San Diego Unified School District | The Schott 50 State Report

Inequities in Graduation Rates

San Diego's Black male students graduate at rates slightly below the national average, while the district's White, non-Hispanic male students graduate at the same rate as their peers nationally. The district's graduation gap is therefore above national average.

The Benchmark for graduation rates of Black male students for school districts enrolling more than 10,000 Black male students is 82% (Fort Bend, Texas).

Male Students		Graduation Rate 2005/6 (est.)			Graduation Rate 2004/5
	Black Males	Black	White	Gap	Black	White	Black Change	White Change
USA	4.3 mil.	47%	75%	28%	47%	74%	0%	1%
California	252,704	54%	75%	21%	55%	76%	-1%	0%
San Diego	9,371	43%	75%	31%	45%	72%	-2%	2%

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Evidence of Inequities

NAEP Grade 4 Reading results for San Diego are below those for the nation and average for the state for Black and White, non-Hispanic male students. Two-thirds of the district's Black male students score Below Basic.

Percentages Of White and Black Non-Hispanic Male Students At Each Achievement Level (USA and State—2007, Urban—2005), Reading, Grade 4

Race	Jurisdictions	Below Basic	At Basic	At Proficient	At Advanced
White	USA	26	36	29	9
	California	31	35	27	7
	San Diego	33	32	25	10
Black	USA	59	30	10	1
	California	65	26	8	1
	San Diego	67	26	6	1

At Grade 8 half of the district's Black male students read at less than the Basic level, which is at state and national averages. Virtually none reach the Advanced level.

Percentages Of White and Black Non-Hispanic Male Students At Each Achievement Level (USA and State—2007, Urban—2005), R eading, Grade 8

Race	Jurisdictions	Below Basic	At Basic	At Proficient	At Advanced
White	USA	22	46	30	2
	California	27	45	23	1
	San Diego	24	41	33	3
Black	USA	53	39	8	#
	California	55	37	8	#
	San Diego	52	37	11	#

San Diego's Black male students score at national averages in Grade 4 Mathematics, but score Below Basic at five times the rate for the district's non-Hispanic White male students.

Percentages Of White and Black Non-Hispanic Male Students At Each Achievement Level (USA and State—2007, Urban—2005), Mathematics, Grade 4

Race	Jurisdictions	Below Basic	At Basic	At Proficient	At Advanced
White	USA	9	38	44	9
	California	12	34	44	10
	San Diego	6	43	41	10
Black	USA	38	47	14	1
	California	45	40	14	1
	San Diego	40	43	15	2

By Grade 8, nearly two-third's of San Diego's Black male students score below the Basic level in Grade 8 Mathematics and one percent reach the Advanced level, which is average for the state and below average for the country.

Percentages Of White and Black Non-Hispanic Male Students At Each Achievement Level (USA and State—2007, Urban—2005), Mathematics, Grade 8

Race	Jurisdictions	Below Basic	At Basic	At Proficient	At Advanced
White	USA	18	39	33	10
	California	23	36	31	10
	San Diego	16	41	31	11
Black	USA	54	35	10	1
	California	64	25	10	1
	San Diego	63	29	7	1

Discipline, Special Education, and Advanced Placement Inequities

The number of out-of-school suspensions given to Black male students in San Diego was equivalent to a relatively low nine percent of San Diego's Black, non-Hispanic male student population. The number of out-of-school suspensions given to White male students in San Diego was equivalent to nearly four percent of the district's White, non-Hispanic male enrollment in the 2004/5 school year, as reported to the Office of Civil Rights of the U. S. Department of Education.

Approximately one-third the proportion of San Diego's Black male students were admitted to district Gifted and/or Talented programs as were White male students, while nearly twice as many were classified as Mentally Retarded, in proportion to enrollments. If Black male students had been admitted to Gifted and/or Talented programs at the same rate as White male students, at least 1,400 more would be in those programs.

The proportion of White, non-Hispanic male students enrolled in Advanced Placement Mathematics was nearly four times that of Black, non-Hispanic male students in San Diego in the 2004/5 school year. The proportion in Advanced Placement Science was nearly eight times as high.