Context NYC DOE School ELA Results 2013-2017 (Public) consolidated by below categories - All Students Ethnicity/Race Economic Need Gender English Language Learners Student with Disabilities Content Starting in 2013, the NY State Education Department (NYSED) changed the exams to be Common Core aligned. Results on earlier exams from 2006-2012 can be found at this link: http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/exeres/05289E74-2D81-4CC0-81F6-E1143E28F4C4,frameless.htm In order to comply with FERPA regulations on public reporting of education outcomes, rows with 5 or fewer students are suppressed. Additional rows are suppressed if it is possible. Pursuant to the legislation and in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), rows with 5 or fewer students have been replaced with an "s". In addition, other rows have been replaced with an "s" when they could reveal, through addition or subtraction, the underlying numbers that have been redacted. District 75 students are included in city-level results. For 2013, District 75 students are attributed to their geographic borough. For 2014 and later, they are not included in borough-level results. For all years, District 75 students are assigned to their geographic district for district-level results. District 75 schools are not included in school-level results. Charter schools are not included. School level charter data can be found here: http://schools.nyc.gov/Accountability/data/TestResults/ELAandMathTestResults Asian results include Pacific Islanders. Small ethnic categories of Multi-racial and Native American are not shown due to small cell counts. Current ELLs are those identified as an ELL during the reported year. Ever ELLs are those identified as ELL any year prior to the reported year but not including the reported year. Never ELLs are those never reported to have received ELL services. In 2007, the New York State Education Department updated its testing policy for English Language Learners: ELLs in an English Language School System for more than one year are required to take the ELA exam. Previously, ELLs in an English Language School System for less than 3 years were exempt from taking the ELA exam. A change in State testing policy drove a decrease in eighth grade proficiency rates in 2014: to reduce double testing, most students in accelerated math courses who took the Integrated Algebra Regents exam were exempted from taking the 7th or 8th grade State math assessment. Acknowledgements NYC Open Data