D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N S E E D U C A T I O N A C T I V I T Y

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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

Honorable Donald H. RumsfeldSecretary of Defense

Honorable David S. C. ChuUnder Secretary of Defense,

Personnel and Readiness

Honorable Charles S. AbellPrincipal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense,

Personnel and Readiness

Mr. John M. MolinoDeputy Under Secretary of Defense,

Military Community and Family Policy

Dr. Joseph D. TafoyaDirector, Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense Education Activity4040 North Fairfax Drive

Arlington, VA 22203-1635

www.odedodea.edu

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D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N S E E D U C A T I O N A C T I V I T Y

Joseph D. TafoyaJune 2004

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to full

accountability for its resources, both human and fiscal, and the performance of its

students. Therefore, on a regular basis, DoDEA publishes an overview of all data

necessary to create a true profile of its schools, students and personnel.

These data are critical in determining areas that might need attention, identifying

trends, and providing the public with a snapshot of DoDEA at a given time. However, and

as complete as the data might be, it is the story behind the numbers that gives a truly valid

picture of DoDEA, its curriculum and instructional programs, and the initiatives

implemented to increase academic rigor and better tailor the schools to the needs of our

students.

We at DoDEA are very proud of the efforts we make, and have made for more

than fifty years, on behalf of the military families we serve, of the exceptional

qualifications of our instructional staff, and of the excellent performance of our students.

You are invited to use this booklet as a reference guide to the most current DoDEA data.

Should you wish any additional information, or more details about anything noted in this

publication, please visit our website at www.odedodea.edu.

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EDUCATION ACTIVITYDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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Shortly after the end of World War II, the United States military

established schools for the children of its service men and women stationed in

Europe and the Pacific. Schools for children of military members stationed at

various bases in the United States were already well-established. These

overseas and domestic schools were originally administered by the individual

services, but as the number of schools grew, their administration was

transferred to civilian managers. The schools were organized in two distinct but

similar systems: the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS)

overseas, and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and

Secondary Schools (DDESS) in the United States. In 1994 the two systems

united under the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).

DoDEA operates 223 public schools in 16 districts located in seven

states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 13 foreign countries to serve the children of

military service members and Department of Defense civilian employees.

Approximately 104,935 students are enrolled in DoDEA schools, with

approximately 73,200 students in the DoDDS system, and approximately

31,700 students in the DDESS system. DoDDS has approximately 12,060

employees and DDESS approximately 5,700 employees.

EDUCATION ACTIVITY

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Demographics

Children of enlisted military personnel represent 87 percent of the total

enrollment in DoDEA schools; minority students account for 54 percent of the

total enrollment. Because military assignments often result in frequent moves,

the transient rate for DoDEA schools is 35 percent.

In the DDESS system, the parents/guardians of the majority of the students (65

percent) are affiliated with the Army. In the DoDDS system, approximately 37

percent of students have parents/guardians in the Army, and 29 percent have

parents/guardians in the Air Force.

Assessment Systems

DoDEA students take the Terra Nova Achievement Test, a

norm-referenced test for students in grades 3 through 11, which rates their

performance on whether students are learning what they are being taught.

DoDEA students also take the National Assessment of Educational Progress

(NAEP), the "Nation's Report Card," which is the only continuing assessment of

the nation's students in various subject areas. NAEP provides state/jurisdiction

comparisons of student achievement in reading, writing, math, and science. In

addition to the Terra Nova and NAEP, DoDEA students take a variety of

standards based assessments.

DoDEA students continue to perform at a high achievement level on all

of these tests. DoDEA students as a whole performed above the national average

on the 2003 NAEP in Reading and Math. DoDEA Black and Hispanic students

in both the domestic and overseas schools scored at or near the top of the

scoring scale for both the 2003 Reading and Math assessments when compared

to their minority peers in other participating states and jurisdictions.

2003

S C H O L A R S H I P S A N D G R A N T S

S A T I ( C o l l e g e B o a r d * E n t r a n c e Te s t )

Local State Military ROTC SpecialGrants/Financial

Aid

National

MeritOther

$101,470 $2,879,387 $1,500,000 $840,000 $42,253 $111,098 $5,250

$989,023 $6,916,715 $7,565,000 $7,641,171 $464,227 $3,438,293 $69,520

$1,090,493 $9,796,102 $9,065,000 $8,481,171 $506,480 $3,549,391 $74,770

$149,424

$779,701

$929,125

Total

$5,628,882

$27,863,650

$33,492,532DoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

In 2003, 3,230 DoDEA graduating seniors earned a total of $33,492,532 in scholarships and grants.

SOURCE: College Board's Report on 2003 College-Bound Seniors.

SOURCE: June 2003 WinSchool

Nation

PercentParticipation*

StudentsTested

VerbalScore

MathScore

SAT ITotal

48% 507 5191,406,324 1026

DoDEA 68% 509 4982,230 1007

DoDDS 74% 510 5001,992 1010

DDESS 40%** 499 481238 980

* According to the College Board, as participation rates increase,

the average score for a group decreases.

** Many DDESS students participate in an alternate college

entrance test, the ACT, resulting in a lower participation rate.

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C L A S S O FC L A S S O F

STANDARDIZED

National Average50th Percentile

Percentile points above the national average

DoDEA’s percentile points were above the national average in every subject and at every grade level on the Spring 2003 administration of the CTB TerraNova Test.

3

456

7

8

910

11

+11

+16

+11

+15

+12

+13

+17

+18

+17

3

456

7

8

910

11

+11

+7

+7

+13

+13

+13

+18

+20

+18

3

456

7

8

910

11

+13

+10

+10

+16

+15

+18

+22

+19

+18

3

456

7

8

910

11

+13

+13

+16

+15

+19

+17

+25

+19

+16

3

456

7

8

910

11

Reading

Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

+8

+12

+16

+16

+14

+19

+22

+25

+22

Grade

Grade

Grade

Grade

Grade

SOURCE: 2003 TerraNova Median National Percentile Scores

T E ST S COR E S

5

T E ST S COR E S

23%

29%

7%

45%

37%

14%

65%

16%

9%

9%

6%

15%

11%

2%

8%

Army

DoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

Navy

DoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

MarinesDoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

Air ForceDoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

CivilianDoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

6

SOURCE: October 31, 2002 Win School

S PON S O R SC O M M U N I T Y

S PON S O R S

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Salaries

$1,446,866,000

$925,096,000

$370,865,000

DoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

66.4%

70.5%

74.8%

Travel/Transportation 6.9%

9.2%

4.2%

11.7%

4.5%

3.7%

2.8%

13.5%

5.2%

Utilities/Communications 3.6%

Printing/Contracts 17.2%

Supplies/Equipment

Salaries

Travel/Transportation

Utilities/Communications

Printing/Contracts

Supplies/Equipment

Salaries

Travel/Transportation

Utilities/Communications

Printing/Contracts

Supplies/Equipment

5.9%

SOURCE: FY 2003 Financial Data

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B U DG E TO P E RAT I O N S A N D M A I NT E NA N C E

B U DG E T

SOURCE: October 31, 2002 WinSchool

PreK

Grade

DoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

PreK

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

PreK

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

4228

10299

10647

10038

9692

9265

8906

8306

7422

6757

5799

4856

3915

3405

1031

6558

7025

6651

6505

6318

6202

5868

5687

5201

4636

3985

3191

2803

3197

3741

3622

3387

3187

2947

2704

2438

1735

1556

1163

871

724

602

S T U D E N T S

8

S T U D E N T S

9

Other 3%

7%

12%

13%

18%

2%

8%

14%

11%

17%

48%

6%

3%

8%

19%

21%

43%

46%

DoDEA

DoDDS

DDESS

Asian

Bi/Multi Racial

Hispanic

African American

White

Other

Asian

Bi/Multi Racial

Hispanic

African American

White

Other

Asian

Bi/Multi Racial

Hispanic

African American

White

SOURCE: October 31, 2002 Win School

E T H N I C I T YS T U D E N T

E T H N I C I T Y

77%

23%

73%

27%

85%

15%

Female8,203

5,521

2,682

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

DoDDS

DDESS

DoDEA

GENDER

83%

8%

7%

2%

White

African American

Hispanic

Other

88%

7%

3%

3%

White

African American

Hispanic

Other

73%

10%

15%

2%

White

African American

Hispanic

Other

DoDDS

DDESS

DoDEA

ETHNICITY

43%

57%

37%

63%

56%

44%

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree and Above

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree and Above

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree and Above

DoDDS

DoDEA

DDESS

EDUCATION

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SOURCE: October 2002 DoDEA Human Resources System

T E A C H E R ST E A C H E R S

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DoDDS

African American

Hispanic

8th

4th

4th

2nd

2nd

2nd

2nd

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

2nd

8th 7th 4th 5th 1st 4th

4thGrade

8thGrade

8thGrade

8thGrade

4thGrade

2nd

2nd

3rd

8thGrade

1st

1st

3rd

4thGrade

1st

1st

1st

8thGrade

3rd

1st

6th

4thGrade

1st

1st

3rd

8thGrade

4thGrade

4thGrade

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2000-2003

DDESS National Score Rankings for the NAEP Assessment

2000-2003 by System and by Ethnic Group

DoDDS National Score Rankings for the NAEP Assessment

2000-2003 by System and by Ethnic Group

Math

2000 2002 2003Science Reading Writing Reading Math

DDESS

African American

Hispanic

8th

2nd

2nd

4th

1st

1st

1st

1st

2nd

2nd

1st

1st

2nd

3rd

1st

9th 6th 4th 4th 2nd 7th

4thGrade

8thGrade

8thGrade

8thGrade

4thGrade

1st

1st

1st

8thGrade

3rd

2nd

5th

4thGrade

2nd

2nd

4th

8thGrade

1st

3rd

6th

4thGrade

2nd

2nd

7th

8thGrade

4thGrade

4thGrade

Math

2000 2002 2003Science Reading Writing Reading Math

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