Table of contents
•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
State Profiles
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•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (1,601K)

State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I

Massachusetts
http://www.doe.mass.edu/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$8,260

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
1,225	324	303	33	1,898

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

351

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
24,192	n/a	39,454	n/a	77,600

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	625,344	682,623
9-12 (CCD)	232,208	265,174
Total (CCD)	877,726	971,425
Pre-K (by state definition)	13,178	19,539

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)

State 46%, Local 47%, Federal 8%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	1,523	2,405
	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	32,478	40,615
	4%	4%
Black	71,023	81,783
	8%	9%
Hispanic	77,015	96,173
	9%	10%
White	695,687	726,821
	79%	77%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
131,414	141,912
15%	14%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
43,685	44,829
5%	5%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
2,485	1,427
*	*

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)

For 0 to 34%, 1,350 schools; 35% to 49%, 153 schools; 50% to 74%, 195 schools; 75% to 100%, 199 schools

*1 schools did not report.

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Statewide Accountability Information
(Collected from States, January 2002 for 2001-2002 school year)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Two years' score on MCAS, decrease percentage of students at Failing level and increase percentage at Proficient or Advanced level.

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Increase average scaled scores, dependent on baseline performance

Indicators for School Accountability
Results of CRT(MCAS) tests

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Same as statewide goal (progress on math, reading tests)

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	424	623	1,047
	40%	60%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	194	573	767
	46%	92%	73%
School in Need of Improvement	226	50	276
	53%	8%	26%

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00)

$159,027,055

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	37%	36%
Basic level and above	73%	80%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	33%	33%
Basic level and above	78%	76%

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
State Definition of "Proficient"	Students at this level demonstrate a solid understanding of challenging subject matter and solve a wide variety of problems.

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
					Proficient
	Failing (Absent)	Failing (Tested)	Needs Improvement	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	0%	12%	67%	\|	19%	1%
Title I Schools				\|
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	1	43	53	\|	3	0
Migratory Students				\|
Students with Disabilities	0	39	58	\|	3	0

Mathematics
					Proficient
	Failing (Absent)	Failing (Tested)	Needs Improvement	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	0%	18%	42%	\|	28%	12%
Title I Schools				\|
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	0	54	35	\|	8	2
Migratory Students				\|
Students with Disabilities	0	39	45	\|	13	3

Grade 8

Reading/Language Arts
					Proficient
	Failing (Absent)	Failing (Tested)	Needs Improvement	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	1%	11%	27%	\|	57%	5%
Title I Schools				\|
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	1	49	32	\|	17	0
Migratory Students				\|
Students with Disabilities	2	38	40	\|	20	0

Mathematics
					Proficient
	Failing (Absent)	Failing (Tested)	Needs Improvement	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	1%	39%	27%	\|	24%	10%
Title I Schools				\|
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	1	76	14	\|	7	1
Migratory Students				\|
Students with Disabilities	1	76	16	\|	6	1

High School

Grade 10

Reading/ Language Arts
					Proficient
	Failing (Absent)	Failing (Tested)	Needs Improvement	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	3%	31%	30%	\|	29%	7%
Title I Schools				\|
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	3	72	19	\|	5	1
Migratory Students				\|
Students with Disabilities	5	70	19	\|	6	0

Mathematics
					Proficient
	Failing (Absent)	Failing (Tested)	Needs Improvement	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	3%	42%	22%	\|	18%	15%
Title I Schools				\|
High Poverty Schools				\|
				\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	4	72	14	\|	6	4
Migratory Students				\|
Students with Disabilities	5	78	11	\|	4	2

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	4%	4%
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	37,994	42,478
	80%	84%

Sources

[Maryland] | [Michigan]