The gap between high and low poverty
schools narrowed but did not close.
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Percent of Core Academic Classes
Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers
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2004-05
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2005-06
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Improvement
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Elementary
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High Poverty Quartile
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81.7%
|
91.9%
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+10.2%
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Low Poverty Quartile
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98.1%
|
99.1%
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+1.0%
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Gap
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16.4%
|
7.2%
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-9.2%
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Middle/High School
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High Poverty Quartile
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80.3%
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82.6%
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+2.3%
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Low Poverty Quartile
|
97.2%
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97.8%
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+0.6%
|
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Gap
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16.9%
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15.2%
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-1.7%
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