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•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
State Profiles
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- Delaware
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- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (956K)

State Education Indicators With a Focus on Title I

A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

North Carolina
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/

School and Teacher Demographics

Number of districts
(CCD, 1998-99)		 120
Number of public schools in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary Middle High Combined Other
1,254 420 337 77 7
Student/teacher ratio
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary Middle High
15:1 15:1 15:1
Number of FTE teachers in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary Middle High Combined Other
41,751 18,735 22,307 1,723 289
Public school enrollment
  1989-90 1998-99
K-8
(CCD)		 769,825 913,146
9-12
(CCD)		 310,919 333,983
Pre-K
(by state definition)		 n/a 7,610

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1996-97)

State 67.3%, Local 25.5%, Federal 7.2%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
  1989-90 1998-99
American Indian/Alaskan Natives 1.6% 1.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 1.7
Black 30.4 31.2
Hispanic 0.7 3.1
White 66.5 62.5
Students with disabilities
(OSEP, K-12)
1990-91 1998-99
10.2% 11.6%
Limited English proficient
(USED/NCBE, K-12)
1989-90 1996-97
4,586 24,771
Migrant
(OME, K-12)
1993-94 1998-99
10,103 13,876
High school dropout rate
(CCD, event)
1993-94 1997-98
n/a n/a
Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)
1994-95 1997-98
51% 56%

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1998-99)

For 0 to 34%, 1,052 schools; 35 to 49%, 427 schools; 50 to 74%, 377 schools; and 75 to 100%, 126 schools.

*113 schools did not report.

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Statewide Accountability Information

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
> 50 percent students at/above grade level (Reading, Writing and Math at grades 3-8; Reading Writing, Math, Science & Social Studies at grades 9-12)

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Annual growth over a baseline set for each school

Indicators for School Accountability
Primarily End of Grade and End of Course Tests; additional components in high school

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Title I improvement defined as two years below AYP

Schools Meeting Title I AYP Goal
1,013(98.3%)

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Title I Schools

Title I enrollment
(USED)
  1998-99
K-8 298,570
9-12 4,582
Pre-K n/a
Race/ethnicity
(USED, K-12)
  Schoolwide Targeted
Assistance
American Indian/Alaskan Natives 11,135 256
Asian/Pacific Islander 2,865 517
Black 126,168 12,404
Hispanic 13,338 2,677
White 122,441 17,023
Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, USED, 1998-99)		 $146,819,726

Number of schools with Title I programs
Schoolwide vs. targeted assistance (USED)

In 1996, 257 schools with schoolwide programs and 824 schools with targeted assistance; in 1998, 572 schoolwide, 449 targeted assistance; in 1999, 623 schoolwide, 407 targeted assistance

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Assessment Information

Assessment Reported
North Carolina End of Grade/End of Course Test, used since 1992-1993.

Progress Toward Assessment Aligned with Standards
Performance standards met review criteria of the U.S. Department of Education.

State Definition of "Proficient", used since 1992-1993
Level 3: Students performing at this level consistently demonstrate mastery of grade level subject matter and skills and are well prepared for the next grade level.

Exclusion from Assessment
LEP first year, LEP second year, exempted by IEP committee, identified under Section 504, temporary disability, or other

Other Assessments
NC Test of Computer Skills
NRT

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Student Achievement 1998-1999

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
All Students 7.4% 21.2% 43.8% 27.6%
Title I Schoolwide 9.6 26.2 45.2 19.0
Title I Targeted 14.3 42.3 35.4 7.9
Percent of School in Poverty        
  00-34 4.7 14.7 42.0 38.6
  75-100 12.9 32.9 42.8 11.4
LEP Students 19.2 41.1 35.8 3.9
Migrant students 16.4 34.1 41.9 7.6

Student achievement trend
Reading 4th grade meets or exceeds Level 3

For 1995-96, 69.4% of all students, 77.3% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 52.0% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3. For 1996-97, 67.7% of all students, 76.9% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 48.9% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3. For 1997-98, 70.9% of all students, 79.4% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 52.9% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3. For 1998-99, 71.4% of all students, 80.6% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 54.2% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3.

Mathematics
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
All Students 2.9% 14.4% 43.0% 39.6%
Title I Schoolwide 3.7 17.9 47.6 30.8
Title I Targeted 5.8 29.4 49.1 15.6
Percent of School in Poverty        
  00-34 1.7 9.7 37.1 51.5
  75-100 5.2 22.9 50.1 21.8
LEP Students 6.0 23.5 53.8 16.7
Migrant students 3.8 20.5 53.1 22.5

Grade 8

Reading/Language Arts
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
All Students 3.2% 16.9% 43.1% 36.8%
Title I Schoolwide 4.2 21.8 47.8 26.2
Title I Targeted 7.1 38.4 42.1 12.4
Percent of School in Poverty        
  00-34 2.2 12.4 40.4 45.0
  75-100 7.1 29.7 47.4 15.8
LEP Students 15.0 49.1 29.8 6.1
Migrant students 12.0 34.0 40.4 13.6

 

Mathematics
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
All Students 5.4% 17.0% 37.9% 39.6%
Title I Schoolwide 6.9 21.5 42.3 29.3
Title I Targeted 12.1 36.0 38.4 13.6
Percent of School in Poverty        
  00-34 3.6 13.1 36.0 47.2
  75-100 10.2 27.0 42.2 20.6
LEP Students 18.0 33.9 34.3 13.8
Migrant students 14.3 27.4 38.6 19.7

Student achievement trend
Math 8th grade meets or exceeds Level 3

For 1995-96, 67.8% of all students, 66.4% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 45.8% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3. For 1996-97, 68.9% of all students, 76.6% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 46.0% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3. For 1997-98, 76.3% of all students, 81.7% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 61.2% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3. For 1998-99, 77.5% of all students, 83.2% of students at schools with less than 35% of students in poverty, and 67.8% of students at schools with 75% or more in poverty meet or exceed Level 3.

End of Course Test

English I
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
All Students 9.4% 26.1% 39.3% 25.2%
Title I Schoolwide 23.7 39.6 28.2 8.6
Title I Targeted 54.4 40.0 4.8 0.8

 

Algebra I
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
All Students 9.1% 25.5% 43.4% 22.0%
Title I Schoolwide 10.0 22.1 40.0 27.9
Title I Targeted 47.6 14.6 11.7 26.2

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NAEP State Results
  Grade 4 Grade 8
Reading, 1998:  
Proficient level and above 28% 31%
Basic level and above 62% 76%
Math, 2000:  
Proficient level and above 28% 30%
Basic level and above 76% 70%

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Sources

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