Columbia High School Quality Assurance Internal Review Benchmark I 2015-16 October 26th, 2015

Racial breakdown of school population For the following slides, please keep in mind the racial breakdown of Columbia for any slide displaying comparisons by race. Racial breakdown of school population

Columbia did not meet the attendance goal of at least 95% but did meet the tardy goal of less than 5% Attendance – ADA (20 Day Report) Tardy Rate (1st 9 Weeks)

Grissom and Huntsville High Grade 11 students exhibited the highest rate of college readiness on the ACT; benchmark attainment at Huntsville and Lee increased year-to-year Percent of Students Attaining One or More ACT Benchmark Scores High School

The Class of 2016 at Columbia attained benchmark scores at lower rates than the Class of 2015 in most content areas Percent of Students Attaining a Benchmark Score by ACT Content Area Content Area

Year/Number of AP & IB Students AP enrollment and pass rate have decreased at Columbia, likely due to increased focus on the IB program (see axis for increased IB enrollment numbers); Columbia currently has about 38 AP students and 122 IB students Percent of Students Year/Number of AP & IB Students

Pass rates on IB exams in Math and Social Studies have increased year-to-year at Columbia % of Students Passing Exam Content Area

For 2014-15 Grade 11 Columbia students, performance on the ACT, EOC Exams, and in courses is similar for English and Math; many more students attain at least 80% in their Science and Social Studies courses than attain benchmark on ACT or EOC Percent of Students Content Area

For the 1st 9 weeks, Columbia students failed core courses at higher rates than in 2014-15; higher percentages of Black students failed core courses than other groups % of Students in Each Grade Failing at Least One Core Course All Students in Grade from Previous Year 43% 37% 25% 22% Grade Level – 1st 9 Weeks

Across grade levels at Columbia, the most frequently failed courses at the end of the 1st 9 weeks were Elective and Math Courses Number of Students in Each Grade Failing Each Type of Course – 1st 9 Weeks Grade Level

Columbia average ELA proficiency on Schoolnet Benchmark 1 was 18%; average ELA proficiency for the District was 52% Proficiency by Course/Teacher on Schoolnet BM 1

Columbia average Math proficiency on Schoolnet Benchmark 1 was 13%; average Math proficiency for the District was 46% Proficiency by Course/Teacher on Schoolnet BM 1

Columbia average Science proficiency on Schoolnet Benchmark 1 was 13%; average Science proficiency for the District was 34% Proficiency by Course/Teacher on Schoolnet BM 1

Columbia average Social Studies proficiency on Schoolnet Benchmark 1 was 24%; average Social Studies proficiency for the District was 36% Proficiency by Course/Teacher on Schoolnet BM 1

Discipline infractions (ODRs) have increased year-to-year at Columbia; Currently, 10% of Columbia students have received at least one ODR, which is similar to 10% last year Number of students with at least 1 ODR (ODR includes ISS & OSS) Number of Days in the School Year

The majority of students receiving an ODR/ISS/OSS at Columbia are Black Percent of Students with Infraction Discipline Category

A lower percentage of students (n=21) at Columbia have attended Pinnacle in 2015-16 than the District average. The majority of those students are Black.