Readers can draw their own conclusions with data in hand, but this much we know: In the fall of 2002, Edison was assigned to manage 20 schools in Philadelphia
with an average proficiency of only 6 percent.
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.
Not exact matches
They also do not differ significantly in their initial per - pupil spending,
average class size, percentage of students receiving subsidized school lunches, percentage of students
with limited English
proficiency or disabilities, and the mobility of their student populations.
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.
Student performance measures include
average student achievement on reading and math exams, along
with median
proficiency and the percentage of students achieving
proficiency.
The matrix converts scores on standardized tests — the Stanford Achievement Test for English - speaking students and the Aprenda exam for Spanish - speaking students
with limited English
proficiency — scores on the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT),
average course grades, teacher recommendations, and indicators for socioeconomic status into an overall index score.
Moreover, if an income gap made America unique, you would expect the percentage of American students performing well below
proficiency in math to be much higher than the percentage of low performers in countries
with average test scores similar to the United States.
The overall grade for each state was determined by comparing the difference
with the standard deviation from the
average for all states for all four years on the tests for which the state reported
proficiency percentages.
The school that stuck
with the program (IS 228 in Brooklyn) posted student growth gains on the state assessment that were twice the
average of NYC schools overall in its second year, and
proficiency gains that exceeded both the city and charter school norms.
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.
• On
average, schools
with one year of funding and interventions under their belts saw a two percentage - point gain in reading
proficiency — just about the same gain as all other U.S. schools that didn't get these huge cash infusions.
• On
average, schools
with two years of funding and interventions under their belts saw a three percentage point gain in reading
proficiency — just about the same gain as all other U.S. schools — those that didn't get these huge cash infusions.
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.
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.
The inclusion of larger percentages of students
with disabilities — 11 percent in both grades in 2009 compared
with eight percent in 2007 — did not impact overall achievement as
average scores and
proficiency levels for the commonwealth's fourth and eighth graders were similar to 2007.
For the first time, the DOE has compiled charter - school scores on the state's
proficiency tests as a single district, which allows for comparisons
with the statewide
average.
Schools
with low growth (below the
average) and single digit reading
proficiency should not be called good schools.
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).
But she, along
with Ushomirsky and Williams illustrate that in the case of Florida, where the
proficiency levels for black students in A-ranked schools are, on
average, four percentage points lower than for white peers in C - ranked schools.
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).
Newark students are also competitive
with statewide
averages in the states of Maryland and Colorado in both math and English
proficiency.
Schools making good progress but not yet reaching desired
average levels of achievement are not rewarded, and schools
with high - achieving students have no further incentive to improve if they've already reached the mandated
proficiency level.
Currently, the city hovers at just over 50 % for academic
proficiency,
with a five - year
average growth rate of about 1.6 % per year.
The inclusion of larger percentages of students
with disabilities and limited English proficient students in the 2009 Virginia testing samples did not significantly impact achievement as
average scores, and
proficiency levels for the commonwealth's fourth and eighth graders were similar to 2007.
Also that spring, 51 percent passed English
with proficiency, a jump from 25 percent the previous year, and 20 percentage points above the 31 % statewide
average.
All of which helps explain how Bethune Elementary —
with a population of children who are almost all African American and almost all poor — posts
proficiency rates that well exceed state
averages, earning it a place on the state's «High Performing High Poverty» school list.
Academic and engagement - related indicators of readiness include student performance
with respect to attendance, credit accumulation, course performance (grade point
average and demonstration of
proficiencies in context), performance on summative assessments, competitive course - taking patterns (Advanced Placement [AP], International Baccalaureate [IB], and career technical education options), and course completion.
She has led LAMB to continuous growth in
proficiency in third grade reading
with an
average of 8 % increase in student achievement in mathematics, an overall in - seat attendance rate of 94 %, 1 % out - of - school suspension rate for violence and 0 % expulsion rate.»
Click here to view a comparison of state NAEP
averages created by the U. S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences; you can also see charts here comparing each states»
proficiency rates to those of NAEP for 4th and 8th grade reading along
with charts for math and science.
LAUSD scored a «low» on ELA
with students in an
average of 39.6 points below
proficiency.
In the United States, just 9 percent of 15 - year - olds scored in the top two levels of
proficiency in math, compared
with an
average of 13 percent among industrialized nations and as high as 55 percent in Shanghai, 40 percent in Singapore, and 17 percent in Germany and Poland.
But the school system consistently ranks among the top 10 in the state,
with the best
proficiency rates in reading and math; its students» ACT scores exceed state and national
averages; and it boasts Advanced Placement participation rates and scores among the highest in the state.
When the report considers only schools
with a Latino student population that is at least the region
average of 38 %, about half of the charters place in the top 10 % of schools, based on Latino API for elementary schools, 8th grade algebra
proficiency and UC / CSU eligibility.
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with outside agencies to ensure cross cultural experience Key Highlights: • Steered 93 % of trainees to pass the Defense Language
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average of less than 50 % for 1st time pass.
More than half of all students at a 2011 NSOC performed at or above
proficiency on standardized tests,
with the exception of one school, and 49 percent of the public schools reached AYP, consistent
with the national
average.