2007-2008 12th Grade CohortFine Arts Enrollment

• For the general population, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures

• For students on “free and reduced lunch,” an indicator of socioeconomic levels, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures.

• For students divided by ethnicity, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures.

• The more arts classes taken, the less likely a student is to dropout of the cohort group.

Cumulative GPA

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3

3.1

3.2

4 or morecredits

3 - 2.5credits

2-1.5 credits 1 - .5 credit No artscredits

Visual Art

Dance

Drama

Music

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

4 or more credits

3 - 2.5 credits

2-1.5 credits

1 - .5 credit No arts credits

% Of Students Failing to Graduate with Cohort

Dance

Drama

Music

Visual Art

SAT Math Scores (Mean)

460

480

500

520

540

560

4 or morecredits

3 - 2.5credits

2-1.5 credits 1 - .5 credit No artscredits

Visual Art

Drama

Music

SAT Verbal (Mean)

460

480

500

520

540

560

580

4 or morecredits

3 - 2.5credits

2-1.5 credits 1 - .5 credit No artscredits

Visual Art

Drama

Music

Level 3 and Above: FCAT Reading

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

4 or morecredits

3 - 2.5credits

2-1.5credits

1 - .5 credit No artscredits

Visual Art

Dance

Drama

Music

Score 3.5 and Above: FCAT Writing

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

4 or morecredits

3 - 2.5credits

2-1.5credits

1 - .5 credit No artscredits

Visual Art

Dance

Drama

Music

Low Socio-Economic Group: Cumulative GPA

Low Socio Economic: % Taking SAT

Low Socio-Economic: SAT Scores Visual Art Only

Low Socio-Economic: FCAT %Visual Art only

Cumulative GPA: RaceVisual Art only

% Taking SAT (Verbal or Math): RaceVisual Art only

FCAT %: RaceVisual Art only

FCAT %: RaceVisual Art only

FCAT %: RaceVisual Art only

Resources

• 2007-2008 12th Grade Cohort – Fine Arts Enrollment Data

• All prior collected music and arts resources

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