Greater than = > = GT Less than = < = LT Data suppressed to protect student privacy = PS For example, a graduation rate in the data file displaying the rate for that particular “GE50” subgroup is than or equal to 50%.” See table below for additional explanation of the way “greater privacy protection for various student counts are applied. Interpreting Zeroes and Cells A "." or blank cell indicates that no data were reported for a particular grade/subgroup combination. LEAs and schools are required to report non-zero data (counts of one student or more) but are not required to submit a "zero students" value for each possible combination of the data. Some LEAs and schools report zeroes and some do not. Since LEAs and schools are not required to report zeroes, one cannot infer a meaningful difference between a reported zero count and a blank or "." cell. Furthermore, there is no meaningful difference between a "." and a blank. When the files are created, some of the cells are read as numeric data and some are read as character data. This causes each cell to show as either a "." or blank. If an education unit actually did report zero students for a particular grade/subgroup combination, then an "n/a" value will appear for the rate for that grade/subgroup combination. Table 3. Illustration of Privacy Protections 3th 3th 4th 4th 5th 5th All Grades All Grades Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Students Proficient Students Proficient Students Proficient Students Proficient American . . . . . . . . Indian . . . . 1 PS 1 PS (100%) (100%) Black 78 75-79% 100 75-79% 101 85-89% 279 80-84% (79%) (76%) (89%) (82%) Hispanic . . . . . . . . White 5 PS 8 6 19 ≥50% ≥50% ≥80% (80%) (100%) (83%) (89%) Two or . . . . . . . . More All 83 80-84% 108 75-79% 108 85-89% 299 82% Students (80%) (78%) (89%) (82%)
Greater than = > = GT Less than = < = LT Data suppressed to protect student privacy = PS For example, a graduation rate in the data file displaying “GE50” the rate for that particular subgroup is “greater than or equal to 50%.” See table below for additional explanation of the way privacy protection for various student counts are applied. Interpreting Zeroes and Cells A "." or blank cell indicates that no data were reported for a particular grade/subgroup combination. LEAs and schools are required to report non-zero data (counts of one student or more) but are not required to submit a "zero students" value for each possible combination of the data. Some LEAs and schools report zeroes and some do not. Since LEAs and schools are not required to report zeroes, one cannot infer a meaningful difference between a reported zero count and a blank or "." cell. Furthermore, there is no meaningful difference between a "." and a blank. When the files are created, some of the cells are read as numeric data and some are read as character data. This causes each cell to show as either a "." or blank. If an education unit actually did report zero students for a particular grade/subgroup combination, then an "n/a" value will appear for the rate for that grade/subgroup combination. Table 3. Illustration of Privacy Protections 3th 3th Grade 4th Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 5th Grade All Grades All Grades Number Students Percent Proficient Number Students Percent Proficient Number Students Percent Proficient Number Students Percent Proficient American Indian . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PS (100%) 1 PS (100%) Black 78 75-79% (79%) 100 75-79% (76%) 101 85-89% (89%) 279 80-84% (82%) Hispanic . . . . . . . . White 5 PS (80%) 8 ≥50% (100%) 6 ≥50% (83%) 19 ≥80% (89%) Two or More . . . . . . . . All Students 83 80-84% (80%) 108 75-79% (78%) 108 85-89% (89%) 299 82% (82%)
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