To calculate the results, the department compared
average proficiency rates on state tests in the 2011 - 12 school year to earlier scores.
Meanwhile,
average proficiency rates in a matched set of comparison schools increased by lesser amounts, 9 percentage points in reading and 13 percentage points in math (although the Edison advantage is statistically significant only in math).»
PLA schools were defined as those with baseline achievement in the lowest five percent (based on three - year
average proficiency rates) as well as having made the least progress in raising student achievement over the previous five years.
While a number of schools saw
average proficiency rates from 2012 - 14 in the 80s and even the 90s, no school scored above 82 percent this year (this shows up as white space at the top of the graph).
Looking at each of the CMOs in the NewSchools portfolio individually, we find that half are producing breakthrough results, with
average proficiency rates that are at least 15 percentage points higher than their local districts.
The large - city
average proficiency rate in fourth grade only climbed two percentage points since the last administration, up to 26 percent.
Even more impressive, nearly 80 percent of the states» proficiency rates are within 15 percentage points of the NAEP rates, with only one state possessing
an average proficiency rate differing from the NAEP standard by more than 40 percentage points.
The average proficiency rate in math for black third - graders who attend California public schools without the minimum threshold number of ELL third - grade students is 46 %.
The average proficiency rate for these schools fell from 64 to 42 percent.
We measured actual school quality as the percentage of students in a school who achieved «proficiency» in math and reading on the state's accountability exams (taking
the average proficiency rate across the two subjects).
BVP Middle School results showed statistically significant improvements over the previous year in both ELA and math and far outpace the state with 57 % proficiency rate in math and 50 %
average proficiency rate in ELA, compared to the state averages (39 % and 29.6 %, respectively).
Students there now outperform the state
average proficiency rate in math and have nearly closed achievement gaps in literacy.
``... the Ft. Lauderdale based Charter Schools USA oversees 38 charter schools in Florida, and as a network, exceeded Florida's
average proficiency rate in math, science, reading and writing.
At the three elementary schools, ELA and mathematics scores did increase: the combined
average proficiency rate increased by 5.2 points and 15.2 points, respectively, from 2012 - 13 (when the initiative was implemented) to 2014 - 15 (see figs. 1 and 2).
Not exact matches
At 32 city elementary and middle schools, the
average English - math
proficiency rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students...
The
average mathematics test score and
proficiency rate were 562 and 46 percent for hypoglycemic newborns vs. 589 and 64 percent for normoglycemic newborns.
Leaning too heavily on
proficiency rates or
average test scores can unfairly target schools, especially those that serve disadvantaged students, for intervention, while ignoring schools where students are learning the least.
After controlling for
average class size, per - pupil spending in 1998 - 99, the percentage of students with disabilities, the percentage of students receiving a free or reduced - price school lunch, the percentage of students with limited English
proficiency, and student mobility
rates, high - scoring F schools achieved gains that were 2.5 points greater than their below -
average D counterparts in reading (see Figure 2).
Proficiency rates on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) among charter students are not only consistently higher than those of students in their respective district sectors, but many of these
rates compare favorably to the states with the highest
average levels of performance.
Instead of using
proficiency rates to gauge achievement, Colorado will take an
average of students» test scores, which sounds simple (like blocking and tackling) because it is simple — assuming you do it.
While the 42 percent
rate of math
proficiency for U.S. white students is much higher than the
averages for students from African American and Hispanic backgrounds, U.S. white students are still surpassed by all students in 16 other countries.
We address this question here by examining the link between the establishment of charter schools in North Carolina and
average student
proficiency rates at the traditional public schools most affected by the new source of competition.
Viewed as a group, schools managed by our CMOs achieve
rates of
proficiency on state assessments in reading and math that
average about 9 percentage points higher than those of schools in their local districts (see Figure 2).
Charter schools in the NewSchools» portfolio achieve
proficiency rates in reading and math that are about 9 percentage points higher, on
average, than those achieved by schools in their host districts.
The initial minimum
proficiency rate will be the greater of the
proficiency rate of the 20th - percentile school or the
average statewide
proficiency rate of the lowest - scoring subgroup.
Between 1994 and 1999, these states were the educational envy of the nation, raising
proficiency rates in math and reading by 2 to 5 percentage points in the
average year.
The graph below compares
average math and reading
proficiency rates over two time periods.
For instance, the
proficiency rate is calculated by assigning each proficient student a value of 1 and each non-proficient student a value of 0 and then taking the
average score across students.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
average scale scores and
proficiency rates are retrieved from http://www.nationsreportcard.gov/.
A simple regression of the
average grades citizens assign to local schools in each state on NAEP and state
proficiency rates simultaneously confirms that
average grades (1) are strongly correlated with NAEP
proficiency rates and (2) after controlling for NAEP
proficiency rates, have no relationship whatsoever with
proficiency rates on state tests.
Figure 1a: Relationship between the
Average Grades Assigned to Local Public Schools and
Proficiency Rates on State Tests
Even after controlling for
proficiency rates and other school characteristics, middle schools receive
ratings that are, on
average, 18 percent of a letter grade lower than comparable elementary schools.
After identifying these matches, I examined the reading and math
proficiency rates of the schools in 2008 - 09 to determine how many schools had become «successes» by that year (success defined here as performing above the state
average).
State and NAEP
proficiency rates are the
average of 8th grade
proficiency rates in math and reading.
This year, KIPP NJ students continued to make gains in elementary, middle and high school
proficiency rates, and in some cases passed the state
averages.
The CSUSA network of schools exceeded the Florida
average proficiency and
rate of growth in reading, math, science and writing for 2013 - 2014.
ISLA is certified as an International Baccalaureate World School whose students consistently achieve
proficiency rates above local and state
averages.
The highest level of college and career readiness was seen among students using the program who
averaged mastery of four or more subskills per week; 58 % of these students met
proficiency benchmarks — almost double the
rate of the typical students.
The lower 25 percent had an
average of 29 minutes of physical education per week and an
average math
proficiency rate of 47.53.
Achievement First Bushwick's ELA 2010
proficiency rates range from 23 % to 42 %, below the state
average and the author's 90 % mark.
After the correction in 2010 New York state elementary English Language Arts (ELA)
proficiency rates dropped, on
average, 20 points.
In fact, NYS
proficiency rates align closely with the rest of the country (despite having the highest spending per pupil at $ 21,206, 86 % above the national
average).
Results from the 2015 - 16 year show
proficiency rates in math and science increased on
average 1.9 percentage points to 46.5 percent and 48.7 percent, respectively.
Proficiency rates in ELA remained on
average at 44.1 percent, although gains were seen in lower grades.
Currently, the city hovers at just over 50 % for academic
proficiency, with a five - year
average growth
rate of about 1.6 % per year.
Growth
rates for students — not absolute
proficiency levels but growth from year to year — are consistently higher than the state
average.
Fewer than a third of students are reading on grade level, and the math
proficiency rate among eighth - graders is less than half the city
average.
Fourth graders boasted
proficiency rates of 60 percent in English and 70 percent in math, beating the state
averages of 51 percent and 40 percent, respectively.
The report also indicated the
proficiency rates at schools operated by K12 were significantly lower than the statewide
average.
The
average black test - takers»
proficiency rate was also lower if they were educated at ELL reporting schools (except in Florida)(Figure 8).