2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook

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Eighth-Grade Reading Skills Table 44. Eighth-Grade Reading Proficiency, Rhode Island, 2005 & 2009 COMMUNITY CONTEXT OCTOBER 2005 OCTOBER 2009 % ADULTS % % ENGLISH # OF % AT OR ABOVE # OF % AT OR ABOVE SCHOOL COMPLETING LOW-INCOME LANGUAGE 8TH GRADE THE PROFICIENCY 8TH GRADE THE PROFICIENCY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARNERS TEST TAKERS LEVEL TEST TAKERS LEVEL Barrington 92% 4% 1% 275 92% 269 92% Bristol Warren 75% 31% 3% 291 63% 272 78% Burrillville 80% 29% 0% 230 67% 179 61% Central Falls 49% 76% 21% 279 27% 233 43% Chariho 88% 20% 1% 302 58% 283 84% Coventry 83% 22% 0% 479 66% 414 80% Cranston 79% 32% 5% 926 57% 856 78% Cumberland 81% 20% 2% 409 72% 372 82% East Greenwich 93% 7% 1% 214 87% 206 94% East Providence 71% 41% 4% 499 57% 416 65% Exeter-West Greenwich 89% 13% 1% 161 72% 164 80% Foster-Glocester 87% 14% 0% 217 57% 190 82% Jamestown 93% 5% 1% 74 86% 51 90% Johnston 78% 37% 3% 288 58% 285 71% Lincoln 82% 22% 1% 261 74% 304 83% Little Compton 91% 3% 0% 41 83% 33 94% Middletown 90% 26% 3% 185 64% 187 74% Narragansett 91% 14% 0% 123 81% 125 88% New Shoreham 95% 12% 3% 9 NA 12 100% Newport 87% 57% 3% 177 50% 146 76% North Kingstown 92% 18% 1% 349 73% 337 84% North Providence 77% 27% 2% 307 70% 280 65% North Smithfield 82% 13% 1% 161 72% 140 87% Pawtucket 66% 75% 11% 795 44% 706 55% Portsmouth 91% 11% 0% 223 81% 238 84% Providence 66% 85% 15% 1,935 25% 1,615 45% Scituate 87% 12% 0% 156 89% 147 91% Smithfield 85% 14% 0% 227 78% 235 85% South Kingstown 91% 16% 1% 348 76% 274 89% Tiverton 80% 21% 0% 203 67% 150 75% Warwick 85% 29% 1% 955 59% 859 76% West Warwick 76% 45% 1% 319 56% 255 71% Westerly 82% 31% 2% 266 59% 240 73% Woonsocket 64% 68% 4% 494 28% 423 51% Charter Schools NA 61% 13% 22 55% 94 62% Urban Collaborative NA 86% NA 67 6% 60 48% Core Cities 67% 76% 12% 3,999 33% 3,378 51% Remainder of State 83% 23% 2% 8,179 67% 7,534 79% Rhode Island 78% 42% 5% 12,270 56% 11,066 70% Source of Data for Table/Methodology Data are from the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE), New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP), October 2005 and October 2009.. % at or above the proficiency level are the eighth grade students who received proficient or proficient with distinction scores on the reading section of the NECAP. Only students who actually took the test are counted in the district’s or school’s proficiency rate. All enrolled students are eligible unless their Individualized Education Program (IEP) specifically exempts them or unless they are beginning English Language Learners. % of adults completing high school or higher data are from Census 2000. % low-income children are the percentage of students eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch program in October 2009, from the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2008-2009 school year. % English Language Learners data are from the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2008-2009 school year. Core cities are Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, West Warwick and Woonsocket. NECAP data for independent charter schools include: Highlander Charter School, Paul Cuffee Charter School and Compass Charter School. UCAP is the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program. Core city and remainder of state calculations do not include charter schools or UCAP. See the Methodology section for more information. References 1,6,8 Ayers, J. & Miller, M. (2009). Informing Adolescent Literacy Policy and Practice: Lessons learned from the Striving Readers Program. Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education. 2,11 Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy. (2010). Time to Act: An agenda for advancing adolescent literacy for college and career success. New York, NY: Carnegie Corporation of New York. (continued on page 171) 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook 139
Math Skills DEFINITION Math skills is the percentage of fourth- and eighth-grade students who scored at or above the proficiency level for math on the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) test. SIGNIFICANCE The ability to understand and use mathematics is critical in life. Students must rely on math skills not only for advancing their education, but also in the course of daily activities. 1 Strong high school math skills can also open up higher education and career opportunities for students. 2 Schools in Rhode Island teach mathematics every year through eighth grade and require students to take four years of mathematics to graduate from high school. 3,4 State, national and international assessments show that U.S. students fare well when asked to perform straightforward computational procedures, but tend to have a limited understanding of the basic mathematical concepts needed to solve simple problems. Performance in mathematics, while generally low, has been improving over the past decade. 5 Family risk factors, such as poverty, language barriers and low maternal education levels are associated with low student achievement in mathematics. 6 Disparities in math achievement related to race and family income persist in the United States. 7 Students with 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 insufficient math skills will have fewer 30 20 opportunities to pursue post-secondary 10 4th Grade and 8th Grade Math Proficiency Levels by education and secure high-level Student 0 Subgroup, Rhode Island Public Schools, October 2009 2007 and 2009 NAEP math tests. 13,14 employment than their peers. 8 Frequent engagement in classroom 4th Grade Students 8th Grade Students activities, such as doing math problems 100% 90% from a textbook, talking with others 80% about how to solve math problems and 70% 76% 75% using a calculator are associated with 60% 68% 62% higher scores on assessments, particularly 50% 54% 71% 64% 61% for older students. 9 40% 46% Students’ achievement 39% 40% 39% 30% 35% 37% in math is highest when they are taught 30% 30% 20% 24% by teachers with strong backgrounds 10% 18% 15% 9% and training in teaching math. 10 0% All English Students Low- Higher- White Asian Black Hispanic Native Achieving math proficiency for all Students Language with Income Income American Learners Disabilities Students Students students requires that improvements be made in curriculum, instructional Source: Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, New England Common Assessment Program 100% (NECAP), October 2009. materials, assessments, classroom 90% practice, teacher preparation and ◆ In 80% October 2009, 62% of Rhode Island fourth graders 76% scored at or above proficiency in professional development. 11,12 68% math, compared to 54% of eighth graders. 15,16 68% Nationally and 75% 70% 62% 62% 62% 62% 64% in Rhode 61% Island, there are 60% 54% 54% 55% The National Assessment of math 50% achievement gaps between subgroups of 46% elementary and middle school students. 39% 40% Educational Progress (NAEP) measures 40% 39% 35% 37% 30% 30% proficiency in math nationally and ◆ Fourth-and 30% eighth-grade students 24% who are English Language Learners (ELL) and 20% 18% 15% across states. In 2009, 81% of Rhode students with disabilities were the least proficient in math in Rhode Island. In 2009 in 10% 9% Island fourth-graders performed at or Rhode 0% Island, only 18% of fourth-grade and 9% of eighth-grade ELL students scored at or above the Basic level in math on NAEP, compared with 82% nationally. Sixtyeight above proficiency. Twenty-four percent of fourth-grade and 15% percent of eighth-grade students with disabilities were proficient in math in 2009. 17 percent of Rhode Island eighth- graders performed at or above the Basic level in math on the NAEP, compared with 73% nationally. Rhode Island was one of only four states in which the performance of both fourth- and ◆ Nationally and in Rhode Island, the achievement gap between girls and boys in math has been virtually eliminated at the elementary and middle school levels. In Rhode Island in 2009, 62% of male and female fourth-grade students scored at or above proficiency in math, and 55% percent of male and 54% of female eighth-grade students scored at or above proficiency in math. 18,19 eighth-graders improved between the All Students Females Males English Language Learners Students with Disabilities Students without Disabilities Low-Income Students Higher-Income Students White Asian Black Hispanic Native American 140 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook / Education
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2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbo
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Board of Di
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Overview From: I’ll Be You and Yo
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Family and Community From: On Freed
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Table 1. Child Population, Rhode Is
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Children in Single-Parent Families
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Table 3. Grandparents Caring for Gr
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Infants Born at Highest Risk Table
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Table 5. Births by Education Level
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity Table 6
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Econo
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Rhode
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Cost of Housing 1300 1200 1100 DEFI
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Homeless Children DEFINITION Homele
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Secure Parental Employment DEFINITI
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Children Receiving Child Support DE
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Children in Poverty Financial Asset
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2000 Children in Families Receiving
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Children in Families Receiving Cash
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Children Receiving SNAP Benefits 75
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Women and Children Participating in
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50 Children Participating in School
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Health Make Music with Your Life by
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Children’s Health Insurance Table
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Table 17. Breastfeeding Rates, Rhod
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Preterm Births Table 19. Preterm Bi
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Table 20. Low Birthweight Infants,
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Table 22. Lead Poisoning in Childre
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30 Child Deaths DEFINITION Child de
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