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Opportunities” more special education students took part in “school sponsored co-curricular activities with non-disabled peers” (13 percent compared to 6 percent), but fewer special education students missed 10 or fewer days of school (26 percent compared to 41 percent) and fewer participated in paid or nonpaid work experience (20 percent compared to 39 percent). The special education student drop-, out rate remained the same at 5 percent.
In “Educating Elementary School Students” three indicators showed improvement while three Were worse. More 4th graders scored in the top half on the composite score on standardized tests (49 percent compared to 39 percent), fewer 4th graders were overage in grade (3 percent compared to 7 percent) and more 4th and 5th graders passed the physical fitness tests (14 percent compared to 9 percent). But fewer kindergarten through 5th graders missed 10 days of school or less (65 percent compared to 75 percent), fewer 6th graders passed all three parts of the Literacy Passport (62 percent compared to 74 percent) and fewer took the physical fitness tests (93 percent compared to 98 percent).
In “Educating Middle School Students” three measures improved while four were worse. More took a foreign language before ninth grade, and more studied Algebra I. More 6th, 7th and 8th graders passed physical fitness tests (30 percent compared to 26 percent). But fewer missed 10 or fewer days of school (60 percent compared to 65 percent), fewer 8th graders scored in the top 25 percent on the composite score on standardized tests (23 percent compared to 25 percent), fewer scored in the top half (52 percent compared to 54 percent) and fewer middle school students took the physical fitness tests (90 percent compared to 95 percent).
In “Educating Secondary School Students” four measures showed improvement while two were worse and one stayed the same. More juniors scored in the top 25 percent (37 percent compared to 27 percent), more scored in the top 50 percent (57. percent compared to 56 percent), more-missed 10 or fewer days of school (60 percent compared to 32 percent) and fewer 9th through 12th graders dropped out (3 percent compared to 4 percent). But fewer 9th and 10th graders passed the physical fitness tests (30 percent compared to 34 percent) even though fewer took the physical fitness tests (91 percent compared to 94 percent). The minority drop-out rate in 9th through 12th grades remained at 0 percent.
The Outcome Accountability Project provides data for the past five
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