DoDEA Facts!

Serving The Military Community

DoDEA's schools serve the children of military service members and Department of Defense civilian employees throughout the world.

Parent/Guardian Affiliation DoDDS DDESS
Army 35% 71%
Navy 14% 4%
Marine Corps 7% 18%
Air Force 31% 5%
Civilian 12% 1%
Coast Guard .1% 1%

DoDEA Today
DoDEA operates 192 schools in 14 districts located in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

All schools within DoDEA are fully accredited by U.S. accreditation agencies. Approximately 8,700 educators serve more than 84,000 DoDEA students.


 DoDEA DoDDS-Europe DoDDS-Pacific DDESS
Districts 14 5 4 5
Schools 192 81 46 65
Employees 12,295 5,220 3,075 4,000
Students 84,000 36,000 23,000 25,000

As of August 20, 2008


Locations of DoDEA Schools
DoDDSDDESS
Bahrain Alabama
Belgium Georgia
England Kentucky
Germany New York
Guam North Carolina
Italy South Carolina
Japan Virginia
Korea
The NetherlandsCuba
Portugal Puerto Rico
Spain
Turkey

Instructional Program

The DoDEA instructional program provides a comprehensive prekindergarten through 12th grade curriculum that is competitive with that of any school system in the United States. DoDEA maintains a high school graduation rate of approximately 99 percent. The 2,875 graduating seniors in DoDEA's Class of 2006 earned more than $38.2 million in scholarships and grants.


Assessment

DoDEA monitors student progress through the use of standardized tests. Students take the Terra Nova Achievement Test, a norm-referenced test for students in grades 3 through 11. Every year, at every grade level tested, and in every subject area, DoDEA students score above the national average. DoDEA 4th and 8th grade students also take the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), "the Nation's Report Card." DoDDS and DDESS student scores consistently rank at or near the top of the scale when compared with the scores of other participating states and jurisdictions.


National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2002-2005
DoDEA's National Rankings by Subject, Test, Year, Grade, and Ethnic Group

2005
Reading		 2002
Writing 		2005
Math 		2005
Science

4th
Grade		 8th
Grade		 4th
Grade		 8th
Grade		 4th
Grade		 8th
Grade		 4th
Grade		 8th
Grade
DoDEA (All)3rd2nd4th3rd8th6th5th4th
African American1st1st2nd1st3rd1st1st1st
Hispanic2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st1st1st


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