To make Adequate Yearly Progress in 2009, a student group must meet (A) a student participation requirement, either (B) the State's 2009 performance target for that subject or (C) the group's own 2009 improvement target, and (D) an additional attendance or graduation requirement.
Student Group
(A) Participation
(B) Performance
(C) Improvement
(D) Attendance
Did at least 95% of students participate in MCAS?
Did student group meet or exceed state performance target?
Did student group meet or exceed its own improvement target?
Did student group meet attendance (G1-8) or graduation rate target (G9-12)?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Met Target
Actual
Met Target (90.2)
Actual
Met Target
Change from 2008
Met Target
Actual
AYP 2009
Aggregate
Yes
99
No
86.5
No
1.3
Yes
94.6
No
Lim. English Prof.
Yes
98
No
64.8
No
2.7
Yes
93.5
No
Special Education
Yes
98
No
67.9
No
2.0
Yes
93.0
No
Low Income
Yes
99
No
75.5
No
2.3
Yes
92.7
No
Afr. Amer./Black
Yes
99
No
76.2
No
2.1
Yes
93.3
No
Asian or Pacif. Isl.
Yes
99
No
89.3
Yes
1.3
Yes
96.2
Yes
Hispanic
Yes
98
No
72.6
No
2.5
Yes
92.1
No
Native American
Yes
98
No
81.7
Yes/SH
1.9
Yes
93.1
Yes
White
Yes
99
Yes
90.2
Yes
1.1
Yes
95.2
Yes
MATHEMATICS
Met Target
Actual
Met Target (84.3)
Actual
Met Target
Change from 2008
Met Target
Actual
AYP 2009
Aggregate
Yes
99
No
78.5
No
0.8
Yes
94.6
No
Lim. English Prof.
Yes
99
No
59.2
No
1.1
Yes
93.5
No
Special Education
Yes
98
No
56.9
No
1.6
Yes
93.0
No
Low Income
Yes
99
No
64.5
No
1.4
Yes
92.7
No
Afr. Amer./Black
Yes
99
No
62.6
No
1.4
Yes
93.3
No
Asian or Pacif. Isl.
Yes
100
Yes
87.3
No
0.5
Yes
96.2
Yes
Hispanic
Yes
99
No
61.4
No
1.3
Yes
92.1
No
Native American
Yes
98
No
70.1
No
0.3
Yes
93.1
No
White
Yes
99
No
83.0
No
0.8
Yes
95.2
No
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