JEJCS Results Overview for 2008-09
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      Student and Family Demographics:

• 222 students from 161 families (94% were Hispanic, 2% White, 2% were African American, and 2% were of mixed ethnicity).
• 75% of JEJCS students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
• Median income, $29,702 per family; median tuition, $75/month.
• 72% of mothers and 65% of fathers were high school graduates.
• Spanish was the family language for 61% of students; 31% spoke English at home; and 8% spoke both languages with their families.

      Student Achievement:

      TAKS (Goal = Scores reflect 'Exemplary' achievement using TEA standards, i.e. 90% passing)

• J. Erik Jonsson Community School attained Exemplary Status in 2008-09 for passing rates that exceeded 90% in all TAKS tests (Reading, Math, Writing and Science) for all students.
• 93% of 3rd-5th graders passed the Reading portion of TAKS; 43% were commended.
• 93% passed TAKS Math; 43% were commended.
• 100% of 4th graders passed TAKS Writing; 39% were commended.
• 96% of 5th graders passed TAKS Science; 73% were commended.
  
  
  Early Childhood English Abilities (Goal = 85% will gain 30 months in 2 years or attain Kindergarten Ready levels in English)
   
• 88% of PreK students gained 30+ months in two years at JEJCS or achieved Kindergarten Ready.
• 74% of Three Year-Olds gained 15+ months in English abilities.


Other Ends Policies:
 
• 97% of Kindergarten - 5th graders read at or above grade level.
• 100% of PreK students and 92-100% of Three Year-Olds demonstrated proficiency or emergence (developmentally on track for this age) in Personal/Social Development, Language and Literacy, Mathematical Thinking, Scientific Thinking, the Arts, and Social Studies. 71-92% of Kindergartners demonstrated proficiency across the domains. (Goal for all domains = 90%)
• 98% daily attendance for all students.

Parent Participation:

Parent Satisfaction (Goal = 95+% express satisfaction with JEJCS)
• 100% of parents were satisfied with the education that their children received at JEJCS.
• 99.5% were satisfied with the way in which they (parents/families) were treated.
• 100% would recommend JEJCS to others.

Additional Information:

• The Parent Center hosted 32 formal activities with a total of 546 participants who represented 11%-71% of JEJ families during the various activities.
• Parents of 98% of students participated in two or more conferences with JEJCS staff.
• Parents of Three Year-Olds participated in home visits an average of 6.7 times per family.
• 94% of Threes, PreK and Kindergarten parents read to their children every day.