Achievement of the AVANCE Child Graduates in the El Paso ISD

Sixty-nine graduates of the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program from 1998 through 2006 were tracked by the El Paso ISD and the following achievement was noted:

Met Standard, TAKS 2006 Grades 3-7

AVANCE Children El Paso ISD Children
Reading 70% 55%
Math 74% 62%
Writing 82% 73%
Science 67% 51%

This is achieved in spite of the fact that 94% of AVANCE children are rated economically disadvantaged, compared to 70% for El Paso ISD as a whole.