Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Community risk levels and school segregation in New York City Apurva Mehrotra, Director of Research and Data Analysis June 15th, 2017 Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
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The Effects of Multiple Risks to Well-Being The problems children face are interrelated. Risks have a cumulative negative effect on child well-being: The presence of ONE risk has negligible effects on well-being TWO or THREE risks increase the chance of damaging outcomes by FOUR FOUR or MORE risks increase the chance of damaging outcomes by TEN Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York CCC’s Community Risk Ranking illustrates where risks concentrate geographically – both overall and within each domain: ECONOMIC SECURITY EDUCATION Child Poverty Rate Early Education Enrollment Median Income for Families with Children Common Core ELA and Math Test Pass Rate Parental Employment Instability High School Graduation Rate HOUSING Rent Burden Rental Overcrowding YOUTH Families Entering Homeless Shelters Teen Birth Rate Teen Idleness Youth Unemployment HEALTH Infant Mortality Rate FAMILY & COMMUNTY Low Birth Weight Babies Children in Single-Parent Families Children without Health Insurance Adult Educational Attainment Violent Felony Rate 3 Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
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Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Black and Latino students are much more likely to attend school in a high risk community district, while white students are far more likely to be in low risk districts. Nearly 70 percent of students at segregated schools attend in a high risk community district. Enrollment Lowest Risk Moderate Low Risk Moderate Risk Moderate High Risk Highest Risk White 18.1% 40.0% 30.5% 9.1% 2.3% Black 5.7% 11.5% 28.8% 31.4% 22.6% Asian 13.7% 29.1% 41.6% 10.7% 4.9% Latino 6.0% 33.6% 18.9% 27.7% At segregated schools 1.6% 4.0% 24.7% 25.8% 43.9% At non-segregated schools 13.5% 37.9% 15.4% 4.4% Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
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Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Outcomes for students in non-segregated schools are much better in lower risk community districts compared to high risk community districts. However, for students in segregated schools, the difference in outcomes is minimal. Highest Risk Moderate High Risk Moderate Risk Moderate Low Risk Lowest Risk Not Segregated ELA Pass Rate 27% 37% 45% 55% 68% Math Pass Rate 24% 34% 47% 56% 69% Graduation Rate 67% 73% 82% 81% Dropout Rate 13% 10% 9% 5% 4% Segregated 21% 26% 22% 18% 20% 17% 61% 62% 58% 12% 8% Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Though there are minimal differences in outcomes between students in lower and higher risk community districts among segregated schools, outcomes for black and Latino students in non-segregated schools are significantly better for those who attend in lower risk community districts. Not Segregated Schools Highest Risk Moderate High Risk Moderate Risk Moderate Low Risk Lowest Risk Black Students ELA Pass Rate 22% 27% 37% 40% 42% Math Pass Rate 17% 20% 29% 32% Graduation Rate 57% 63% 73% 79% 74% Dropout Rate 14% 10% 8% 5% 6% Latino students 23% 30% 35% 38% 47% 26% 49% 67% 65% 75% 21% 12% 11% 7% Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York