Characteristics of Writing Matters School and Comparison School
| Characteristic | Writing Matters School | Comparison School |
|---|---|---|
| Community setting | • Suburban within a large urban district | • Suburban within a large urban district |
| School size | • 1,254 | • 1,081 |
| Demographicsa | • 11% black, 13% Hispanic, 14% white, 62% Asian | • 13% black, 15% Hispanic, 19% white, 53% Asian |
| • 10% English language learners | • 3% English language learners | |
| • 8% students with disabilities | • 8% students with disabilities | |
| Percent of proficient | • 2007-2008: 80% | • 2007-2008: 80% |
| sixth-graders in | • 2006-2007: 77% | • 2006-2007: 81% |
| ELAb | • 2005-2006: 78% | • 2005-2006: 75% |
| Percent of proficient | • 2007-2008: 94% | • 2007-2008: 92% |
| sixth-graders in | • 2006-2007: 90% | • 2006-2007: 87% |
| mathematics3 | • 2005-2006: 89% | • 2005-2006: 82% |
| Community setting | • Suburban within a large urban district | • Suburban within a large urban district |
| School size | • 1,254 | • 1,081 |
| Demographics | • 11% black, 13% Hispanic, 14% white, 62% Asian | • 13% black, 15% Hispanic, 19% white, 53% Asian |
| • 10% English language learners | • 3% English language learners | |
| • 8% students with disabilities | • 8% students with disabilities | |
| Percent of proficient | • 2007-2008: 80% | • 2007-2008: 80% |
| sixth-graders in | • 2006-2007: 77% | • 2006-2007: 81% |
| ELA | • 2005-2006: 78% | • 2005-2006: 75% |
| Percent of proficient | • 2007-2008: 94% | • 2007-2008: 92% |
| sixth-graders in | • 2006-2007: 90% | • 2006-2007: 87% |
| mathematics3 | • 2005-2006: 89% | • 2005-2006: 82% |
Notes:aObtained through the NYC Department of Education Office of Accountability website at http://schools.nyc.gov.
bObtained through publicly available data on the New York State Education Department’s website at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/reportcard/
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