High School Measures Report: Advanced Placement, SAT, ACT,

Alumni Survey

Charles Young, Ed.D.

November 18, 2014

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Advanced Placement Key Findings

• The number of Advanced Placement exams taken has gone up by 25% in the last six years.

• 95% of students score a 3 or higher.

• Nearly three-fourths of PAUSD’s Class of 2014 took and passed at least one AP exam before graduation.

• The percentage of underrepresented minority students taking AP tests is significantly less than that of their peers.

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% of Exams scoring > or = 3 93% 93% 95% 95% 94% 95% 95% 3

Students are taking more AP exams and more exams are passed!

AP Exam 2014 Performance

Score 2013

% of Total Exams 2014

% of Total Exams

5 48% 50%

4 32% 31%

3 15% 14%

2 4% 4%

1 1% 1%

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More than 70% of Seniors take and pass (3, 4 or 5) at least one AP exam

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Our seniors take approximately 2.5 AP classes!

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Fewer under-represented minority students take AP tests than their peers

2012 2013 2014

% of students

# of tests

% of students

# of tests

% of students

# of tests

Total 33% 3,154 34% 3,201 34% 3364

Asian 45% 1,547 45% 1,575 44% 1688

African-American 7% 16 5% 10 6% 10

Hispanic 14% 88 13% 95 12% 38

White 27% 1,097 29% 1,197 29% 1238

All Others 58% 406 48% 324 61% 342 7

SAT Key Findings

• From 2009 to 2014, PAUSD SAT test takers increased 15% (715 students to 763 students).

• Mean Scale Scores from 2009 to 2014 are increasing in PAUSD but not in California

PAUSD California

Critical Reading 626 to 639 495 to 498

Math 664 to 672 513 to 510

Writing 631 to 646 494 to 496 8

Mean SAT Performance by Test PAUSD and California

PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA PA CA

626 495 635 501 630 495 635 491 637 492 639 498

664 513 672 520 668 513 668 510 673 508 672 510

631 494 640 500 637 494 642 491 644 489 646 496

PAUSD Participation Rate 82% 83% 83% 80% 84% 82%

CA Participation Rate 49% 49% 53% n/a 55% 57% 9

ACT results parallel SAT results: PAUSD scores are increasing while

state scores remain level.

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Students who have more highly educated parents tend to score higher

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SAT score gaps indicate we need a system-wide solution to assure all students have opportunities

and access to achieve at high levels.

• The most recent SAT results show a gap of 200 points between students from families with incomes greater than $200K and less than $100 K

• Combined (CR+M+W) SAT scores of under-represented minority students are about 300 points lower than those of their peers

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2014 SAT Percentile Ranks

PAUSD California US

25th 1780 1260 1260

50th 1957 1470 1480

75th 2200 1730 1730

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Students in PAUSD score at significantly higher levels than their peers statewide and nationwide

21st Century Consortium: Class of 2013 Alumni Survey

n = 836 responses 14

Class of 2013 Alumni Survey

N = 83 Responses

174/907 = 9.33% Overall response rate

N=91 responses

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Alumni Summary Key Findings

• Students felt well prepared in Math and English/Writing, but also wanted more preparation in technical writing (this comes up in written comments).

• Science lab reports emerges from survey as an area of focus.

• Overall, our students felt well prepared to use technology.

• Balancing school work and social life is a challenge for students across the consortium.

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Where did you feel connected to your high school experience (check all that apply)

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Did you feel prepared with the self-management skills needed for college life?

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Did you feel academically prepared for college learning?

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Did you have to take remedial (non-credit earning) English coursework in college?

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Did you have to take remedial (non-credit earning) math coursework in college?

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Next Steps • Review Alumni Survey results with site administration and

Steering Committees with a particular focus on writing across the curriculum (technical and research writing)

• Advanced Placement:

– Continue to examine demographic enrollment trends and number of tests taken and passed

– Continue to monitor course load and advise students and parents as necessary

– Disaggregate results my racial-ethnic groups, gender, and socio-economic status.

• SAT/ACT

– Continue to provide support services to students

– Analyze disaggregated results by racial-ethnic groups and

socio-economic status.

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