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New Haven Unified presents equity report card showing improvements and persistent gaps
Summary
District coordinator Clint Puckett presented an equity report card to the New Haven Unified Board showing higher relative NWEA percentiles in math and reading, a 22% chronic absenteeism rate districtwide, and subgroup differences in program enrollment and suspensions; trustees asked for follow-up analyses on program effects and grade-vs.-test divergences.
Clint Puckett, coordinator of assessment and evaluation for New Haven Unified, told the school board on Oct. 1 that the district’s equity report card shows mixed results: students scored around the 61st percentile in NWEA math and the 50th percentile in reading, while districtwide Spring 2024 SBAC results showed about 35.65% of students met or exceeded the standard and roughly 50% met reading standards.
Puckett said the report uses data from the student information system (ARES), state SBAC testing and NWEA benchmark assessments. He noted that marks, growth…
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