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N.D. – North Dakota Career and Technical Education (CTE) concentrators who took the eleventh grade ND State Assessment demonstrated a higher percent proficiency score in math and reading compared to all students who took the eleventh grade ND State Assessments.  

For the reading assessment, 77.1 percent of CTE concentrators had a score of proficient or advanced proficient on the test, compared to 66.2 percent of all students.  For the math assessment, CTE concentrator’s proficiency rate was 63.7 percent compared to 53.7 percent of all students.  The high school graduation rate was also higher for CTE concentrators compared to all students, 94.7 percent and 86.2 percent respectively. 

When breaking the information down by ethnicity, Native American CTE concentrators also showed higher proficiency percentages in the math and reading assessments, and graduation rate.  The graduation rate for CTE concentrators was 85.2 percent compared to 62 percent of all Native American students, a 23.2 percentage point difference.

Source: 2012 Career and Technical Education Consolidated Annual Report & Department of Public Instruction, State Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

Notes:
1.  A concentrator is a student who has earned two or more credits in a single CTE Program area recognized by the state
2.  Proficient indicates a student scored a proficient or advanced proficient on the assessment
3. The ND graduation rate is computed by the National Governor’s Association (NGA) standards, the graduation rate is equal to students graduating within four years with a diploma divided by first time entering ninth graders four years earlier

CTE “Concentrators” met Proficient* level
All Students who met Proficient* level
CTE “Concentrators” met Proficient* level
All Students who met Proficient* level
CTE Graduates
All Student Graduates

Total Enrolled
77.1%
66.2%
63.7%
57.3%
94.7%
86.2%

Female
80.6%
70.8%
61.7%
55.5%
94.7%
87.8%

Male
74.5%
62.2%
65.0%
59.1%
94.6%
84.8%

American Indian or Alaska Native
57.8%
36.9%
48.3%
29.4%
85.2%
62.0%

Asian
56.3%
67.3%
50.0%
61.1%
80.0%
87.6%

Black or African American
54.3%
37.1%
33.3%
25.9%
82.9%
74.0%

Hispanic or Latino
57.8%
50.0%
45.0%
38.3%
79.2%
75.6%

White
79.2%
69.8%
65.3%
60.7%
95.9%
89.5%

Economically Disadvantaged/Low Income
68.2%
50.1%
54.6%
38.6%
89.8%
72.8%

Limited English Proficient
15.1%
15.0%
10.0%
13.1%
65.7%
62.1%

Single Parents
80.0%
N/A
20.0%
N/A
83.3%
N/A

Nontraditional Enrollees
74.9%
N/A
62.4%
N/A
94.9%
N/A

Individual with Disabilities
55.7%
34.7%
51.9%
27.5%
81.1%
66.7%

Migrant Students
50.0%
N/A
25.0%
N/A
100.0%
N/A

* Combines students who achieved a proficient or advanced proficient on the assessment
N/A = Data could not be disclosed
“Concentrator” = A CTE concentrator is a student who has earned two or more credits in a single CTE program area recognized by the state

Source: 2012 CTE CAR report, DPI statewide AYP reports
Reading Achievement Rates
Math Achievement Rates
High School Student Graduation Rates
Performance of CTE Concentrators on ND Assessment
Career and Technical Education