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Part B Annual Performance Report
2002-2003

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Appendix 53

Participation in State Assessments of Students with Disabilities by
Type of School District

 
   

 

Participation in State Assessments of Students with Disabilities by
Type of School District

 

High Need School Districts*
2002-2003 School Year

Type of Assessment

Grade 4 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 4 Math
# and % of Total

Grade 8 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 8 Math
# and % of Total

Absent or Invalid Scores

     729     (4.1%)

     452     (2.5%)

   1,311    (6.6%)

  1,278      (6.6%)

New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test

     315     (1.8%)

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       79     (0.4%)

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New York State Alternate Assessment

     256     (1.4%)

     243     (1.4%)

     386     (1.9%)

     390      (2.0%)

Locally Selected Assessment

  1,059     (5.9%)

  1,054     (5.9%)

  1,132     (5.7%)

  1,048      (5.4%)

General Assessment

15,622   (86.9%)

16,143   (90.2%)

16,963   (85.4%)

16,769    (86.1%)

Total in Grade

17,981

17,892

19,871

19,485

 

Average or Low Need School Districts*
2002-2003 School Year

Type of Assessment

Grade 4 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 4 Math
# and % of Total

Grade 8 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 8 Math
# and % of Total

Absent or Invalid Scores

     273     (2.4%)

     226     (1.9%)

     472     (3.3%)

     521      (3.7%)

New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test

     113     (1.0%)

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       45     (0.3%)

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New York State Alternate Assessment

     175     (1.5%)

     178     (1.5%)

     161     (1.1%)

     155      (1.1%)

Locally Selected Assessment

     147     (1.3%)

     170     (1.5%)

     251     (1.8%)

     251      (1.8%)

General Assessment

10,961   (93.9%)

11,073   (95.1%)

13,209   (93.4%)

13,152    (93.4%)

Total in Grade

11,669

11,647

14,138

14,079

 

*

 See Appendix 38 for definition of Need/Resource Capacity categories of school districts.

The above data indicates that compared to other school districts:

  • High Need school districts have a higher absentee rate on all assessments;

  • High Need school districts use the locally-selected assessment option for a greater percentage of their grade enrollment; and

  • High Need school districts administered the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test to a greater percentage of students with disabilities.

 

 

Big Five Cities
2002-2003 School Year

Type of Assessment

Grade 4 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 4 Math
# and % of Total

Grade 8 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 8 Math
# and % of Total
Absent or Invalid Scores      493    (3.7%)      290  (2.2%)      981    (6.8%)      958      (6.8%)
New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test      238    (1.8%)

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        55    (0.4%)

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New York State Alternate Assessment     189    (1.4%)      178    (1.3%)      308     (2.1%)      312      (2.2%)
Locally Selected Assessment     936     (7.0%)      934     (7.0%)      968     (6.7%)      884      (6.3%)
General Assessment 11,568   (86.2%) 11,946   (89.5%) 12,090   (83.9%) 11,946    (84.7%)
Total in Grade

13,424

13,348

14,402

14,100

 

Other Districts Not Including Big Five Cities
2002-2003 School Year

Type of Assessment

Grade 4 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 4 Math
# and % of Total

Grade 8 ELA
# and % of Total

Grade 8 Math
# and % of Total
Absent or Invalid Scores      509     (3.2%)      387    (2.4%)      802    (4.1%)     840     (4.3%)
New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test      190     (1.2%)

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        69     (0.4%)

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New York State Alternate Assessment      242    (1.5%)      243     (1.5%)      239     (1.2%)      233    (1.2%)
Locally Selected Assessment      270     (1.7%)      290     (1.8%)      415     (2.1%)      415      (2.1%)
General Assessment 14,923   (92.5%) 15,180   (94.3%) 18,051   (92.2%) 17,942    (92.3%)
Total in Grade

16,134

16,100

19,576

19,430

 

*

 See Appendix 38 for definition of Need/Resource Capacity categories of school districts.

The above data indicates that compared to other school districts:

  • New York City Schools have a higher absentee rate on most assessments;

  • New York City Schools use the locally-selected assessment option for a greater percentage of their grade enrollment on all tests; and

  • New York City Schools administered the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test to a greater percentage of students with disabilities.

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