnoMah counTydiSTricTS, bydiSTricTandrace, Sy 200607


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Student Mobility

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Fgu 1 sows ompso o popoo o B d Wsuds Muom Couy wo mod bw soo ys.Suds w udd y dd o d sm soo 2006-07 y dd 2005-06.2 Sixth and ninth grades are notincluded because most children in those grades are transitioning to middle or high school. Figure 1 shows a signiicantly higher

mobility rate for Black students compared to their White counterparts. For all grades, the mobility rate for Black students is

about 10 percentage points higher than for White students.

In higher grades, as students become less likely to change schools overall, Black mobility increases relative to White mobility.

In the elementary grades, Black students are about one and a half times more likely to change schools compared to White

students. In middle school, Black students are about 1.7 times more likely to change schools, and in high school Black students

are about twice as likely to change schools.

While Figure 1 shows that students are less likely to change schools as they move into higher grades, it is important to note

that this does not necessarily mean they are not changing residences at the same rate. Because catchment areas for elementary,

middle and high schools get progressively larger, students have a higher likelihood of changing residences within the same

catchment area in higher grades. So while students are changing schools less frequently, and experiencing fewer school-related

transitional problems, the effects of changing residence may continue to be a problem for them both in and out of school.

30%

29%

20%

19%

17%

11%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

2nd-5th

7th-8th

10th-12th

Percentage of Students Who Changed Schools

Black Students White Students

Gradein

SY

06-07

figure 1: coMpariSonof blackand WhiTeSTudenTMobiliTy

beTWeenSy 05-06andSy 06-07 inSixMulTnoMahcounTy

SchooldiSTricTS



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Achievement GapMeasured by Share Meeting Benchmark

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gds. Fo m, B-W dgd gp s 25 pg pos, gowgo 30 pg pos by 10 gd. Tgow m gp pps mo pooud o dggowg om 16 o 33 pg posbw 3d d 10 gd.

Share of STudenTS Who MeT or exceeded The STaTe

benchMark by grade and race, Sy 200607

figure 2: MaTh

figure 3: reading


0%

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Grade

White Black

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Grade


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Achievement GapMeasured by Average Assessment Score

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Gd, o o d, dos o xp y sg poo o B-W m gp. O o 3d gd dgss, B ms d B ms W oups by sm mgs bm gds (s b 4).

Table 3: differencebeTWeenaverage blackand WhiTe riT

ScoreSfor MulTnoMah counTySTudenTSbygrade, SubjecT,

and SeS, 2006-07

reading

Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 10

All students 8 8 7 8

Economically disadvantaged 4 6 4 5

Non-disadvantaged 4 6 6 6

MaTh



Economically disadvantaged 5 6 5 5

Non-disadvantaged 6 6 8 6

Note: Includes only students attending Multnomah County schools during specied grade and year.


Table 4: differencebeTWeenaverage blackand WhiTe

riT ScoreSfor MulTnoMah counTySTudenTSbygrade,

SubjecT, andgender, 2006-07

reading



Female 9 8 8 8

Male 6 9 7 8

MaTh



Female 8 8 9 7

Male 7 9 9 8


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Achievement GapComparison o Measurements

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Ts dg oss w sg dbw ms/xds o wo goups.T do o 3d gd bm ms 71 p o B suds d 87 p ow suds o m o xd gos, 16 pg po d. T do o 10 gd bm ms oy 35 p oB d 68 p o W suds o ms

o xds gos, 33 pg po d.

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diSTribuTion of reading riT ScoreS in Six MulTnoMah

counTy School diSTricTS by race, Sy 200607

Black average 232

White average 240

8 points

Benchmark

68% of White students

met benchmark

35% of Black studentsmet benchmark

figure 4: 3rd grade

figure 5: 10Th grade


87% of White students

met benchmark

71% of Black students

met benchmark

White average 217

8 points

Benchmark

Black average 209

16 percentage point

dierence

33 percentage point

dierence


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Achievement Growth within Schools

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xs.

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Avg. Change in Math RIT Score -- Black Students

figure 5: average 1-yearchangeinMaTh riT Scorefor WhiTeand black

STudenTSbyeleMenTarySchool



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School-by-School Analyses

Math and Reading Achievement Score Growth or Black Students Compared to White Students at the Same

School and Black Students in Multnomah County

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gp, d o du sd ou o duy dog so. bs 3, 4 d 5 sow sus o ou soo-by soo yss.M pogms woy o sgo o bs ps ud Gou d Hoyd y gds; Hosod mddgds; d Ryods d G Hg Soos. I o s soos, B suds d g ouywdg o B suds, d y so osd m gp w W suds ow soos.

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Table 5:

MulTnoMah counTy

early gradeS

MATH RIT SCORE GROWTH READING RIT SCORE GROWTH

Black students compared to: Black students compared to:

White students

at the same

school

County average

for Black

students

White students

at the same

school

County average

for Black

students

Shaver + + +

West Powellhurst + +

Grout + +

Ainsworth +

Hollydale + +

The Emerson +

Lynch View +

Sabin + +

Vestal + +

Bridlemile +

Laurelhurst +

Llewellyn +

Sunnyside Environmental +

Menlo Park +

Bridger +

Troutdale +

Margaret Scott +

Lee +

Cherry Park +

King +

Buckman + -

Irvington -

Mill Park -

Clark -

Maplewood + - -

James John -

Chief Joseph -

Salish Ponds -

Rosa Parks -

Glencoe -

Sitton -

Earl Boyles Elementary -

Harold Oliver - -

Woodlawn - - -

Lynch Wood - -

Russell Academy - -

Prescott - -

Butler Creek - -

Highland - - -

Hall - -

East Gresham - -

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Uouy, som y gds Muom md sspogss osg m gp. Fo m, Russ Admy,Pso, Bu C, Hgd, H d Es Gsm soos ow m gow o B suds o W

suds sm soo d o B suds oss Couy.Mpwood, Hod O, Woodw d Ly Wood smm gps o dg. Ts soos w os oo oudsd pobms y osg m gp.

*Only schools with statistically signifcant dierences between Black and White achievement levels are reported in this table.

School-by-School AnalysesEarly Grades


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School-by-School AnalysesHigh Schools

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B Suds G, Bso Poyd F Hg Soos sgyow dg m gow ompdo W suds sm soo d o

B suds oss Couy.Ts soos w os oo oudsd ow ps g m ouoms o Bsuds.

Table 7:MulTnoMah

counTy high

SchoolS

MATH RIT SCORE GROWTH READING RIT SCORE GROWTH

Black students compared to: Black students compared to:

White studentsat the same

school

County averagefor Black

students

White studentsat the same

school

County averagefor Black

students

Centennial +

Reynolds + +

Wilson +

Gresham +

Pursuit o Wellness Education +Grant + + - -

David Douglas -

Cleveland -

Jeerson -

Benson Polytechnic - - -

Franklin - -

Parkrose - -

*Only schools with statistically signifcant dierences between Black and White achievement levels

are reported in this table.


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pp mo y o soos w gpopoos o moy, ow-om, d ow-g suds. uo s xpso soos d soo dss, d mygy mp sud m.

Ou yss o om d ss o 2005-06 soo ysuggss sm oos bw Bom d ss w

Muom Couy. How, w do od y ompg d o sysmos o o B suds soos wsub-p g us. Aoss soos, oos bw ss (sy, xp, d uo), d s o soos om s B o ssysg o ssy sg, bu sm mgud d ss o uso o o o wo soos w ypss.

Teacher CharacteristicsTurnover

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quy: s o gd (Am Jou o Eduo, My 2008) by Ru Cu Nd d Ezb Fy-Rpp.

figure 7: probabiliTyThaTaSTudenTiSTaughTbyaTeacherneWToTheSchool,

byregion, gradelevel, andrace, Sy 2005-06


18%

27%

16%

20%

27%

16%

12%

22%

16%

12%

17%

16%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

High School

Middle Grades

Early Grades

High School

Middle Grades

Early Grades

B lack White


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Dug SY 200506, oss gd s, B suds sx Muom Couy dss w pg posmo y o w o soo. Bus B suds od PPS, s ouywd g mss g dspy. W PPS, B suds w 1.4 ms, o pg pos, mo y o b ug by w .T gp xpds sgy bw my soo d g gds, w ggb d bw B d Wsuds ow gds d gp o bw sx d pg pos o suds mdd d upp gds (s Fgu 7).

Teacher CharacteristicsTurnover


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Teacher CharacteristicsExperience

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B suds mdd d upp gds sgywos o W suds oups

my soo. W PPS, B suds my gds w bou o pg po ssy o o , w B suds g gds w bou pg pos moy W suds o o.

figure 8: probabiliTyThaTaSTudenTiSTaughTbyaTeacherWiTh

leSSThanfiveyearSTeachingexperience, byregionandrace,

Sy 200506


14%

16%

19%

19%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

Portland Public

Schools

Multnomah

County

BlackWhite


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A-1

Average Math and Reading Achievement Growth

in Multnomah County Schools

School Years 2003-04 through 2006-07

Appendix A


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A-2

MATH READING

Average change

in RIT score forBlack students

Average change

in RIT score forWhite students

Black students compared to:Number of

Black studentstests included

Average change


Average change




White students atthe same school

County average forBlack students



Abernethy 5.50 5.16 0.34 -0.35 10 4.78 3.91 0.87 -0.48 9

Ainsworth 7.90 6.38 1.52 2.06 10 8.20 2.77 5.44 2.95 10

Alameda 6.20 7.09 -0.89 0.35 40 5.68 5.21 0.46 0.42 40

Arleta 4.80 5.45 -0.65 -1.06 20 3.45 5.64 -2.19 -1.82 20

Astor 8.11 6.87 1.24 2.27 18 2.11 4.36 -2.25 -3.16 18

Atkinson 7.54 6.29 1.25 1.70 13 6.17 4.74 1.43 0.91 12

Rosa Parks 4.93 4.91 0.02 -0.95 82 2.74 1.98 0.76 -2.58 81

Beach 7.42 8.46 -1.05 1.60 62 6.61 4.86 1.74 1.37 61

Boise-Eliot 6.39 7.08 -0.68 0.57 165 5.59 5.72 -0.13 0.35 165

Bridger 6.42 6.27 0.16 0.58 33 6.81 4.01 2.81 1.57 32

Bridlemile 9.92 9.00 0.92 4.09 13 4.77 4.71 0.06 -0.49 13

Buckman 6.80 5.43 1.37 0.96 35 3.11 3.03 0.09 -2.17 35

Capitol Hill 6.21 6.53 -0.32 0.36 19 3.79 3.54 0.25 -1.48 19

Chapman 8.63 8.08 0.55 2.80 19 7.00 4.69 2.31 1.75 19Chief Joseph 3.56 5.07 -1.51 -2.32 43 5.05 5.06 -0.01 -0.22 43

Clarendon 5.24 6.40 -1.16 -0.62 50 5.66 3.76 1.90 0.41 47

Clark 5.38 7.64 -2.26 -0.48 50 5.58 7.40 -1.82 0.33 50

Creston 6.70 6.28 0.42 0.85 10 6.10 5.00 1.10 0.84 10

Faubion 4.84 6.16 -1.31 -1.04 96 4.44 4.97 -0.53 -0.85 94

Glencoe 4.71 3.34 1.37 -1.15 24 2.54 1.35 1.19 -2.74 24

Grout 8.39 5.01 3.38 2.57 36 6.33 5.72 0.61 1.09 33

Hayhurst 5.08 3.20 1.88 -0.78 13 3.62 3.26 0.35 -1.65 13

Irvington 5.39 5.01 0.38 -0.48 149 4.44 3.49 0.96 -0.85 144

James John 6.00 6.69 -0.69 0.15 54 2.98 4.79 -1.81 -2.31 53

Kelly 3.76 6.62 -2.85 -2.10 21 3.20 5.75 -2.55 -2.07 20

King 5.92 8.73 -2.82 0.07 241 5.93 7.57 -1.64 0.72 232

Laurelhurst 5.09 4.98 0.11 -0.77 44 4.77 1.46 3.31 -0.50 39

Lee 6.00 5.49 0.51 0.15 30 7.37 9.30 -1.94 2.13 30

Lent 4.81 8.78 -3.97 -1.05 21 3.13 5.36 -2.24 -2.14 16

Lewis 8.00 6.74 1.26 2.16 10 5.00 6.78 -1.78 -0.26 10

Llewellyn 5.08 5.41 -0.34 -0.78 13 6.62 3.49 3.13 1.36 13

Maplewood 7.92 6.98 0.95 2.08 13 2.85 4.82 -1.97 -2.42 13

Marysville 5.57 6.41 -0.85 -0.29 23 6.25 5.71 0.54 1.00 24

Peninsula 5.72 5.63 0.09 -0.13 39 4.49 4.73 -0.25 -0.78 35

Richmond 6.70 6.94 -0.25 0.85 23 3.73 3.39 0.34 -1.54 22

Rigler 5.24 5.57 -0.33 -0.62 71 4.15 4.84 -0.69 -1.13 71

Rose City Park 6.38 7.36 -0.98 0.53 29 6.07 4.82 1.25 0.82 29

Sabin 6.14 6.01 0.12 0.30 132 6.61 3.44 3.18 1.41 131

Scott 5.52 5.50 0.02 -0.34 33 5.52 4.52 1.00 0.26 31

Sitton 2.86 2.51 0.35 -3.03 51 4.11 3.93 0.18 -1.16 45

Sunnyside Environ. 6.63 3.62 3.01 0.78 16 3.93 5.51 -1.58 -1.33 15

Vernon 5.16 6.73 -1.57 -0.71 111 5.38 2.86 2.52 0.13 108

Vestal 6.58 4.15 2.43 0.73 40 6.35 4.42 1.93 1.11 37

Whitman 4.54 5.46 -0.92 -1.32 26 3.44 4.64 -1.20 -1.82 18

Woodlawn 4.90 3.93 0.97 -1.01 188 3.90 6.23 -2.33 -1.44 186Woodmere 7.17 5.79 1.38 1.33 36 6.37 6.21 0.17 1.13 35

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Woodstock 5.82 5.35 0.47 -0.03 11 4.30 3.35 0.95 -0.96 10

Markham 5.50 5.08 0.42 -0.35 22 4.30 3.92 0.38 -0.96 20

Rieke 4.27 6.04 -1.77 -1.58 11 4.45 2.95 1.51 -0.81 11

The Emerson 10.58 11.02 -0.44 4.75 12 3.42 7.21 -3.80 -1.85 12

Prescott 2.27 5.99 -3.72 -3.61 /33 5.25 4.46 0.79 -0.01 32

Russell Academy 1.89 4.72 -2.83 -3.98 19 5.32 5.95 -0.63 0.06 19

Sacramento 5.78 7.01 -1.23 -0.07 36 5.84 5.11 0.73 0.59 38

Shaver 8.97 7.81 1.16 3.15 32 8.44 5.45 2.99 3.21 32

Alder 6.16 4.72 1.43 0.31 19 4.56 6.98 -2.43 -0.71 18

Fairview 5.48 7.66 -2.18 -0.37 29 7.11 7.90 -0.79 1.86 28

Glenfair 4.65 3.25 1.40 -1.21 40 5.49 5.43 0.06 0.23 37

Hartley 6.62 4.70 1.92 0.77 21 7.19 5.80 1.39 1.94 21

Margaret Scott 7.71 7.58 0.13 1.88 38 7.54 7.27 0.27 2.31 39

Davis 7.45 8.28 -0.83 1.61 11 3.50 6.82 -3.32 -1.76 10Sweetbriar 7.41 5.85 1.57 1.57 17 7.53 6.64 0.89 2.28 17

Troutdale 8.37 7.70 0.67 2.53 19 7.26 7.43 -0.17 2.02 19

Wilkes 4.79 4.85 -0.05 -1.07 29 4.41 6.35 -1.94 -0.86 27

Salish Ponds 4.39 6.77 -2.38 -1.47 28 5.56 6.25 -0.70 0.30 27

East Gresham 0.50 5.56 -5.06 -5.37 12 0.08 5.40 -5.31 -5.19 12

Highland 4.12 7.34 -3.22 -1.74 17 3.29 7.10 -3.81 -1.97 17

Hall 1.50 6.05 -4.55 -4.36 10 6.40 5.79 0.61 1.15 10

Hollydale 8.69 6.62 2.06 2.85 16 8.13 6.99 1.13 2.88 16

North Gresham 8.33 6.67 1.66 2.50 18 7.67 6.23 1.43 2.42 15

Powell Valley 6.20 7.41 -1.21 0.35 10 3.56 5.48 -1.92 -1.71 9

West Gresham 6.64 6.72 -0.08 0.79 11 6.73 5.06 1.67 1.47 11

Lynch Meadows 6.62 4.98 1.64 0.77 13 8.33 4.39 3.95 3.09 12

Harold Oliver I. C. 6.25 5.24 1.01 0.41 44 3.36 6.10 -2.74 -1.93 42

Lynch View 10.45 7.51 2.95 4.62 11 9.09 5.21 3.89 3.85 11

Lynch Wood 7.16 6.93 0.23 1.32 19 2.50 6.28 -3.78 -2.77 18

Butler Creek 1.50 5.71 -4.21 -4.37 12 7.27 5.14 2.13 2.02 11

Cherry Park 5.83 7.04 -1.21 -0.02 47 7.24 7.31 -0.07 2.01 46

Gilbert Heights 5.14 6.30 -1.17 -0.72 37 5.61 5.38 0.24 0.36 36

Gilbert Park 7.56 7.63 -0.08 1.72 27 6.69 6.71 -0.01 1.45 26

Lincoln Park 5.15 6.33 -1.18 -0.70 26 5.50 5.24 0.26 0.24 24

Menlo Park 8.80 7.31 1.49 2.99 49 5.37 5.30 0.07 0.11 49

Mill Park 5.82 7.52 -1.70 -0.03 39 3.62 5.81 -2.20 -1.66 39

Ventura Park 4.77 5.88 -1.11 -1.09 35 5.19 5.67 -0.48 -0.07 36

West Powellhurst 9.91 8.91 1.00 4.11 35 7.82 7.33 0.49 2.59 33

Earl Boyles 3.72 7.13 -3.40 -2.14 29 4.44 5.27 -0.83 -0.82 27

Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signifcant result. In order to determine whether or not Black studentsgains were signifcantly dierent than the gains or white students attending the same school, ECONorthwest frst calculated the dierence in themean gain among these groups. Then, because dierences in means may arise by chance, ECO perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the student level) to identiy which schools had Black-White dierences that were statisticallydistinguishable rom zero at the 10 percent level. Similarly, to identiy the schools in which Black students were outperorming Black students countywide, ECO calculated the dierence between the mean gain at each school and the mean gain or Blackstudents at all the other schools in Multnomah County. ECO then perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the school level) to identiy which schools were statistically distinguishable rom the overall average.

Source: ECONorthwest analysis of ODE data from 2003-04 to 2006-07.

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Multnomah County Schools with Middle Grades (68)

MaTh reading

Average change

in RIT score for

Black students

Average change

in RIT score for

White students


Black students

tests included

Average change

in RIT score for

Black students

Average change

in RIT score for

White students


Black students

tests included

White students at

the same school

County average for

Black students

White students at

the same school

County average for

Black studentsAlice Ott 3.07 5.01 -1.94 -0.30 74 2.66 4.24 -1.58 -1.71 73

Beaumont 2.90 3.97 -1.07 -0.51 447 3.99 4.23 -0.24 -0.38 436

Binnsmead 3.41 4.17 -0.76 0.04 170 4.55 4.64 -0.09 0.22 168

Centennial 4.10 3.98 0.12 0.75 102 5.84 5.88 -0.04 1.53 99

Clear Creek 2.54 4.51 -1.97 -0.84 61 3.48 3.87 -0.39 -0.87 62

da Vinci 3.05 2.19 0.86 -0.33 119 4.01 2.83 1.18 -0.34 120

Dexter McCarty 6.68 5.91 0.76 3.34 40 6.95 5.40 1.55 2.63 40

Faubion -1.26 -0.90 -0.36 -4.65 23 1.86 2.90 -1.04 -2.49 22

Fernwood 3.26 3.42 -0.16 -0.12 223 3.40 2.23 1.17 -0.99 222

Floyd Light 6.13 5.39 0.74 2.86 150 4.64 5.28 -0.64 0.31 150

Foster/CSC SLC 6.08 1.14 4.94 2.72 12 2.53 1.25 1.28 -1.81 15

George 5.55 3.83 1.71 2.26 161 5.51 4.01 1.50 1.21 156

Gordon Russell 5.27 4.87 0.40 1.92 56 5.29 5.51 -0.23 0.96 52

Gray 4.53 4.03 0.50 1.18 47 7.33 4.70 2.63 3.02 45

Gregory Heights 3.07 3.15 -0.08 -0.30 162 4.01 4.41 -0.40 -0.34 161

Harold Oliver I.C. 1.76 5.28 -3.52 -1.61 21 7.35 5.21 2.14 3.02 20

Hauton B Lee 3.77 4.78 -1.01 0.42 215 4.57 4.89 -0.32 0.24 211

Hosford 6.20 4.54 1.66 2.88 80 4.24 4.04 0.21 -0.10 78

Irvington 3.30 7.82 -4.52 -0.07 20 6.05 7.00 -0.95 1.72 19

Jackson 5.35 4.61 0.74 2.02 83 5.70 3.63 2.07 1.39 81

Kellogg 3.75 4.04 -0.29 0.39 73 3.79 3.79 0.00 -0.56 75

Lane 2.72 2.23 0.49 -0.67 106 4.46 3.69 0.76 0.12 103

Lincoln Park 6.60 6.42 0.18 3.24 10 2.60 3.60 -1.00 -1.74 10

Lynch Meadows 3.43 4.35 -0.93 0.06 14 4.71 5.68 -0.96 0.38 14

Lynch Wood 1.45 6.24 -4.79 -1.92 11 5.09 5.27 -0.17 0.75 11

Menlo Park 5.55 9.45 -3.90 2.18 11 6.00 7.04 -1.04 1.66 10

Metropolitan L.C. 2.10 3.28 -1.18 -1.28 30 3.66 4.63 -0.97 -0.69 29

Mt Tabor 4.66 4.26 0.40 1.32 100 6.88 4.77 2.11 2.59 97

Ockley Green 3.39 2.82 0.57 0.03 287 4.33 3.51 0.82 -0.01 287

Parkrose 1.89 3.11 -1.23 -1.56 249 3.56 4.31 -0.75 -0.82 248

Portsmouth 1.81 1.36 0.45 -1.62 180 2.74 3.02 -0.29 -1.67 178

Reynolds 4.20 4.62 -0.42 0.85 127 5.75 5.23 0.53 1.46 130

Rigler 0.29 -0.83 1.12 -3.09 14 5.07 1.25 3.82 0.73 15

Ron Russell 0.61 2.60 -1.98 -2.84 139 3.88 4.46 -0.58 -0.47 134

Sabin 2.92 4.50 -1.58 -0.45 24 8.00 5.01 2.99 3.68 24

Sellwood 4.03 3.51 0.52 0.67 31 3.74 3.03 0.72 -0.60 31

Sunnyside Environ. 4.60 3.34 1.26 1.25 45 4.00 3.53 0.47 -0.34 48

Trillium 1.57 1.08 0.50 -1.81 28 2.50 2.88 -0.38 -1.85 26

Tubman 3.16 3.92 -0.77 -0.22 208 3.35 3.28 0.06 -1.04 207

Walt Morey 3.61 5.11 -1.50 0.25 59 4.54 4.86 -0.32 0.21 59

West Orient 5.00 5.84 -0.84 1.64 11 4.30 5.08 -0.78 -0.04 10

West Sylvan 6.41 6.77 -0.36 3.08 51 4.13 4.36 -0.23 -0.21 52

Whitaker 2.76 1.74 1.02 -0.61 34 4.91 3.46 1.45 0.58 34

Winterhaven 5.50 7.30 -1.80 2.14 12 4.50 4.63 -0.13 0.16 12

Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signifcant result. Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signifcant result. In order to determine whether or not Black studentsgains were signifcantly dierent than the gains or white students attending the sameschool, ECONorthwest frst calculated the dierence in the mean gain among these groups. Then, because dierences in means may arise by chance, ECO perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the student level) to identiy whichschools had Black-White dierences that were statistically distinguishable rom zero at the 10 percent level. Similarly, to identiy the schools in which Black students were outperorming Black students countywide, ECO calculated the dierence between

the mean gain at each school and the mean gain or Black students at all the other schools in Multnomah County. ECO then perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the school level) to identiy which schools were statisticallydistinguishable rom the overall average.



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Multnomah County High Schools

MATH READING

Averagechange in RIT

score for Blackstudents

Avgeragechange in RIT

score for Whitestudents

Black students compared to:

Numberof Blackstudents

tests included


score for Blackstudents


score for Whitestudents

Black students compared to:

Numberof Blackstudents

tests includedWhite students atthe same school

County averagefor Black students


County averagefor Black students

Benson Polytechnic -0.62 0.43 -1.05 -1.63 125 3.07 4.54 -1.47 -1.05 132

Centennial High School -0.59 1.22 -1.80 -1.36 17 8.10 6.24 1.86 4.26 20

Cleveland High School -0.89 -0.47 -0.42 -1.70 28 2.23 5.25 -3.02 -1.77 26

David Douglas High School 0.75 1.03 -0.29 0.01 63 4.40 6.47 -2.07 0.49 70

Franklin High School 1.26 0.33 0.93 0.54 31 2.00 4.74 -2.75 -2.03 32

Grant High School 1.99 0.40 1.59 1.48 119 2.81 5.56 -2.75 -1.38 141

Gresham High School 2.09 0.09 2.00 1.39 22 6.61 6.11 0.50 2.74 23

Jefferson High School -0.21 -1.07 0.86 -1.14 123 4.04 8.14 -4.11 0.11 132

Lincoln High School -0.39 -1.09 0.71 -1.18 31 5.19 4.39 0.81 1.30 36

Madison High School 0.83 -0.33 1.16 0.09 52 4.88 4.93 -0.05 1.00 52

Parkrose High School 1.74 5.44 -3.70 1.06 43 3.73 6.40 -2.68 -0.24 51

Pursuit of WellnessEducation at RooseveltCampus 2.86 1.13 1.73 2.21 29 4.00 3.27 0.73 0.05 29

Reynolds High School 2.91 1.18 1.73 2.30 43 5.15 6.20 -1.05 1.26 41

Sam Barlow High School 0.27 1.49 -1.22 -0.48 11 5.00 4.98 0.02 1.07 12

Wilson High School 0.67 -0.46 1.12 -0.08 21 6.08 3.25 2.83 2.20 24

Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signicant result.



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