SCHOOL/GRADE LEVEL GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT REPORT
FIND – Use the report to locate information and answer the following questions:
QUESTIONS
1. How many or what proportion of students in this grade
level exhibit median Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs)
below the 50th percentile of growth?
Note: Remember, the 50th percentile can be thought of as the “average” growth
exhibited by each student’s academic peers.
2. What is the approximate number or proportion of
students in this grade level exhibiting an SGP that falls
into the LOW, TYPICAL, and HIGH ranges?
Note: Draw a vertical line on this chart at the 34th and 65th percentiles on the
horizontal axis of the report. Look within each of the three resulting columns to
find the answers.
RESPONSES
MATH
RLA
LOW
(1 to 34)
TYPICAL
(35 TO 65)
HIGH
(66 TO 99)
LOW
(1 to 34)
TYPICAL
(35 TO 65)
HIGH
(66 TO 99)
MATH
RLA
3. Within each achievement level (e.g., novice, partial
mastery, mastery, etc.) determine how many or what
proportion of students exhibited low, typical, and high
growth?
MATH
RLA
MATH
RLA
MATH
RLA
Novice
Partial Mastery
Mastery
Note: Refer to the white horizontal lines on this chart. These lines represent the
cut scores for each achievement level (e.g., novice, partial mastery, mastery, etc.).
Use this information in combination with the vertical lines you drew at the 34th
and 65th percentiles to find the answers. For example, of those students who were
“Novice,” how many had low, typical, or high growth?
Above Mastery
Distinguished
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FIND – Use the report to locate information and answer the following questions:
4. Using the mouseover function in the PDF Chart,
identify the following information for the highest
and lowest growth students.
Student Growth
Percentile
Student
TARGET Growth
Percentile
Student
Achievement
Level
Student Scale
Score
Highest Growth
Note: Adobe’s mouseover function is not supported on iPad because iPad does
not have a mouse.
Lowest Growth
ANALYZE AND INTERPRET: Use what you have discovered to answer the following questions:
QUESTIONS
1. In which grade levels are there multiple
students in the “novice” or “partial
mastery” achievement levels are exhibiting
high growth?
RESPONSES
MATH
RLA
2. For any of the students identified in #1
above, does the target student growth
percentile appear to indicate he/she is on
track to meet or exceed proficiency
expectations if he/she sustains this level of
growth? If so, what level of growth does
he/she require?
Note: Use the mouseover function to view the student’s current and
target SGPs. If the current SGP is equal to or exceeds the target, then
the model projects the student will meet or exceed proficiency
expectations within three years or by 11th grade, whichever is sooner
if this growth is sustained. The “target” SGP indicates the level of
growth necessary.
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ANALYZE AND INTERPRET: Use what you have discovered to answer the following questions:
3. In which grade levels are there multiple
students in the “mastery,” “above
mastery,” or “distinguished” achievement
levels are exhibiting low growth?
MATH
RLA
MATH
RLA
4. For any of the students identified in #3
above, does the target student growth
percentile appear to indicate he/she is on
track to maintain proficiency expectations if
he/she sustains this level of growth?
Note: Use the mouseover function to view the student’s current and
target SGPs. If the current SGP is less than the target, then the model
projects the student will not maintain proficiency expectations within
three years or by 11th grade, whichever is sooner if this growth is
sustained.
5. What other groups of students are you
interested in examining further based upon
the growth and achievement data?
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PLAN NEXT STEPS: Now that you know something about the growth that has occurred in your
grade/school this past year, where can you go to get more information?
RESOURCES/DESCRIPTION
Growth Model School Level Summary Report: This report, available via the WVDE
NCLB private site, presents summary level growth information for a selected school.
The report presents the number and percentage of students within the school who
achieved low, typical, and high growth as well as the median growth percentile for
the school and the percentage of students who achieved proficiency. These data are
provided for the all subgroup and disaggregated by grade level. County and state
data are also presented for comparison purposes. The report contains a number of
clickable links: (1) school level keeping up/catching up status report, (2) growth
model school level summary data disaggregated by subgroups, (3) a graphical
representation of the growth model school level summary report, and (4) links to
the available “Grade Level Growth and Achievement Reports.” These data are
provided for mathematics and reading/language arts.
QUESTIONS
Where can I learn more
about the growth of
individual students in
your school and how
that growth relates to
the school as a whole?
RESPONSE
Growth Model School Level Keeping Up/Catching Up Status Report: This report,
available via the WVDE NCLB private site, presents additional summary level growth
information for the selected school. Specifically, the report shows the number and
percentage of students projected to “catch up” or “keep up” with proficiency
expectations based upon their observed growth and the model’s estimate regarding
the level of growth that is necessary for the student to reach or maintain proficiency
within a defined period of time. This information is provided for all students and
disaggregated by grade. A clickable link provides keep up/catch up information for
students in the school disaggregated by subgroup.
Individual Student Growth and Achievement Report: This report shows a student’s
Growth Percentiles and Growth Levels over a four-year period (depending on grade
level). The report can be used to review past growth to assess student progress
toward WESTEST 2 achievement goals, develop remediation or enrichment plans
based on rate of growth needed to reach higher WESTEST 2 achievement levels, and
identify the rate of progress needed to reach or maintain proficient status on the
WESTEST 2 next year.
Electronic Confidential Summary Report (eCSR): This report, accessible via the
WVDE NCLB private site, provides summary academic achievement data for a
selected grade level within a selected school. The report provides the number of
Where can I learn about
grade level mastery of
specific content
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students tested and the distribution of students disaggregated by academic
achievement level. The report also provides the mean scale score for the grade and
aggregated numbers and percentages of students who were assessed “at or above
mastery” or “below mastery” expectations. These data are presented for all
students as well as disaggregated by subgroup. County and state data are provided
for comparison. Further, the report provides school level summary information
about all students’ mastery of grade level content standards.
standards in this school
by grade
WESTEST 2 Content Standards and Objectives Analysis Report (WESTEST 2/CSO
Analysis): This report, accessible via the WVDE NCLB private site, provides summary
academic achievement data for a selected grade level within the selected school.
Users can examine student performance on the WESTEST 2 by content standard.
The number of items tested for each content standard, the average number of
correct responses, and the percentage correct are displayed. Data are accessible
for each content area, grade, and subgroup and school, district and state results are
provided for comparison.
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