Standard 3: Equity in Practice

When looking at free and reduced lunch it is clear that there is a divide in how many students
receive free and reduced lunch by race. This is also reflected in the AZMerit Scores.

White Students Hispanic Students

23%
44%
56% 77%

Free and Reduced Paid Free and Reduced Paid

As reflected in the graphs below there are big gaps in proficiency in both ELA and Math.
This shows that much more needs to be done to address these differences and ensure all students
are achieving at a high level.

ELA Proficiency by Race

100
90
Percent Proficient

80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
White Hispanic Asian Native Black or Two or More
American or African
Alaskian American
Native

Math Proficiency by Race Percent Proficient

100
Percent Proficient

80
60
40
20
0
White Hispanic Asian Native Black or Two or More
American or African
Alaskian American
Native