pdate with 2009-10 Data and Five-Year Trends: How Many Schools Have Not Made Adequate Yearly Progress?

Author(s): Alexandra Usher
Published: April 28, 2011 This report updates previous CEP research to include data from the 2009-10 school year on the number of public schools not making adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act.  The percentage of schools not making AYP nationwide reached an all-time high of about 38% in 2010, marking a rise from the estimated 33% of public schools that failed to make AYP in 2009.  Accompanying this report is a background paper, State Policy Differences Greatly Impact AYP Numbers written by Wayne Riddle and Nancy Kober, which analyzes how the number of schools not making AYP has been influenced by changes in state testing policies and cut scores for proficiency on state tests, rising state achievement targets, the federal “safe harbor” provision, growth models, and other factors.

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Report (PDF format, 409 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=Usher%5FReport%5FAYP%5F042811%2Epdf
Background Paper (PDF format, 375 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=KoberRiddle%5FReport%5FAYP%5F042811%2Epdf
Press Release (PDF format, 111 KB) * Direct link: http://www.cep-dc.org/cfcontent_file.cfm?Attachment=PressRelease%5FAYP%5F042811%2Epdf