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A California classroom
Ventura County Star
February 7, 2007
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In his annual State of Education address Tuesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell described an imaginary fourth-grade classroom that statistically reflects the population and performance of all California schoolchildren.
Of the 32 children
-- 16 are Latino
-- 9 are white
-- 3 are Asian
-- 3 are black
-- 1 is Filipino
-- 16 come from homes classified as
"low-income" by federal guidelines.
-- 13 come from homes in which the
primary language spoken is not English.
-- 3 have special education needs,
such as developmental or physical
disabilities.
Of the 16 Latino children
-- Only about 1 in 3 will be
academically successful,
scoring at "proficient" or
above on statewide
assessment tests.
-- 6 will not graduate
high school.
Of the 9 white
children
-- About 2 in 3
will be
academically
successful.
-- 2 will
not graduate
high school.
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