1. Embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2004 School Report Card Data 2002–2003

2. Students Taking and Passing Regents Examinations Each Year, 1996–2003

3. 3 Regents English The number of students scoring 65 or higher on the Regents English examination has increased by more than 53 percent since 1996. All Students

4. 4 Regents Mathematics As many students scored 55 or higher on Regents Math A in 2003 as took the Sequential Mathematics, Course I examination in 1996. Data for 1999– 2002 include both Mathematics A and Sequential Mathematics, Course I. Data for 2003 are for Mathematics A only. All Students

5. 5 Regents Global History and Geography The number of students scoring 65 or higher on the Regents Global History and Geography examination has increased by more than 60 percent since 1996. The data for 2001 through 2003 are for the Regents Global History and Geography examination only. The data for 2000 are for both the Regents Global History and Geography and Global Studies examinations. The data for previous years are for Regents Global Studies only. All Students

6. 6 Regents U.S. History & Government The number of students scoring 65 or higher on the Regents U.S. History & Government examination has increased by more than 72 percent since 1996. All Students

7. 7 Regents Living Environment/Biology The number of students scoring 65 or higher on a Regents Biology exam has doubled since 1996. Data for 2001 are for both the Regents Biology examination and the Regents Living Environment examination. Data for 2002 and 2003 are for the Regents Living Environment examination. All Students

8. 8 Performance of the 1999 Cohort by Need/Resource Capacity Category

9. 9 Regents English Requirement as of June 2003 The majority (87 percent) of students in the 1999 cohort passed the Regents English examination at 55 after four years. Data source: COHR data 1999 district cohort members = 154,500 General-Education Students in the 1999 District Cohort

10. 10 Regents MathematicsRegents Global History and Geography Regents U.S. History and GovernmentRegents Science General-Education Students in the 1999 District Cohort as of June 2003 by N/RC Data source: COHR data

11. 11 Performance of the 1999 Cohort by Race/Ethnicity

12. 12 Regents English Requirement as of June 2003 The majority of students in all groups scored 55-100 on the examination, but White students were more than three times as likely as Black and Hispanic students to score 85 or higher. Data source: COHR data 1999 district cohort members = 154,500 General-Education Students in the 1999 District Cohort

13. 13 General-Education Students in the 1999 District Cohort as of June 2003 by Race/Ethnicity Regents MathematicsRegents Global History and Geography Regents U.S. History and GovernmentRegents Science Data source: COHR data

14. 14 Performance of Seniors in the 1999 Cohort

15. 15 Most students become seniors in 4 years. Some don’t. Here’s why. Historically, some students are held back in 9 th grade, especially in high need districts, because they are not prepared for high school work. Therefore, they don’t become seniors in their fourth year of high school. This chart shows the percentage of 9 th grade students held back each year since we began to collect data in 1995-96.

16. 16 Percentage of General-Education Students in the 1999 District Accountability Cohort who were Seniors as of June 2003 by N/RC Data source: COHR data General Education

17. 17 Regents English Requirement as of June 2003 96% of general-education seniors in the 1999 district accountability cohort met the English graduation requirement in four years. Data source: COHR data 1999 district cohort seniors = 129,500 General-Education Seniors in the 1999 District Cohort

18. 18 Performance of General-Education Seniors in the 1999 District Cohort as of June 2003 by N/RC Regents MathematicsRegents Global History and Geography Regents U.S. History and GovernmentRegents Science Data source: COHR data

19. 19 Percentage of General-Education Students in the 1999 District Accountability Cohort who were Seniors as of June 2003 by Race/Ethnicity General Education Data source: COHR data

20. 20 Regents English Requirement as of June 2003: For Seniors While more than 90% of students in each group met the graduation requirement, larger percentages of White and Asian students than Black and Hispanic students achieved scores above 65 or above 85. Data source: COHR data 1999 district cohort seniors = 129,500 General-Education Seniors in the 1999 District Cohort

21. 21 General-Education Seniors in the 1999 District Cohort as of June 2003 by Race/Ethnicity Data source: COHR data Regents MathematicsRegents Global History and Geography Regents U.S. History and GovernmentRegents Science

22. 22 Graduation Rate

23. 23 1998 District Accountability Graduation Rate Cohort Three-fourths of students in the 1998 graduation rate cohort graduated by August 2002. Total Public District Graduation Rate Cohort = 165,000 (includes students excluded from the district accountability cohort solely because they transferred to a GED program) All Students in Public Schools

24. 24 1998 District Graduation Rate Cohort Graduation rates varied significantly by need/resource capacity category of district. All Students in Public Schools All Students in the 1998 District Graduation Rate Cohort as of August 2002

25. 25 1998 District Graduation Rate Cohort Significant gaps exist among racial/ethnicity groups in graduation rate. While Hispanic students have the lowest graduation rate after four years, they also have the largest percentage still enrolled and working toward diplomas. All Students in Public Schools All Students in the 1998 District Graduation Rate Cohort as of August 2002

26. 26 Graduates Since higher standards were adopted in 1996, the number of high school graduates has remained stable. All Public School Students Counts for 1995-96 to 2000-01 include January, June, and August graduates of the reporting year. Counts for 2001-02 include August 2001, January and June 2002 graduates. Counts for 2002-03 include August 2002, January and June 2003 graduates.

27. 27 Regents Diplomas The percentage of students earning Regents diplomas has increased significantly since the higher standards were adopted in 1996. Regents diplomas require the passing of at least eight Regents examinations, including two mathematics and two science.