|
Performance on Students
with Disabilities
on Selected Regents Examinations
by Type of School District
|
High Need School
Districts* |
|
Year |
Regents Examination** |
# Tested |
% with Score of 55-100 |
% with Score of 65-100 |
|
1997 |
English |
1,551 |
60.3% |
38.7% |
|
1998 |
English |
2,032 |
54.5% |
30.9% |
|
1999 |
English |
5,225 |
41.8% |
17.4% |
|
2000 |
English |
5,520 |
55.4% |
21.3% |
|
2001 |
English |
6,518 |
50.4% |
26.5% |
|
2002 |
English |
6,372 |
44.7% |
23.1% |
|
2003 |
English |
7,019 |
42.6% |
27.7% |
|
1997 |
Mathematics |
2,234 |
36.5% |
25.2% |
|
1998 |
Mathematics |
2,999 |
39.6% |
28.8% |
|
1999 |
Mathematics |
4,838 |
34.6% |
22.3% |
|
2000 |
Mathematics |
6,845 |
29.5% |
18.7% |
|
2001 |
Mathematics |
7,981 |
28.3% |
17.2% |
|
2002 |
Mathematics |
6,186 |
24.1% |
13.6% |
|
2003 |
Mathematics |
6,748 |
26.7% |
17.1% |
|
Average or Low Need School
Districts* |
|
Year |
Regents Examination** |
# Tested |
% with Score of 55-100 |
% with Score of 65-100 |
|
1997 |
English |
2,868 |
86.4% |
66.2% |
|
1998 |
English |
3,615 |
84.8% |
61.0% |
|
1999 |
English |
7,382 |
72.6% |
43.9% |
|
2000 |
English |
7,998 |
80.7% |
47.4% |
|
2001 |
English |
8,834 |
81.1% |
57.2% |
|
2002 |
English |
7,712 |
74.5% |
54.4% |
|
2003 |
English |
9,285 |
72.0% |
56.9% |
|
1997 |
Mathematics |
3,54 |
73.5% |
59.6% |
|
1998 |
Mathematics |
5,328 |
71.4% |
59.4% |
|
1999 |
Mathematics |
8,466 |
60.2% |
44.8% |
|
2000 |
Mathematics |
10,229 |
59.9% |
46.5% |
|
2001 |
Mathematics |
10,469 |
57.3% |
41.6% |
|
2002 |
Mathematics |
6,810 |
49.4% |
34.0% |
|
2003 |
Mathematics |
10,075 |
58.6% |
45.5% |
|
* |
See
Appendix 38 for definition of Need/Resource Capacity
categories of school districts. |
|
** |
Results for Regents Mathematics examinations for 1999-2002
represent combined results from Sequential Mathematics, Course
I and Math A Regents examinations. The Sequential
Mathematics, Course I examination was administered for the
last time in 2002. |
The above data indicate:
- There were substantial increases
in the numbers of students with disabilities tested on English and
Mathematics Regents examinations in both the High Need school
districts and Average or Low Need school districts.
- The percent of students achieving
a score of 65-100 on the English Regents examination improved
between 1999 and 2003 in both categories of school districts.
- The percent of students achieving
a score of 65-100 on the Mathematics Regents examination in 2003
compared to 1999 declined in the High Need school districts and
remained the same in Average or Low Need school districts.
|
|
Big Five
Cities |
|
Year |
Regents Examination* |
# Tested |
% with Score of
55-100 |
% with Score of
65-100 |
|
1997 |
English |
927 |
47.6% |
26.9% |
|
1998 |
English |
1,237 |
42.8% |
22.0% |
|
1999 |
English |
3,410 |
33.4% |
11.9% |
|
2000 |
English |
3,533 |
45.3% |
14.7% |
|
2001 |
English |
4,322 |
41.4% |
18.9% |
|
2002 |
English |
4,441 |
36.7% |
16.8% |
|
2003 |
English |
4,679 |
35.1% |
21.5% |
|
1997 |
Mathematics |
1,590 |
23.4% |
15.1% |
|
1998 |
Mathematics |
1,974 |
26.6% |
17.6% |
|
1999 |
Mathematics |
2,875 |
24.9% |
15.2% |
|
2000 |
Mathematics |
4,161 |
19.5% |
11.2% |
|
2001 |
Mathematics |
5,193 |
21.0% |
11.4% |
|
2002 |
Mathematics |
4,391 |
18.4% |
9.7% |
|
2003 |
Mathematics |
4,393 |
17.8% |
9.9% |
|
School
Districts Not Including the Big Five Cities |
|
Year |
Regents Examination* |
# Tested |
% with Score of 55-100 |
% with Score of 65-100 |
|
1997 |
English |
3,492 |
85.1% |
64.4% |
|
1998 |
English |
4,410 |
82.7% |
58.1% |
|
1999 |
English |
9,197 |
69.7% |
40.7% |
|
2000 |
English |
9,985 |
79.3% |
44.6% |
|
2001 |
English |
11,030 |
78.5% |
54.1% |
|
2002 |
English |
9,643 |
72.2% |
51.0% |
|
2003 |
English |
11,625 |
69.1% |
53.5% |
|
1997 |
Mathematics |
4,186 |
72.8% |
58.2% |
|
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