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A Deeper Look at the
Black-White Achievement Gap
in Multnomah County:
A Report to the Black Parent Initiative
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Purpose o the Report
he Black Parent Initiative (BPI) ss o dop d-d Rodmp w, body spg, sus oPods B suds. I dog so, Rodmp w dy
d b soos gs-g B suds. Iw so quy xsg m gp d us w osoos d o dquy ddss gp. T Rodmp w pBPI ddss m gp o x sussuy pspso xps w sod, udsdb ss yss.
ECONows (ECO) s odud goous yss o d om OgoDpm o Eduo (ODE) o pod BPI w ss po o Bsuds d s sx Muom Couy soo dss:
Cw
Dd Dougsw
Gsm-Boww
Posw
Podw
Ryodsw
Ts po pss ou dgs d o B m gp, mgow, sud moby, d sd ss. Ts dgs pod
ub ox o pso xps d by ommuy mmbs s po BPI poj.
This report was commissioned
by The Black Parent Intitiative,
a program developed to address
the continuing educational
gap between Black students
and their White counterparts in
Portland-area schools. The report
was made possible by a grant
rom The Chalkboard Project,
an eort to share best practices,
broaden perspectives, and bring
the citizens o Oregon together
to help assure a superior public
education system.
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Profle o Black Students in Multnomah Countys Public Schools
Key FindingsAoss U.S., d m s o B d W suds s b w doumd. W s po oms dg o soos Muom Couy, uss dd sud- d podd by Ogo Dpm o Eduo opom dp ssssm o odo o duo o gos B suds. T pos y dgs ud:
I 200607 soo y, 10,403 B suds w od sx Muom Couy soo dss, d 72 pwdd Pod Pub Soos. T Ogo Dpm o Eduo ssd 79 p o B suds s oomydsdgd bsd o ppo Fd Soo Lu pogm.
Aoss gds, b suds sgy mo y W oups o g soos om o y ow x, mos y s su o gg sd. To, dm, so d moo dsupos su ommog d gg soos mo y o B suds. Fo bo Bs d Ws, my soo suds mos y o g soos, d g soo suds s y. How, moby gp bw B dW suds ss o m. I y gds, B suds bou 1.5 ms mo y o g soos W suds. By g soo, Bs y w s y o g soos s Ws.
A yss o m sos dug 200304 oug 200607 soo ys ds B suds so bouw6 o 9 pos ow W sudsougy 1.5 gds o m gow. T gp m s yos oss sd gds (3d oug 10). Ts suggss B d W suds g sm s wy od Muom Couy soos bu , oy, soo dss o owd m gpdug ys.
Compg B d W suds bsd o s o suds wo m o xd ss sdds s d,wbu poy msdg, soy bou gp. Fo xmp, 71 p o B suds m o xdd 3d gd dgbm 200607 ompd w 87 p o W Suds 16-po d. Fo 10 gds 200607, oy35 p o B suds m/xdd dg bm ompd w 68 p o W suds 33-pod. So, m/xd yss suggss m gp ws w s g o 10 gds s ws o 3d gds.How, d wo goups g s sos ws sm: 8 po gp o bo 3d gds d 10 gds.T ms o m , d ow s dsbuos o s sos, ds s ppo gp wds g-gd s.
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A yss o y-o-y sud goww within soos ds o mjoy o Muom Couy soosBd W suds dg sm soo ougy sm . Gy spg, w B suds xbg gow, W suds do s w. Ad w B suds sugg, W suds sugg oo. A du o xposxs.
I s o soos s B suds puy w, yss o gow s suggss som soos wspy sussu dg m gow, os dg, bu s o soos o xb bo g gow bosubjs. I so, go o podg ossy sog gow y gd andbo subjs s udd MuomCouy soos dug ys.
M pogms woy o sgo o bs ps ud Gou d Hoyd y gds; Hosod wmdd gds; d Ryods d G Hg Soos. I o s soos, B suds d g Couywd g o B suds, d y so osd m gp w W suds ow soos.
Rdg pogms woy o sgo o bs ps ud S d Sb y gds; d Sb, Gy, M.wbo, Dx MCy, d Gog mdd gds. I o s soos, B suds d g Couywd g o B suds, d y so osd m gp w W suds ow soos.
A yss o ss ds B suds mo y o d soos w g s o wuo W suds. uo s puy pooud mdd gds w B suds 27 p o g wo s w o soo, ompd o 17 p o W suds.
Profle o Black Students in Multnomah Countys Public Schools
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Profle o Black Students in Multnomah Countys Public Schools
Aoss sx dss yzd, B suds oud o 11 p o pub soo om, oug B suds od Pod soo dss72 p dd PPS soos, qu o 16 p o o om PPS, wB om oss mg dss ws oy 6 p o o om (s b 1).
I g, B suds pp y dsdgd ompd o W suds og mup dmsos. W go,y mu mo y o b osdd oomy dsdgd (ED) W suds, oug ED b, sdd ODE d s mp do o u soo-oom sus. ED s y oss dss, w gsB-W gp s o om bd ED PPS. B suds so mu mo y Ws o b spduo suds. T y g gogp moby o B suds ompouds s gg dmogp po.O, 91 p o W suds od o-so gds dug 200607 w sm soo s 200506.1T popoo o B suds s oy 80 p. O o d, bo B d W suds sm bogoups y w gug bs, s msud by ESL om, sud body s wo.
Portland Parkrose ReynoldsGresham-
BarlowCentennial David Douglas Total
Total 200607 enrollment 46,643 3,701 11,578 12,388 6,839 10,497 91,646
Share econ. disadvantaged 50.0% 62.6% 60.6% 35.4% 43.7% 63.1% 50.9%
Share ESL enrollment 10.8% 19.9% 28.3% 12.0% 20.4% 24.7% 15.9%
Share special education 15.5% 12.9% 14.8% 12.8% 11.6% 12.2% 14.3%
Black enrollment 7,514 514 761 313 336 965 10,403
Share of district enrollment 16.1% 13.9% 6.6% 2.5% 4.9% 9.2% 11.4%Share econ. disadvantaged 80.6% 81.9% 74.6% 61.0% 61.3% 81.0% 79.1%
Share ESL enrollment 6.7% 2.9% 3.5% 0.6% 5.4% 8.8% 6.3%
Share special education 19.5% 18.7% 24.4% 19.5% 18.5% 19.2% 19.8%
White enrollment 25,734 1,747 6,146 8,941 4,342 5,993 52,903
Share of district enrollment 55.2% 47.2% 53.1% 72.2% 63.5% 57.1% 57.7%
Share econ. disadvantaged 31.3% 48.4% 46.5% 25.3% 35.5% 53.9% 35.5%
Share ESL enrollment 1.7% 8.1% 10.6% 2.2% 10.1% 16.8% 5.4%
Share special education 15.7% 14.3% 16.3% 13.3% 11.9% 12.5% 14.7%
1 Cuos bsd o soos w sud s od o ogs pod o m dug soo y. Cuos ud suds od 1s oug5, 7, 8, d 10 oug 12 gd. W xudd suds dg soo 2005-06 dd o xs o ws suud 200607, d s.
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
Table 1: SelecTedcharacTeriSTicSofSTudenTSinSix MulTnoMah counTydiSTricTS, bydiSTricTandrace, Sy 200607
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Student Mobility
Mog o w om d gg soos du
d dsup sos o d. Adjusg o s gs,d budg w osps w s d ps, dm s w s so d moo o. Ts pobm smgd om so ys (bw my dmdd soo, d mdd soo d g soo) by oopogms d x suppo o omg suds. Aso, sudsypy m om soo sos wou ggsds. How, suds wo g soos o-so ys mos y gd sds, so y musop w dsupo bo om d soo, d y mus doso wou pogms b o suds om soys.
Fgu 1 sows ompso o popoo o B d Wsuds Muom Couy wo mod bw soo ys.Suds w udd y dd o d sm soo 2006-07 y dd 2005-06.2 Sixth and ninth grades are notincluded because most children in those grades are transitioning to middle or high school. Figure 1 shows a signiicantly higher
mobility rate for Black students compared to their White counterparts. For all grades, the mobility rate for Black students is
about 10 percentage points higher than for White students.
In higher grades, as students become less likely to change schools overall, Black mobility increases relative to White mobility.
In the elementary grades, Black students are about one and a half times more likely to change schools compared to White
students. In middle school, Black students are about 1.7 times more likely to change schools, and in high school Black students
are about twice as likely to change schools.
While Figure 1 shows that students are less likely to change schools as they move into higher grades, it is important to note
that this does not necessarily mean they are not changing residences at the same rate. Because catchment areas for elementary,
middle and high schools get progressively larger, students have a higher likelihood of changing residences within the same
catchment area in higher grades. So while students are changing schools less frequently, and experiencing fewer school-related
transitional problems, the effects of changing residence may continue to be a problem for them both in and out of school.
30%
29%
20%
19%
17%
11%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
2nd-5th
7th-8th
10th-12th
Percentage of Students Who Changed Schools
Black Students White Students
Gradein
SY
06-07
figure 1: coMpariSonof blackand WhiTeSTudenTMobiliTy
beTWeenSy 05-06andSy 06-07 inSixMulTnoMahcounTy
SchooldiSTricTS
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
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Achievement GapMeasured by Share Meeting Benchmark
Fgus 2 d 3 omp s o Bd W suds sx dss wom o xdd s dg d mbms 3d oug 8, d 10gds o 200607 soo y. Bsdo s ommo mod o pog,yss o oud B suds g u bd Woups s y pogss oug
gds. Fo m, B-W dgd gp s 25 pg pos, gowgo 30 pg pos by 10 gd. Tgow m gp pps mo pooud o dggowg om 16 o 33 pg posbw 3d d 10 gd.
Share of STudenTS Who MeT or exceeded The STaTe
benchMark by grade and race, Sy 200607
figure 2: MaTh
figure 3: reading
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Grade
White Black
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Grade
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Achievement GapMeasured by Average Assessment Score
A ommoy sd yposs s B-W dsps soo-oom sus (SES) gy sposb o obsdB-W m gp. W ODE d do o dy dy suds poy sus, d g suds s oomydsdgd o pupos o om d dud-p u pogm. Ts d s s poxy o ow SES.
Exmg m gp spy by suds sus suggss SES dos dd d m gp (s b 3).Aoss gds d subjs, m gp s sm w suds goupd by w y oomy dsdgd.Sg ds m, ow. Ou poxy o SES s om p msu o SES d s o w mo dmsus o fu woud suggs g xpoy pow o SES o woud y dy ds m goousy oog o SES.
Gd, o o d, dos o xp y sg poo o B-W m gp. O o 3d gd dgss, B ms d B ms W oups by sm mgs bm gds (s b 4).
Table 3: differencebeTWeenaverage blackand WhiTe riT
ScoreSfor MulTnoMah counTySTudenTSbygrade, SubjecT,
and SeS, 2006-07
reading
Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 10
All students 8 8 7 8
Economically disadvantaged 4 6 4 5
Non-disadvantaged 4 6 6 6
MaTh
Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 10
All students 8 8 9 7
Economically disadvantaged 5 6 5 5
Non-disadvantaged 6 6 8 6
Note: Includes only students attending Multnomah County schools during specied grade and year.
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
Table 4: differencebeTWeenaverage blackand WhiTe
riT ScoreSfor MulTnoMah counTySTudenTSbygrade,
SubjecT, andgender, 2006-07
reading
Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 10
All students 8 8 7 8
Female 9 8 8 8
Male 6 9 7 8
MaTh
Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 10
All students 8 8 9 7
Female 8 8 9 7
Male 7 9 9 8
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Achievement GapComparison o Measurements
T smgy odoy sos o wo pousyss d by dyms o m dpsy w s og dsbuo oB d W s sus. Fgus 4 d 5 sow dsbuo o B d W s sos o dg 3d d 10 gd dug 200607 soo y.
Loog d g sos, w d W suds oupom B suds by bou gpos bo 3d d 10 gds. Ty ougy sm o g gow oss gds.
Ts dg oss w sg dbw ms/xds o wo goups.T do o 3d gd bm ms 71 p o B suds d 87 p ow suds o m o xd gos, 16 pg po d. T do o 10 gd bm ms oy 35 p oB d 68 p o W suds o ms
o xds gos, 33 pg po d.
I s mpg o bu sd d ms/xds bw 3d gd d 10 gd o dm d g gow bw Bd W suds, bu s s o s. Ou ysssows , o g, soos bgg B dW suds og sm p o m. Soos o mgd o os m gp, bu y owd o wd o m.
diSTribuTion of reading riT ScoreS in Six MulTnoMah
counTy School diSTricTS by race, Sy 200607
Black average 232
White average 240
8 points
Benchmark
68% of White students
met benchmark
35% of Black studentsmet benchmark
figure 4: 3rd grade
figure 5: 10Th grade
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
87% of White students
met benchmark
71% of Black students
met benchmark
White average 217
8 points
Benchmark
Black average 209
16 percentage point
dierence
33 percentage point
dierence
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Achievement Growth within Schools
I Fgu 5, w yz y-o-y mm gow y gds (3do 4 d 4 o 5) o B d Wsuds o ddu soos. Agu m gow o Bsuds s msud og ozoxs, d g u gow oW suds s msud og
xs.
E po Fgu msus gowo B d W suds w ddu soo. I soos dy o dgo yow , m m o B d Wsuds gd d s. Soos bo g gowmog W suds B suds,d osy, soos bow
g gow mog Bsuds.
Fo mjoy o Muom Couy soos sg 3d-5 gds, d B d W m gow om s o ssy sg. T s o sy, oug my soos do o dy o dgo , y suyos o w o oud B-W gow s d. A umb o xpos xs w Bm gows s s W m d s. W dw sm ousos oog o subjs dgd s (s Appdx o ompb yss).
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12.00
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Avg. Change in Math RIT Score -- Black Students
figure 5: average 1-yearchangeinMaTh riT Scorefor WhiTeand black
STudenTSbyeleMenTarySchool
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
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School-by-School Analyses
Math and Reading Achievement Score Growth or Black Students Compared to White Students at the Same
School and Black Students in Multnomah County
A y pupos o s poj ws o gg Muom Couy soos s B suds spy w w so dwgo o soos my d mpom. o dy soos bo gos, w ood m s d gow.Spy, o bo m d dg, w ud m gow o B suds o W suds smsoo. T, w ood gow o B suds soo o o Couy g o B suds. So, soo poms w o bo ms oud m s B suds g s o B suds Muom Couy d s osg m gp w soo. Cosy, soos pom pooy o m woud Bs udpomg o Bs oss Couy d wdg m gp.
T oowg pgs sow sus o Muom Couy soo odd s 10 s sos o B suds dug 200304 o 200607 soo ys. T soos sd om gs o pos d o gs o gd m gow o B suds ompd o W suds. W soos som dg o pos og d bw B d W suds, oy soos o w d s ssy sg pod (s Appdx A o ds).
ECONowss yss ds w soos ossy pos o g m gps bw B d Wsuds o bo dg d m. Ts s u w B suds ompd o W suds w sm soo, o oB suds oss Couy. How, du o soos sd ou o pogss osg m
gp, d o du sd ou o duy dog so. bs 3, 4 d 5 sow sus o ou soo-by soo yss.M pogms woy o sgo o bs ps ud Gou d Hoyd y gds; Hosod mddgds; d Ryods d G Hg Soos. I o s soos, B suds d g ouywdg o B suds, d y so osd m gp w W suds ow soos.
Rdg pogms woy o sgo o bs ps ud S d Sb y gds; d Dx MCy,Gy, Sb, M. bo, d Gog mdd gds. I o s soos, B suds d g ouywd g o B suds, d y so osd m gp w W suds ow soos.
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Table 5:
MulTnoMah counTy
early gradeS
MATH RIT SCORE GROWTH READING RIT SCORE GROWTH
Black students compared to: Black students compared to:
White students
at the same
school
County average
for Black
students
White students
at the same
school
County average
for Black
students
Shaver + + +
West Powellhurst + +
Grout + +
Ainsworth +
Hollydale + +
The Emerson +
Lynch View +
Sabin + +
Vestal + +
Bridlemile +
Laurelhurst +
Llewellyn +
Sunnyside Environmental +
Menlo Park +
Bridger +
Troutdale +
Margaret Scott +
Lee +
Cherry Park +
King +
Buckman + -
Irvington -
Mill Park -
Clark -
Maplewood + - -
James John -
Chief Joseph -
Salish Ponds -
Rosa Parks -
Glencoe -
Sitton -
Earl Boyles Elementary -
Harold Oliver - -
Woodlawn - - -
Lynch Wood - -
Russell Academy - -
Prescott - -
Butler Creek - -
Highland - - -
Hall - -
East Gresham - -
b 4 pos dgs o soos sg 3d oug 5gdspdomy my soos. Ou o 85 soos Muom Couy w w 3d, 4 d 5 gds, 20 soos sgy g m gow o B sudsompd o W suds dg, m o bo. Egsoos ssy sgy ow gow o Bsuds, d wo soos g gow dg d owgow m.
I M, Gou d Hoyd soos osd mgp bw Bs d Ws sm soo d bwB suds oss Muom Couy. S d Sb md sm pogss dg m. Ts soos m os oo o udsd ow ps pd o os m gp bw B d W suds.
Uouy, som y gds Muom md sspogss osg m gp. Fo m, Russ Admy,Pso, Bu C, Hgd, H d Es Gsm soos ow m gow o B suds o W
suds sm soo d o B suds oss Couy.Mpwood, Hod O, Woodw d Ly Wood smm gps o dg. Ts soos w os oo oudsd pobms y osg m gp.
*Only schools with statistically signifcant dierences between Black and White achievement levels are reported in this table.
School-by-School AnalysesEarly Grades
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School-by-School AnalysesHigh Schools
b 6 sows ssy sg
ds m d dg mgow o g soos MuomCouy. Ou o 12 g soos, ssy sgy g mgow s m d ggow s dg o B sudsompd o W suds. wo owgow s m, d s owgow s dg.
Fo m, B suds Ryods dG Hg Soos sgy gm so gow ompd oW suds d ompd o o Bsuds oss Couy.
B Suds G, Bso Poyd F Hg Soos sgyow dg m gow ompdo W suds sm soo d o
B suds oss Couy.Ts soos w os oo oudsd ow ps g m ouoms o Bsuds.
Table 7:MulTnoMah
counTy high
SchoolS
MATH RIT SCORE GROWTH READING RIT SCORE GROWTH
Black students compared to: Black students compared to:
White studentsat the same
school
County averagefor Black
students
White studentsat the same
school
County averagefor Black
students
Centennial +
Reynolds + +
Wilson +
Gresham +
Pursuit o Wellness Education +Grant + + - -
David Douglas -
Cleveland -
Jeerson -
Benson Polytechnic - - -
Franklin - -
Parkrose - -
*Only schools with statistically signifcant dierences between Black and White achievement levels
are reported in this table.
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I umous gos oss ouy,ss d sog oos bwsud d ss w doss soo dss.3 Ts suds suggs ow-om d moy suds moy o ow-pd d ss xpds o suds. xp s, u, od w sudm. I ddo, o s
pp mo y o soos w gpopoos o moy, ow-om, d ow-g suds. uo s xpso soos d soo dss, d mygy mp sud m.
Ou yss o om d ss o 2005-06 soo ysuggss sm oos bw Bom d ss w
Muom Couy. How, w do od y ompg d o sysmos o o B suds soos wsub-p g us. Aoss soos, oos bw ss (sy, xp, d uo), d s o soos om s B o ssysg o ssy sg, bu sm mgud d ss o uso o o o wo soos w ypss.
Teacher CharacteristicsTurnover
3 S, o xmp, How dss sog ow-om d moy suds Fudg Gps 2006 (Eduo us) by Mgu Roz d W-soo o
quy: s o gd (Am Jou o Eduo, My 2008) by Ru Cu Nd d Ezb Fy-Rpp.
figure 7: probabiliTyThaTaSTudenTiSTaughTbyaTeacherneWToTheSchool,
byregion, gradelevel, andrace, Sy 2005-06
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
18%
27%
16%
20%
27%
16%
12%
22%
16%
12%
17%
16%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
High School
Middle Grades
Early Grades
High School
Middle Grades
Early Grades
B lack White
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I d wod, suds woud o dy mp odds o g w ss dsb ss w g soo. I p, B suds oud b y mo o ss od sss ug by su s. Wo s s yposs dy bus ODE d do o suds o ddu s. W , ow, sm ood yp B sud Muom Couy s w o soo (i.e., wo ws o g soo po y) ud ssumpo dos o ssgm w soos.
Dug SY 200506, oss gd s, B suds sx Muom Couy dss w pg posmo y o w o soo. Bus B suds od PPS, s ouywd g mss g dspy. W PPS, B suds w 1.4 ms, o pg pos, mo y o b ug by w .T gp xpds sgy bw my soo d g gds, w ggb d bw B d Wsuds ow gds d gp o bw sx d pg pos o suds mdd d upp gds (s Fgu 7).
Teacher CharacteristicsTurnover
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Teacher CharacteristicsExperience
Rs sogy suggss w s o s mo mpo o sud m s o g xp. Ts po ds o s o w ss ys g xp,oug g ousos bsd o bo gd ow xp sods. T sus y by gd d ds.
Loog oss sx dss, W suds wsgy mo y o o SY 200506 w B suds. How, s dg dsgy om oo o B suds PPSd PPS s , o g, moxpd s o dss. W PPS,B suds w mos quy y o o, s ud opms ssumpo dos o ss ssgm (s Fgu 8).
B suds mdd d upp gds sgywos o W suds oups
my soo. W PPS, B suds my gds w bou o pg po ssy o o , w B suds g gds w bou pg pos moy W suds o o.
figure 8: probabiliTyThaTaSTudenTiSTaughTbyaTeacherWiTh
leSSThanfiveyearSTeachingexperience, byregionandrace,
Sy 200506
Source: ECONorthwest analysis o ODE data
14%
16%
19%
19%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
Portland Public
Schools
Multnomah
County
BlackWhite
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Average Math and Reading Achievement Growth
in Multnomah County Schools
School Years 2003-04 through 2006-07
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MATH READING
Average change
in RIT score forBlack students
Average change
in RIT score forWhite students
Black students compared to:Number of
Black studentstests included
Average change
in RIT score forBlack students
Average change
in RIT score forWhite students
Black students compared to:Number of
Black studentstests included
White students atthe same school
County average forBlack students
White students atthe same school
County average forBlack students
Abernethy 5.50 5.16 0.34 -0.35 10 4.78 3.91 0.87 -0.48 9
Ainsworth 7.90 6.38 1.52 2.06 10 8.20 2.77 5.44 2.95 10
Alameda 6.20 7.09 -0.89 0.35 40 5.68 5.21 0.46 0.42 40
Arleta 4.80 5.45 -0.65 -1.06 20 3.45 5.64 -2.19 -1.82 20
Astor 8.11 6.87 1.24 2.27 18 2.11 4.36 -2.25 -3.16 18
Atkinson 7.54 6.29 1.25 1.70 13 6.17 4.74 1.43 0.91 12
Rosa Parks 4.93 4.91 0.02 -0.95 82 2.74 1.98 0.76 -2.58 81
Beach 7.42 8.46 -1.05 1.60 62 6.61 4.86 1.74 1.37 61
Boise-Eliot 6.39 7.08 -0.68 0.57 165 5.59 5.72 -0.13 0.35 165
Bridger 6.42 6.27 0.16 0.58 33 6.81 4.01 2.81 1.57 32
Bridlemile 9.92 9.00 0.92 4.09 13 4.77 4.71 0.06 -0.49 13
Buckman 6.80 5.43 1.37 0.96 35 3.11 3.03 0.09 -2.17 35
Capitol Hill 6.21 6.53 -0.32 0.36 19 3.79 3.54 0.25 -1.48 19
Chapman 8.63 8.08 0.55 2.80 19 7.00 4.69 2.31 1.75 19Chief Joseph 3.56 5.07 -1.51 -2.32 43 5.05 5.06 -0.01 -0.22 43
Clarendon 5.24 6.40 -1.16 -0.62 50 5.66 3.76 1.90 0.41 47
Clark 5.38 7.64 -2.26 -0.48 50 5.58 7.40 -1.82 0.33 50
Creston 6.70 6.28 0.42 0.85 10 6.10 5.00 1.10 0.84 10
Faubion 4.84 6.16 -1.31 -1.04 96 4.44 4.97 -0.53 -0.85 94
Glencoe 4.71 3.34 1.37 -1.15 24 2.54 1.35 1.19 -2.74 24
Grout 8.39 5.01 3.38 2.57 36 6.33 5.72 0.61 1.09 33
Hayhurst 5.08 3.20 1.88 -0.78 13 3.62 3.26 0.35 -1.65 13
Irvington 5.39 5.01 0.38 -0.48 149 4.44 3.49 0.96 -0.85 144
James John 6.00 6.69 -0.69 0.15 54 2.98 4.79 -1.81 -2.31 53
Kelly 3.76 6.62 -2.85 -2.10 21 3.20 5.75 -2.55 -2.07 20
King 5.92 8.73 -2.82 0.07 241 5.93 7.57 -1.64 0.72 232
Laurelhurst 5.09 4.98 0.11 -0.77 44 4.77 1.46 3.31 -0.50 39
Lee 6.00 5.49 0.51 0.15 30 7.37 9.30 -1.94 2.13 30
Lent 4.81 8.78 -3.97 -1.05 21 3.13 5.36 -2.24 -2.14 16
Lewis 8.00 6.74 1.26 2.16 10 5.00 6.78 -1.78 -0.26 10
Llewellyn 5.08 5.41 -0.34 -0.78 13 6.62 3.49 3.13 1.36 13
Maplewood 7.92 6.98 0.95 2.08 13 2.85 4.82 -1.97 -2.42 13
Marysville 5.57 6.41 -0.85 -0.29 23 6.25 5.71 0.54 1.00 24
Peninsula 5.72 5.63 0.09 -0.13 39 4.49 4.73 -0.25 -0.78 35
Richmond 6.70 6.94 -0.25 0.85 23 3.73 3.39 0.34 -1.54 22
Rigler 5.24 5.57 -0.33 -0.62 71 4.15 4.84 -0.69 -1.13 71
Rose City Park 6.38 7.36 -0.98 0.53 29 6.07 4.82 1.25 0.82 29
Sabin 6.14 6.01 0.12 0.30 132 6.61 3.44 3.18 1.41 131
Scott 5.52 5.50 0.02 -0.34 33 5.52 4.52 1.00 0.26 31
Sitton 2.86 2.51 0.35 -3.03 51 4.11 3.93 0.18 -1.16 45
Sunnyside Environ. 6.63 3.62 3.01 0.78 16 3.93 5.51 -1.58 -1.33 15
Vernon 5.16 6.73 -1.57 -0.71 111 5.38 2.86 2.52 0.13 108
Vestal 6.58 4.15 2.43 0.73 40 6.35 4.42 1.93 1.11 37
Whitman 4.54 5.46 -0.92 -1.32 26 3.44 4.64 -1.20 -1.82 18
Woodlawn 4.90 3.93 0.97 -1.01 188 3.90 6.23 -2.33 -1.44 186Woodmere 7.17 5.79 1.38 1.33 36 6.37 6.21 0.17 1.13 35
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MATH READING
Average change
in RIT score forBlack students
Average change
in RIT score forWhite students
Black students compared to:Number of
Black studentstests included
Average change
in RIT score forBlack students
Average change
in RIT score forWhite students
Black students compared to:Number of
Black studentstests included
White students atthe same school
County average forBlack students
White students atthe same school
County average forBlack students
Woodstock 5.82 5.35 0.47 -0.03 11 4.30 3.35 0.95 -0.96 10
Markham 5.50 5.08 0.42 -0.35 22 4.30 3.92 0.38 -0.96 20
Rieke 4.27 6.04 -1.77 -1.58 11 4.45 2.95 1.51 -0.81 11
The Emerson 10.58 11.02 -0.44 4.75 12 3.42 7.21 -3.80 -1.85 12
Prescott 2.27 5.99 -3.72 -3.61 /33 5.25 4.46 0.79 -0.01 32
Russell Academy 1.89 4.72 -2.83 -3.98 19 5.32 5.95 -0.63 0.06 19
Sacramento 5.78 7.01 -1.23 -0.07 36 5.84 5.11 0.73 0.59 38
Shaver 8.97 7.81 1.16 3.15 32 8.44 5.45 2.99 3.21 32
Alder 6.16 4.72 1.43 0.31 19 4.56 6.98 -2.43 -0.71 18
Fairview 5.48 7.66 -2.18 -0.37 29 7.11 7.90 -0.79 1.86 28
Glenfair 4.65 3.25 1.40 -1.21 40 5.49 5.43 0.06 0.23 37
Hartley 6.62 4.70 1.92 0.77 21 7.19 5.80 1.39 1.94 21
Margaret Scott 7.71 7.58 0.13 1.88 38 7.54 7.27 0.27 2.31 39
Davis 7.45 8.28 -0.83 1.61 11 3.50 6.82 -3.32 -1.76 10Sweetbriar 7.41 5.85 1.57 1.57 17 7.53 6.64 0.89 2.28 17
Troutdale 8.37 7.70 0.67 2.53 19 7.26 7.43 -0.17 2.02 19
Wilkes 4.79 4.85 -0.05 -1.07 29 4.41 6.35 -1.94 -0.86 27
Salish Ponds 4.39 6.77 -2.38 -1.47 28 5.56 6.25 -0.70 0.30 27
East Gresham 0.50 5.56 -5.06 -5.37 12 0.08 5.40 -5.31 -5.19 12
Highland 4.12 7.34 -3.22 -1.74 17 3.29 7.10 -3.81 -1.97 17
Hall 1.50 6.05 -4.55 -4.36 10 6.40 5.79 0.61 1.15 10
Hollydale 8.69 6.62 2.06 2.85 16 8.13 6.99 1.13 2.88 16
North Gresham 8.33 6.67 1.66 2.50 18 7.67 6.23 1.43 2.42 15
Powell Valley 6.20 7.41 -1.21 0.35 10 3.56 5.48 -1.92 -1.71 9
West Gresham 6.64 6.72 -0.08 0.79 11 6.73 5.06 1.67 1.47 11
Lynch Meadows 6.62 4.98 1.64 0.77 13 8.33 4.39 3.95 3.09 12
Harold Oliver I. C. 6.25 5.24 1.01 0.41 44 3.36 6.10 -2.74 -1.93 42
Lynch View 10.45 7.51 2.95 4.62 11 9.09 5.21 3.89 3.85 11
Lynch Wood 7.16 6.93 0.23 1.32 19 2.50 6.28 -3.78 -2.77 18
Butler Creek 1.50 5.71 -4.21 -4.37 12 7.27 5.14 2.13 2.02 11
Cherry Park 5.83 7.04 -1.21 -0.02 47 7.24 7.31 -0.07 2.01 46
Gilbert Heights 5.14 6.30 -1.17 -0.72 37 5.61 5.38 0.24 0.36 36
Gilbert Park 7.56 7.63 -0.08 1.72 27 6.69 6.71 -0.01 1.45 26
Lincoln Park 5.15 6.33 -1.18 -0.70 26 5.50 5.24 0.26 0.24 24
Menlo Park 8.80 7.31 1.49 2.99 49 5.37 5.30 0.07 0.11 49
Mill Park 5.82 7.52 -1.70 -0.03 39 3.62 5.81 -2.20 -1.66 39
Ventura Park 4.77 5.88 -1.11 -1.09 35 5.19 5.67 -0.48 -0.07 36
West Powellhurst 9.91 8.91 1.00 4.11 35 7.82 7.33 0.49 2.59 33
Earl Boyles 3.72 7.13 -3.40 -2.14 29 4.44 5.27 -0.83 -0.82 27
Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signifcant result. In order to determine whether or not Black studentsgains were signifcantly dierent than the gains or white students attending the same school, ECONorthwest frst calculated the dierence in themean gain among these groups. Then, because dierences in means may arise by chance, ECO perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the student level) to identiy which schools had Black-White dierences that were statisticallydistinguishable rom zero at the 10 percent level. Similarly, to identiy the schools in which Black students were outperorming Black students countywide, ECO calculated the dierence between the mean gain at each school and the mean gain or Blackstudents at all the other schools in Multnomah County. ECO then perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the school level) to identiy which schools were statistically distinguishable rom the overall average.
Source: ECONorthwest analysis of ODE data from 2003-04 to 2006-07.
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Multnomah County Schools with Middle Grades (68)
MaTh reading
Average change
in RIT score for
Black students
Average change
in RIT score for
White students
Black students compared to:Number of
Black students
tests included
Average change
in RIT score for
Black students
Average change
in RIT score for
White students
Black students compared to:Number of
Black students
tests included
White students at
the same school
County average for
Black students
White students at
the same school
County average for
Black studentsAlice Ott 3.07 5.01 -1.94 -0.30 74 2.66 4.24 -1.58 -1.71 73
Beaumont 2.90 3.97 -1.07 -0.51 447 3.99 4.23 -0.24 -0.38 436
Binnsmead 3.41 4.17 -0.76 0.04 170 4.55 4.64 -0.09 0.22 168
Centennial 4.10 3.98 0.12 0.75 102 5.84 5.88 -0.04 1.53 99
Clear Creek 2.54 4.51 -1.97 -0.84 61 3.48 3.87 -0.39 -0.87 62
da Vinci 3.05 2.19 0.86 -0.33 119 4.01 2.83 1.18 -0.34 120
Dexter McCarty 6.68 5.91 0.76 3.34 40 6.95 5.40 1.55 2.63 40
Faubion -1.26 -0.90 -0.36 -4.65 23 1.86 2.90 -1.04 -2.49 22
Fernwood 3.26 3.42 -0.16 -0.12 223 3.40 2.23 1.17 -0.99 222
Floyd Light 6.13 5.39 0.74 2.86 150 4.64 5.28 -0.64 0.31 150
Foster/CSC SLC 6.08 1.14 4.94 2.72 12 2.53 1.25 1.28 -1.81 15
George 5.55 3.83 1.71 2.26 161 5.51 4.01 1.50 1.21 156
Gordon Russell 5.27 4.87 0.40 1.92 56 5.29 5.51 -0.23 0.96 52
Gray 4.53 4.03 0.50 1.18 47 7.33 4.70 2.63 3.02 45
Gregory Heights 3.07 3.15 -0.08 -0.30 162 4.01 4.41 -0.40 -0.34 161
Harold Oliver I.C. 1.76 5.28 -3.52 -1.61 21 7.35 5.21 2.14 3.02 20
Hauton B Lee 3.77 4.78 -1.01 0.42 215 4.57 4.89 -0.32 0.24 211
Hosford 6.20 4.54 1.66 2.88 80 4.24 4.04 0.21 -0.10 78
Irvington 3.30 7.82 -4.52 -0.07 20 6.05 7.00 -0.95 1.72 19
Jackson 5.35 4.61 0.74 2.02 83 5.70 3.63 2.07 1.39 81
Kellogg 3.75 4.04 -0.29 0.39 73 3.79 3.79 0.00 -0.56 75
Lane 2.72 2.23 0.49 -0.67 106 4.46 3.69 0.76 0.12 103
Lincoln Park 6.60 6.42 0.18 3.24 10 2.60 3.60 -1.00 -1.74 10
Lynch Meadows 3.43 4.35 -0.93 0.06 14 4.71 5.68 -0.96 0.38 14
Lynch Wood 1.45 6.24 -4.79 -1.92 11 5.09 5.27 -0.17 0.75 11
Menlo Park 5.55 9.45 -3.90 2.18 11 6.00 7.04 -1.04 1.66 10
Metropolitan L.C. 2.10 3.28 -1.18 -1.28 30 3.66 4.63 -0.97 -0.69 29
Mt Tabor 4.66 4.26 0.40 1.32 100 6.88 4.77 2.11 2.59 97
Ockley Green 3.39 2.82 0.57 0.03 287 4.33 3.51 0.82 -0.01 287
Parkrose 1.89 3.11 -1.23 -1.56 249 3.56 4.31 -0.75 -0.82 248
Portsmouth 1.81 1.36 0.45 -1.62 180 2.74 3.02 -0.29 -1.67 178
Reynolds 4.20 4.62 -0.42 0.85 127 5.75 5.23 0.53 1.46 130
Rigler 0.29 -0.83 1.12 -3.09 14 5.07 1.25 3.82 0.73 15
Ron Russell 0.61 2.60 -1.98 -2.84 139 3.88 4.46 -0.58 -0.47 134
Sabin 2.92 4.50 -1.58 -0.45 24 8.00 5.01 2.99 3.68 24
Sellwood 4.03 3.51 0.52 0.67 31 3.74 3.03 0.72 -0.60 31
Sunnyside Environ. 4.60 3.34 1.26 1.25 45 4.00 3.53 0.47 -0.34 48
Trillium 1.57 1.08 0.50 -1.81 28 2.50 2.88 -0.38 -1.85 26
Tubman 3.16 3.92 -0.77 -0.22 208 3.35 3.28 0.06 -1.04 207
Walt Morey 3.61 5.11 -1.50 0.25 59 4.54 4.86 -0.32 0.21 59
West Orient 5.00 5.84 -0.84 1.64 11 4.30 5.08 -0.78 -0.04 10
West Sylvan 6.41 6.77 -0.36 3.08 51 4.13 4.36 -0.23 -0.21 52
Whitaker 2.76 1.74 1.02 -0.61 34 4.91 3.46 1.45 0.58 34
Winterhaven 5.50 7.30 -1.80 2.14 12 4.50 4.63 -0.13 0.16 12
Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signifcant result. Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signifcant result. In order to determine whether or not Black studentsgains were signifcantly dierent than the gains or white students attending the sameschool, ECONorthwest frst calculated the dierence in the mean gain among these groups. Then, because dierences in means may arise by chance, ECO perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the student level) to identiy whichschools had Black-White dierences that were statistically distinguishable rom zero at the 10 percent level. Similarly, to identiy the schools in which Black students were outperorming Black students countywide, ECO calculated the dierence between
the mean gain at each school and the mean gain or Black students at all the other schools in Multnomah County. ECO then perormed statistical tests (a t-test with standard errors clustered at the school level) to identiy which schools were statisticallydistinguishable rom the overall average.
Source: ECONorthwest analysis of ODE data from 2003-04 to 2006-07.
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Multnomah County High Schools
MATH READING
Averagechange in RIT
score for Blackstudents
Avgeragechange in RIT
score for Whitestudents
Black students compared to:
Numberof Blackstudents
tests included
Averagechange in RIT
score for Blackstudents
Averagechange in RIT
score for Whitestudents
Black students compared to:
Numberof Blackstudents
tests includedWhite students atthe same school
County averagefor Black students
White students atthe same school
County averagefor Black students
Benson Polytechnic -0.62 0.43 -1.05 -1.63 125 3.07 4.54 -1.47 -1.05 132
Centennial High School -0.59 1.22 -1.80 -1.36 17 8.10 6.24 1.86 4.26 20
Cleveland High School -0.89 -0.47 -0.42 -1.70 28 2.23 5.25 -3.02 -1.77 26
David Douglas High School 0.75 1.03 -0.29 0.01 63 4.40 6.47 -2.07 0.49 70
Franklin High School 1.26 0.33 0.93 0.54 31 2.00 4.74 -2.75 -2.03 32
Grant High School 1.99 0.40 1.59 1.48 119 2.81 5.56 -2.75 -1.38 141
Gresham High School 2.09 0.09 2.00 1.39 22 6.61 6.11 0.50 2.74 23
Jefferson High School -0.21 -1.07 0.86 -1.14 123 4.04 8.14 -4.11 0.11 132
Lincoln High School -0.39 -1.09 0.71 -1.18 31 5.19 4.39 0.81 1.30 36
Madison High School 0.83 -0.33 1.16 0.09 52 4.88 4.93 -0.05 1.00 52
Parkrose High School 1.74 5.44 -3.70 1.06 43 3.73 6.40 -2.68 -0.24 51
Pursuit of WellnessEducation at RooseveltCampus 2.86 1.13 1.73 2.21 29 4.00 3.27 0.73 0.05 29
Reynolds High School 2.91 1.18 1.73 2.30 43 5.15 6.20 -1.05 1.26 41
Sam Barlow High School 0.27 1.49 -1.22 -0.48 11 5.00 4.98 0.02 1.07 12
Wilson High School 0.67 -0.46 1.12 -0.08 21 6.08 3.25 2.83 2.20 24
Bolded numbers indicate a statistically signicant result.
Source: ECONorthwest analysis of ODE data from 2003-04 to 2006-07.
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