KSBE PASE Report 04-05:10, November 2004

KSBE PASE Report 04-05:10, November 2004 FERN ELEM
HONOLULU DISTRICT

Table 1. Student enrollment

	Hawaiian	Others
2003-2004 enrollment^a
Number	77	487
Percentage	14	86
2002-2003 enrollment
Number	69	453
Percentage	13	87
^a Student enrollment data are released one year before the results of standardized tests, which are administered later in the school year.

Table 2. Student data (2002-2003)

	Hawaiian	Others
Special education
Percentage	24	76
Free & reduced-price lunch(%)^a
Free	69	62
Reduced-Price	13	10
Regular	18	28
^a Participation in the free and reduced-price lunch program is one measure of students’ socioeconomic status. Figures are shown in column percentages.

Table 3. Standardized test scores, school year 2002-2003 (column percentages, unless otherwise noted)

	Grade 3		Grade 5
	Hawaiian	Others	Hawaiian	Others
SAT-9 math
Below average^a	32	25	43	47
Average^b	63	65	57	48
Above average^c	5	10	0	5
SAT-9 reading
Below average^a	20	25	38	46
Average^b	73	68	54	50
Above average^c	7	7	8	4
HCPS-II math standards
Below	53	43	69	51
Approaches	47	50	31	47
Meets	0	5	0	1
Exceeds	0	2	0	1
HCPS-II reading standards
Below	33	18	58	35
Approaches	60	57	33	49
Meets	7	23	8	16
Exceeds	0	2	0	0
Total number of test takers	15	56	13	83
^a Below average=stanine score of 1-3 (normal distribution: 23%). ^b Average=stanine score of 4-6 (normal distribution: 54%). ^c Above=average stanine score of 7-9 (normal distribution: 23%). NOTE: Percentages in tables 1, 2 and 3 may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Data are not reported for cells with fewer than ten students.

Snapshot of Hawaiians in the DOE:PASE Report 04-05:10, November 2004