Data Collection Report - NCHE - June 2012

Education for Homeless Children
and Youths Program
Data Collection Sum m ar y
From the School Year 2010-11 Federally Required State Data Collection for the
McKinney-Vento Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001
and
Comparison of the SY 2008-09, SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11 Data Collections

National Center for Homeless Education

June 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Discontinued Questions .................................................................................................................................. 6

CSPR Data Collection Summary ..........................................................................................................7

LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9) ................................................................................ 7

Table 1: Total LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9), Three-Year Comparison................. 8

Figure 1: Total LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants Reporting, (1.9),
Three-Year Comparison ................................................................................................................................... 8

Homeless Students Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1) .......................... 9

Table 2: Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1.),
Three-Year Comparison ................................................................................................................................... 9

Figure 2: Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1),
Three-Year Comparison ................................................................................................................................. 10

Table 3: Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1.),
Three-Year Comparison by State................................................................................................................... 10

Figure 3: SY 2010-11 Increase/Decrease in Homeless Students Enrolled (1.9.1.1) ...................................... 13

Table 4: Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1.), SY 2010-11,
States with Largest Percent of Enrollment .................................................................................................... 14

Age 3-5 Not Kindergarten (1.9.1.1) – Homeless Preschool Children .............................................................. 14

Table 5: Age 3-5 Not Kindergarten, Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants
(1.9.1.1.), Three-Year Comparison ................................................................................................................ 14

Figure 4: Age 3-5 Not Kindergarten, Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants
(1.9.1.1.), Three-Year Comparison ................................................................................................................ 15

Primary Nighttime Residence of Homeless Students Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento
Subgrants (1.9.1.2) ....................................................................................................................................... 16

Table 6: Primary Nighttime Residence by Category of Homeless Students Enrolled In LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.2), Percent of Total and Three-Year Comparison ...... 16

Table 7: Primary Nighttime Residence by Category of Homeless Students Enrolled in LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.2), Three-Year Comparison ........................................ 17

Figure 5: Primary Nighttime Residence by Category, SY 2010-11, (1.9.12),
LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants ...................................................................................... 17

Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.1) .............................................. 18

Table 8: Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.1),
Three-Year Comparison and Comparison to Total Enrolled in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants......... 18

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Figure 6: Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.1),
Three-Year Comparison ................................................................................................................................. 19

Table 9: Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.1),
Three-Year Comparison by State................................................................................................................... 19

Table 10: Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants by State
SY 2010-11 (1.9.2.1), States with Largest Percentage of Students Served.................................................... 21

Subpopulations of Homeless Students Reported Served in LEAs
with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.2) ..................................................................................................... 22

Table 11: Subpopulations of Homeless Students Served in LEAs
with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.2), Three-Year Comparison ............................................................ 22

Figure 7: Subpopulations of Homeless Students Served in LEAs
with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.2), Three-Year Comparison ............................................................ 23

Table 12: Subpopulations of Homeless Students Served in LEAs
with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.2), Percent of Total Served, Three-Year Comparison ..................... 23

Academic Performance of Homeless Students Enrolled in all LEAs (1.9.3.1: Reading and 1.9.3.2:
Mathematics) ............................................................................................................................................... 24

Data Collection Results: Reading ................................................................................................................... 24

Data Collection Results: Mathematics .......................................................................................................... 24

Table 13: Academic Performance of Homeless Students Enrolled in All LEAs SY 2010-11
in Reading (1.9.3.1) Initial Data Collection Year ........................................................................................... 25

Table 14: Academic Performance of Homeless Students Enrolled in All LEAs SY 2010-11
in Mathematics (1.9.3.2) Initial Data Collection Year .................................................................................... 25

Figure 8: Academic Performance of Homeless Students in Reading, Enrolled in All Grades
in All LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.3.1), Initial Data Collection Year .................. 26

Figure 9: Academic Performance of Homeless Students in Mathematics, Enrolled in All Grades
in All LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.3.2), Initial Data Collection Year .................. 26

APPENDIX A: CSPR DATA COLLECTION FORM SY 2010-11 .........................................................................A27

APPENDIX B: PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE CATEGORY DEFINITION-CSPR QUESTION 1.9.1.2 ......................... B30

APPENDIX C: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF HOMELESS STUDENTS SERVED IN LEAS WITH MCKINNEY-VENTO
SUBGRANTS, SY 2008-09–SY 2009-10, CSPR QUESTIONS 1.9.2.5.1 (READING) AND 1.9.2.5.2 (MATHEMATICS). C31

Table C-1: Academic Performance of Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants
(1.9.2.5.1, Reading, and 1.9.2.5.2, Mathematics), SY 2009-10 and SY 2008-09 Comparison .................... C32

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) requires all State
Educational Agencies (SEAs) and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) to submit information regarding child and youth
homelessness. This information enables OESE, under the Education for Homeless Children and Youths (EHCY)
Program, to determine the extent to which States ensure that children and youths experiencing homelessness
have access to a free, appropriate public education under Title VII, Subtitle B, of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act. The purpose of the EHCY Program is to improve educational outcomes for children and youths in
homeless situations. This program is designed to ensure that all homeless children and youths have equal access to
public education and that SEAs and LEAs review and revise policies and regulations to remove barriers to
enrollment, attendance, and academic achievement.

ED requires all States to report data on program performance, and revise and recertify any data identified as
incomplete or inconsistent. Data reflect information obtained principally from LEAs with McKinney-Vento
subgrants; however, some information regarding all LEAs in the State is also required.

There is some variation in the number of LEAs reporting data and receiving subgrants across the three years
represented in this report (SY 2008-09, SY 2009-10, and SY 2010-11). As for the number of LEAs with subgrants, SY
2009-10 was the initial implementation year of subgrants made with the additional EHCY funds authorized by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Furthermore, data reporting guidelines regarding the
counting of all LEAs participating in consortia or served by a regional grantee as LEAs with subgrants were clarified
in SY 2009-10. The increases in the number of homeless children and youths enrolled in or served by LEAs with
subgrants reported in SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11 can be attributed to the increase in the number of LEAs with
subgrants reporting data, in addition to actual increases of numbers of homeless children and youths enrolled by
these LEAs in many States.

States submit EHCY data to ED using two methods during two periods. Most of the data are programmed and
submitted in the Fall via the EDFacts Reporting System (ERS), which populates tables in the Consolidated State
Performance Report (CSPR). The CSPR also has questions or tables requiring manual entry or comment before
certification and submission via ED’s Data Exchange Network (EDEN). After the data are reviewed by the program
offices, there is a revision period prior to recertification of the data in the Spring. The data summarized in this
report include a three-year comparison of data from SY 2008-09, SY 2009-10, and SY 2010-11. Data results are
summarized below by CSPR question:

• Number of LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento subgrants (1.9)
In SY 2010-11, LEAs that received McKinney-Vento subgrants (3,651) represent 22% of the total number of
LEAs reported (16,290). There was a 20% increase between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11 in the number of LEAs
receiving subgrants (3,406 in SY 2009-10) and a 111% increase in the number of LEAs receiving subgrants over
the three-year period SY 2008-09 (1,729) through SY 2010-11. LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants that
reported data (3,562) comprise 24% of all LEAs who submitted data (15,113).

• Number of homeless students enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento subgrants
(1.9.1.1)
The McKinney-Vento Act defines “enrollment” as “attending classes and participating fully in school activities.”
For data collection purposes, an enrolled student includes any child for whom a current enrollment record
exists.

One million, sixty-five thousand seven hundred ninety-four (1,065,794) homeless students were reported
enrolled by LEAs with and without subgrants in SY 2010-11, a 13% increase from SY 2009-10 (939,903), and an
11% increase over the three-year period SY 2008-09 (956,914) to SY 2010-11. Those LEAs with McKinney-
Vento subgrants reported 71% (761,603) of the total number of homeless students enrolled (1,065,794).

Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program SY 2010-11 CSPR Data Collection Summary 4

• Primary nighttime residence by category in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento subgrants
(1.9.1.2)
For data reporting purposes, the primary nighttime residence is the student’s nighttime residence when
he/she was determined eligible for McKinney-Vento services. The primary nighttime residence categories are
sheltered, unsheltered, hotels/motels, and doubled-up. The number of students in each category of primary
nighttime residence increased between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11. “Doubled-up” has been the most
frequently reported primary nighttime residence category for the past three years, and the number of
students whose primary nighttime residence is classified as “doubled-up” has increased 27% over that three-
year period. See Table 7 for specific data on primary nighttime residence.

• Homeless students served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants (1.9.2.1)
The definition of “served” for the purposes of data collection for the McKinney-Vento program includes
homeless children who have been served in any way through McKinney-Vento subgrant-funded staff or
activities. It is possible for a child to be served in a district, but not enrolled in that district. In SY 2010-11,
883,816 students were reported served by McKinney-Vento subgrantees, a 4% increase from SY 2009-10
(852,881), and a 43% increase for the three-year period SY 2008-09 (617,027) to SY 2010-11.

• Subpopulations of homeless students served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants (1.9.2.2)
ED data systems categorize subpopulations of homeless students as unaccompanied youths, migratory
1
children and youths, children with disabilities (IDEA), and children with limited English proficiency (LEP). All
categories showed increases in the number served in SY 2010-11 except unaccompanied homeless youths,
which decreased 16% between SY 2009-10 (65,317) and SY 2010-11 (55,066). All categories showed increases
in the number served over the three-year period SY 2008-09 to SY 2010-11. See Table 11 for specific data on
subpopulations of homeless students served.

• Academic performance of homeless students enrolled in all LEAs (1.9.3.1 and 1.9.3.2)
In SY 2010-11, ED began collecting data via EDFacts on the number of homeless students enrolled in all LEAs
who were assessed in both reading and mathematics and on the proficiency levels of those assessed. In
previous years, only LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants reported these data. As SY 2010-11 will be the
benchmark year for academic performance data collection for homeless children and youths enrolled in all
LEAs, a comparison with data from previous years is not available. Due to some enhancements in the EDFacts
Reporting System (ERS) this year, ED anticipates being able to report academic achievement data separately
for students enrolled in LEAs with and without subgrants for future reporting years.

 Reading: The number of all homeless students enrolled in grades 3-8 taking the state reading test in all
LEAs in SY 2010-11 was 335,004, which is 71% of the total number of homeless students enrolled in
grades 3-8 (469,659) in all LEAs. Of the number of all homeless students enrolled in grades 3-8 in all LEAs
taking the state reading test in SY 2010-11 (335,004), 52% (174,528) met or exceeded proficiency
standards in reading.

 Mathematics: The number of all homeless students enrolled in grades 3-8 taking the state mathematics
test in all LEAs in SY 2010-11 was 334,952, which is 71% of the total number of homeless students
enrolled in grades 3-8 (469,659) in all LEAs. Of the number of all homeless students in enrolled in grades
3-8 in all LEAs taking the state mathematics test in SY 2010-11 (334,952), 51% (171,913) met or exceeded
proficiency standards in mathematics.

1
The CSPR uses the term “Limited English Proficient” (LEP) to describe English Learners (ELs).


Discontinued questions (as of SY 2010-11)
ED eliminated the questions below from the CSPR beginning with the SY 2010-11 collection. Two of the questions
that were eliminated from the CSPR data collection are counts of LEAs with subgrants experiencing barriers to the
education of homeless students (1.9.2.4) and offering educational support services (1.9.2.3). The results from
these questions were relatively static over past years of CSPRs and could not be attributed to overall trends in
homeless student populations since data were reported only at the level of the number of LEAs with subgrants
reporting these educational barriers or services. The remaining questions addressed participation in and
performance on State academic assessments by homeless students served in LEAs with subgrants (1.9.2.5.1 and
1.9.2.5.2). As discussed above, ED has replaced these questions beginning in SY 2010-11 with questions that
provide similar data based on student enrollment for all LEAs in the State.

•
Educational support services offered in LEAS served by McKinney-Vento subgrantees (1.9.2.3)
This question addressed the number of subgranted LEAs offering one or more of a number of educational
support services to homeless students.

•
Barriers to the education of homeless students in LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants (1.9.2.4)
This question addressed the number of subgranted LEAs who experienced one or more of the following
barriers to the education of homeless children and youths: eligibility for homeless services, school selection,
transportation, school records, immunizations, other medical records, and miscellaneous barriers.

•
Academic performance of homeless students served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants
(1.9.2.5.1 and 1.9.2.5.2)
ED collected data on the number of homeless students served in LEAs receiving subgrants who were assessed
in both reading and mathematics and on the proficiency levels of those assessed. See Appendix C for a
summary of the academic performance data for students in these LEAs in SY 2008-09 and SY 2009-10.


CSPR DATA COLLECTION SUMMARY
The online portal for the CSPR opened for manual entry and certification on November 7, 2011, and closed on
December 16, 2011. The portal reopened for corrections and recertification on February 27, 2012, and closed on
2
March 9, 2012. All States submitted SY 2010-11 data.

Following is an analysis of the data submitted for SY 2010-11, including comparisons with data submitted for SY
2008-09 and SY 2009-10.

LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9)
The total number of LEAs with and without subgrants reported by States in SY 2010-11 was 16,290, a 2% increase
from SY 2009-10 (15,906). Of the total number of LEAs reported in 2010-11 (16,290), 15,113 submitted data (93%),
a 9% increase from the number of LEAs submitting data in SY 2009-10 (13,887). Of the total LEAs (16,290), 22%
(3,651) received McKinney-Vento subgrants. Of all subgranted LEAs, 3,562 submitted data for SY 2010-11 (98%), a
24% increase from the number of subgrantees submitting data in SY 2009-10 (2,866) and a 114% increase from the
number of subgrantees submitting data in SY 2008-09 (1,668). The increase in the number of subgrantees
submitting data over this period can be attributed in part to the availability of funds for additional EHCY subgrant
awards through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and in part to a clarification in the data
collection guidance first issued in SY 2007-08 to report all LEAs in regional consortia, or those served by a regional
LEA subgrantee, as LEAs with subgrants.
3
Forty-three States (81%) had all LEAs, with and without subgrants, submitting data. Ten States (19%) did not have
all LEAs in their State submit data, either those LEAs with subgrants, LEAs without subgrants, or a combination of
both. Some States are continuing to implement new electronic data reporting systems and are working toward
collection of data from all LEAs in the future.

2
The term “State” refers to all reporting entities, including the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Bureau
of Indian Education (BIE). This report comprises submissions from those fifty-three (53) entities.
3
Illinois and Pennsylvania do not report data in LEAs without subgrants, as subgrant funds are applied to all LEAs in the State.
Hawaii and Puerto Rico each reported only one LEA. This LEA receives subgrant funds.


Table 1
Total LEAs with and without McKinney‐Vento Subgrants (1.9), Three‐Year Comparison

Percent
Percent Percent
Change
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 Change Change Between
Percent Percent Percent Between Between
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 SY0809
of Total of Total of Total SY0809 SY0910
and
LEAs LEAs LEAs and and
SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
LEAs with Subgrants 1,729 11 3,046 19 3,651 22 76 20 111
LEAs with Subgrants
1,668 11 2,866 18 3,562 22 72 24 114
Reporting
LEAs without
13,731 89 12,860 81 12,639 78 ‐6 ‐2 ‐8
Subgrants
LEAs without
11,893 77 11,021 69 11,551 71 ‐7 5 ‐3
Subgrants Reporting
Total LEAs 15,460 100 15,906 100 16,290 100 3 2 5
Total LEAs Reporting 13,561 88 13,887 87 15,113 93 2 9 11

Figure 1
Total LEAs with and without McKinney‐Vento Subgrants Reporting (1.9), Three‐Year Comparison

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000

15,460
SY0809
13,561

Total LEAs
15,906
SY0910 Total LEAs Reporting
13,887

16,290
SY1011
15,113


Homeless Students Enrolled in LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1)
Homeless children and youths are considered “enrolled” if they are attending classes and participating fully in
school activities. A total of 1,065,794 homeless students were reported enrolled in all LEAs in the SY 2010-11 CSPR
data collection, a 13% increase from the SY 2009-10 total of 939,903. Nationally, 44 States (83%) reported
increases in the total number of homeless children and youths enrolled in LEAs with and without subgrants in
SY 2010-11. Nine States (17%) reported a decrease in the number of homeless children and youths enrolled in
SY 2010-11 from the number enrolled in SY 2009-10.

Table 2
Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1), Three-Year Comparison

Percent
Percent Percent
Change
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 Change Change
Between
Percent Percent Percent Between Between
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 SY0809
of Total of Total of Total SY0809 SY0910
and
Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled and and
SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
Enrolled
in LEAs
539,022 56 748,538 80 761,603 71 39 2 41
with
Subgrants
Enrolled
in LEAs
417,892 44 191,365 20 304,191 29 -54 59 -27
without
Subgrants
Total
956,914 100 939,903 100 1,065,794 100 -2 13 11
Enrolled


Figure 2
Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1), Three-Year Comparison

- 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000

539,022
SY0809 417,892
956,914

Enrolled in LEAs with Subgrants
748,538 Enrolled in LEAs without Subgrants
SY0910 191,365
Total Enrolled
939,903

761,603
SY1011 304,191
1,065,794

The following table portrays the three-year comparison of the total number of homeless students enrolled by State
and includes each State’s percentage of the total number of homeless students enrolled nationally.

Table 3
Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1), Three-Year Comparison by State

Percent
Percent Percent
Change
Percent Percent Percent Change Change
Total Total Total Between
of Total of Total of Total Between Between
Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled SY0809
Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled SY00809 SY0910
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 and
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 and and
a a SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
Total Enrolled
All States in
1,065,79
LEAs with and 956,914 100 939,903 100 100 -2 13 11
4
without
Subgrants
Total Enrolled
by State
ALABAMA 12,859 1.3 16,287 1.7 18,910 1.8 27 16 47
ALASKA 3,401 0.4 4,218 0.4 4,451 0.4 24 6 31
ARIZONA 25,336 2.6 30,815 3.3 31,312 2.9 22 2 24
ARKANSAS 6,344 0.7 8,107 0.9 9,625 0.9 28 19 52


Percent
Percent Percent
Change
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 and
a a SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
BUREAU OF
INDIAN 2,088 0.2 1,867 0.2 1,857 0.2 -11 -1 -11
EDUCATION
b
CALIFORNIA 288,233 30.1 193,796 20.6 220,738 20.7 -33 14 -23
COLORADO 15,834 1.7 18,408 2.0 20,624 1.9 16 12 30
CONNECTICUT 2,387 0.3 2,716 0.3 2,942 0.3 14 8 23
DELAWARE 2,598 0.3 2,843 0.3 3,486 0.3 9 23 34
DISTRICT OF
950 0.1 2,499 0.3 3,058 0.3 163 22 222
COLUMBIA
a
FLORIDA 40,967 4.3 48,695 5.2 55,953 5.2 19 15 37
GEORGIA 24,079 2.6 26,428 2.8 31,804 3.0 10 20 32
HAWAII 1,739 0.2 2,966 0.3 2,320 0.2 71 -22 33
IDAHO 2,710 0.3 4,342 0.5 4,774 0.4 60 10 76
ILLINOIS 26,688 2.8 33,367 3.6 38,900 3.6 25 17 46
INDIANA 10,364 1.1 12,248 1.3 13,419 1.3 18 10 29
IOWA 6,824 0.7 6,631 0.7 7,046 0.7 -3 6 3
KANSAS 6,700 0.7 8,452 0.9 8,995 0.8 26 6 34
KENTUCKY 22,626 2.4 23,104 2.5 33,966 3.2 2 47 50
LOUISIANA 25,362 2.7 25,223 2.7 23,211 2.2 -1 -8 -8
MAINE 1,300 0.1 1,158 0.1 991 0.1 -11 -14 -24
MARYLAND 10,676 1.1 13,158 1.4 14,136 1.3 23 7 32
MASSACHUSETTS 12,269 1.3 13,090 1.4 14,247 1.3 7 9 16
MICHIGAN 18,706 2.0 22,189 2.4 30,671 2.9 19 38 64
MINNESOTA 7,590 0.8 9,221 1.0 11,076 1.0 21 20 46
MISSISSIPPI 8,525 0.9 7,499 0.8 10,150 1.0 -12 35 19
MISSOURI 14,350 1.5 16,654 1.8 19,940 1.9 16 20 39
MONTANA 1,308 0.1 1,445 0.2 1,507 0.1 10 4 15
NEBRASKA 1,752 0.2 2,188 0.2 2,674 0.3 25 22 53
NEVADA 8,670 0.9 8,841 0.9 9,319 0.9 2 5 7
NEW
2,130 0.2 2,573 0.3 3,160 0.3 21 23 48
HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY 7,890 0.8 6,250 0.7 5,665 0.5 -21 -9 -28
NEW MEXICO 8,380 0.9 9,432 1.0 11,449 1.1 13 21 37
a
NEW YORK 76,117 8.0 82,409 8.8 90,506 8.5 8 10 19
NORTH
18,693 2.0 21,019 2.2 18,022 1.7 12 -14 -4
CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA 1,149 0.1 836 0.1 870 0.1 -27 4 -24
OHIO 16,059 1.7 19,113 2.0 21,849 2.1 19 14 36


Percent
Percent Percent
Change
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 and
a a SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
OKLAHOMA 12,139 1.3 15,910 1.7 17,450 1.6 31 10 44
OREGON 18,051 1.9 19,954 2.1 21,632 2.0 11 8 20
PENNSYLVANIA 12,438 1.3 18,204 1.9 18,531 1.7 46 2 49
PUERTO RICO 4,064 0.4 4,464 0.5 4,727 0.4 10 6 16
RHODE ISLAND 1,099 0.1 996 0.1 977 0.1 -9 -2 -11
SOUTH
8,738 0.9 10,820 1.2 10,590 1.0 24 -2 21
CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA 1,794 0.2 1,512 0.2 1,883 0.2 -16 25 5
TENNESSEE 9,836 1.0 11,458 1.2 13,958 1.3 16 22 42
a
TEXAS 80,940 8.5 76,095 8.1 85,155 8.0 -6 12 5
UTAH 14,016 1.5 15,702 1.7 23,048 2.2 12 47 64
VERMONT 662 0.1 785 0.1 915 0.1 19 17 38
VIRGINIA 12,768 1.3 14,223 1.5 16,420 1.5 11 15 29
WASHINGTON 20,780 2.2 21,826 2.3 26,048 2.4 5 19 25
WEST VIRGINIA 4,257 0.4 4,817 0.5 6,630 0.6 13 38 56
WISCONSIN 10,955 1.1 12,029 1.3 13,370 1.3 10 11 22
WYOMING 724 0.1 1,021 0.1 837 0.1 41 -18 16
TOTAL
ENROLLED ALL 956,914 100 939,903 100 1,065,794 100 -2 13 11
STATES
a
States marked in green had an increase in the number of homeless students enrolled of 20% or more between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11.
States marked in purple had an increase in the number of homeless students enrolled of 19% or less between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11
States marked in yellow showed a decrease in the number of homeless students enrolled between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11.
States highlighted in light blue constitute the largest percentages of the total homeless students enrolled.


Figure 3
SY 2010-11 Increase/Decrease in Homeless Students Enrolled (1.9.1.1)

The total number of homeless students enrolled nationally in reporting LEAs with and without subgrants increased
13% between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11. A number of States (as shown in the above map) reported increases in
total enrollment of 20% or more. States that reported a 20% or more increase in the number of homeless students
enrolled in all LEAs in SY 2010-11 from the number reported in SY 2009-10 were: Delaware, District of Columbia,
Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia. States showing a decrease in the number of homeless students
enrolled in all LEAs between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11 were: Bureau of Indian Education, Hawaii, Louisiana,
Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wyoming.

Possible factors to which these increases and decreases could be attributed include:

• Economic downturn (for example, students becoming homeless due to parental job loss, foreclosure, eviction,
etc.)

• Natural disasters

• Alignment of States’ data collection processes with the requirements of EDFacts and the CSPR

The four States comprising the largest percentages of the total national enrollment of homeless students in LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento subgrants in SY 2010-11 were, in order, California (21%), New York (9%), Texas
(8%), and Florida (5%). The combined number of students in these four States (452,352) represents 42% of the
total enrolled (1,065,794).


Table 4
Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants, SY 2010-11 (1.9.1.1),
States with Largest Percent of Enrollment

Total
States with
National California New York Texas Florida
Largest
Enrollment
Total #
Enrolled 1,065,794 220,738 90,506 85,155 55,953 452,352
SY1011
Percent of
100 21 9 8 5 42
Total Enrolled

Age 3-5 Not Kindergarten (1.9.1.1) – Homeless Preschool Children
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act includes services to homeless children in public preschool programs
consistent with the following requirement:

“Each State Educational Agency shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth
have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as
4
provided to other children and youths.” Guidance issued by ED elaborates further, stating that local homeless
education liaisons must ensure “homeless children and youth and their families receive educational services for
5
which they are eligible, including Head Start, Even Start, and preschool programs administered by the LEA.”

Homeless children who are enrolled in public preschool programs have been categorized in the CSPR as Age 3-5
Not Kindergarten for the purpose of data collection since SY 2006-07. Following is a three-year comparison of data
submitted for this category.

Table 5
Age 3-5 Not Kindergarten, Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.1),
Three-Year Comparison

Percent
Percent Percent
Change
Age 3-5 Not Change Change
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 Between
Kindergarten Between Between
Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled SY0809 and
ENROLLED SY0809 and SY0910 and
SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
Total All
33,433 30,995 36,308 -7 17 9
States

4
Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq., section 721)
5
Education for Homeless Children And Youth Program, Title VII-B Of The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, As
Amended By The No Child Left Behind Act Of 2001, Non-Regulatory Guidance, United States Department Of Education,
Washington, DC, July 2004.


Figure 4
Age 3-5 Not Kindergarten, Total Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (CSPR 1.9.1.1),

28,000 30,000 32,000 34,000 36,000 38,000

SY0809 33,433

Age 3-5 Not
SY0910 30,995 Kindergarten
Total Enrolled

SY1011 36,308


Primary Nighttime Residence of Homeless Students
Enrolled in LEAs with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.2)
Primary nighttime residence is defined as the type of residence (e.g., shelter, doubled-up, unsheltered,
hotel/motel) where a homeless child or youth is staying at the time of enrollment or the type of residence where a
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currently enrolled child or youth is staying when he or she is identified as homeless. It is the responsibility of the
local homeless education liaison to record the type of primary nighttime residence for each student at the time of
the student’s identification.

As the primary nighttime residence is the basis for identifying homeless children and youths, the data counts
regarding residence should correspond with data counts recorded for number of homeless children and youths
enrolled in LEAs with and without subgrants. For each child recorded, one type of residence for this child should be
recorded; therefore, totals for number enrolled should equal totals for primary nighttime residence. The CSPR
requires this alignment between the data submitted for total enrolled in LEAs with and without subgrants and the
data submitted for number of homeless children categorized by primary nighttime residence.

Forty-six States (87%) met the CSPR requirement that the primary nighttime residence total equal the total
enrolled, while seven States (13%) did not meet the requirement. Many LEAs collect the primary nighttime
residence data manually and the SEA does not receive the data electronically, thus the potential exists for missing
data and mismatched totals.

Table 6
Primary Nighttime Residence by Category of Homeless Students Enrolled In LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.2), Percent of Total and Three-Year Comparison

Percent of Percent of Percent of
SY0809 Total SY0910 Total SY1011 Total
Primary Primary Primary
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011
Nighttime Nighttime Nighttime
Residence Residence Residence
Reported Reported Reported
Shelters 211,152 23 179,863 19 187,675 18
Doubled-Up 606,764 66 668,024 71 767,968 72
Unsheltered 39,678 4 40,701 4 51,897 5
Hotels/Motels 57,579 6 47,243 5 55,388 5
a a a
Total 915,173 100 935,831 100 1,062,928 100
a
Results of rounding of fractions may not appear in the chart.

6
See Appendix B for detailed definitions of primary nighttime residence categories.


Table 7
Primary Nighttime Residence by Category of Homeless Students Enrolled in LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.1.2), Three-Year Comparison

Percent
Percent Percent
Change
Change Change
Between
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 Between Between
SY0809 and
SY0809 and SY0910 and
SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)

Shelters 211,152 179,863 187,675 -15 4 -11
Doubled-Up 606,764 668,024 767,968 10 15 27
Unsheltered 39,678 40,701 51,897 3 28 31
Hotels/Motels 57,579 47,243 55,388 -18 17 -4
Total 915,173 935,831 1,062,928 2 14 16

Figure 5
Primary Nighttime Residence by Category, SY 2010-11, (1.9.1.2), LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants

Hotels/Motels,
Unsheltered, 51,897, 55,388, 5%
5%

Shelters, 187,675,
18%

Shelters
Doubled Up
Unsheltered
Hotels/Motels

Doubled Up,
767,968, 72%


Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Sugrants (1.9.2.1)
For CSPR reporting, homeless children and youths are considered “served” if they have been served in any way
through McKinney-Vento funds. Services include both direct services, as outlined in Section 723 of the McKinney-
Vento Act, and indirect services, such as those provided by a staff member whose position is supported through
McKinney-Vento funds. Also included are children ages 3-5 who have been served, regardless of whether or not
these children are enrolled in a preschool program operated by the recipient LEA. It is important to note that the
number of homeless students enrolled in an LEA with a subgrant might:

• Equal the number served, if indirect services can be linked to McKinney-Vento funds;

• Be more than the number served, if subgrant funds support only specific activities like transportation,
shelter tutoring programs, or preschool programs; or

• Be less than the number served, if subgrant funds support activities such as identifying children as
homeless who subsequently attend school in another LEA, or referring preschool-aged children to or
assisting them with attending non-LEA preschool programs.

In SY 2010-11, 883,816 homeless children and youths were reported served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento
subgrants according to the above definition. This amount is a 4% increase from students reported as served in the
2009-10 school year (852,881).

Fifteen States (28%) reported that the number of homeless students served in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2010-11
was at least 15% higher than the number reported in SY 2009-10. These States were: Arkansas, California, District
of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota and West Virginia. Twenty-four States (45%) showed a decrease in the number
of homeless students served in LEAs with subgrants between SY 2010-11 and SY 2009-10 were: Arizona, Bureau of
Indian Education, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
and Wyoming.

Table 8
Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.1),
Three-Year Comparison and Comparison to Total Enrolled in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants

Percent
Percent Percent Percent
of Total Percent Percent
of Total of Total Change
Enrolled Change Change
Total Enrolled Total Total Enrolled Between
in Served Between Between
Served Served in Served Served Served in SY0809
in LEAs SY0809 SY0910
SY0809 LEAs with SY0910 SY1011 LEAs with and
with and and
Subgrants Subgrants SY1011
Subgrants SY0910 SY1011
SY0809 SY1011 (3 Year)
SY0910
Served in
LEAs with 617,027 114 852,881 114 883,816 116 38 4 43
Subgrants
Total
Enrolled in
539,022 100 748,538 100 761,603 100 39 2 41
LEAs with
Subgrants


Figure 6
Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.1),

- 500,000 1,000,000

SY0809 617,027

Total Served in LEAs with Subgrants
SY0910 852,881

SY1011 883,816

Table 9
Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.1), Three-Year Comparison by
State

Percent
Percent Percent
Change
Served Served Served SY0809a
Served Served Served SY00809 SY0910
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 nd
a SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
Total Homeless
Students Served
All States with 617,027 100.0 852,881 100.0 883,816 100.0 38 4 43
McKinney-Vento
Subgrants
Total Served by
State
ALABAMA 9,467 1.5 13,308 1.6 14,102 1.6 41 6 49
ALASKA 2,808 0.5 3,497 0.4 3,723 0.4 25 6 33
ARIZONA 5,864 1.0 27,172 3.2 8,843 1.0 363 -67 51
ARKANSAS 1,260 0.2 1,540 0.2 2,579 0.3 22 67 105
BUREAU OF
INDIAN 0 - 1,536 0.2 818 0.1 - -47 -
EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA 185,921 30.1 301,275 35.3 349,526 39.5 62 16 88
COLORADO 12,560 2.0 15,288 1.8 16,599 1.9 22 9 32
CONNECTICUT 2,150 0.3 1,758 0.2 1,811 0.2 -18 3 -16
DELAWARE 1,863 0.3 1,899 0.2 1,997 0.2 2 5 7


Percent
Percent Percent
Change
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 nd
a SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
DISTRICT OF
0 - 2,499 0.3 3,059 0.3 - 22 -
COLUMBIA
FLORIDA 35,842 5.8 47,233 5.5 52,692 6.0 32 12 47
GEORGIA 14,234 2.3 21,513 2.5 24,184 2.7 51 12 70
HAWAII 1,739 0.3 2,966 0.3 2,320 0.3 71 -22 33
IDAHO 1,301 0.2 1,974 0.2 2,321 0.3 52 18 78
ILLINOIS 26,460 4.3 33,367 3.9 38,900 4.4 26 17 47
INDIANA 5,808 0.9 8,776 1.0 6,879 0.8 51 -22 18
IOWA 3,270 0.5 2,942 0.3 2,649 0.3 -10 -10 -19
KANSAS 3,469 0.6 6,622 0.8 5,168 0.6 91 -22 49
KENTUCKY 13,791 2.2 20,761 2.4 18,401 2.1 51 -11 33
LOUISIANA 15,929 2.6 22,705 2.7 12,846 1.5 43 -43 -19
MAINE 545 0.1 421 0.0 403 0.0 -23 -4 -26
MARYLAND 9,175 1.5 10,970 1.3 11,854 1.3 20 8 29
MASSACHUSETTS 7,195 1.2 9,734 1.1 9,967 1.1 35 2 39
MICHIGAN 16,973 2.8 9,724 1.1 26,629 3.0 -43 174 57
MINNESOTA 7,331 1.2 8,760 1.0 6,717 0.8 19 -23 -8
MISSISSIPPI 4,608 0.7 6,156 0.7 3,703 0.4 34 -40 -20
MISSOURI 4,934 0.8 11,802 1.4 6,167 0.7 139 -48 25
MONTANA 887 0.1 1,308 0.2 1,324 0.1 47 1 49
NEBRASKA 1,507 0.2 1,920 0.2 2,372 0.3 27 24 57
NEVADA 8,099 1.3 8,815 1.0 9,321 1.1 9 6 15
NEW
768 0.1 1,561 0.2 1,748 0.2 103 12 128
HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY 781 0.1 1,012 0.1 1,367 0.2 30 35 75
NEW MEXICO 7,975 1.3 8,723 1.0 10,838 1.2 9 24 36
NEW YORK 34,788 5.6 28,658 3.4 41,670 4.7 -18 45 20
NORTH
18,815 3.0 12,130 1.4 13,954 1.6 -36 15 -26
CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA 356 0.1 354 0.0 570 0.1 -1 61 60
OHIO 13,291 2.2 18,120 2.1 15,452 1.7 36 -15 16
OKLAHOMA 7,488 1.2 9,373 1.1 6,971 0.8 25 -26 -7
OREGON 10,061 1.6 23,158 2.7 13,731 1.6 130 -41 36
PENNSYLVANIA 20,288 3.3 19,457 2.3 19,115 2.2 -4 -2 -6
PUERTO RICO 4,051 0.7 4,094 0.5 4,756 0.5 1 16 17
RHODE ISLAND 425 0.1 464 0.1 308 0.0 9 -34 -28
SOUTH
5,231 0.8 5,880 0.7 6,296 0.7 12 7 20
CAROLINA


Percent
Percent Percent
Change
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 nd
a SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 Year)
SOUTH DAKOTA 1,812 0.3 1,154 0.1 1,546 0.2 -36 34 -15
TENNESSEE 7,766 1.3 9,351 1.1 7,476 0.8 20 -20 -4
TEXAS 38,540 6.2 49,309 5.8 54,254 6.1 28 10 41
UTAH 11,903 1.9 9,381 1.1 453 0.1 -21 -95 -96
VERMONT 178 0.0 260 0.0 137 0.0 46 -47 -23
VIRGINIA 9,481 1.5 11,940 1.4 11,502 1.3 26 -4 21
WASHINGTON 7,982 1.3 18,062 2.1 11,136 1.3 126 -38 40
WEST VIRGINIA 2,414 0.4 2,875 0.3 3,719 0.4 19 29 54
WISCONSIN 7,210 1.2 8,705 1.0 8,421 1.0 21 -3 17
WYOMING 433 0.1 619 0.1 522 0.1 43 -16 21
TOTAL SERVED
617,027 100.0 852,881 100.0 883,816 100.0 38 4 43
ALL STATES
a
States marked in green had an increase in the number of homeless students served of 20% or more between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11.
States marked in purple had an increase in the number of homeless students served of 19% or less between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11
States marked in yellow showed a decrease in the number of homeless students served between SY 2009-10 and SY 2010-11.
States highlighted in light blue constitute the largest percentages of the total homeless students served.

The States comprising the largest percentages of the total homeless students served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento
subgrants in SY 2010-11 were, in order, California (40%), Texas (6%), Florida (6%), New York (5%), and Illinois (4%).
The combined number of students in these five States (537,042) represents 61% of the total served in LEAs with
McKinney-Vento subgrants (883,816).

Table 10
Total Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants by State SY 2010-11 (1.9.2.1), States
with Largest Percent of Students Served

Total
States with
Largest
National California Texas Florida New York Illinois
Percent of
Students
Served
Total #
Served 883,816 349,526 54,254 52,692 41,670 38,900 537,042
SY1011
Percent of
100 40 6 6 5 4 61
Total Served


Subpopulations of Homeless Students Reported Served in LEAs
with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.2)
Tables 11 and 12 and Figure 7 report on subpopulations of homeless children and youths served by McKinney-
Vento subgrantees. There were increases in all subpopulations served except unaccompanied youths between SY
2009-10 and SY 2010-11. The number of unaccompanied youths as reported in SY 2010-11 decreased 16% from
what was reported in SY 2009-10; migratory children and youths increased 13%; children with disabilities increased
5%; and children with limited English proficiency increased 10%.

Over the three-year period SY 2008-09 through SY 2010-11, marked increases occurred in the number of homeless
students reported in each of the subpopulations: unaccompanied youths (4%), migratory children and youths
(55%), children with disabilities (51%), and children with limited English proficiency (51%).

Table 11
Subpopulations of Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.2),

Percent
Percent Percent
Change
Change Change
Between
SY0809 SY0910 SY1011 Between Between
SY0809 and
SY0809 and SY0910 and
SY1011
SY0910 SY1011
(3 year)
Unaccompanied Youths 52,950 65,317 55,066 23 -16 4

Migratory Children/Youths 8,204 11,256 12,717 37 13 55

Children with Disabilities (IDEA) 72,984 104,795 109,872 44 5 51
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
80,525 111,188 121,795 38 10 51
Students
Note: The subpopulations categories are not mutually exclusive. It is possible for homeless students to be counted in more than one
subpopulation; i.e., an unaccompanied homeless youth simultaneously may be a migrant LEP student who receives special education services.


Figure 7

- 40,000 80,000 120,000

52,950
Unaccompanied Youths 65,317
55,066

8,204
Migratory Children/Youths 11,256 SY0809
12,717 SY0910
SY1011
72,984
Children with Disabilities (IDEA) 104,795
109,872

80,525
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
111,188
Students
121,795

Table 12
Percent of Total Served, Three-Year Comparison

Limited
Total Children
Unaccom- Percent of Migratory Percent of Percent of English Percent of
School Served in with
panied Total Children/ Total Total Proficient Total
Year LEAs with Disabilities
Youths Served Youths Served Served (LEP) Served
Subgrants (IDEA)
Students
SY0809 617,027 52,950 9 8,204 1 72,984 12 80,525 13
SY0910 852,881 65,317 8 11,256 1 104,795 12 111,118 13
SY1011 883,816 55,066 6 12,717 1 109,872 12 121,795 14


Academic Performance of Homeless Students Enrolled in All LEAs
(1.9.3.1: Reading; and 1.9.3.2: Mathematics)
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act requires testing of academic performance in grades 3-8 and once in
high school. Through SY 2009-10, academic performance data were reported in the CSPR only for homeless
students served by LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants. As of SY 2010-11, academic performance data is now
reported for all homeless children enrolled in all LEAs. Because the data are not comparable, there is no previous-
year comparison; however, academic achievement performance data for homeless students served by LEAs with
subgrants in SY 2008-2009 and SY 2009-2010 are reported in Appendix C.

Since testing is not required in public pre-kindergarten programs through Grade 2, or in ungraded settings,
collection of academic achievement data for homeless children and youths is neither required nor reported for
those categories. In high school, students usually are assessed only one grade in most States. High mobility of
homeless children and youths, either moving out of the district after being identified or absent during the testing
time, may cause the number of students assessed to differ from the number reported enrolled in LEAs.

Data Collection Results

•
Reading

Grades 3-8: The number of all homeless students enrolled in grades 3-8 taking the state reading test in all LEAs
in SY 2010-11 was 335,004, which is 71% of the total number of homeless students enrolled in grades 3-8
(469,659) in all LEAs. Of the number of all homeless students enrolled in grades 3-8 in all LEAs taking the state
reading test in SY 2010-11 (335,004), 52% (174,528) met or exceeded proficiency standards in reading.

High School (Grades 9-12): The number of all homeless students enrolled in high school taking the state
reading test in all LEAs in SY 2010-11 was 40,546, which is 15% of the total number of all homeless students
enrolled in high school (275,291) in all LEAs. Of these students taking the test, 19,932 (49%) met or exceeded
state proficiency standards in reading.

•
Mathematics

Grades 3-8: The number of all homeless students enrolled in grades 3-8 taking the state mathematics test in
all LEAs in SY 2010-11 was 334,952, which is 71% of the total number of homeless students enrolled in grades
3-8 (469,659) in all LEAs. Of the number of all homeless students in enrolled in grades 3-8 in all LEAs taking the
state mathematics test in SY 2010-11 (334,952), 51% (171,913) met or exceeded proficiency standards in
mathematics.

High School (Grades 9-12): The number of all homeless students enrolled in high school taking the state
mathematics test in all LEAs in SY 2010-11 was 40,170, which is 15% of the total number of all homeless
students enrolled in high school (275,291) in all LEAs. Of these students taking the test, 17,952 (44%) met or
exceeded state proficiency standards in mathematics.


Table 13
Academic Performance of Homeless Students Enrolled in All LEAs SY 2010-11 in Reading (1.9.3.1),
Initial Data Collection Year

Percent of
Percent of Total
Number of Students Taking
Number Homeless Number Meeting
Homeless the Reading Test
Homeless Students Enrolled or Exceeding
Students Taking Meeting or
Students Enrolled in All LEAs Taking State Proficiency
Reading Exceeding State
in All LEAs Reading in Reading
Assessment Test Proficiency in
Assessment Test
Reading
Grade 3 88,690 63,470 72 32,543 51
Grade 4 83,610 61,283 73 33,561 55
Grade 5 80,660 58,703 73 31,573 54
Grade 6 76,546 54,317 71 27,741 51
Grade 7 71,289 50,252 70 25,101 50
Grade 8 68,864 46,979 68 24,009 51
Total Grades 3-8 469,659 335,004 71 174,528 52
High School 275,291 40,546 15 19,932 49
Total Grades 3-12 744,950 375,550 50 194,460 52

Table 14
Academic Performance of Homeless Students Enrolled in All LEAs SY 2010-11 in Mathematics (1.9.3.2),
Initial Data Collection Year

Percent of
Percent of Total
Number of Students Taking
Number Homeless Number Meeting
Homeless the Mathematics
Homeless Students Enrolled or Exceeding
Students Taking Test Meeting or
Students Enrolled in All LEAs Taking State Proficiency
Mathematics Exceeding State
in All LEAs Mathematics in Mathematics
Assessment Test Proficiency in
Assessment Test
Mathematics
Grade 3 88,690 63,314 71 36,517 58
Grade 4 83,610 61,244 73 35,493 58
Grade 5 80,660 58,684 73 31,698 54
Grade 6 76,546 54,514 71 25,309 46
Grade 7 71,289 50,285 70 22,712 45
Grade 8 68,864 46,911 68 20,184 43
Total Grades 3-8 469,659 334,952 71 171,913 51
High School 275,291 40,170 15 17,592 44
Total Grades 3-12 744,950 375,122 50 189,505 51


Figure 8
Academic Performance of Homeless Students in Reading, Enrolled in All Grades in All LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.3.1), Initial Data Collection Year

- 150,000 300,000 450,000 600,000

Total Enrolled in Grades 3-8 469,659

Grades 3-8 Tested in Reading 335,004

Grades 3-8 Proficient in Reading 174,528
SY1011

Total Enrolled in High School 275,291

High School Tested in Reading 40,546

High School Proficient in Reading 19,932

Figure 9
Academic Performance of Homeless Students in Mathematics, Enrolled in All Grades in All LEAs
with and without McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.3.2), Initial Data Collection Year

- 150,000 300,000 450,000 600,000

Total Enrolled in Grades 3-8 469,659

Grades 3-8 Tested in Mathematics 334,952

Grades 3-8 Proficient in Mathematics 171,913
SY1011

Total Enrolled in High School 275,291

High School Tested in Mathematics 40,170

High School Proficient in Mathematics 17,592


Appendix A: Sample CSPR Data Collection Form (SY 2010-11)

1.9 EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS PROGRAM
This section collects data on homeless children and youths and the McKinney-Vento grant program.

In the table below, provide the following information about the number of LEAs in the State who reported data on
homeless children and youths and the McKinney-Vento program. The totals will be calculated automatically.

# # LEAs Reporting Data
LEAs without Subgrants
LEAs with Subgrants
Total (Auto calculated) (Auto calculated)

1.9.1 ALL LEAS (WITH AND WITHOUT MCKINNEY-VENTO SUBGRANTS)
The following questions collect data on homeless children and youths in the State.

1.9.1.1 HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS
In the table below, provide the number of homeless children and youths by grade level enrolled in public school at
any time during the regular school year. The totals will be calculated automatically:

# of Homeless Children/Youths # of Homeless Children/Youths
Age/Grade Enrolled in Public School in LEAs Enrolled in Public School in LEAs
Without Subgrants With Subgrants
Age 3 through 5
(not Kindergarten)
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Ungraded

Appendix A: Sample CSPR Data Collection Form (SY 2010-11) A27

1.9.1.2 PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS
In the table below, provide the number of homeless children and youths by primary nighttime residence enrolled
in public school at any time during the regular school year. The primary nighttime residence is the student’s
nighttime residence when he/she was identified as homeless. The totals will be calculated automatically.

# of Homeless Children/Youths # of Homeless Children/Youths
- LEAs Without Subgrants - LEAs With Subgrants
Shelters, transitional housing,
awaiting foster care
Doubled-up (e.g., living with
another family)
Unsheltered (e.g., cars, parks,
campgrounds, temporary
trailer, or abandoned buildings)
Hotels/Motels

1.9.2 LEAS WITH MCKINNEY-VENTO SUBGRANTS
The following sections collect data from LEAs with McKinney-Vento subgrants.

1.9.2.1 HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS S ERVED BY MCKINNEY-VENTO SUBGRANTS
In the table below, provide the number of homeless children and youths by grade level who were served by
McKinney-Vento subgrants during the regular school year. The total will be calculated automatically.

Age/Grade # Homeless Children/Youths Served by Subgrants
Age 3 through 5
(not Kindergarten)
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Ungraded
Total (Auto calculated)


1.9.2.2 SUBGROUPS OF HOMELESS STUDENTS SERVED

In the table below, please provide the following information about the homeless students served during the
regular school year.

# Homeless Students Served
Unaccompanied youths
Migratory children/youths
Children with disabilities (IDEA)
Limited English proficient students

1.9.3 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HOMELESS STUDENTS
The following questions collect data on the academic achievement of enrolled homeless children and youths.

1.9.3.1 READING ASSESSMENT
In the table below, provide the number of enrolled homeless children and youths who were tested on the State
reading/language arts assessment and the number of those tested who scored at or above proficient. Provide data
for grades 9 through 12 only for those grades tested for ESEA.

# Homeless Children/Youths Who
# Homeless Children/Youths Scoring at
Grade Received a Valid Score and for Whom a
or above Proficient
Proficiency Level Was Assigned

3
4
5
6
7
8
High School

1.9.3.2 MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT

This section is similar to 1.9.3.1. The only difference is that this section collects data on the State mathematics
assessment.


Appendix B: Primary Nighttime Residence Category Definition
CSPR Question 1.9.1.2

# of Homeless Children/Youths - # of Homeless Children/Youths -
LEAs Without Subgrants LEAs With Subgrants
Shelters, transitional housing,
awaiting foster care
Doubled-up (e.g., living with
another family)
Unsheltered (e.g., cars, parks,
campgrounds, temporary trailer,
or abandoned buildings)
Hotels/Motels

“Primary Nighttime Residence” is defined as the type of residence (e.g. shelter, hotel, doubled-up in the
home of a relative or friend) where a homeless child or unaccompanied youth was staying at the time of
enrollment or the type of residence where a currently enrolled child or youth was staying when he or she
was identified as homeless.

Shelters are defined as supervised publicly or privately operated facilities designed to provide
temporary living accommodations.

Transitional Housing is temporary accommodation for homeless individuals and families, as a step
to permanent housing. Residents of transitional housing continue to be considered homeless until
they move into permanent housing.

Awaiting Foster Care: Children who are awaiting foster care placement are considered homeless
and eligible for McKinney-Vento services. (See Section 725(2)(B)(i) of the McKinney-Vento Act.) On
the other hand, children who are already in foster care are not considered homeless. Local
homeless education liaisons should confer and coordinate with local child welfare providers to
determine what “awaiting foster care placement” means in the context of their state and local
policies.

Doubled-Up: The McKinney-Vento Act defines this term as “sharing the housing of other persons
due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason” (725(2)(B)). This classification in
particular requires a case-by-case determination regarding McKinney-Vento eligibility, keeping in
mind the determining factor is whether the accommodation is a “fixed, regular, and adequate
nighttime residence.”

Unsheltered includes cars, parks, campgrounds, temporary trailers, abandoned buildings and
substandard housing. Substandard housing may be determined by local building codes, community
norms, and/or a case-by-case determination as to whether the accommodation is a “fixed, regular,
and adequate nighttime residence.”

Appendix B: Primary Nighttime Residence Category Definition - CSPR Question 1.9.1.2 B30

Appendix C: Academic Performance of Homeless Students
Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants
(SY 2008-09–SY 2009-10)
CSPR Questions 1.9.2.5.1 (Reading) and 1.9.2.5.2 (Mathematics)

In SY 2010-11, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) began collecting data via EDFacts on the number and
percentage of homeless students enrolled in all LEAs who were assessed in both reading and mathematics and on
the proficiency levels of those assessed. In the past, only data pertaining to students served in LEAs with
McKinney-Vento subgrants were collected.

Academic performance data for SY 2008-09 and SY 2009-10 for homeless students served in LEAs with McKinney-
Vento subgrants are summarized below.

• Reading (1.9.2.5.1)

 Grades 3-8: The number of homeless students in grades 3-8 taking the state reading test in LEAs with
subgrants in SY 2009-10 (235,917) increased 41% from the number of homeless students taking the
reading test in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (167,017). This number also represents an increase of
53% from the number of homeless students taking the reading test in SY 2007-08 (153,643). Of the
number of homeless students in grades 3-8 taking the state reading test in LEAs with subgrants in SY
2009-10 (235,917), 53% (125,184) met or exceeded proficiency standards in reading. This is a three
percentage point increase from the 50% (83,926) of homeless students who were found to meet or
exceed proficiency standards in reading in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (167,017).

 High School: The number of homeless students in high school taking the state reading test in LEAs with
subgrants in SY 2009-10 (30,439) decreased 2% from the number of homeless high school students taking
the reading test in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (30,936). This number also represents a decrease of
14% from the number of homeless students taking the reading test in SY 2007-08 (35,502). Of the number
of homeless students in high school taking the state reading test in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2009-10
(30,439), 48% (14,479) met or exceeded proficiency standards in reading. This is a three percentage point
increase from the 45% (83,926) of homeless students who were found to meet or exceed proficiency
standards in reading in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (14,036 of 30,936).

• Mathematics (1.9.2.5.2)

 Grades 3-8: The number of homeless students in grades 3-8 taking the state mathematics test in LEAs
with subgrants in SY 2009-10 (235,829) increased 42% from the number of homeless students taking the
mathematics test in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (166,104). This number also represents an increase
of 53% from the number of homeless students taking the mathematics test in SY 2007-08 (153,860).Of the
number of homeless students in grades 3-8 taking the state mathematics test in LEAs with subgrants in SY
2009-10 (235,829), 52% (122,941) met or exceeded proficiency standards in mathematics. This is a two
percentage point increase from the 50% (83,104) of homeless students who were found to meet or
exceed proficiency standards in mathematics in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (166,104).

 High School: The number of homeless students in high school taking the state mathematics test in LEAs
with subgrants in SY 2009-10 (32,185) increased 10% from the number of homeless high school students
taking the mathematics test in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (29,341). This number also represents a
decrease of 9% from the number of homeless students taking the mathematics test in SY 2007-08
(35,403). Of the number of homeless students in high school taking the state mathematics test in LEAs

Appendix C: Academic Performance of Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants C31

with subgrants in SY 2009-10 (32,185), 38% (12,375) met or exceeded proficiency standards in
mathematics. There is no percentage point increase from the 38% of homeless students who were found
to meet or exceed proficiency standards in mathematics in LEAs with subgrants in SY 2008-09 (11,189 of
29,341).

Table C-1
Academic Performance of Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants (1.9.2.5.1, Reading,
and 1.9.2.5.2, Mathematics), SY 2009-10 and SY 2008-09 Comparison

Academic Performance of Homeless Students SY 2009-10
Number Percent Number Percent
Number Number
Meeting or Meeting or Meeting or Meeting or
Taking Taking
Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding
Reading Mathematics
State State State State
Assessment Assessment
Proficiency in Proficiency in Proficiency in Proficiency in
Test Test
Reading Reading Mathematics Mathematics
Grade 3 45,456 23,843 52 45,436 27,120 60
Grade 4 43,169 24,011 56 43,205 25,066 58
Grade 5 40,316 22,181 55 40,303 22,270 55
Grade 6 38,000 19,977 53 37,941 17,993 47
Grade 7 35,243 18,005 51 35,321 16,015 45
Grade 8 33,733 17,167 51 33,623 14,477 43
Total
235,917 125,184 53 235,829 122,941 52
Grades 3-8
High School 30,439 14,479 48 32,185 12,375 38
Total Grades
266,356 139,663 52 268,014 135,316 50
3-12
Academic Performance of Homeless Students SY 2008-09
Number Percent Number Percent
Number Number
Meeting or Meeting or Meeting or Meeting or
Taking Taking
Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding
Reading Mathematics
State State State State
Assessment Assessment
Proficiency in Proficiency in Proficiency in Proficiency in
Test Test
Reading Reading Mathematics Mathematics
Grade 3 31,583 15,826 50 31,541 18,343 58
Grade 4 30,372 15,990 53 30,479 17,212 56
Grade 5 28,799 14,895 52 28,508 14,990 53
Grade 6 26,425 13,293 50 26,342 11,732 45
Grade 7 25,529 12,221 48 25,104 10,983 44
Grade 8 24,309 11,701 48 24,130 9,844 41
Total Grades
167,017 83,926 50 166,104 83,104 50
3-8
High School 30,936 14,036 45 29,341 11,189 38
Total Grades
197,953 97,962 49 195,445 94,293 48
3-12

Appendix C: Academic Performance of Homeless Students Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento Subgrants C32

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