A summative score is a final evaluation or overall grade that reflects your performance on a specific task or assessment. It is usually given at the end of a period to measure your overall accomplishment or understanding of a topic. Full definition
At the end of the evaluation school year, a final summative score in each of four domains of practice is calculated and presented to the evaluated teacher. (educationnext.org)
Allow states to develop useful dashboards of information that provide transparency and guidance for productive action, and do not require accountability decisions to be based on a single summative score. (learningpolicyinstitute.org)
PACE shows that an equally weighted summative score will identify schools that are low on all indicators, but will not identify many schools that are low on specific indicators. (educationnext.org)