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Newark Kids Count 2011 A City Profile of Child Well-Being Advocates for Children of New Jersey 35 Halsey Street Newark, NJ 07102 973.643.3876 www.acnj.org. Newark Kids Count 2011. Special Section – Reading by Third Grade: The Path to School Success Overview of child well-being 2011 Trend data. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Newark Kids Count2011
A City Profile of Child Well-Being
Advocates for Children of New Jersey35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102973.643.3876www.acnj.org
Newark Kids Count 2011Special Section – Reading by Third Grade:
The Path to School Success
Overview of child well-being 2011
Trend data
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Special Section – Reading by Third Grade
Why does this matter?Students who read proficiently by 3rd grade are
more likely to succeed academically and graduate from high school.
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Source: Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2011.
Special Section – Reading by Third GradeBackground
Newark students were improving on 3rd grade language arts tests for several years in traditional and charter schools
Test was changed in 2008-09 school year and passing rates significantly dropped
Between 2007-08 and 2008-09 Newark District –69% to 41% Newark Charter schools –81% to 49% New Jersey –86% to 63%
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One year later, some schools improved, many others continued to drop
In 2009-10…38% of Newark District 3rd graders passed
language arts tests44% of Newark Charter School 3rd graders passed60% of New Jersey 3rd graders passed
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Special Section – Reading by Third Grade
Passing rates varied from school to school.
In 2009-10…85% passed in Branch Brook Elementary
10% passed at Camden Street Elementary
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Special Section – Reading by Third Grade2009-10 Passing Rates by Student Groups
Economically disadvantaged studentsNewark District – 37% passedNew Jersey – 40% passed
Special education studentsNewark District – 15%New Jersey – 33%
Limited English proficient studentsNewark District – 36%New Jersey – 33%
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OverviewImprovements
Fewer juvenile arrests and youth detained
More eligible children getting school meals
Fewer children testing positive for lead and admitted to the hospital for asthma
Fewer uninsured children
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OverviewConcerning trends
Significant increase in child poverty from 2009 to 2010
Increases in births to unmarried women and single households
Education data show mixed results
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DemographicsChild population increased 3%
Foreign-born children decreased 58% since 2006.
Increases in births to unmarried women and households headed by one parent
Nine percent increase in grandparents responsible for their grandchildren
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Child PovertySignificant increase in child poverty between
2009 and 201042% of Newark children in poverty in 2010 -
30,571 childrenRepresents a 32% increase from 2009
Only 8% of families without children lived in poverty; 39% of families with children lived in poverty
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Family Economics
Average Newark family earns $56,170 less per year than the average NJ family
Median rental costs increased 19% in Newark since 2006
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Child Health
More Newark children received health coverage through NJ FamilyCare between 2007 – 2011: 12% increase
Fewer uninsured children – children without health insurance dropped 18% between 2008 and 2010 in Newark
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Child Welfare5% drop in the number of Newark children
under DYFS supervision between 2007 and 2011 – on the rise since 2009
Newark children in out-of-home placement dropped 46% during the same time
Increase in the number of child abuse/neglect investigations, drop in proven reports
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EducationEnrollment – 2006-07 to 2010-11
K-12 total enrollment:Decreased 19% in Newark DistrictIncreased 130% in Newark Charter SchoolsTotal Newark enrollment decreased 10%
Special education enrollment:Decreased 33% in Newark DistrictIncreased 65% in Newark Charter SchoolsTotal Newark enrollment decreased 30%
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Test ScoresStudents passing tests vary in Newark, from
a low of 11% to a high of 100% passing, depending on the school and grade
Mixed results in passing rates on 4th and 11th grade tests
Improvements across the board on 8th grade tests
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Test Scores8th Grade Language Arts – 2005-06 to
2009-10Newark District – 45% to 58%Newark Charter Schools – 65% to 84%New Jersey – 74% to 83%
8th Grade Math – 2005-06 to 2009-10Newark District – 31% to 41%Newark Charter Schools – 48% to 72%New Jersey– 65% to 69%
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Graduation and Post-Graduation55% - Newark on-time 2009-10 graduation
rate – updated data not available
Newark students continued to score lower on SAT tests, but most planned to attend college
College enrollment for Newark students up 11%
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Juveniles13% of Newark births were to a teen in
2008
Newark juvenile arrests down 52% since 2006
Newark admissions to detention down 44% since 2007 – majority African American males
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