A TWENTY-ONE YEAR REVIEW: IMPROVEMENT IN INDIANA’S SCHOOLS
Victor A. Smith, Ed.D. June 15, 2011
SUMMARY: To many Hoosiers, the message will come as a surprise: Indiana’s public schools clearly improved during the past 21 years. The data are available from the Indiana Department of Education, the College Board, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Postsecondary Opportunity and ACT, Inc. Performance on ten indicators from 1988-89 through 2009-10 formed the basis for this positive conclusion:
1. ATTENDANCE RATE
*Hoosier public schools have successfully raised daily attendance in 15 of the past 21 years. The latest 2009-10 rate of 95.9% is near the highest level of 96.1% reached in 2008-09.
2. GRADUATION RATE
*A new method shows 84.1% graduated in four years or less in the Class of 2010, up from 81.5%, 77.8%, 76.4%, and 76.1% in the last four graduating classes using the new method.
*The dropout rate was 6.4% for the Class of 2010, improving from 8.7%, 10.3%, 11.9% and 11.2% in four previous years of the new system which tracks every student.
3. SAT VERBAL SCORES
*Verbal scores rose from 490 in ’88-’89 to an historic high of 504 in 2004-05.
*Since then, a revised SAT shows Reading and Writing scores separately.
Reading has fallen to 494 in 2009-10, down from 498 in 2005-06. Writing has
fallen to 477 in 2009-10, down from 486 in 2005-06.
*These scores came while Indiana tested 63% of all graduates, 15% more than the nation as a whole, thus giving more marginal students a chance at college.
4. SAT MATH SCORES
*Math scores on the old SAT went up from 487 in ’88-’89 to 508 in 2004-05, another top performance in state history.
*In the five years of the revised SAT, Indiana scored 509, 507, 508, 507 and 505 respectively, dropping 4 points from the peak performance level of 509 in 2005-06 on a more difficult test.
5. ACT COMPOSITE SCORES
*Indiana’s composite score on the ACT rose to 22.3 in 2009-10, the highest mark in state history. Indiana ACT scores have exceeded national averages in all 21 years of the study.
6. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT (NAEP) SCORES
*On National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) basic scores, Indiana outperformed the nation on all 35 NAEP assessments since 1990.
*On the NAEP proficient standard, Indiana outperformed the nation on 27 of 35 tests.
7. ISTEP ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS SCORES
*In 60 year-to-year comparisons over 12 years and 8 grades, 29 (48%) went up, 17 (28%) went down, and 14 (23%) stayed the same. More went up than down by a clear margin.
8. ISTEP MATH SCORES
*In 60 valid year-to-year comparisons, 37 (62%) went up, 12 (20%) remained stable, and 11 (18%) went down, showing a clear trend of improvement.
9. PERCENT OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES GOING TO COLLEGE
*The percent of graduates aspiring to go to college went up 20 of the 21 years to reach 77.0% in 2009-10, the highest level in state history.
10. STUDENTS EARNING ACADEMIC HONORS OR CORE 40 DIPLOMAS *For all 21 years of the study, more students every year earned either the 47-credit Academic Honors Diploma or the Core 40 diploma, reaching a record total of 75.9% in 2009-10.
CONCLUSION: Improvement is clear. The data show that public schools in Indiana have improved more than is widely believed.
TABLE 1: INDIANA PUBLIC SCHOOL AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE
Base Year: 1988-89 94.65%
1990’s Year 1: 1989-90 94.94% UP
1990’s Year 2: 1990-91 95.14% UP
1990’s Year 3: 1991-92 95.27% UP
1990’s Year 4: 1992-93 95.30% UP
1990’s Year 5: 1993-94 95.31% UP
1990’s Year 6: 1994-95 95.28% DOWN
1990’s Year 7: 1995-96 95.39% UP
1990’s Year 8: 1996-97 95.50% UP
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 95.57% UP
1990’s Year 10: 1998-99 95.63% UP
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 95.79% UP
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 95.75% DOWN
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 95.85% UP
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 95.70% DOWN
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 95.87% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 95.83% DOWN
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 95.87% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 95.77% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 95.85% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 96.1% UP
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 95.9% DOWN
Data Source: Indiana Department of Education
Div. of Educational Information Systems
TABLE 2: INDIANA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES:FOUR METHODS
YEAR GRADUATES 8TH GRADE 9TH GRADE COHORT 4-YEARS5 YEARS EARLIER 4 YEARS EARLIER SURVIVAL OR LESS
N % N % METHOD METHOD
Class of ’89 68,284 79,906 85.46% 83,450 81.83% 75.74
Class of ’90 64,957 75,450 86.09% UP 79,443 81.77% DN 78.10 UP
Class of ’91 63,389 71,728 88.37% UP 77,413 81.88% UP 81.11 UP
Class of ’92 61,474 70,066 87.74% DN 74,178 82.87% UP 82.46 UP
Class of ’93 62,395 71,819 86.88% DN 76,279 81.80% DN 83.44 UP
Class of ’94 59,876 70,088 85.43% DN 76,311 78.46% DN 82.60 DN
Class of ’95 60,986 73,122 83.40% DN 79,581 76.63% DN 82.64 UP
Class of ’96 59,094 73,716 80.16% NEW 80,114 73.76% NEW 86.43 NEW
Class of ’97 57,463 75,353 76.26% DN 81,254 70.72% DN 88.19 UP
Class of ’98 58,899 78,028 75.48% DN 83,068 70.90% UP 88.41 UP
Class of ’99 58,896 77,714 75.79% UP 83,332 70.68% DN 89.76 UP
--GQE REQUIREMENT TAKES EFFECT FOR THE CLASS OF 2000--
Class of ’00 56,999 78,209 72.88% NEW 83,506 68.26% NEW 89.58* NEW
Class of ’01 56,156 76,519 73.39% UP 82,753 67.86% DN 90.40 UP
Class of ’02 55,033 75,575 72.82% DN 82,509 66.70% DN 91.05 UP
Class of ’03 56,221 74,679 75.28% UP 80,955 69.45% UP 91.12 UP
Class of ’04 55,979 74,492 75.15% DN 79,871 70.09% UP 89.79 DN
Class of ’05 55,409 73,845 75.03% DN 78,878 70.25% UP 89.89 UP
Class of ’06 58,647 76,951 76.21% UP 81,859 71.64% UP 76.1 NEW
Class of ’07 59,887 79,199 75.62% DN 84,654 70.74% DN 76.4 UP
Class of ’08 61,868 81,441 75.97% UP 88,752 69.71% DN 77.8 UP
Class of ’09 61,863 83,734 73.88% DN 91,390 67.69% DN 81.5 UP
Class of ’10 62,464 84,147 74.23% UP 86,754 72.00% UP 84.1 UP
Data Source: Indiana Department of Education
Div. of Educational Information Systems
* IDOE revised the 1999-00 figure since June, 2001, when it was reported as 89.47. IDOE revises figures when local districts submit corrected data from past years.
Indiana Nat’l Test Takers
Verbal Verbal as % of H.S. Graduates
IN
Nat’l
Base Year: 1988-89 490 504 57% 40%
1990’s Year 1:
1989-90 486 DOWN 500 56%
40%
1990’s
Year 2: 1990-91 485 DOWN 499 58% 42%
1990’s
Year 3: 1991-92 486 UP 500 59% 42%
1990’s Year 4: 1992-93 487 UP 500 60% 42%
1990’s Year 5: 1993-94 488 UP 499 60% 42%
1990’s Year 6: 1994-95 492 UP 504 58% 41%1990’s Year 7: 1995-96 494 UP 505 57% 41%
1990’s Year 8: 1996-97 494 STABLE 505 57% 42%
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 497 UP 505 59% 43%
1990’s Year 10: 1998-99 496 DOWN 505 60% 43%
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 498 UP 505 60% 44%
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 499 UP 506 60% 45%
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 498 DOWN 504 62% 46%
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 500 UP 507 63% 48%
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 501 UP 508 64% 48%
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 504 UP 508 66% 49%
IN Reading Nat’l IN Writing Nat’l
Reading Writing
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 498 NEW 503 486 NEW 497 na na
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 497 DOWN 502 483 DOWN 494 62% 48%
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 496 DOWN 502 481 DOWN 494 62% 45%
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 496 SAME 501 480 DOWN 493 63% 46%
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 494 DOWN 501 477 DOWN 492 63% 48%
Data Source: The College Board, Midwestern Regional Office
TABLE 4: INDIANA SAT MATH SCORES
Indiana Nat’l Test Takers
Math Math as % of H.S.
Graduates
IN Nat’l
Base Year: 1988-89 487 502 57% 40%
1990’s Year 1: 1989-90 486 DOWN 501 56% 40%
1990’s Year
2: 1990-91 485 DOWN 500 58% 42%
1990’s Year 3: 1991-92 487 UP 501 59% 42%
1990’s Year 4: 1992-93 487 STABLE 503 60% 42%
1990’s Year 5: 1993-94 493 UP 504 60% 42%
1990’s Year 6: 1994-95 494 UP 506 58% 41%
1990’s Year 7: 1995-96 494 STABLE 508 57% 41%
1990’s Year 8: 1996-97 497 UP 511 57% 42%
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 500 UP 512 59% 43%
1990’s Year 10: 1998-99 498 DOWN 511 60% 43%
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 501 UP 514 60% 44%
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 501 STABLE 514 60% 45%
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 503 UP 516 62% 46%
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 504 UP 519 63% 48%
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 506 UP 518 64% 48%
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 508 UP 520 66% 49%
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 509 NEW 518 na na
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 507 DOWN 515 62% 48%
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 508 UP 515 62% 45%
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 507 DOWN 515 63% 46%
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 505 DOWN 516 63% 48%
Data Source: The College Board, Midwestern Regional Office
Indiana Nat’l Test Takers
as % of H.S.
Graduates
IN Nat’l
1990’s Year 1: 1989-90 21.0 20.6 n/a n/a
1990’s Year
2: 1990-91 20.9 DOWN 20.6 n/a n/a
1990’s Year 3: 1991-92 21.0 UP 20.6 n/a n/a
1990’s Year 4: 1992-93 21.0 STABLE 20.7 n/a n/a
1990’s Year 5: 1993-94 21.2 UP 20.8 21% 36%
1990’s Year 6: 1994-95 21.2 STABLE 20.8 22% 37%
1990’s Year 7: 1995-96 21.3 UP 20.9 19% 35%
1990’s Year 8: 1996-97 21.2 DOWN 21.0 19% 36%
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 21.4 UP 21.0 20% 37%
1990’s Year 10: 1998-99 21.2 DOWN 21.0 19% 36%
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 21.4 UP 21.0 20% 38%
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 21.4 STABLE 21.0 20% 38%
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 21.5 UP 20.8 19% 39%
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 21.6 UP 20.8 21% 40%
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 21.6 STABLE 20.9 20% 40%
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 21.7 UP 20.9 21% 40%
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 21.7 STABLE 21.1 20% 40%
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 22.0 UP 21.2 21% 42%
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 22.0 STABLE 21.1 22% 43%
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 22.2 UP 21.1 24% 45%
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 22.3 UP 21.0 26% 47%
Data Source: ACT, Inc., Indiana ACT Profile, 2008 and www.act.org
TABLE 6: INDIANA NAEP SCORES: AT/ABOVE BASIC AND PROFICIENT
% AT OR ABOVE BASIC % AT OR ABOVE PROFICIENT
INDIANA US IN:US INDIANA US IN:US
Gap Gap
Mathematics Gr.4 1992 60% 57% +3 16% 17% -1
Gr.4 1996 72% 61% +11 24% 19% +5
Gr.4 2000 77% 64% +13 30% 22% +8
Gr.4 2003 82% 76% +6 35% 31% +4
Gr.4 2005 84% 79% +5 38% 35% +3
Gr.4 2007 89% 81% +8 46% 39% +7
Gr.4 2009 87% 81% +6 42% 38% +4
Gr.8 1990 56% 51% +5 17% 15% +2
Gr.8 1992 60% 56% +4 20% 20% even
Gr.8 1996 68% 59% +9 24% 22% +2
Gr.8 2000 74% 62% +12 29% 25%
+4
Gr.8 2003 74% 67% +7 31% 27% +4
Gr.8 2005 74% 68% +6 30% 28% +2
Gr.8 2007 76% 70% +6 35% 31% +4
Gr.8 2009 78% 71% +7 36% 33% +3
Reading Gr.4 1992 68% 60% +8 30% 27% +3
Gr.4 1994 66% 59% +7 33% 28% +5
Gr.4 2002 68% 62% +6 33% 30% +3
Gr.4 2003 66% 62% +4 33% 30% +3
Gr.4 2005 64% 62% +2 30% 30% even
Gr.4 2007 68% 66% +2 33 % 32% +1
Gr.4 2009 70% 66% +4 34% 31% +3
Gr.8 2002 77% 74% +3 32% 31% +1
Gr.8 2003 77% 72% +5 33% 30% +3
Gr.8 2005 73% 71% +2 28% 29% -1
Gr.8 2007 76% 73% +3 31% 29% +2
Gr.8 2009 79% 74% +5 32% 30% +2
Science Gr.4 2000 74% 61% +13 32% 26% +6
Gr.4
2005 70% 66%
+4 27%
27% even
Gr.8 1996 65% 58% +7 30% 27% +3
Gr.8 2000 66% 57% +9 35% 29% +6
Gr.8 2005 62% 57% +5 33% 27% +6
Writing Gr.4 2002 88% 85%
+3 26%
27% -1
Gr.8 2002 85% 84% +1 26% 30% -4
Gr.8 2007 89% 87% +2 30% 31% -1
Data Source: nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/profile
TABLE 7: ISTEP ENG/LANG ARTS CRITERION-REFERENCED TEST
Percent passing the standard for each grade
Base Year: 1988-89 Spring Testing (March)
1990’s Years 1-7:1989-90 through 1995-96 Spring Testing (March)
FALL TESTING BEGINS
1990’s Year 8:1996-97 Test not equated for annual comparisons and disaggregated data not available until ‘97-’98
All Students/ % Spec.Ed. & / % General Ed. / %
GR 3 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Accommodations No Accommodations
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 68,783 68% 1450 46% 67,333 69% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 73,278 68% 4207 30% 69,071 70% UP
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 75,150 68% 6558 35% 68,592 71% UP
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 76,243 63% 8940 27% 67,303 68% DOWN
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 75,922 66% 10,083 33% 65,839 71% UP
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 74,945 72% 10,422 38% 64,523 78% NEW
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 75,893 74% 12,104 43% 63,789 80% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 76,864 75% 12,056 47% 64,808 81% UP
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 76,341 76% 12,477 47% 63,864 80% DOWN
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 77,203 74% 12,715 48% 64,488 79% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 78,004 75% 12,896 49% 65,108 81% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 79,223 74% 12,505 49% 66,718 79% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 79,519 74% 12,926 48% 66,593 79% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 81,201 79% 11,862 54% 69,339 83% UP
GR 4 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 76,828 73% 12,125 40% 64,703 79% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 77,869 73% 12,772 43% 65,097 79% SAME
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 77,431 75% 12,930 45% 64,501 81% UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 77,552 74% 12,847 44% 64,705 80% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 78,094 73% 12,756 44% 65,338 79% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 78,319 73% 12,771 42% 65,548 79% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 78,870 77% 11,437 50% 67,433 82% UP
GR 5 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 77,001 72% 11,805 34% 65,196 79% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 77,682 73% 12,197 36% 65,455 80% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 78,899 75% 12,520 39% 66,379 81% UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 77,693 75% 12,319 40% 65,374 81% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 77,826 74% 12,044 40% 65,782 81% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 77,987 70% 11,945 36% 66,042 77% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 77,575 71% 10,924 37% 66,651 77% SAME
GR 6 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 63,786 62% 1273 26% 62,513 63% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 67,859 59% 4179 15% 63,680 62% DOWN
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 72,251 56% 6668 12% 65,583 60% DOWN
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 77,170 52% 9648 10% 67,522 57% DOWN
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 79,047 52% 10,314 11% 68,733 58% UP
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 80,407 69% 11,060 24% 69,347 76% NEW
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 79,851 69% 12,107 27% 67,744 77% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 79,542 70% 11,726 29% 67,816 77% SAME
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 78,314 71% 11,759 30% 66,555 78% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 79,137 71% 11,796 30% 67,341 78% SAME
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 79,421 72% 11,651 32% 67,770 78% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 78,179 71% 11,451 33% 66,728 78% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 78,259 69% 11,519 30% 66,740 76% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 77,865 72% 10,458 34% 67,407 78% UP
GR 7 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 80,905 68% 11,614 24% 69,291 76% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 80,863 68% 11,900 23% 68,963 76% SAME
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 79,983 68% 11,727 24% 68,256 75% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 80,226 70% 11,513 27% 68,713 77% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 80,310 69% 11,178 26% 69,132 76% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 80,266 67% 11,325 26% 68,941 74% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 78,382 72% 10,511 31% 67,871 78% UP
GR 8 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 64,711 75% 1487 32% 63,224 76% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 69.319 70% 4758 21% 64,561 74% ** NEW
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 70,540 69% 6595 20% 63,945 74% SAME
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 71,889 68% 8739 18% 63,150 75% UP
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 75,285 68% 9704 18% 65,581 76% UP
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 77,713 64% 10,726 17% 66,987 71% NEW
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 79,894 65% 11,626 21% 68,268 72% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 81,084 67% 11,387 23% 69,697 75% UP
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 80,514 68% 11,676 23% 68,838 76% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 80,843 67% 11,726 24% 69,217 75% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 79,762 69% 11,385 26% 68,377 76% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 79,855 68% 11,163 23% 68,692 75% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 79,643 65% 11,301 21% 68,342 72% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 79,308 69% 10,179 26% 69,129 75% UP
** Gr. 8 standard was raised
GR 9 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 80,997 67% 10,497 18% 70,500 74% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 82,598 67% 10,914 20% 71,684 74% SAME
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 82,051 67% 11,405 20% 70,646 75% UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 81,584 66% 11,093 20% 70,491 73% DOWN
GR 10 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 68,676 73% 5252 21% 63,424 77% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 70,445 72% 6420 21% 64,025 78% UP
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 70,429 70% 7070 20% 63,359 75% DOWN
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 71,041 69% 7783 19% 63,258 75% SAME
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 71,145 68% 7980 19% 63,165 74% DOWN
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 70,973 68% 8580 21% 62,393 75% UP
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 75,118 69% 10,018
23% 65,100 76%
UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 76,531 68% 9,675 21% 66,856 75% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 78,781 68% 10,144 22% 68,637 75% SAME
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 80,772 66% 10,550 21% 70,222 73% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 78,582 67% 10,487 21% 68,095 74% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 79,565 67% 11,184 23% 68,381 74% SAME
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 ECA 75,576 63% na (English 10) na NEW
SUMMARY OF 60 YEAR-TO-YEAR COMPARISONS: 29 UP (48%); 14 STABLE (23%); 17 DOWN (28%)
Data Source: Indiana Department of Education, Office of Assessment
TABLE 8: ISTEP MATH SCORES: CRITERION-REFERENCED TESTS
Percent passing the standard for each grade
Base Year: 1988-89 Spring Testing (March)
1990’s Years 1-7:1989-90 through 1995-96 Spring Testing (March)
FALL TESTING BEGINS
1990’s Year 8:1996-97 Test not equated for annual comparisons and disaggregated data not available until ‘97-’98
All Students/ % Spec.Ed. & / % General Ed./ %
GRADE 3 MATH Accommodations No Accommodations
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 68,754 70% 1450 53% 67,304 71% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 73,278 70% 4187 39% 69,091 72% UP
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 75,150 73% 6549 45% 68,601 75% UP
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 76,243 70% 8937 39% 67,306 74% DOWN
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 75,922 70% 10,040 42% 65,882 74% SAME
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 74,945 67% 10,404 41% 64,541 71% NEW
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 75,893 71% 12,081 46% 63,812 76% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 76,864 73% 12,056 49% 64,808 77% UP
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 76,341 73% 12,477 51% 63,864 78% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 77,203 72% 12,715 51% 64,488 76% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 78,004 70% 12,896 49% 65,108 74% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 79,223 70% 12,505 49% 66,718 73% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 79,519 72% 12,926 53% 66,593 76% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 81,201 75% 11,862 58% 69,339 79% UP
GRADE 4 MATH
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 76,828 73% 12,125 48% 64,703 78% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 77,869 75% 12,772 52% 65,097 79% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 77,431 75% 12,930 52% 64,501 79% SAME
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 77,552 75% 12,847 54% 64,705 79% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 78,094 73% 12,756 52% 65,338 77% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 78,319 70% 12,771 48% 65,548 74% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 78,870 75% 11,437 55% 67,433 79% UP
GRADE 5 MATH
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 77,001 72% 11,805 42% 65,196 78% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 77,652 76% 12,197 47% 65,455 81% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 78,899 76% 12,520 50% 66,379 81% SAME
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 77,693 77% 12,319 53% 65,374 81% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 77,826 77% 12,044 53% 65,782 81% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 77,987 76% 11,945 50% 66,042 81% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 77,575 80% 10,924 56% 66,651 84% UP
GRADE 6 MATH
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 63,966 60% 1305 28% 62,681 61% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 67,859 59% 4173 20% 63,686 62% UP
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 72,251 61% 6683 20% 65,593 65% UP
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 77,170 62% 9635 21% 67,535 68% UP
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 79,047 61% 10,300 23% 68,747 66% DOWN
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 80,907 67% 11,054 29% 69,353 73% NEW
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 79,851 72% 12,108 36% 67,743 79% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 79,542 75% 11,726 41% 67,816 80% UP
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 78,314 78% 11,759 44% 66,555 84% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 79,137 80% 11,796 46% 67,341 86% UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 79,421 80% 11,651 48% 67,770 86% SAME
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 78,179 79% 11,451 47% 66,728 85% DOWN
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 78,259 73% 11,519 42% 66,740 78% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 77,865 77% 10,458 47% 67,407 81% UP
GRADE 7 MATH
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 80,905 73% 11,614 35% 69,291 79% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 80,863 76% 11,900 39% 68,963 82% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 79,983 77% 11,727 42% 68,256 84% UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 80,226 79% 11,513 43% 68,713 85% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 80,310 81% 11,178 46% 69,132 86% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 80,266 68% 11,325 32% 68,941 74% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 78,382 73% 10,511 39% 67,871 78% UP
GRADE 8 MATH
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 64,825 67% 1516 27% 63,309 68% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 69.319 63% 4760 19% 64,559 66% ** NEW
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 70,540 63% 6583 21% 63,957 67% UP
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 71,889 64% 8731 20% 63,158 70% UP
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 75,285 66% 9696 22% 65,589 73% UP
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 77,713 66% 10,713 23% 67,000 73% NEW
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 79,894 71% 11,619 29% 68,275 78% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 81,084 71% 11,387 31% 69,697 78% SAME
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 80,514 72% 11,676 31% 68,838 78% SAME
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 80,943 71% 11,726 32% 69,217 77% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 79,762 74% 11,385 36% 68,377 80% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 79,855 74% 11,163 35% 68,692 81% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 spr 79,643 67% 11,301 30% 68,342 73% NEW
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 spr 79,308 72% 10,179 39% 69,129 77% UP
** Gr. 8 standard was raised
GRADE 9 MATH
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 80,997 68% 10,497 28% 70,500 74% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 82,598 70% 10,914 32% 71,684 76% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 82,051 67% 11,405 28% 70,646 73% DOWN
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 81,584 70% 11,093 31% 70,491 76% UP
GRADE 10 MATH
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 68,807 61% 5246 17% 63,561 64% NEW
1990’s Year 10:1998-99 70,360 59% 6355 18% 64,005 64% SAME
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 70,429 63% 7066 21% 63,363 68% UP
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 71,041 67% 7783 24% 63,258 72% UP
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 71,145 65% 7957 24% 63,188 70% DOWN
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 70,973 68% 8557 27% 62,416 73% UP
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 75,118 67% 10,025
28% 65,093 73%
SAME
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 76,531 64% 9,675 23% 66,856 70% NEW
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 78,781 64% 10,144 25% 68,637 70% SAME
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 80,772 65% 10,550 25% 70,222 71% UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 78,582 66% 10,487 26% 68,095 72% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 fall 79,565 65% 11,184 27% 68,381 71% DOWN
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 ECA 78,390 61% na (Algebra 1) na NEW
SUMMARY OF 60 COMPARISONS: 37 UP (62%); 12 STABLE (20%); 11 DOWN (18%)
Data Source: Indiana Department of Education, Office of Assessment
TABLE 9: PERCENT OF PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES GOING TO COLLEGE
Percent of students aspiring to and enrolling in 2-year or 4-year college programs
12th Grade Survey Enrolled in College
IDOE at Age 19***
Base Year: 1988-89 48.93%* INDIANA NATION
1990’s Year 1: 1989-90 51.46%* UP
1990’s Year 2: 1990-91 51.54%* UP
1990’s Year 3: 1991-92
53.46%* UP 50.5% 54.3%
1990’s Year 4: 1992-93 54.37%* UP
1990’s Year 5: 1993-94 55.42%* UP 55.0% 57.1%
1990’s Year 6: 1994-95 55.28%* DOWN
1990’s Year 7: 1995-96 61.15% NEW 57.9% 58.5%
1990’s Year 8: 1996-97 62.52% UP
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 63.89% UP 60.5% 57.3%
1990’s Year 10: 1998-99 64.87% UP
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 66.10%* UP 60.0% 56.7%
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 67.68% UP
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 69.13% UP 62.4% 56.6%
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 70.48% UP
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 71.06% UP 59.1% 55.7%
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 74.20% UP
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 74.9%** UP 63.4% 61.6%
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 75.2%** UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 76.1%** UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 76.9%** UP
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 77.0%** UP
Data Sources: Gr. 12:Indiana Department of Education, Div. of Educational Information Systems
***Enrolled at 19: Postsecondary Education Opportunity, See: www.postsecondary.org
*Revised by Indiana Department of Education since Report #2 in 2001.
**Figures carried out to hundreds no longer available.
TABLE 10: ACADEMIC HONORS AND CORE 40 DIPLOMAS AS PERCENTAGES OF ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
% Receiving Academic %Receiving Core 40 Honors Diplomas Diplomas % Total **
Base Year: 1988-89 3.66%
1990’s Year 1: 1989-90 5.12% UP
1990’s Year 2: 1990-91
7.17% UP
1990’s
Year 3: 1991-92 8.57% UP
1990’s Year 4: 1992-93 9.44% UP
1990’s Year 5: 1993-94 11.00% UP
1990’s Year 6: 1994-95 12.14% UP
1990’s Year 7: 1995-96 13.82% UP
1990’s Year 8: 1996-97 15.33% UP
1990’s Year 9: 1997-98 19.08%* 23.69%* 42.77%* UP
1990’s Year 10: 1998-99 20.91%* 27.70%* 48.61%* UP
2000’s Year 1: 1999-00 23.53%* 31.08% 54.61% UP
2000’s Year 2: 2000-01 25.54% 31.99% 57.53% UP
2000’s Year 3: 2001-02 26.65% 33.88% 60.53% UP
2000’s Year 4: 2002-03 28.32% 34.79% 63.11% UP
2000’s Year 5: 2003-04 29.08% 36.13% 65.21% UP
2000’s Year 6: 2004-05 30.64% 36.88% 67.52% UP
2000’s Year 7: 2005-06 30.17% 37.87% 68.04% UP
2000’s Year 8: 2006-07 30.63% 40.16% 70.79% UP
2000’s Year 9: 2007-08 30.70% 41.59% 72.29% UP
2000’s Year 10: 2008-09 30.9% 43.0% 73.9% UP
2010’s Year 1: 2009-10 28.46% 47.47% 75.93% UP
Data Source: Indiana Department of Education
Div. of Educational Information Systems
*IDOE revised these figures according to state totals on the IDOE website, May, 2009.
**IDOE included students who earned both special diplomas in the Academic Honors count; thus adding the two columns shows the percentage receiving at least one special diploma.
SUMMARY OF TEN IMPROVEMENT INDICATORS
21-YEAR CURRENT AT OR NEAR
RANGE MARK HISTORIC HIGH?
1. ATTENDANCE RATE 94.7 – 96.1 95.9 YES
2. GRADUATION RATE 76.1 – 84.1 84.1 YES
(new method since 2006)
3. SAT VERBAL SCORES 485 - 504
(1988-89 – 2004-05)
SAT CRITICAL READING 494 – 498 494 NO
(revised test 2005-06 – 2009-10)
SAT WRITING 477 – 486 477 NO
(revised test 2005-06 – 2009-10)
4. SAT MATH SCORES 485- 508
(1988-89 – 2004-05)
SAT MATH –REVISED 505 – 509 505 NO
(revised test 2005-06 – 2009-10)
5. ACT COMPOSITE SCORES 20.9 – 22.3 22.3 YES
6. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT (NAEP) YES
(percent passing basic standard)
4TH GRADE MATH 60% - 89% 87% YES
8TH GRADE MATH 56% - 78% 78% YES
4TH GRADE READING 64% - 70% 70% YES
8TH GRADE READING 73% - 79% 79% YES
4TH GRADE SCIENCE 70% - 74% 70% NO
8TH GRADE SCIENCE 62% - 66% 62% NO
8TH GRADE WRITING 85% - 89% 89% YES
7. ISTEP ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS SCORES YES
(60 year-to-year comparisons) 29 (48%) went up 5 went up
17 (28%) went down 0 went down
14 (23%) same 1 same
8. ISTEP MATH SCORES YES
(60 year-to-year comparisons) 37 (62%) went up 6 went up
11 (18%) went down 0 went down
12 (20%) same 0 same
9. ASPIRING TO COLLEGE 48.9% - 77.0% 77.0% YES
10. HONORS/CORE 40 DIPLOMAS 42.8% - 75.9% 75.9% YES