Table of contents
•	Title page
•	Introduction
•	Acknowledgments
•	National Summary
	State Profiles
	-	Alabama
	-	Alaska
	-	Arizona
	-	Arkansas
	-	California
	-	Colorado
	-	Connecticut
	-	Delaware
	-	District of Columbia
	-	Florida
	-	Georgia
	-	Hawaii
	-	Idaho
	-	Illinois
	-	Indiana
	-	Iowa
	-	Kansas
	-	Kentucky
	-	Louisiana
	-	Maine
	-	Maryland
	-	Massachusetts
	-	Michigan
	-	Minnesota
	-	Mississippi
	-	Missouri
	-	Montana
	-	Nebraska
	-	Nevada
	-	New Hampshire
	-	New Jersey
	-	New Mexico
	-	New York
	-	North Carolina
	-	North Dakota
	-	Ohio
	-	Oklahoma
	-	Oregon
	-	Pennsylvania
	-	Puerto Rico
	-	Rhode Island
	-	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

Rhode Island
http://www.ridoe.net/

School and Teacher Demographics
Student Demographics
Statewide Accountability Information
Title I Schools
Assessment Information
Student Achievement 1998-1999
NAEP State Results
Printable version of this profile (PDF format)

School and Teacher Demographics

Number of districts
(CCD, 1998-99)

Number of public schools in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Other
214	55	44	2	3

Student/teacher ratio
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High
15:1	13:1	13:1

Number of FTE teachers in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Other
5,082	2,724	3,255	52	11

Public school enrollment
	1989-90	1998-99
K-8 (CCD)	98,412	108,271
9-12 (CCD)	37,317	42,113
Pre-K (by state definition)	n/a	811

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

State 40.1%, Local 54.4%, Federal 5.4%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1989-90	1998-99
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	0.4%	0.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.2	3.3
Black	6.4	7.6
Hispanic	5.9	12.3
White	84.1	76.4

Students with disabilities
(OSEP, K-12)
1990-91	1998-99
13.3%	15.6%

Limited English proficient
(USED/NCBE, K-12)
1989-90	1996-97
7,592	10,009

Migrant
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1998-99
247	176

High school dropout rate
(CCD, event)
1993-94	1997-98
4.6%	4.9%

Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)
1994-95	1997-98
65%	77%

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

For 0 to 34%, 218 schools; 35 to 49%, 28 schools; 50 to 74%, 29 schools; and 75 to 100%, 41 schools.

*Two schools did not report.

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Statewide Accountability Information

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
4 percent growth in percent of students at proficient level with school target based on 3 years scores in each subject

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Meet the growth target and narrow achievement gap of lowest achieving students based on subgroups performance

Indicators for School Accountability
Test scores, Teacher survey on practices

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Same as statewide goal

Schools Meeting Title I AYP Goal
102 (75.0%)

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Title I Schools

Title I enrollment
(USED)
	1998-99
K-8	20,672
9-12	1,262
Pre-K	n/a

Race/ethnicity
(USED, K-12)
	Schoolwide	Targeted Assistance
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	70	n/a
Asian/Pacific Islander	2,344	61
Black	3,713	386
Hispanic	6,091	708
White	5,069	4,253

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, USED, 1998-99)

$25,938,046

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

In 1996, 19 schools with schoolwide programs and 135 schools with targeted assistance; in 1998, 48 schoolwide, 86 targeted assistance; in 1999, 54 schoolwide, 82 targeted assistance

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Assessment Information

Assessment Reported
Rhode Island New Standards Reference Exams, used since 1997

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

State Definition of "Proficient"
Proficient/Achieved Standard: At this level, students demonstrate the ability to apply concepts and processes effectively and accurately, students communicate ideas in clear and effective ways.

Exclusion from Assessment
English Language Learners, 1st year in school: Alternate Assessments

Other Assessments
Rhode Island Health Education Performance Assessment Program
Rhode Island Writing Assessment Program

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Student Achievement 1998-1999

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

English Language Arts - All Students in Grade 4
	Little Evidence of Achiev.	Below Standard	Nearly Achiev. Standard	Achiev. Standard	Achiev. W/Honors
Rdg. Basic Underst.	0%	8%	8%	76%	8%
Reading Analysis	0	7	25	68	2

Mathematics - All Students in Grade 4
	Little Evidence of Achiev.	Below Standard	Nearly Achiev. Standard	Achiev. Standard	Achiev. W/Honors
Skills	1%	15%	24%	39%	21%
Concepts	1	29	40	28	1
Problem Solving	19	43	14	17	6

Grade 8

English Language Arts - All Students in Grade 8
	Little Evidence of Achiev.	Below Standard	Nearly Achiev. Standard	Achiev. Standard	Achiev. W/Honors
Rdg. Basic Underst.	0%	14%	34%	51%	1%
Reading Analysis	1	33	43	22	1

Mathematics - All Students in Grade 8
	Little Evidence of Achiev.	Below Standard	Nearly Achiev. Standard	Achiev. Standard	Achiev. W/Honors
Skills	7%	12%	19%	32%	30%
Concepts	35	24	19	16	5
Problem Solving	25	32	13	26	4

Grade 10

Language Arts - All Students in Grade 10
	Little Evidence of Achiev.	Below Standard	Nearly Achiev. Standard	Achiev. Standard	Achiev. W/Honors
Rdg. Basic Underst.	1%	15%	51%	33%	0%
Reading Analysis	2	36	44	18	0

Mathematics - All Students in Grade 10
	Little Evidence of Achiev.	Below Standard	Nearly Achiev. Standard	Achiev. Standard	Achiev. W/Honors
Skills	13%	31%	13%	29%	14%
Concepts	13	38	25	16	8
Problem Solving	38	35	10	12	5

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	32%	30%
Basic level and above	65%	74%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	23%	24%
Basic level and above	67%	65%