Looking at Latino Dropouts 2018 Overview

Dropout Rate 9-12 Enrollment % of 9-12 #of dropouts %of dropouts African American 26,861 9.2% 785 14.5% Asian 18,801 6.5% 120 2.2% Hispanic 53,419 18.3% 2,416 44.7% White 182,856 62.8% 1,913 35.4% 5,408 of the 291,139 students enrolled in 9-12 dropped out in 2017-18

Latino Graduation Rate 4.5%(or 2,416) of Latino students in high school dropped out in 2017-18 These numbers are also reflected in a low graduation rate historically compared to all other racial/ethnic subgroups (although greatly improved)

Changing High School Enrollments While overall high school enrollment rates are level and even dropping over the past couple years the percentage and number of Latino students is increasing

Who are the Latino Dropouts? Not all Latino dropouts are English language learners Many Latino Students drop out early Latino Students dropout at slightly higher percentage at 9th grade Less than half of Latino Dropouts are English Learners

Who are the 2,416 Latino Dropouts? Poverty is common among Latino Dropouts Latino boys dropout at higher rates Nearly 3 out of 5 of Latino dropouts are economically disadvantaged Over 3 out of 5 Latino dropouts are male

Latino Student Population (and dropouts) are concentrated in relatively few districts 1503 or 60.7% of Latino dropouts attended high school in ten districts Boston Springfield Lawrence Lynn Chelsea Worcester Phoenix Charter Academy Waltham Holyoke Everett Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District) Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (District) Lowell Brockton Revere Chicopee New Bedford Fitchburg Fall River Framingham TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District Haverhill Malden Southbridge Somerville 1969 or 81.8% of Latino dropouts attended high school in 25 districts 35 school districts had 10 or more Latino dropouts

Signs of things to Come: Early Warning Indicators Students at high risk in these categories are unlikely to meet that outcome without intervention Grades 7-9 High school ready Passing grades on all 9th grade courses Grades 10-12 High school graduation Meeting all local and state graduation requirements White All Hispanic White All Hispanic

Signs of things to come: Chronic Absenteeism 1/3 of Hispanic high school students miss 10% of school or more

Signs of things to come: Academic Preparation Only 56% of Latino students scored proficient of higher on the 10th grade mathematics MCAS (used here as a proxy for being “on grade level”

Signs of things to Come: 9th grade passing all courses Only 56% of Latinos pass all their ninth grade coursework Our EWIS research shows that students passing all of their ninth grade courses are 14 times more likely to graduate on time.

Latino Suspension Rates Latino suspensions are declining but remain very high Group 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Black 13.5% 9.6% 9.0% 8.7% Latino 12.7% 8.9% 8.8% 7.7% All 6.7% 4.9% 4.7% 4.3% White 4.6% 3.5% 3.2% 3.0% Asian 2.2% 1.5% 1.2%

9th to 10th Grade Promotion Latinos are “held back” at higher rates than any other group Group 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Asian 94% 95% 96% White All 92% Black 85% 86% Latino 81% 83% 82% 84%

Diversity of the Latino “Monolith” (that are most specific to Latinx students) English Language Proficiency Immigration Status Education level/SLIFE National Origin

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