The plan requires all public schools in the state to meet proficiency standards in math and reading for all students and for each of 10 student subgroups, and to test a minimum of 95 percent of students in each subgroup to avoid sanctions. (educationnext.org)
In many subject / grade combinations students in these subgroups in charter schools performed significantly better in 2011 than those in regular public schools. (newyorkschooltalk.org)
It is required to report whatever metrics its state chooses not only for all its tested grades (3 - 5), but also for a number of distinct «subgroups» including those defined by race / ethnicity, as long as there are more students in each subgroup than the minimum n - size the state has chosen. (educationnext.org)