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District 07

DEMOGRAPHICS
In the 2017-18 school year, there were about 13,447 students in District 7. 0.8% of the student population identified as Asian, 29.0% identified as Black, 67.7% identified as Hispanic, and 1.2% identified as white. The average Economic Needs Index (ENI) was 0.92 and 22.7% of students were in temporary housing. Additionally, 38.8% of public elementary school students attended charter schools and 61.2% attended traditional public schools.

RACIAL/ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN SCHOOLS
In the 2017-18 school year, 90.9% of all public elementary school students attended Black-Hispanic schools, 0% attended other categories of racially/ethnically diverse schools, and 9.10% of students attended predominantly one-group schools. These patterns varied by racial/ethnic group. Asian students were most likely to attend Black-Hispanic schools, Black students were most likely to attend Black-Hispanic schools, Hispanic students were most likely to attend Black-Hispanic school, and white students were most likely to attend Black-Hispanic schools.

Furthermore, Black-Hispanic schools had, on average, the highest share of students in temporary housing while predominately Hispanic schools had the lowest (22.8% and 21.7% respectively). Black-Hispanic and predominately Hispanic schools had the highest ENI (0.92) and Black-Hispanic and predominately Hispanic schools had the lowest ENI (0.92).

THE STABILITY OF RACIALLY/ETHNICALLY DIVERSE SCHOOLS
Between the 2005-06 school year and the 2017-18 school year, 76.5% of diverse schools remained in the same category. Black-Hispanic schools were the most likely to remain in the same diverse school category during this time period. Additionally, across all diverse schools, the Asian share increased by 0.2 percentage points, the Black share decreased by 2.5 percentage points, the Hispanic share increased by 0.6 percentage points, and the white share increased by 1.1 percentage points.

Table 1: Racial/Ethnic Composition of Public Elementary Schools and New York City, 2017-18

  % Asian % Black % Hispanic % White % Other
Charter Elementary Schools 0.6% 32.8% 64.1% 0.9% 1.6%
Traditional Public Elementary Schools 0.9% 26.0% 70.6% 1.5% 1.0%
All Public Elementary Schools 0.8% 29.0% 67.7% 1.2% 1.3%

Table 2: The Share of Public Elementary School Students Enrolled in Diverse and Predominantly One Group Schools by School Category, New York City, 2017-18

  # of Schools % of Asian Students Enrolled in School Category % of Black Students Enrolled in School Category % of Hispanic Students Enrolled in School Category % of White Students Enrolled in School Category % of All Students Enrolled in School Category
Black-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White-Mix 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic 28 90.5% 96.1% 88.6% 90.5% 90.9%
Predominantly Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Hispanic 3 9.5% 3.9% 11.4% 9.5% 9.1%
Predominantly White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 31 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
  # of Schools % of Asian Students Enrolled in School Category % of Black Students Enrolled in School Category % of Hispanic Students Enrolled in School Category % of White Students Enrolled in School Category % of All Students Enrolled in School Category
Black-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White-Mix 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic 13 94.0% 96.8% 89.2% 82.6% 91.8%
Predominantly Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Hispanic 1 6.0% 3.2% 10.8% 17.4% 8.2%
Predominantly White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 14 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
  # of Schools % of Asian Students Enrolled in School Category % of Black Students Enrolled in School Category % of Hispanic Students Enrolled in School Category % of White Students Enrolled in School Category % of All Students Enrolled in School Category
Black-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White-Mix 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic 15 88.9% 95.5% 88.3% 93.4% 90.3%
Predominantly Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Hispanic 2 11.1% 4.5% 11.7% 6.6% 9.7%
Predominantly White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 17 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Table 3: The Average Racial/Ethnic Composition of Public Elementary Schools by School Category, New York City, 2017-18

  # of Schools Average % Asian in School Category Average % Black in School Category Average % Hispanic in School Category Average % White in School Category
Black-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White-Mix 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic 28 0.9% 30.2% 66.3% 1.3%
Predominantly Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Hispanic 3 0.9% 12.3% 84.9% 1.4%
Predominantly White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 31 0.9% 28.6% 68.0% 1.3%
  # of Schools Average % Asian in School Category Average % Black in School Category Average % Hispanic in School Category Average % White in School Category
Black-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White-Mix 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic 13 0.7% 34.2% 62.4% 0.8%
Predominantly Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Hispanic 1 0.5% 12.7% 84.7% 1.9%
Predominantly White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 14 0.7% 32.4% 64.2% 0.9%
  # of Schools Average % Asian in School Category Average % Black in School Category Average % Hispanic in School Category Average % White in School Category
Black-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
White-Mix 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Black-Hispanic 15 1.0% 27.6% 68.8% 1.6%
Predominantly Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Predominantly Hispanic 2 1.1% 12.0% 85.1% 1.1%
Predominantly White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total 17 1.0% 26.1% 70.4% 1.6%

Table 4: The Average Public Elementary School Characteristics by School Category, New York City, 2017-18

  # of Schools % of Students Proficient in ELA % of Students Proficient in Math % of Students with an ELL Designation % of Students with an IEP % of Students in Temporary Housing % of Students Chronically Absent Economic Need Index (ENI)
Black-White 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Hispanic-White 0 - - - - - - -
Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Asian-White 0 - - - - - - -
White-Mix 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic 28 42.3% 42.0% 18.3% 21.9% 22.8% 32.4% 0.92
Predominantly Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Predominantly Black 0 - - - - - - -
Predominantly Hispanic 3 43.2% 37.7% 27.8% 20.7% 21.7% 34.7% 0.92
Predominantly White 0 - - - - - - -
Total 31 42.4% 41.6% 19.1% 21.8% 22.7% 32.7% 0.92
  # of Schools % of Students Proficient in ELA % of Students Proficient in Math % of Students with an ELL Designation % of Students with an IEP % of Students in Temporary Housing % of Students Chronically Absent Economic Need Index (ENI)
Black-White 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Hispanic-White 0 - - - - - - -
Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Asian-White 0 - - - - - - -
White-Mix 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic 13 63.2% 63.3% 16.0% 15.8% 14.1% 19.9% 0.87
Predominantly Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Predominantly Black 0 - - - - - - -
Predominantly Hispanic 1 61.2% 48.0% 37.8% 6.3% 18.8% 30.0% 0.88
Predominantly White 0 - - - - - - -
Total 14 63.1% 62.0% 17.8% 15.0% 14.5% 21.0% 0.87
  # of Schools % of Students Proficient in ELA % of Students Proficient in Math % of Students with an ELL Designation % of Students with an IEP % of Students in Temporary Housing % of Students Chronically Absent Economic Need Index (ENI)
Black-White 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Hispanic-White 0 - - - - - - -
Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Asian-White 0 - - - - - - -
White-Mix 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic 15 29.5% 28.9% 19.7% 25.8% 28.2% 38.4% 0.95
Predominantly Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Predominantly Black 0 - - - - - - -
Predominantly Hispanic 2 33.6% 32.1% 22.5% 28.4% 23.2% 37.3% 0.94
Predominantly White 0 - - - - - - -
Total 17 29.9% 29.3% 20.0% 26.0% 27.7% 38.3% 0.95

Table 5: The Average Racial/Ethnic Group Change and Stability of Diverse Public Elementary Schools, New York City, 2005-06—2017-18

  # of 2005-6 Schools Average % Point Change in % Asian Average % Point Change in % Black Average % Point Change in % Hispanic Average % Point Change in % White Average % Point Change in % Other % Of Schools that Remained in the Same Category in 2017-18
Black-White 0 - - - - - -
Black-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Hispanic-White 0 - - - - - -
Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Asian-White 0 - - - - - -
White-Mix 0 - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic 17 0.2% -2.5% 0.6% 1.1% 0.7% 76.5%
Total 17 0.2% -2.5% 0.6% 1.1% 0.7% 76.5%
  # of 2005-6 Schools Average % Point Change in % Asian Average % Point Change in % Black Average % Point Change in % Hispanic Average % Point Change in % White Average % Point Change in % Other % Of Schools that Remained in the Same Category in 2017-18
Black-White 0 - - - - - -
Black-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Hispanic-White 0 - - - - - -
Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Asian-White 0 - - - - - -
White-Mix 0 - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic 2 0.2% -29.5% 28.6% 0.6% 0.1% 50.0%
Total 2 0.2% -29.5% 28.6% 0.6% 0.1% 50.0%
  # of 2005-6 Schools Average % Point Change in % Asian Average % Point Change in % Black Average % Point Change in % Hispanic Average % Point Change in % White Average % Point Change in % Other % Of Schools that Remained in the Same Category in 2017-18
Black-White 0 - - - - - -
Black-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Hispanic-White 0 - - - - - -
Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Asian-White 0 - - - - - -
White-Mix 0 - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic-Asian 0 - - - - - -
Black-Hispanic 15 0.2% -1.4% -0.6% 1.1% 0.7% 80.0%
Total 15 0.2% -1.4% -0.6% 1.1% 0.7% 80.0%