2009 AP Report Department of Accountability School Board Meeting - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2009 AP Report Department of Accountability School Board Meeting December 3, 2009 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Past 5 Years in AP Change Over Time One Year One Year One Year One Year Five Years 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 to 2006 2006 to 2007 2007 to 2008 2008 to 2009 2005 to 2009 Number of Students Taking AP 473 454 500 528 489 -19 +46 +28 -39 +16 Tests Number of AP Tests Taken by 805 946 905 1045 988 +141 -41 +140 -57 +183 Students Annual Percent of Students 23% 23% 26% 26% 24% 0% +3% 0% -2% +1% Taking at Least One AP Test a # 310 449 410 539 537 +139 -39 +129 -2 +227 AP Grades '3', '4' or '5' +8% -2% +7% +2% +15% % 39% 47% 45% 52% 54% # 71 99 108 137 123 +28 +9 +29 -14 +52 Highest AP Grade '5' +1% +2% +1% -1% +3% % 9% 10% 12% 13% 12% Seniors Earning AP Grades 3 or % 16% 25% 19% 26% 21% +9% -6% +7% -5% +5% better b AP Equity & Excellence % 20% 29% 23% 32% 28% +9% -6% +9% -4% +8% Graduating Class Summary c a Student enrollment includes all students in grades 10, 11, and 12. b Percentage of students enrolled in twelth grade who earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam in their twelth grade year. c The Graduating Class Summary shows the percentage of twelfth graders who scored 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam at any point in their high school years. 2 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Number of AP Students: 2005-2009 600 528 500 489 473 454 500 # AP Students 400 300 200 100 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year 3 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Number of AP Tests: 2005-2009 1200 1045 988 946 905 1000 805 # AP Tests 800 600 400 200 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year 4 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP Participation Within Grade Level 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% Percent 49% 2008 50% 45% 2009 40% 32% 28% 30% 20% 10% 1% 0% 0% Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Grade Level 5 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP Participants by Grade Level 70% 61% 60% 50% % AP Participants 43% 40% 39% 38% 40% ACPS 36% State Nation 30% 21% 18% 20% 10% 1% 0% 9 & 10 11 12 Grade Level 6 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Overall % Qualifying Scores: 2009 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% % Qualifying Scores 60.6% 56.7% 60.0% 54.4% 50.0% 2009 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% ACPS State Nation 7 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP Qualifying Scores: ACPS & Nation Art Hist Bio Calc A/B Calc B/C Comp Sci A English Lang English Lit Envi Sci French German ourse Latin Lit Nation P C ACPS Latin V A Music Physics B Phys C-E&M Phys C-MECH Psyc Span Lang Span Lit Stats US Govt US Hist 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Qualifying Scores 8 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP by NCLB Subgroups NCLB Subgroups Ethnicity a Gender Special All Female Male Education LEP F & RL Students Asian Black Hispanic White Number of Students Taking 42 142 87 206 290 199 15 27 133 489 AP Tests Number of AP Tests Taken 92 219 146 505 589 399 26 35 213 988 by Students Percentage of Total Tests 9% 22% 15% 51% 60% 40% 3% 4% 22% 100% Taken # 51 57 64 352 311 226 13 11 73 537 AP Grades '3', '4' or '5' 55% 26% 44% 70% 53% 57% 50% 31% 34% 54% % # 9 4 16 90 66 57 3 4 15 123 Highest AP Grade '5' 10% 2% 11% 18% 11% 14% 12% 11% 7% 12% % a Does not contain Unspecified or American Indian ethnic groups due to low representation 9 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Participation by NCLB  Students identified as Hispanic (+13) saw an increase in the number of AP tests taken from 2008 to 2009.  Asian (-15), Black (-24), and White (-46) ethnic subgroups saw a decline in the number of AP tests taken from 2008 to 2009.  Gender differences increased compared to 2008 with females (60%) taking more AP tests than males (40%). 10 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP by NCLB Subgroups Asian Black Hispanic White NCLB Subgroups Female 2008 2009 Male Special Education LEP F & RL All Students 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % Qualifying Scores 11 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP Results by Ethnicity: ACPS & State 100% 90% 80% 70% 70% % Qualifying Scores 64% 64% 61% 60% 55% 54% 54% ACPS 50% 44% State 40% 33% 26% 30% 20% 10% 0% Asian Black Hispanic White ALL Ethnicity 12 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP Final Course Grades & Qualifying Scores 100 86 90 80 70 61 60 Percent 49 50 % of Qualifying Scores 37 40 30 22 20 19 20 7 10 0 A B+ B C+ C D+ D F Final Course Grade 13 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Years in ACPS and AP Total Years in ACPS Membership 0-2 3-5 6-8 9-11 Number of Students Taking 55 85 74 275 AP Tests Number of AP Tests Taken 88 146 124 630 by Students Percentage of Total Tests 9% 15% 13% 64% Taken # 37 88 47 365 AP Grades '3', '4' or '5' % 42% 60% 38% 58% # 6 17 11 89 Highest AP Grade '5' % 7% 12% 9% 14% 14 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Years in ACPS and AP Achievement 100 90 80 70 60 Percent % AP Grades 3-5 50 % AP Grades of 5 40 30 20 10 0 0-2 Years 3-5 Years 6-8 Years 9-11 Years Total Years in ACPS Membership 15 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP Results by Algebra I Completion Grade Grade Level Completing Algebra I a 7 8 9 10 Number of Students Taking 72 138 217 40 AP Tests Number of AP Tests Taken 253 312 332 56 by Students Percentage of Total Tests 26% 32% 34% 6% Taken # 220 182 100 15 AP Grades '3', '4' or '5' % 87% 58% 30% 27% # 80 27 8 3 Highest AP Grade '5' % 32% 9% 2% 5% a No record exists for 15 students of completion of Algebra I 16 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

AP Achievement by Algebra I Completion Grade 100 90 80 70 60 Percent % AP Grades 3-5 50 % AP Grade of 5 40 30 20 10 0 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade9 Grade 10 Gradelevel 17 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Recommendations  Create a school level AP Action Plan at TC Williams.  Cultivate and grow a “college-readiness” culture.  Continue Algebra I completion and readiness efforts at the middle school level and below. 18 Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.”

Questions? Contact: Department of Accountability Office: (703) 824-6638 or Email: clinton.page@acps.k12.va.us Department of Accountability: “Anyone can measure the rain; we build arks.” 19