KSBE PASE Report 04-05:10, November 2004

KSBE PASE Report 04-05:10, November 2004 LEEWARD DISTRICT

Table 1. Student enrollment

	Hawaiian	Others
2003-2004 enrollment^a
Number	11,327	27,759
Percentage	29	71
2002-2003 enrollment
Number	11,073	27,474
Percentage	29	71
^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	38	62
Free & reduced-price lunch(%)^a
Free	54	30
Reduced-Price	12	11
Regular	34	58
^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		Grade 8		Grade 10
	Hawaiian	Others	Hawaiian	Others	Hawaiian	Others	Hawaiian	Others
SAT-9 math
Below average^a	31	21	40	25	39	28	50	38
Average^b	57	60	49	56	54	55	47	57
Above average^c	12	20	11	19	7	17	3	5
SAT-9 reading
Below average^a	33	20	42	26	38	27	51	39
Average^b	57	61	51	57	53	55	48	57
Above average^c	11	19	6	18	9	17	1	5
HCPS-II math standards
Below	33	21	40	24	49	32	28	16
Approaches	56	56	53	58	48	56	69	72
Meets	11	21	6	17	3	11	3	11
Exceeds	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
HCPS-II reading standards
Below	17	10	27	14	16	9	18	7
Approaches	58	50	49	44	62	53	69	59
Meets	24	39	24	41	22	37	13	33
Exceeds	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
Total number of test takers	880	2,236	920	2,251	839	2,005	580	1,799
^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