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2002-03 School Corporation Annual Performance Report

General Explanations This is a report on the performance of schools and school corporations (districts) in your area. The goal is to give you information to tell you what progress schools are making to help students learn more. There are additional indicators that are available to you on the Indiana Department of Education's Web site (www.asap.state.in.us). including data broken out by different student subgroups, such as race, gender, income level and special education. The data in this report have been supplied by the Indiana Department of Education and local school corporations. The report provides the most recent data available. Indiana educators and citizens have developed higher academic standards for all students. These standards are necessary to prepare Indiana students to be successful in life, whether they go directly to higher education or to the workplace. The scores for ISTEP+ are listed under each school to reflect student progress toward those standards. For high schools, you also will see graduation rates and the percentage of graduates who plan to go on to college. Other important information is provided, such as average attendance rates and indicators of school safety, including expulsions and suspensions. Also included is information about your school corporation, such as how much is spent, on average, for each student; how much teachers are paid; and the percentage of corporation students who are in special education classes or gifted and talented classes. If you have any questions about this information, you should contact your local school corporation or contact the Department of Education at 317-232-6611 or by e-mail at [email protected]. SAMPLE CHART I • School Corporation (District) Data INDIANA SCHOOf CORPORATION, INDIANAPOLIS 0000 INDICATOR jjPjji? % Student Enrollment 3,400 3,400 3,400 3,400 3,400 Q Total Expenditure Per Pupil Three-Year Average 6,400 6,800 6,100 7,200 • _ . _ . " 30,293- 30,293- 30,293- 30,293- 30,293Teacher Salary Range 55,732 55,732 55,732 55,732 55,732 G Percent of Students in Special Education 13.4 13.6 N/A 14.9 15.3 0 Percent of Students in a Funded Gifted 8r Talented 13 13 13 g Program G Percent of High School Students in Vocational Education 9.3 7.6 7.2 7.2 3.5 G Percent of Students in Alternative Education 10.2 9.6 8.7 9.3 6.2 £ Percent of Students Eligible for Free or Reduced- .. _ q Price Lunch or Free Textbooks G Percent Limited English Proficiency Students 6.3 10.7 11.3 12.5 9.5 % Total ISTEPf Remediation Funding 7?,523 64,130 ~ 67,900 67,900 SAMPLE CHART II • School Data INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL INDIANAPOLIS 0001 GRADES 9-12 INDICATOR • Student Enrollment 1,535 1,580 1,602 1,655 976 Graduation Rate 97 92 95 95 99 0 Percent of Graduates who Passed the GQE 84 86 87 82 90 G Percent of Graduates Granted a Waiver for the GQE 16 14 13 18 10 G Grade 10 Percent Passing GQE Mathematics Standard 65 69 71 71 63 • Grade 10 Percent Passing GQE English/Language ao M Arts Standard ™™ “ “ ™ G Grade 10 Percent Passing both GQE Standards 70 73 69 71 75 G Percent of Students Taking AP Tests 9 8 8 7 7 0 Percent of Students Scoring 3or above on AP Tests 30 22 22 20 46 G SAT Average Score 999 959 959 994 950 % Percent of 12th Graders Taking SAT 50 56 56 54 52 0 Percent Completing Academic Honors Diploma 26 26 23 21 22 G Percent Completing Core 40 Curriculum 38 43 43 48 44 G Percent of Graduates Pursuing Higher Education 48 54 54 64 57 G Attendance Rate 94.9 95.7 95.7 96.6 94.7 G Number of Suspensions 22 19 19 21 G Number of Expulsions 10 15 12 13 £ Number of Suspensions and Expulsions for Alcohol, . is q Ifi w Drugs or Weapons _ s 6 INDICATOR '«M» I'Ofr-OT j'ol-0? j’o2-03 % Student Enrollment 780 806 774 799 753 G Percent of Bth Graders Enrolled in Algebra I 63.2 61.7 59 60.3 66 G Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Mathematics Standard 58 62 56 56 61 • Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ English/Language .. cc Arts Standard 61 “ * * “ 0 Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP-t Mathematics Standard 66 66 61 61 63 q Grade 6 Percent Passing GQE English/Language 65 g 2 gg 5g gg w Arts Standard 0 Attendance Rate 96.1 95.5 95.5 95.6 0 Number of Suspensions 64 57 58 69 0 Number of Expulsions 5 8 7 8 Number of Suspensions and Expulsions for Alcohol, g n in e * Drugs or Weapons INDICATOR jH^j % Student Enrollment 430 438 455 441 412 G Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Mathematics Standard 79 92 90 90 73 £ Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ English/Language gg „ 7g 76 gg Arts Standard G Average Class Site 24 23 21 21 ~22 f Attendance Rate 98.6 97 95.9 95.6 93 0 Number of Suspensions 35 5 7 7 0 0 Number of Expulsions 0 0 0 0 £ Number of Suspensions and Expulsions for Alcohol, g 0 0 0 Drugs or Weapons

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Explanation of School Corporation (District) Data (see chart n The following indicators show you the performance of your school corporation. Where possible, you will see three years of data so you can see the trends not just this year’s results. For many indicators, you can see how your school corporation’s data compare to the state average. 0 Number of students enrolled in the corporation or school. 0 How much the school corporation is spending, on average, for each student. Q Range of pay for teachers in the corporation. 0 The percentage of students in the school corporation who are receiving special education services. 0 The percentage of students in the school corporation who are enrolled in gifted and talented education. 0 A representation of high school students' participation in vocational education courses. 0 The percentage of students in the school corporation who are enrolled in alternative education. 0 The percentage of students who receive free or reduced-price lunches or free textbooks because of their family income level. 0 Students whose inability to speak Bnd understand English prevents them from participating fully in a standard educational program. 0 The number of dollars the school corporation receives for remedial programs through a state ISTEP+ formula. Explanation of School Data (see chart ip The following indicators show you the performance, particularly the academic performance, of the individual schools in each school corporation in your area. Many of the indicators came from the ISTEPf. Where possible, you will see three years of data so you can see the trends not just this year’s results. For many indicators, you can see how a school’s data compare to the state average. 0 The graduation rate is based on the completion rate of grades 9-12. 0 The percent of graduates who have passed Indiana’s GQE are students granted diplomas who completed all of their courses and passed the GQE test. The percent of graduates granted waivers are students granted diplomas who completed all of their courses and were granted a waiver by their school. 0 The percentage of 10th graders who passed the mathematics portion of the GQE on the first attempt. 0 The percentage of 10th graders who passed the English/language arts portion of the GQE on the first attempt. 0 The percentage of 10th graders who passed both portions of the GQE on the first attempt. 0 The percentage of 11th and 12th graders who took the Advanced Placement examinations. 0 The percentage of high school students who have passed Advanced Placement examinations with a score of at least 3 (on a 5-point scale). 0 The average score high school seniors received on the SAT. The highest possible score is 1600. f 0 The percentage of high school seniors who took the SAT. 0 The percentage of high school seniors who received Academic Honors Diplomas when they graduated. 0 The percentage of high school seniors who received diplomas indicating they had completed Core 40 requirements, but did not complete academic honors. 0 The percentage of high school graduates who say they plan to pursue a college education. 0 The average attendance rate for students in the school. 0 The number of out-of-school suspensions made during the school year. 0 The number of expulsions made during the school year. 0 The number of out-of-school expulsions and suspensions made for offenses that involved drugs, weapons, or alcohol. 0 The percentage of Bth graders taking Algebra 1. 0 The percentage of Bth graders who passed the mathematics portion of the ISTEP+. 0 The percentage of Bth graders who passed the English/language arts portion of the ISTEP+. 9 The percentage of 6th graders who passed the mathematics portion of the ISTEP-f. 0 The percentage of 6th graders who passed the English/language arts portion of the ISTEPf. 0 The percentage of 3rd graders who passed the mathematics portion of the ISTEPf. 0 The percentage of 3rd graders who passed the English/language arts portion of the ISTEPf. The average class size number of students per teacher -at this elementary school.

This data and additional information is available on the Indiana Department of Education's Web site (www.asap.state.in.us).

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