Tricounty Schools Have Trouble Meeting AYP
First published in The Independent newspaper, Edgewood, N.M., July 1, 2009.
By Scott Albright 07/01/2009
Tricounty - The Mountainair and Estancia school districts were the only districts in the Tricounty area that met the required national Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements for the 2007-2008 school year based on the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
The progress reports measure proficiency levels in reading and math that the state, school districts and schools must reach to be considered on track for 100 percent proficiency that will be required by the 2013-14 school year.
To meet AYP schools must achieve a 95 percent participation rate on state tests, reach targets for proficiency or reduce non-proficiency, and reach attendance and graduation targets.
Estancia Municipal Schools
Of the six schools in the Estancia school district all but two met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year and all schools have an improvemt status of progressing. Estancia Elementary and Estancia High School did not meet AYP.
The district had a total of 462 Caucasian students, 15 African-Americans, 518 Hispanics, nine Asians/Pacific Islanders, 26 American Indians, 32 English language learners and 139 students with disabilities.
Just under 35 percent of students at Estancia High School were proficient in reading.
A total of 37 percent of all students at the elementary school reached proficiency in math and 28 percent of students at the high school were considered proficient.
Mountainair Public Schools
Both Mountainair elementary and high school met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. Mountainair Jr. High did not meet AYP and has an improvement status of "SI-1 delay," meaning the school has not made AYP requirements for three years.
The school district has 92 Caucasian students, seven African-Americans, 224 Hispanics, two Asians/Pacific Islanders, four American Indians and 60 students with disabilities.
A total of 51 percent of students at Mountainair Elementary were proficient in reading at grade level; 44 percent of students at the high school and 55 percent in junior high tested at grade level or above in reading.
Mountainair Elementary had the highest level of proficiency in math, with 41 percent of all students proficient. Mountainair HIgh had a 30 percent of students proficient in math while at Mountainair Junior High the number was at 22 percent.
East Mountain High School
East Mountain High School met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. The school had 247 Caucasian students, four African-Americans, 59 Hispanics, three Asians/Pacific Islanders, eight American Indians and 72 students with disabilities.
The district report card only provided results for the school's Caucasian and Hispanic population for reading and math proficiency and the graduation rate. At least 25 students are needed in a subgroup to be counted.
A total of 61 percent of all students were at or above the required reading proficiency level with 68 percent of Caucasians proficient at grade level and a third of Hispanic students at grade level.
A total of 58 percent of all students were proficient in math, with 61 percent of Caucasians and 50 percent of Hispanics tested at grade level.
The school had an overall graduation rate of 96 percent.
Eleventh grade girls had a higher proficiency rate in reading and math, while eleventh grade boys had a higher rate of science proficiency.
Of the parents that filled out a questionairre about the school, 94 percent "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that their children were safe at school.
Albuquerque Public Schools
San Antonito Elementary School was the only East Mountain school in the APS district to meet AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. The improvement status for San Antonito is progressing, which means the school continues to meet AYP requirements.
A. Montoya's improvement status is still in Improvement-2, meaning this is the third year in a row it did not meet AYP.
At Manzano High School 48 percent of all students were proficient or above in math, with Asians/Pacific Islanders being the most proficient at 62 percent. African-Americans scored the lowest proficiency rating at the school at 19 percent.
At Roosevelt Middle School 54 percent of all students were proficient or above in math, with 62 percent of Caucasians proficient or above and 35.5 percent of Hispanics at grade level.
At San Antonito Elementary School 81 percent of all students were considered proficient or above, with no significant difference in scores between Caucasian and Hispanic students.
A. Montoya had an overall attendance rate of 94 percent, San Antonito had a 96 percent attendance rating and Roosevelt had a 95 percent attendance rating.
Of those parents who filled out the questionnaire, 34 percent said they "strongly agree" that their children are safe at A. Montoya, while only ten percent of the parents at Manzano High School did. At Roosevelt 29 percent of those that filled out the survey strongly agreed their children were safe and 36 percent strongly agreed at San Antonito.
In all of APS, fifth grade Asian students had a higher percentage of advanced proficiency in mathematics and reading than any other grade level, ethnic group or sex.Third grade Caucasian students had the highest percentage of advanced proficiency in science.
Moriarty-Edgewood School District
Edgewood Elementary, Route 66 Elementary, Mountainview Elementary and South Mountain Elementary met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. Edgewood Elementary's improvement status is SI-2 Delay while the other schools that met AYP have an improvement status of progressing.
Moriarty Elementary, Moriarty Middle School, Edgewood Middle School and Moriarty High School did not meet AYP. The district had 2,127 Cuacasian students, 57 African-Americans, 1,308 Hispanics, 28 Asians/Pacific Islanders, 63 American Indians, 324 English language learners and 461 students with disabilities. The percentage of students proficient in reading for all students in grades 3-5 was 61 percent, while 51 percent of all students in grades 6-8 were considered proficient and 43.4 percent of all eleventh graders were considered proficient in reading. In math, 51 percent of all students were considered proficient for grades 3-5, 44 percent of the students in grades 6-8 were at grade level and 17 percent of eleventh graders. Of the parents that filled out the questionnaire, about 30 percent said their children are safe in the district's schools.
The progress reports measure proficiency levels in reading and math that the state, school districts and schools must reach to be considered on track for 100 percent proficiency that will be required by the 2013-14 school year.
To meet AYP schools must achieve a 95 percent participation rate on state tests, reach targets for proficiency or reduce non-proficiency, and reach attendance and graduation targets.
Estancia Municipal Schools
Of the six schools in the Estancia school district all but two met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year and all schools have an improvemt status of progressing. Estancia Elementary and Estancia High School did not meet AYP.
The district had a total of 462 Caucasian students, 15 African-Americans, 518 Hispanics, nine Asians/Pacific Islanders, 26 American Indians, 32 English language learners and 139 students with disabilities.
Just under 35 percent of students at Estancia High School were proficient in reading.
A total of 37 percent of all students at the elementary school reached proficiency in math and 28 percent of students at the high school were considered proficient.
Mountainair Public Schools
Both Mountainair elementary and high school met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. Mountainair Jr. High did not meet AYP and has an improvement status of "SI-1 delay," meaning the school has not made AYP requirements for three years.
The school district has 92 Caucasian students, seven African-Americans, 224 Hispanics, two Asians/Pacific Islanders, four American Indians and 60 students with disabilities.
A total of 51 percent of students at Mountainair Elementary were proficient in reading at grade level; 44 percent of students at the high school and 55 percent in junior high tested at grade level or above in reading.
Mountainair Elementary had the highest level of proficiency in math, with 41 percent of all students proficient. Mountainair HIgh had a 30 percent of students proficient in math while at Mountainair Junior High the number was at 22 percent.
East Mountain High School
East Mountain High School met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. The school had 247 Caucasian students, four African-Americans, 59 Hispanics, three Asians/Pacific Islanders, eight American Indians and 72 students with disabilities.
The district report card only provided results for the school's Caucasian and Hispanic population for reading and math proficiency and the graduation rate. At least 25 students are needed in a subgroup to be counted.
A total of 61 percent of all students were at or above the required reading proficiency level with 68 percent of Caucasians proficient at grade level and a third of Hispanic students at grade level.
A total of 58 percent of all students were proficient in math, with 61 percent of Caucasians and 50 percent of Hispanics tested at grade level.
The school had an overall graduation rate of 96 percent.
Eleventh grade girls had a higher proficiency rate in reading and math, while eleventh grade boys had a higher rate of science proficiency.
Of the parents that filled out a questionairre about the school, 94 percent "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that their children were safe at school.
Albuquerque Public Schools
San Antonito Elementary School was the only East Mountain school in the APS district to meet AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. The improvement status for San Antonito is progressing, which means the school continues to meet AYP requirements.
A. Montoya's improvement status is still in Improvement-2, meaning this is the third year in a row it did not meet AYP.
At Manzano High School 48 percent of all students were proficient or above in math, with Asians/Pacific Islanders being the most proficient at 62 percent. African-Americans scored the lowest proficiency rating at the school at 19 percent.
At Roosevelt Middle School 54 percent of all students were proficient or above in math, with 62 percent of Caucasians proficient or above and 35.5 percent of Hispanics at grade level.
At San Antonito Elementary School 81 percent of all students were considered proficient or above, with no significant difference in scores between Caucasian and Hispanic students.
A. Montoya had an overall attendance rate of 94 percent, San Antonito had a 96 percent attendance rating and Roosevelt had a 95 percent attendance rating.
Of those parents who filled out the questionnaire, 34 percent said they "strongly agree" that their children are safe at A. Montoya, while only ten percent of the parents at Manzano High School did. At Roosevelt 29 percent of those that filled out the survey strongly agreed their children were safe and 36 percent strongly agreed at San Antonito.
In all of APS, fifth grade Asian students had a higher percentage of advanced proficiency in mathematics and reading than any other grade level, ethnic group or sex.Third grade Caucasian students had the highest percentage of advanced proficiency in science.
Moriarty-Edgewood School District
Edgewood Elementary, Route 66 Elementary, Mountainview Elementary and South Mountain Elementary met AYP for the 2007-2008 school year. Edgewood Elementary's improvement status is SI-2 Delay while the other schools that met AYP have an improvement status of progressing.
Moriarty Elementary, Moriarty Middle School, Edgewood Middle School and Moriarty High School did not meet AYP. The district had 2,127 Cuacasian students, 57 African-Americans, 1,308 Hispanics, 28 Asians/Pacific Islanders, 63 American Indians, 324 English language learners and 461 students with disabilities. The percentage of students proficient in reading for all students in grades 3-5 was 61 percent, while 51 percent of all students in grades 6-8 were considered proficient and 43.4 percent of all eleventh graders were considered proficient in reading. In math, 51 percent of all students were considered proficient for grades 3-5, 44 percent of the students in grades 6-8 were at grade level and 17 percent of eleventh graders. Of the parents that filled out the questionnaire, about 30 percent said their children are safe in the district's schools.