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Post by eb204 on Oct 21, 2008 16:29:30 GMT -5
The results from Indian Prairie's 29,000 students who took standardized tests last year showed students continue to have strong, stable scores that are well above state averages.
As a district, 92.6 percent of students met or exceeded state standards on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) for the combined reading, math and science tests.
Other highlights include strong math achievement scores, ranging from 92.3 percent in eighth grade to 96.1 percent in third grade.
Reading scores ranged from 89.9 percent in third grade to 93.5 percent in eighth grade.
Science is another area where students showed outstanding achievement, with 91.7 percent of fourth graders and 92.7 percent of seventh graders meeting or exceeding standards.
Superintendent Stephen Daeschner said he is proud of the students' achievement. "Our test scores reflect hard work and dedication on the part of our staff and parents, but most importantly our students."
While the district made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as measured by No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 4 of the district's 31 schools did not reach this year's NCLB target. Gombert Elementary, Still Middle School, Neuqua Valley High School, and Waubonsie Valley High School had students in subgroup categories that did not meet standards.
"Test scores show the majority of our students are achieving at very high levels, but we must continue to focus on our students who are not meeting standards. It's our responsibility to find ways to help our low performing students achieve more than they are right now," Daeschner said.
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Post by gatormom on Oct 21, 2008 17:45:18 GMT -5
www.ipsd.org/Uploads/news_20516_1.pdfThere is a link to the overview. I found this interesting. ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS: No Child Left Behind requires that adequate yearly progress (AYP) be made on test scores in order for a school to achieve adequate yearly progress. The target this year rose from 55% to 62.5% of students meeting standards in each category to make AYP. The district as a whole made AYP, however 4 of the district's 31 schools did not make AYP in certain subgroups. Gombert Elementary made AYP in all areas except Economically disadvantaged Reading; Still Middle School made AYP in all areas except Students with Disabilities Reading; Waubonsie Valley High School made AYP in all areas except African American Reading and Math, Hispanic Reading, Students with Disabilities Reading and Math, and Economically Disadvantaged Reading; Neuqua Valley made AYP in all areas except African American Math.
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