17.15% of students in the Dubuque Community School District (DCSD) are minority students, while 2.2% of staff is minority. Currently there are 23 different languages spoken in the DCSD.
FROM THE SURVEY:
49.04% of respondents expressed some level of concern regarding access to supplementary services (tutoring, counseling, afterschool programs, etc.).
48.23% of respondents expressed some level of concern regarding discrimination.
FROM THE DIALOGUES:
Dialogue attendees referenced the misalignment between staff diversity and student diversity, and expressed the need for additional cultural competency training for staff.
Dialogue attendees noted a lack of technology access outside of school for some populations, which makes success in school increasingly difficult in today’s technological society.
The data also shows a gap in achievement between different races/ethnicities. In the DCSD, 72.50% of White students and 83.30% of Asian students meet reading proficiency in grades 6-8, while 34.70% of Black students and 64.70% of Hispanic students meet proficiency in this category. FROM THE SURVEY: There were no comments directly related to this […]
More than 21% of the Dubuque County population over the age of 25 with less than a high school degree are in poverty status. Individuals with a bachelor’s degree have a median income of $42,889 compared to $26,926 for individuals with only a high school degree (in 2013 inflation-adjusted dollars). FROM THE SURVEY: 63.99% of […]
17.15% of students in the Dubuque Community School District (DCSD) are minority students, while 2.2% of staff is minority. Currently there are 23 different languages spoken in the DCSD. FROM THE SURVEY: 49.04% of respondents expressed some level of concern regarding access to supplementary services (tutoring, counseling, afterschool programs, etc.). 48.23% of respondents expressed some […]
Enrollment in these courses and/or programs can predict achievement for students throughout their schooling. These courses can serve as milestones/precursors for high school graduation and educational attainment. FROM THE SURVEY: 57.77% of respondents believe schools are preparing students for the next academic year, compared to 7.3% respondents who disagree. FROM THE DIALOGUES: Dialogue attendees expressed […]
Native American students showed the highest dropout rate of 9.1% for grades 7 through 12 in 2012-2013 in Dubuque. Black students show the second highest rate of 4.0%. Male and female students show a difference in dropout rates as well with the female student dropout rate at .9% and the male dropout rate at 2.3%. […]
Similar to reading and math proficiency, there is a correlation between socioeconomic status and graduation rate. There are also disparities in graduation rate among minority populations: where 75% of Black students graduated in 2014 compared to 92.3% of White students and 92.9% of Asian students. Research has shown that proficiency levels in the early grades […]
Historical data indicates a correlation between socioeconomic status and student achievement. In the Dubuque Community School District (DCSD), 76% of all students meet reading proficiency in grades 3-5 (on Iowa Testing Program exams), while 62.10% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch meet proficiency in this category. In grade 11 math, 86.40% of all students meet proficiency […]
