1. N ATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS BPS 2015 NAEP RESULTS Nicole Wagner Lam, Office of Data and Accountability Presentation to Boston School Committee November 4, 2015

2. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS For the first time since 2003, 4 th graders in BPS performed on par with students across all other school districts throughout the nation in reading. BPS has successfully closed the 14 point gap between the district and the national average in 8 th grade mathematics that existed in 2003, sustaining performance on par with the nation since 2009. 2 BPS’ achievement in both reading and math are now on par with the national average, as measured by NAEP - also known as the “nation’s report card”.

3. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 3 2015 4 TH AND 8 TH GRADE READING RESULTS

4. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Boston Public Schools was one of only 4 urban districts* to demonstrate significant gains in 4 th grade reading between 2013 and 2015. For the first time since 2003, the performance of 4 th graders in BPS is comparable to the national average in reading. African-American, Latino, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners in BPS outperformed both the national average and that across large cities in the U.S. in 4 th reading. BPS achieved significant gains with 4 th graders in the lower percentile bands (10 th and 25 th ) between 2013 and 2015. 4 2015 4 TH AND 8 TH GRADE READING RESULTS * Note: In 2015, Boston was one of 21 urban school districts to participate in the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA). In 2003, Boston was one of only ten districts that volunteered by participate in TUDA, which now includes these cities: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore City, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Duval County (FL), Washington D.C., Fresno, Hillsborough County (FL), Houston, Jefferson County (KY), Los Angeles, Miami-Dada, New York, Philadelphia, and San Diego.

5. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 5 4 TH GRADE READING 2003 - 2015

6. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 6 8 th GRADE READING 2003-2015

7. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 7 4 TH GRADE READING 2003 – 2015, SUBGROUPS

8. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8 4 th GRADE READING: LATINO STUDENTS

9. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 9 4 TH GRADE READING 2015: ENGLISH LEARNERS

10. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 10 4 TH GRADE READING 2003 – 2015: PERCENTILE BANDS

11. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 11 2015 4 TH AND 8 TH GRADE MATH RESULTS

12. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Since 2009, 8 th graders in Boston have sustained strong performance on par with the national average. In 2015, though, Boston successfully closed the gap between the district and the national average, being the only urban district to have done so. Boston has made some of the greatest long term gains in both 4 th and 8 th grade mathematics of any urban district since 2003. African-American students in both 4 th and 8 th grade in BPS are outperforming the national average and that of large cities in mathematics. Students with disabilities are outperforming the large cities average in 8 th grade math. English Language Learners are outperforming the national average in 4 th grade math. 12 2015 4 th AND 8 TH GRADE MATH RESULTS

13. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 13 4 th GRADE MATH 2003-2015

14. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 14 8 TH GRADE MATH 2003 - 2015

15. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 15 8 TH GRADE MATH 2015 RESULTS

16. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 16 8 TH GRADE MATH: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS

17. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 17 8 th GRADE MATH: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

18. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 18 8 th GRADE MATH 2003-2015: SUBGROUPS

19. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 19 APPENDIX

20. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 20 4 th grade Reading demographic comparisons Note: Demographics for Boston Public Schools, across the nation, and across all large cities in the U.S. is almost identical for 4 th grade Math as it is for Reading. * In Cleveland, all students were categorized as eligible for the National School Lunch Program ** In 2015, all Boston students were categorized as eligible for the National School Lunch Program as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Black Students Hispanic Students English Language Learners Students with Disabilities Students from Low-Income Families

21. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 21 8 th grade Reading demographic comparisons Black Students Hispanic Students English Language Learners Students with Disabilities Students from Low-Income Families Note: Demographics for Boston Public Schools, across the nation, and across all large cities in the U.S. is almost identical for 8 th grade Math as it is for Reading. * In Cleveland, all students were categorized as eligible for the National School Lunch Program ** In 2015, all Boston students were categorized as eligible for the National School Lunch Program as part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program.

22. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 22 4 th grade Reading: long-term gains

23. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 23 8 th grade Reading: long-term gains

24. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 24 4 TH & 8 th GRADE READING 2015 - TUDA DISTRICTS BPS 4 th and 8 th graders exceeded or performed on par with all but 4 urban TUDA districts in reading in 2015.

25. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 25 8 th GRADE READING 2003-2015, SUBGROUPS

26. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 26 4 th GRADE READING: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS

27. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 27 4 th GRADE READING: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

28. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 28 8 th grade Reading: African-American student performance

29. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 29 8 th grade Reading: Latino students performance

30. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 30 8 th grade Reading: Students with disabilities

31. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 31 8 th grade Reading: English Language Learners

32. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 32 4 th grade Reading: At or Above Basic

33. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 33 8 th grade Reading: At or above Basic

34. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 34 8 th grade Reading: General Ed population comparisons

35. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 35 8 th grade Reading: General Ed Performance

36. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 36 4 TH GRADE MATH 2015 RESULTS

37. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 37 4 th & 8 TH GRADE MATH 2015 RESULTS BPS 4 th and 8 th graders exceeded or performed on par with all but 5 urban TUDA districts in mathematics in 2015.

38. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 38 4 th GRADE MATH 203-2015: SUBGROUPS

39. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 39 4 TH GRADE MATH: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS

40. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 40 4 th grade Math: Latino student performance

41. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 41 4 th GRADE MATH: ENGLISH LEARNERS

42. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 42 4 th grade Math: Students with Disabilities

43. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 43 8 th grade Math: Latino student performance

44. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 44 8 th grade Math: English Language Learners

45. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 45 4 th grade Math: At or above Basic

46. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 46 8 th grade Math: At or Above Basic

47. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 47 8 TH GRADE 2015 MATH: GENERAL ED POPULATIONS

48. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 48 8 TH GRADE 2015 MATH: GENERAL ED