Proficient and Passed Over: An Interactive Tool on Access to Advanced Coursework
Research shows that enrolling in advanced courses boosts high school success, college readiness, and long-term outcomes. Yet participation in these courses is uneven: Even when students who are from historically underserved backgrounds demonstrate that they are meeting the state’s academic standards, for example by scoring “proficient” on their grade 7 state math assessment, they are less likely than their peers to be given the chance to take advanced classes in grade 8, like Algebra I.
In addition to examining which students demonstrate readiness for advanced coursework, the updated Proficient and Passed Over tool includes a course-access view of 8th-grade Algebra I enrollment. This feature compares each student group’s share of Algebra I enrollment to its share of the overall 8th-grade population, making visible whether access to this gateway course mirrors who is in the classroom. In some schools and districts, enrollment patterns reflect student demographics. In others, they do not, revealing gaps in access. Learn more by exploring the data tool below and our data note here.
Learn more by exploring the data tool below and our data note here.
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