Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Standardized Achievement TestsStandardized Achievement Tests

Cambio De ColoresCambio De Colores

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April 2, 2007April 2, 2007Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri

Bill Elder and Keith JamtgaardBill Elder and Keith Jamtgaard

University of MissouriUniversity of Missouri----ColumbiaColumbia

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Overview

• We need to close our achievement gaps

• Review of “Perfect Storm” Report

• Overview of Hispanic Students in Missouri

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• Overview of Hispanic Students in Missouri

• Review of Performance Trends

• Discussion – Strategies to close the gap

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Educational Testing Service

• Divergent skill distributions

• The changing economy

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• The changing economy

• Demographic shifts

• Divergent skill distributions

– Flat NAEP scores

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– Flat NAEP scores

– High school graduation slacking

– Poor literacy and numeracy skills

– Race and ethnic gaps

• The changing economy– Declining manufacturing – more service

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– Two thirds of job growth (1984-2000 was associated with college-level jobs

– College grads earn 51% more than H.S. grads

– Earning premiums reward education & skill

• Demographic shifts

– Labor force will grow more slowly

– Impact of the baby boom – its here now

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– Impact of the baby boom – its here now

– Dependence on International migration

– Increasing Hispanic population

– Latino’s have lowest levels of educational

attainment – more than 50% without H.S.

1999 2005 ChangePct

Change

Enrollment Change

From 1.4% to 2.8% in 5 years

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1999 2005 Change Change

Total 896,910 894,855 -2,055 -0.2%

Hispanic 12,633 25,166 12,533 99.2%

Missouri Hispanic Student

Enrollment Characteristics

• 61 % of Hispanic students attend 23 districts

with at least 300 Hispanic students

• 77 % of Hispanic students attend 45 districts

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• 77 % of Hispanic students attend 45 districts

with at least 100 Hispanic students

• 24 % of Hispanic students attend 2 districts

• 10 of the top 23 districts are in the KC

Metropolitan Area

3rd Grade Comm Arts

650

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HISPANIC

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600

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

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WHITE

NATIVE AMER

7th grade Com m Arts

670

680

690

700

MA

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ASIAN

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630

640

650

660

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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MA

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WHITE

11th Grade Comm Arts

710

720

730

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ASIAN

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670

680

690

700

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

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WHITE

4th Grade Math

650

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ASIAN

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600

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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MA

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HISPANIC

WHITE

NATIVE AMER

8th Grade Math

700

720

740

MA

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AFRICAN AMER.

ASIAN

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620

640

660

680

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Test Year

MA

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WHITE

10th Grade Math

720

740

760

780

MA

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Sco

re AFRICAN AMER.

ASIAN

HISPANIC

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640

660

680

700

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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MAP 2006 Grade Level Test

• Hispanic Students

– Comm Arts “not met” Math “met”

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– Comm Arts “not met” Math “met”

• LEP Students

– Comm Arts “not met” Math “not met”

Hispanic Student in MAP Grades

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Missouri High School GraduationGraduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity

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Adolescent Live Births by Race

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Caucasian Live Births Af-Amer Live Births Hispanic Live Births

Closing the Education

Achievement Gap

• Increasing well being

• Adolescent births

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• Adolescent births

• High School Drop Rate 6% in 2005

• Child poverty rate in Missouri 2005

– 17.8 % all children

– 26.3 % Hispanic children

Closing the Education

Achievement Gap

• Educational Strategies

– Parent Engagement

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– Parent Engagement

– After School Programs

– Background Knowledge (vocabulary)

• Discussion

Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Hispanic Student Performance on Missouri Standardized Achievement TestsStandardized Achievement Tests

Cambio De ColoresCambio De Colores

Office of Social and Economic Data AnalysisOffice of Social and Economic Data Analysis

April 2, 2007April 2, 2007Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri

Bill Elder and Keith JamtgaardBill Elder and Keith Jamtgaard

University of MissouriUniversity of Missouri----ColumbiaColumbia

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