Sunnyslope High School in Glendale Union High School District (Arizona rank # 21, 52 %
free and reduced lunch participation)
Not exact matches
Last school year, meal
participation was dropping in Napa Valley schools, even though around half of the student population qualifies for
free and reduced lunches.
For the months during the study, the school district provided data for average daily
participation rates, overall school enrollment,
and percent of students receiving a
free or
reduced price
lunch.
This interactive map provides state - by - state data on
participation in the
free and reduced - price School Breakfast Program, as compared to
participation in the
free and reduced - price National School
Lunch Program.
Meanwhile, among kids on
free and reduced price
lunch — i.e., the ones who need the most nutritious meals possible — meal
participation has actually increased.
Kay Brown, who produced the GAO study of eight districts, says they visited a range of schools across the country with differing levels of
participation in
free and reduced lunch and with widely different characteristics.
● Number of kids served at CRHS: 633 ● Change in
lunch participation since salad bar implementation: 20 % increase ● Percentage who are eligible for
free and reduced meals: 35 - 40 % ● Kids» favorite salad bar items: Tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, shredded carrots, jalapenos
«Many schools base
participation fee waivers on eligibility for income - based programs like Medicaid or
free and reduced lunch.
They measured educational outcomes using standardized tests
and looked at demographic data, including attendance
and suspension; race
and ethnicity;
free and reduced price
lunch status;
and participation in gifted education, special education, or programs for English learners.
The contractor then extracts information on each student's demographic characteristics, enrollment, test scores,
and certification for
and participation in various programs such as
free and reduced - price
lunch, special education,
and English - language services.
We have a majority - minority student population, a large group of English - language learners,
and almost 60 percent
participation in the
free or
reduced - price
lunch program.
Controlling for student demographics, 8th - grade test scores, English language skills, special education program
participation,
free or
reduced - price
lunch status (a measure of family income),
and mobility during middle school does not alter the basic patterns of graduation
and college attendance seen in the descriptive comparisons.
In addition, more than 60 % of CSDC clients serve low - income student populations (as defined by
participation in the Federal
Free and Reduced Lunch Program).
This slide shows the per pupil spending for schools at each grade level, after weighting the spending based on the student needs at each school, arranged by grade level
and then by percentage of
Free /
Reduced Lunch (FRL)
participation, the most commonly used indicator for the poverty level of students need.
(Note on calculations: I used the appendix information on how test scores varied with
free and reduced price
lunch status, pre-K
participation,
and pre-K
participation interacted with
free and reduced price
lunch status, as well as published information on the standard deviation of test scores at kindergarten entrance.
They examined a variety of factors, such as student gender, age, health, socioeconomic status, education of parents, whether the school was urban or suburban, the number of years of experience among teachers, the school's average test performance
and the rate of
free - or
reduced - price
lunch program
participation.
Twins are chosen to match the charter school student's standardized test score, race
and ethnicity, special education considerations,
free - or -
reduced -
lunch participation, English proficiency, grade level,
and grade retention, in order to compare performance at the two sets of schools.
Supported
participation in the district's need - based funding programs such as
Free and Reduced Lunch enrollment
and Breakfast in the Classroom.