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Bellevue School District Scorecard

2010-11 School Year
Achievement Gaps
How Does BSD Compare?
Measurement Methods
Resources

Meeting State Standards						Exceeding State Standards
Grade Level	BSD 2008-09 (WASL)	BSD 2009-10 (MSP)	BSD 2010-11 (MSP)	State 2010-11 (MSP)	BSD Target 2013-14	BSD 2008-09 (WASL)	BSD 2009-10 (MSP)	BSD 2010-11 (MSP)	State 2010-11 (MSP)	BSD Target 2013-14
Reading						Reading
Elementary	85%	82%	79%	70%	92%	54%	52%	46%	34%	50%
Middle	81%	81%	78%	66%	91%	43%	49%	46%	33%	50%
High	91%	90%	91%	85%	98%	61%	69%	75%	61%	80%
Math						Math
Elementary	79%	76%	78%	61%	91%	55%	43%	44%	26%	50%
Middle	74%	76%	76%	56%	90%	44%	42%	43%	24%	50%
High¹	--	--	94%	68%	98%	--	--	82%	48%	90%
Writing						Writing
4^th, 7^th & 10^th	84%	86%	88%	75%	94%	44%	49%	49%	34%	50%
Science						Science
5^th, 8^th & 10^th	71%	69%	75%	57%	90%	20%	25%	33%	19%	50%

Achievement Gap
Economic achievement gap between students eligible for free/reduced priced meals and those not eligible	BSD 2008-09	BSD 2009-10	BSD 2010-11	State 2010-11	BSD Target 2013-14
Gap in % passing reading in grades 3-8 (in percentage points)	27	27	28	24	14
Gap in % passing math in grades 3-8 (in percentage points)	38	37	36	27	18
Gap in % exceeding standards on either the reading or math state exams in grades 3-8 (in percentage points)	38	36	37	27	18
Gap in % of high school graduates meeting Washington state 4-year college admissions requirements (in percentage points)	20	15	21	--	10

College & Career Readiness
	BSD 2008-09	BSD 2009-10	BSD 2010-11	State 2010-11	BSD Target 2013-14
On-time high school graduation rate (within 4 years)	88%	88%	--	77%²	95%
High school graduates meeting WA state 4-year college admissions requirements	79%	79%	81%	--	90%
High school graduates passing 2 or more college-level courses during high school	81%	83%	84%	--	90%
AP exam pass rates	65%	65%	67%	60%	75%
11th graders meeting the PSAT College Readiness Benchmark	--	--	57%	34%	75%
High school graduates taking the SAT or ACT	81%	82%	84%	--	90%

School Climate
	BSD 2008-09	BSD 2009-10	BSD 2010-11	State 2010-11	BSD Target 2013-14
Parent/guardian satisfaction survey results (measures to be determined)	Data to be collected starting 2012
Student satisfaction survey results (measures to be determined)
Staff satisfaction survey results (measures to be determined)
Students with 10 or more unexcused absences per year	1.2%	0.8%	1.2%	--	0.5%
% of middle school students reporting feeling safe at school on the Healthy Youth Survey	90%	--	87%	85%	95%
% of high school students reporting feeling safe at school on the Healthy Youth Survey	92%	--	91%	87%	95%

2010-2011 Demographics
Number of Schools	27
Enrollment	18,088
Eligible for free or reduced-price meals	22%
Receiving special education services	10%
English Language Learners	10%
First language other than English	30%
Number of different first languages spoken	82
Mobility rate	12%

Ethnic Diversity

¹The end-or-course algebra exam was given for the first time in Spring 2011.
²2009-10 data (latest available).

Economic Achievement Gap
Achievement gap between students eligible for free/reduced priced meals and those not eligible	BSD Not Eligible for F/R Lunch Pass Rate	BSD Eligible for F/R Lunch Pass Rate	BSD Economic Gap	State Not Eligible for F/R Lunch Pass Rate	State Eligible for F/R Lunch Pass Rate	State Economic Gap
Gap in % passing reading in grades 3-8	85%	57%	28	79%	55%	24
Gap in % passing math in grades 3-8	85%	50%	36	77%	44%	27

Gender Achievement Gap
Achievement gap between male and female students	BSD Female Pass Rate	BSD Male Pass Rate	BSD Gender Gap	State Female Pass Rate	State Male Pass Rate	State Gender Gap
Gap in % passing reading in grades 3-8	82%	75%	7	73%	63%	10
Gap in % passing math in grades 3-8	77%	77%	0	60%	58%	2

ELL Achievement Gap
Achievement gap between English Language Learner (ELL) students and non-ELL students	BSD Not ELL Pass Rate	BSD ELL Pass Rate	BSD ELL Gap	State Not ELL Pass Rate	State ELL Pass Rate	State ELL Gap
Gap in % passing reading in grades 3-8	83%	28%	55	72%	24%	48
Gap in % passing math in grades 3-8	80%	41%	39	62%	21%	41

Special Education Achievement Gap
Achievement gap between special education students and non-special education students	BSD Not Special Ed Pass Rate	BSD Special Ed Pass Rate	BSD Special Ed Gap	State Not Special Ed Pass Rate	State Special Ed Pass Rate	State Special Ed Gap
Gap in % passing reading in grades 3-8	82%	49%	33	73%	36%	37
Gap in % passing math in grades 3-8	82%	37%	44	64%	26%	38

Racial Achievement Gap
Achievement gap between Asian, Multi-Ethnic, White, Black and Hispanic students	Asian (30%)	Multi (7%)	White (49%)	Black (3%)	Hispanic (10%)	Largest Gap
Gap in % passing reading in grades 3-8	84%	82%	82%	51%	53%	33 (Asian / Black)
Gap in % passing math in grades 3-8	88%	80%	79%	44%	43%	45 (Asian / Hispanic)

Meeting State Standards					Exceeding State Standards
Grade Level	BSD	State	Demographically Similar Districts¹	Selected Regional Districts²	BSD	State	Demographically Similar Districts¹	Selected Regional Districts²
Reading					Reading
Elementary	79%	70%	79%	85%	46%	34%	44%	53%
Middle	78%	66%	74%	81%	46%	33%	40%	48%
High	91%	85%	90%	94%	75%	61%	69%	78%
Math					Math
Elementary	78%	61%	70%	79%	44%	26%	33%	44%
Middle	76%	56%	67%	78%	43%	24%	33%	42%
High¹	94%	68%	78%	89%	82%	48%	61%	78%
Writing					Writing
4^th, 7^th & 10^th	88%	75%	82%	88%	49%	34%	42%	51%
Science					Science
5^th, 8^th & 10^th	75%	57%	68%	79%	33%	19%	26%	37%

Achievement Gap
Economic achievement gap between students eligible for free/reduced priced meals and those not eligible	BSD	State	Demographically Similar Districts	Selected Regional Districts
Gap in % passing reading in grades 3-8 (in percentage points)	28	24	22	26
Gap in % passing math in grades 3-8 (in percentage points)	36	27	26	32
Gap in % exceeding standards on either the reading or math state exams in grades 3-8 (in percentage points)	37	27	28	33

College & Career Readiness
	BSD	State	Demographically Similar Districts	Selected Regional Districts
On-time high school graduation rate (within 4 years), Class of 2010	88%	77%	81%	91%
High school graduates who go directly to college, Class of 2010	77%	57%	63%	75%

¹Demographically similar districts are matched on size, the percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch, and the percent of the English Language Learners. They include Lake Washington, Northshore, Edmonds, Puyallup, Richland, and Battle Ground.
²The selected regional district are issaquah, Mercer Island, Lake Washington, and Northshore.

Meeting & Exceeding State Standards
What we measure	How we measure it	Why it is important
Reading: Elementary	% of students across grades 3-5 who passed the state MSP reading exam.	Meeting state standards: Proficiency on the state exams indicates that students are meeting Washington State standards and are prepared for the next level. Our goal is for ALL students in the district to be meeting state standards by 2016, and we have set our 2014 targets to reflect whether we are on track to meet this goal. Exceeding state standards: BSD encourages all of our students to reach for high standards, reflected in the percent of students who exceed standards on the state exam each year. Our long-term goal is for at least 75% of students to be exceeding standards on the state exams, and we have set a target of at least 50% exceeding standards by 2014 with higher targets where appropriate. Trends over time: Our scorecard shows three years of data so that we can track progress over time. However, Washington State switched from the WASL exam to the MSP exam in the spring of 2010 and additional changes are planned for future years, so trend data should be interpreted cautiously. It is common to see a drop in test scores when a new exam is introduced, as students and teachers get used to the new test. For more information about what tests are given in what grade levels and changes in future years, see http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/StateTesting/PLD/default.aspx.
Reading: Middle	% of students across grades 6-8 who passed the state MSP reading exam.
Reading: High	% of students across grade 10 who passed the state HSPE reading exam.
Math: Elementary	% of students across grades 3-5 who passed the state MSP math exam.
Math: Middle	% of students across grades 6-8 who passed the state MSP math exam.
Math: High	% of 10th grade students who passed the state end-of-course algebra exam. Note: The state algebra exam is new this year, and all BSD 10th grade students were required to take either the algebra exam or the geometry exam. In future years, all BSD students will be required to pass both the algebra and geometry exams to graduate, and students will take the exams as soon as they finish the relevant course, as opposed to in tenth grade. Our future scorecards will reflect the pass rate of all students taking the algebra exam in a given year.
Writing	% of students passing the state writing exams, which are given in grades 4, 7 and 10.
Science	% of students passing the state science exams, which are given in grades 5, 8 and 10.

Achievement Gap
What we measure	How we measure it	Why it is important
Gap in reading pass rates, grades 3-8	The MSP reading pass rate in grades 3-8 for students who are not eligible for free/reduced price lunch, minus the pass rate for students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch. For instance, if the pass rate was 80% for non-eligible students and 60% for eligible students, then the gap would be 20 percentage points.	BSD monitors the achievement gap between low-income students and higher-income students to monitor the extent to which district programs are effectively serving high-need student populations. We also monitor gaps by gender, race, English language learner status, and special education status. BSD has a larger economic achievement gap than average. This is because our students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch tend to score at or above the state average for this population, but our non-eligible students tend to score substantially higher than the state average for non-eligible students, leading to a wider gap. Eliminating the achievement gap by increasing the proficiency levels of our free and reduced-price lunch children is one of the three core goals in our 5-Year Strategic Plan.
Gap in math pass rates, grades 3-8	The MSP math pass rate in grades 3-8 for students who are not eligible for free/reduced price lunch, minus the pass rate for students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch. For instance, if the pass rate was 80% for non-eligible students and 60% for eligible students, then the gap would be 20 percentage points.
Gap in % exceeding standards on either the reading or math state exams in grades 3-8	The percent of students in grades 3-8 who exceed standards on either the reading or math state exams and who are not eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, minus the percent exceeding among students who are eligible for free/reduced price lunch. For instance, if 80% of non-eligible students exceeded standards on either reading or math test, and 60% of eligible students did, then the gap would be 20 percentage points.
Gap on % of high school graduates meeting WA state 4-year college admissions requirements	The percentage point difference in the rate of graduating seniors who meet the WA state 4-year college admissions requirements, between students who are and are not eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. Note that we are able to calculate this measure for BSD but not for the state or other districts because we do not have access to those data.

College & Career Readiness
What we measure	How we measure it	Why it is important
On-time high school graduation rate (within 4 years)	As reported by OSPI, this is the state's "Actual Adjusted On-Time Cohort Graduation Rate" and represents those students who were reported as graduating during the 2009-10 school year and whose expected graduation year was 2010. See http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/Glossary.aspx.	High school graduation is a signal that students are prepared for higher education and the work world. Each district can set its own high school graduation requirements beyond what the state mandates, and Bellevue has one of the most rigorous graduation requirements in the region.
Graduates meeting Washington state four-year college admissions requirements	Percent of the high school graduating class meeting Washington's 4-year college admissions requirements (4 years of English, 3 of math, 3 of social studies, 2 of lab science, 2 of the same foreign language, and 1 of fine arts). For more detail and upcoming changes to the requirements, see: http://www.hecb.wa.gov/sites/default/files/MCAS-OverviewParents-Rev2011_0.pdf.	Completing these requirements makes students eligible for state college admission and is an indicator of college preparedness.
High school graduates passing 2 or more college-level courses during high school	Percent of graduating seniors who took at least one Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Running Start (college) course during high school.	Research has shown that passing at least one AP exam in high school positively impacts students' college completion rate (details at the College Board's website). Per the report's summary: "Simply said, a high-quality AP course in high school does an excellent job of fortifying students for a successful transition into the battery of college courses they'll experience in their first semester at college."
AP exam pass rates	The number of Advanced Placement exams that received passing scores, divided by the total number of Advanced Placement exams given that year.
11th graders meeting the PSAT College Readiness Benchmark	The College Readiness Benchmark is a measure reported by the College Board (maker of the PSAT exam), to indicate how many students are on track for college. See http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/PSAT-College-Readiness-Benchmark.pdf for more details.	All BSD students are required to take the PSAT test in 11th grade, as preparation for the SAT and the college application process. Their College Readiness Benchmark scores can help us assess how successfully we are preparing students for college.
% of graduates taking the SAT or ACT tests	Percent of 12th grade students who took either the SAT or ACT exams that year.	SAT or ACT scores are required by many colleges as part of the application process, so the percent of 12th graders who take these exams is an indicator of college application preparedness.

School Climate
What we measure	How we measure it	Why it is important
Parent/guardian satisfaction survey results	Survey data to be collected starting in 2012	Parent, student, and staff satisfaction is fundamental to a healthy school climate and to measuring our success in providing an excellent education and work environment.
Student satisfaction survey results	Survey data to be collected starting in 2012
Staff satisfaction survey results	Survey data to be collected starting in 2012
Students with 10 or more unexcused absences per year	The number of students with 10 or more unexcused absences over the course of the year, divided by the district Oct 1 enrollment count.	Research has found that students with chronic absences are less likely to succeed at school and more likely to drop out.
% of middle school students reporting feeling safe at school on the Healthy Youth Survey	The Healthy Youth Survey is a statewide survey given to students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12, every other year. We show the percent of middle school students (weighted by the number of students in each grade) who report feeling safe in school.	Research supports that optimal learning takes place when students feel safe at school. This is also a measure of the success of our anti-bullying curriculum.
% of high school students reporting feeling safe at school on the Healthy Youth Survey

Demographics
What we measure	How we measure it	Why it is important
Student Mobility	Student mobility is the number of students who either enrolled in or withdrew from the district during the school year, divided by the total district enrollment number.

Drilldowns
The following PDFs will give you deeper information on how we tabulated our results
2010-11 Reading & Math Scores by Grade
2010-11 Science & Writing Scores by Grade
AP & IB Test Pass Rates
2009-10 Graduation Rates by District
Graduates Meeting Washington State 4-yr Admissions Requirements
SAT Participation Rate
SAT Scores Summary
PSAT College Readiness Benchmark
Graduates Going Directly to College
5 Year Graduation Rate
School Climate Survey Results
School Absences
Achievement Gaps

Links
2010-11 BSD Scorecard (PDF)
OSPI State Scorecard Data
Washington Achievement Data Explorer (WADE) A useful tool for comparing Bellevue to other districts

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