JEREMIAH E BURKE
The Jeremiah E Burke High School in Boston, which serves approximately 635 students in grades 9 through 12, was named to the state's Level 4 school list in January 2010. Burke's student population is nearly two-thirds African American/Black; the low income population has ranged from 63.3 to 76% since 2007-08 while the Limited English proficiency population is about a quarter of the population. In 2011-12, 38.7% of students spoke English as a second language and 20.4% were special education students (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education).
The Jeremiah E Burke High School in Boston, which serves approximately 635 students in grades 9 through 12, was named to the state's Level 4 school list in January 2010. Burke's student population is nearly two-thirds African American/Black; the low income population has ranged from 63.3 to 76% since 2007-08 while the Limited English proficiency population is about a quarter of the population. In 2011-12, 38.7% of students spoke English as a second language and 20.4% were special education students (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education).
On the 2009 MCAS exam, 31% of 10th students overall were proficient or advanced in English Language Arts (ELA) and 41% were proficient or better in math. At the subgroup level that year, 55% of Hispanic/Latino students were proficient in ELA while just 24% of African American/Black students were proficient. Additionally, before Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) was phased out due to the No Child Left Behind waiver granted to Massachusetts in 2012, Burke had not met AYP at the subgroup level in ELA from 2006 through 2011 and in math from 2007 through 2011. In 2008-09 students missed an average of 22.7 days of school and the attendance rate was 83.8%. The dropout rate that year was 21.1% and had been above 10% every year since 2002-03.
Since being designated a Level 4 school, proficiency rates on the MCAS exams at Burke have improved in both ELA and math. Below are the percentage of students who were proficient or better on each section of the exam from 2009 - 2012.
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| ELA | 31% | 29% | 41% | 50% |
| Math | 41% | 28% | 39% | 50% |
In 2012, the percentage of students in ELA receiving a 'Warning/Failing' grade decreased 11 percentage points while the percentage of students receiving a score in this range in math decreased 8 percentage points. Further:
- The percentage of students 'Advanced' in ELA increased 4 percentage points from 1% in 2011 to 5% in 2012.
- The percentage of students with an 'Advanced' score in math doubled from the previous year.
- Just 2% of male students received a 'Warning/Failing' score in ELA
- No student with a disability received a 'Warning/Failing' score in ELA with 90% scoring in the 'Needs Improvement' range
- The percentage of Low Income students proficient or better in math increased 14 points from 2011 to 2012
The attendance and dropout rates at Burke have improved over the last few years (data for 2011-12 is not yet available). Out of school suspensions were down 5.3 points in 2011-12 from 2010-11 to 0.9%.
| 08-09 | 09-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | |
| Dropout Rate | 13.9% | 14.5% | 12.6% | N/A |
| Attendance Rate | 84.1% | 86.9% | 88.2% | 91.1% |
In 2012, the school was in the 5th percentile relative to schools serving common grades.
THE ENGLISH HIGH
The English High School in Boston, which serves approximately 750 students also in grades 9 through 12, was named to the state's Level 4 school list in 2010 along with Burke. English's student population is just over half Hispanic/Latino and a third African American/Black; the low income population has been about three-quarters of the population since 2005-06 while the Limited English proficiency population has ranged between 22.7 and 38.1%. In 2011-12, 50% of students spoke English as a second language and 23.5% were special education students (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education).
THE ENGLISH HIGH
The English High School in Boston, which serves approximately 750 students also in grades 9 through 12, was named to the state's Level 4 school list in 2010 along with Burke. English's student population is just over half Hispanic/Latino and a third African American/Black; the low income population has been about three-quarters of the population since 2005-06 while the Limited English proficiency population has ranged between 22.7 and 38.1%. In 2011-12, 50% of students spoke English as a second language and 23.5% were special education students (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education).
On the 2009 MCAS exam, 40% of students overall were proficient or advanced in English Language Arts (ELA) while 38% were proficient or better in math. That year only 1% of the population was 'Advanced' in ELA; from 2004 through 2009, the percentage of students 'Advanced' in ELA ranged from 0 - 1%. Before Adequate Yearly Progress was phased out, English had not made AYP at the subgroup levels in ELA and math from 2004 to 2011. Additionally, in 2008-09 students missed an average of 17.6 days of school and the attendance rate was 87.7%. The dropout rate that year was 5.4%.
Since being designated a Level 4 school, proficiency rates on the MCAS exams at English improved from 2010 to 2011 only to decline in 2012. Below are the percentage of students who were proficient or better on each section of the exam from 2009 - 2012.
Since being designated a Level 4 school, proficiency rates on the MCAS exams at English improved from 2010 to 2011 only to decline in 2012. Below are the percentage of students who were proficient or better on each section of the exam from 2009 - 2012.
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| ELA | 40% | 40% | 45% | 39% |
| Math | 38% | 38% | 45% | 31% |
In 2012, the percentage of students in ELA receiving a 'Warning/Failing' grade decreased 4 percentage points while the percentage of students receiving a score in this range in math also increased 12 percentage points from 2011. Further:
- In 2012, the percentage of students 'Advanced' in ELA declined 5 percentage from 2011 to 0% of the overall population while the percentage of students 'Advanced' in math decreased by half to 9% of the population.
- The percentage of students 'Proficient' in math has increased 6 percentage points from 2009.
- Males and females were evenly matched in the percentage falling into 'Warning/Failing' category in math (39% vs. 38%).
- The percentage of students in 2008 who were 'Advanced' or 'Proficient' in science was 3%; this number was 23% in 2012.
- The graduation rate in 2011 was 50.3% compared to 64.4% for the Boston Public School district as a whole.
The dropout rate has remained nearly the same while the attendance rate has decreased since 2008-09.
| 08-09 | 09-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | |
| Dropout Rate | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.7% | N/A |
| Attendance Rate | 87.7% | 86.8% | 87.6% | 83.4% |
In 2012, the school was in the 5th percentile relative to schools serving common grades.
If both schools meet all of the requirements, Burke and English could exit Level 4 status at the end of the 2012-13 school year.
Citation: www.doe.mass.edu
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