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AP CS Enrollment

What does the data tell?

Asian students have the highest AP CS enrollment rate of 8%. 1.2 times higher than White, 4 times higher than Hispanics, and 7 times higher than black.

AP CS enrollment rate of students in CPS is significantly higher than the national average. The proportion of White students enroll to AP CS is 6 times higher than the national average.

Takeaways

CPS has an overall much higher AP CS enrolment rate in comparison with the national average across all ethnic groups. However, the disparity is enormous, White and Asian students have an enrollment rate 3-7 times higher than Black and Hispanic students.

1.1%0.5%2.0%0.7%6.4%1.1%7.9%5.5%ChicagoUSA0%2%4%6%8%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

Percent of CPS HS students enrolled in AP CS

CPS HS STEM Magnet School Enrollment

What does the data tell?

Asian students have the highest AP CS enrollment rate of 8%. 1.2 times higher than White, 4 times higher than Hispanics, and 7 times higher than black.

Takeaways

13.25% of Black students enrolled in STEM Magnet elementary schools while only 8.82% enrolled in STEM Magnet high school.

7.87% of Hispanic students enrolled in STEM Magnet elementary schools while 19.66% enrolled in STEM Magnet high school.

8.8%19.7%13.6%19.8%Chicago0%5%10%15%20%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

Percent of CPS HS students enrolled in a STEM magnet school by race/ethnicity

CS Interest

What does the data tell?

Takeaways

1 out of 4 Asian students express an interest in Computer Science, in comparison with 1 out of 5 white students, 1 out of 10 Hispanic students, and 1 out of 20 black students expressing the same interest.

5.5%9.3%19.6%25.4%Chicago0%10%20%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

Percent of CPS HS students indicating interest in an CS/IT career

Advanced Math Enrollment

What does the data tell?

In Chicago, almost 4 out of 10 White and Asian students in CPS enrolled in advanced math class, 3 out of 10 Black and Hispanic students enrolled in advanced math class.

Overall, the proportion of students who enrolled in advanced math classes in CPS is twice the proportion in the national average.

Takeaways

Minor racial disparity detected in advanced math enrollment rate. Superior performances of CPS in related to the national average.

29.4%13.9%29.8%11.9%38.3%17.1%43.3%23.3%ChicagoUSA0%10%20%30%40%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

Percent of CPS SAT takers exceeding standards by race/ethnicity

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