GCS 1 – Attachment 1
Additional Information
February 5, 2015
2013–14 School Performance Grades (A–F) for North Carolina Public Schools
Executive Summary
(February 5, 2015)
Statistical Summary of Results
On September 4, 2014, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released school,
district, and state accountability results for end-of-grade (EOG) and end-of-course (EOC)
assessments administered in the 2013–14 school year. In addition, beginning with the 2013–14
school year data, per legislation (G.S. §115C-83.15) passed during the 2013 long session of the
North Carolina General Assembly, School Performance Grades (A–F) based on test scores, and
for high schools additional indicators that measure college-and-career readiness, are being
reported.
The School Performance Grades are based on student achievement (80%) and growth (20%).
The indicators and the proficiency standard or benchmark used for achievement include:
1. Annual end-of-grade (EOG) mathematics and reading assessments in grades 3–8 and
science assessments in grades 5 and 8 (Level 3 and above)
2. Annual end-of-course (EOC) assessments in Math I, Biology, and English II (Level 3 and
above)
3. The percentage of graduates who complete Math III, Algebra II, or Integrated Math III
with a passing grade
4. The percentage of grade 11 students who achieve the minimum score required for
admission into a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina on The ACT
(composite score of 17)
5. The percentage of graduates identified as Career and Technical Education concentrators
who meet the Silver Certificate or higher on the ACT WorkKeys assessment
6. The percentage of students who graduate within four years of entering high school
(Standard [4-Year] Cohort Graduation Rate)
The EVAAS model, which provides the growth measure, uses current and previous student test
data to determine whether schools are maintaining or increasing student achievement from one
year to the next. In the event that a school does not have a Growth Score, only the School
Achievement Score is used to calculate the Performance Score. For the final Performance Score
and Grade, if a school’s growth designation is Meets or Exceeds Expected Growth, but the
inclusion of the school’s Growth Score reduces the school’s Performance Score and Grade, the
School Achievement Score only may be used for the Performance Score and Grade. For
2013–14, there were seven (7) schools that met this exception, and growth was not included in
their final grades.
For 2013–14, the grade designations are set on a 15 point scale as follows:
A = 85–100
B = 70–84
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C = 55–69
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D = 40–54
F = 39 or Less
This repo
ort provides the state-lev
vel distributio
on of Schoool Performannce Grades, iincluding thee
reading and
a mathemaatics grades for the K–8 schools andd secondary aanalyses on growth, schoool
type, pov
verty, and State Board off Education regions.
r
I Overall School Perfo
ormance Grades
Section I.
Of the 2,565 public schools
s
and public
p
charteer schools, 22,424 receiveed School Peerformance
Grades fo
or the 2013–
–14 school year.
y
The 141
1 schools no t included inn the report m
may not havve
any tested grades or may
m have a transient
t
or very
v
small sstudent popuulation. Typiccally these
schools are
a K–2 scho
ools, special education scchools, and aalternative sschools. Table 1 and Figuure 1
provide the
t number and
a percent of
o the 2,424 schools thatt received eaach letter graade (A–F). T
The
majority of all schools received a letter gradee of C or bettter.
Table 1. Performanc
P
e Grade by School
S
(Pub
blic Schools aand Public C
Charter Schoools)*
Overall
O
Gra
ade
Numb
ber of Schoools
A
132
B
582
C
1,003
D
561
F
146
Total
2,424
*Due to rounding,
r
th
he percent off schools may
y not total 100%.
Percent oof Schools
5.4
244.0
41.4
23.1
6.0
5.4
6.0
6
24.0
23.1
A (132)
B (582)
C (1003)
D (561)
F (146)
41.4
Figure 1.. Performancce grades by
y all schools
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Table 2 and
a Figure 2 show letter grades brok
ken out by puublic schoolss and by pubblic charter
schools. Public schoo
ols had a low
wer percent of
o schools w
with D and F grades (29.00%) than pubblic
charter scchools (31.2
2%). Public charters
c
had a higher perrcent of A annd B grades (40.8%) thaan
public scchools (28.8%
%).
Table 2. Performanc
P
e Grades byy Public Scho
ools and by P
Public Charrter Schools**
Publlic Schools
Public Charter Scchools
Ov
verall
Grade
G
Number
Perrcent
Numberr
P
Percent
118
5.1
14
11.2
A
545
23
3.7
37
29.6
B
968
42
2.1
35
28.0
C
539
23
3.4
22
17.6
D
129
5.6
17
13.6
F
2,299
125
Total
T
*Du
ue to rounding, the perceent of schoo
ols may not ttotal 100%.
Public Sch
hools
P
Public Charrter Schools
5.6 5.1
13.6
23.7
23.4
4
11.2
A (1188)
A (144)
B (5455)
B (377)
17.66
C (9688)
29.66
C (355)
D (5399)
D (222)
F (129)
F (177)
28.0
42.1
ools and pubblic charter sschools
Figure 2.. Performancce grades forr public scho
Table 3 and
a Figure 3 show the diistribution off school graddes by schoool type. Schoool type is
defined as
a follows: elementary (aany school with
w a grade configuratioon up to gradde 5), middlee
(any scho
ool with a grrade configu
uration up to grade 8), annd high (any school withh a grade
configuraation up to grade
g
12 or ungraded).Th
u
he elementarry and middlle schools’ aachievementt
scores arre based only
y on test scorres; howeverr, even with the higher aacademic achhievement
standardss and the imp
plementation
n of new con
ntent standarrds, 65.4% oof the elemenntary and miiddle
schools earned
e
a grad
de of C or beetter, 23.9% earned a B oor better, annd 3.1% earnned an A. Wiith
additionaal indicators to reflect co
ollege-and-caareer readineess, 88.7% oof high schoools earned a
grade of C or better, 47.7% earneed a B or bettter, and 13.11% earned aan A.
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Table 3. Performanc
P
e Grade by School
S
Typee (Public Schhools and Puublic Charteer Schools)*
Elementtary and
Mid
ddle
Elemen
ntary
Midd
dle
High
Grade Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent N
Number Peercent
58
3.1
39
3.3
19
2.8
74
13.1
A
387
20.8
268
22.6
119
17.7
195
334.6
B
772
41.5
497
41.9
275
40.8
231
441.0
C
512
27.5
304
25.6
208
30.9
49
8.7
D
132
7.1
79
6.7
53
7.9
14
2.5
F
1,861
1,187
674
563
Total
*Due to rounding
r
thee percent of schools may
y not total 1000%.
Elementary E
School Performance
e Grades
6.7
7
25..6
3.3
22.6
7.9
High Scchool Performancce Grades
2.5
2.8
A (39)
A
A (19)
B (268)
C (497)
41.9
Mid
ddle School Performance Grad
des
17.7
30.9
D (304)
B
B (119)
C
C (275)
D
D (208)
40.8
4
F (79)
FF (53)
A (74)
8.7 13.1
441.0
34.6
B (195))
C (231))
D (49)
F (14)
Figure 3.. Performancce grades by
y school typee
Section II.
I Growth and
a School Performance Grades ((Public Schoools and Pu
ublic Charteer
Schools)
Though only
o
counted
d as 20% of the
t overall School
S
Perfoormance Graade, the amouunt of growtth a
school’s students dem
monstrate for the year in
ndicates the sschool’s succcess in moviing student
ment forward
d, a key criteerion for susttained improovement. As reported to the State Booard
achievem
of Educaation on Septtember 4, 20
014, 74.7% of
o all schoolss, public andd public charrter, met or
exceeded
d growth exp
pectations fo
or 2013–14. Table
T
4 and Figure 4 proovide the perrcent of schoools
for each growth desig
gnation by school type.
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Table 4. Growth Stattus by Schoo
ol Type (Public Schools aand Public C
Charter Schoools)
Grrowth Status
Exceeds Expected Grrowth
Meets Ex
xpected Grow
wth
Does Not Meet Expeected
Growth
Total
Ellementary School
S
Nu
umber Peercent
340
28.6
604
50.9
243
20.5
M
Middle Schoool
Nu
umber Perrcent
2233
34.6
2259
38.5
181
226.9
1,187
1
Elementary School
6673
5547
Mid
ddle School 20.5
26.9
28.6
334.6
50.9
3
38.5
Exceeds Meets
M
High Schoool
Num
mber Perrcent
2200
366.6
180
322.9
167
300.5
High Scchool 30.5
36.6
32.9
Do
oes Not Meett Figure 4.. Growth staatus by schoo
ol type
he 2,407 scho
ools with bo
oth a School Performancce Grade andd a school
Data shows that of th
h status, 1,816 (75.4%) met
m or exceeeded growthh, and of thosse schools: 1120
accountaability growth
(6.6%) eaarned an A, 539 (29.7%)) earned a B, and 767 (442.2%) earneed a C (see T
Table 5 and
Figure 5)).
P
e Grade by School
S
Acco
ountability G
Growth (Publlic Schools aand Public
Table 5. Performanc
Charter Schools)
S
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
Total
Meets or Exceeds
E
Expected Growth
Number Percent
120
6.6
539
29.7
767
42.2
332
18.3
58
3.2
1,816
Exceeds Expected
E
Grow
wth
Number Percent
77
10.0
302
39.1
308
39.8
81
10.5
5
0.6
773
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Meets Exp
pected
Does Not M
Meet
Growtth
E
Expected Grrowth
N
Number P
Percent Nu
umber Peercent
43
4.1
4
0.7
237
22.7
42
7.1
459
44.0
234
339.6
251
24.1
228
338.6
53
5.1
83
114.0
1,043
591
Scho
ools Meeting
g or Exceed
ding
Grow
wth
Schools Noot Meeting
Groowth
3.2
0.7
6..6
14.0
18.3
29.7
77.1
A (1200)
A (4)
B (5399)
B (42))
C (7677)
39.6
D (3322)
388.6
F (58)
C (2344)
D (2288)
F (83)
42.2
Figure 5.. Performancce grades off schools by growth
g
desiggnations
In additio
on to school-level growtth, EVAAS growth
g
reporrts include teeacher-levell growth.
Teacherss are designaated as havin
ng Not Met, Met,
M or Exceeeded growtth for their sttudents. Of tthe
2,403 sch
hools with grrowth inform
mation for teeachers’ EOG
G and EOC test data, 2,0057 schools had
75% or more
m
of theirr teachers meeeting or excceeding grow
wth expectattions. Almosst all of the
schools earning
e
an A or a B, and most of the schools earnning a C, haad 75% or moore of their
teachers meeting or exceeding
e
grrowth. Tablee 6 and Figurre 6 show thhe percent off schools by the
o teachers meeting
m
or ex
xceeding gro
owth.
percent of
Table 6. Percent
P
of Schools
S
by th
he Percent off Teachers M
Meeting or E
Exceeding Grrowth (Publlic
Schools and
a Public Charter
C
Scho
ools)
Gradee
A
B
C
D
F
Total
Schools with 0–49%
of Teacchers Meeting
or Exceeeding Grow
wth
Numbeer
Perceent
0
0.0
0
1
2.6
6
18
47.4
4
11
28.9
9
8
21.1
1
38
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Schoo
ols with 50––74% of
Teachers Meetiing or
Excceeding Groowth
Num
mber
Peercent
1
0.3
23
3
7.5
118
338.3
114
337.0
52
2
116.9
308
6
S
Schools with
h 75–100%
off Teachers M
Meeting or
Exceeding Growth
N
Number
Percent
123
6.0
555
27.0
864
42.0
435
21.1
80
3.9
2,057
0‐‐49% Teache
ers Meeting or Exceeding Growth
0.0
50‐74%
% Teachers Meeting o
or Exceedingg Gro
owth
0.3
2.6
A (0)
21.1
B (1)
47.4
28.9
D (11)
3.9
7.5
A (1))
16.9
C (18)
775‐100% Teachers Meeeting or Excceeding Growth
h
B (233)
21.11
C (1118)
38
8.3
37.0
D (114)
F (8)
F (522)
6.0
A (123)
B (555)
27.0
442.0
C (864)
D (435)
F (80)
Figure 6.. Performancce grades by
y percent of schools
s
by ppercent of teaachers meetiing or exceeding
growth
Section III.
I Perform
mance Grad
de by Schooll Poverty Peercentage (P
Public Schools and Pub
blic
Charter Schools)
Data for the poverty percentages were availaable for 2,4155 schools. T
Table 7 and F
Figure 7 show
w the
distributiion of letter grades
g
for scchools reporrting povertyy at 50% or m
more of theirr students annd for
schools reporting
r
pov
verty less thaan 50% of th
heir studentss. Schools w
with greater ppoverty earneed
fewer A’s and B’s an
nd earned mo
ore C’s, D’s, and F’s thaan schools w
with less poveerty.
Table 7. Number
N
and
d Percent off Schools by Letter
L
Gradee and School Poverty Peercentage (P
Public
Schools and
a Public Charter
C
Scho
ools)*
Total
Numbeer
of Schoo
ols
Schoo
ols with 50%
% or
Sc hools with L
Less than
Mo
ore Poverty
y
50% Povverty
Numb
ber
Perccent
Nuumber
Percent
131
17
13..0
114
87.0
A
577
133
23..1
4444
76.9
B
1,003
722
2
72..0
2281
28.0
C
560
548
97..9
12
2.1
D
144
144
4
100
0
0
F
2,415
1,564
4
8851
Total
*Data So
ource: 2013–
–14 Eligible School Sum
mmary Reporrt
Gradee
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Percentt
Total
100
100
100
100
100
Grades by School Poverty Percent
100.0
90.0
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
A
B
C
D
F
50% or More Poverty
13.0
23.1
72.0
97.9
100.0
Less than 50% Poverty
87.0
76.9
28.0
2.1
0.0
Figure 7. Bar graph showing school performance grades by school poverty percentage
Section IV: Reading and Mathematics Performance Grades for Elementary and Middle
Schools
Schools with grades 3–8 report a School Performance Grade for Reading and for Mathematics,
based on the end-of-grade test scores. Like the overall School Performance Grades, the reading
and math grades include achievement (80%) and growth (20%). Table 8 and Figure 8 provide
this information by the number and percent of grades earned for all schools.
Table 8. Number and Percent of Schools Reading and Mathematics Letter Grades (Public
Schools and Public Charter Schools)*
Reading
Mathematics
Grade
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
47
2.4
56
2.9
A
398
20.5
342
17.6
B
826
42.5
685
35.3
C
554
28.5
598
30.8
D
118
6.1
262
13.5
F
1,943
1,943
Total
*Due to rounding, the percent of schools may not total 100%.
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Reading Grades
G
M
Mathematiccs Grades
2.4
2.9
6.1
13.5
20.5
28.5
17.6
A (47))
A (566)
B (3988)
B (3442)
C (8266)
C (6885)
30.88
D (5544)
D (5998)
F (1188)
F (2622)
35.3
42.5
Figure 8.. Performancce grades forr reading and
d mathematiics
Table 9 and
a Figure 9 show the diistribution off reading graades for pubblic schools aand public
charter scchools.
N
and
d Percent off Reading Grades by Pubblic Schools and by Publlic Charter
Table 9. Number
Schools*
*
Public Scho
ools
Pu
ublic Charteer Schools
Grade
Numb
ber
Percent
Num
mber
Percent
37
2.0
110
8.6
A
350
0
19.2
448
41.4
B
799
9
43.7
227
23.3
C
536
6
29.3
118
15.5
D
105
5
5.7
113
11.2
F
1,827
7
1 16
Total
*Due to rounding,
r
th
he percent off schools may
y not total 100%.
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Reading Grades
G
Public Scchools
Reading G
Grades
P
Public Chartter Schools
2.0
5.7
11.2
19.2
A (37)
A (100)
155.5
B (3500)
29.3
8.6
B (488)
C (7999)
C (277)
41.4
D (5366)
F (105)
D (188)
F (133)
23.3
43.7
Figure 9.. Distribution of reading
g grades for public
p
schoools and publiic charter schhools
Table 10 and Figure 10 show thee distribution
n of mathemaatics grades for public schools and
public ch
harter schoolls.
Table 10. Mathematiics Grades by Public Charter Schoolls and Publiic Schools
Grade
G
A
B
C
D
F
Total
T
Publiic Schools
Number
Perccent
50
2..7
312
17
7.1
654
35
5.8
570
31
1.2
241
13
3.2
1,827
Mathematic
M
cs Grades
Public Scchools
Public C
Charter Sch
hools
Number
Peercent
6
5.2
30
25.9
31
26.7
28
24.1
21
18.1
116
M
Mathematiccs Grades
Pu
ublic Charteer Schools
2.7
5.2
13.2
17.1
18.1
A (50)
A (6))
25.9
B (3122)
C (6544)
31.2
C (311)
244.1
D (5700)
35.8
B (300)
D (288)
F (241)
F (211)
26.7
Figure 10. Distribution of mathematics gradees for publicc schools andd public charrter schools
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Table 11 and Figure 11 show the distribution of reading grades for schools reporting poverty at
50% or more of their students and for schools reporting poverty less than 50 percent of their
students.
Table 11. Number and Percent of Schools by Reading Grade and School Poverty Percentage
Grade
Total
Number
of Schools
A
B
C
D
F
Total
45
396
825
554
116
1,936
Schools with 50% or
More Poverty
Number
Percent
2
4.4
65
16.4
607
73.6
549
99.1
115
99.1
1,338
Schools with Less than
50% Poverty
Number
Percent
43
95.6
331
83.6
218
26.4
5
0.9
1
0.9
598
Percent
Total
100
100
100
100
100
Reading Grades by School Poverty Percent
100.0
90.0
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
A
B
C
D
F
50% or More Poverty
4.4
16.4
73.6
99.1
99.1
Less than 50% Poverty
95.6
83.6
26.4
0.9
0.9
Figure 11. Reading grades by school poverty percentage
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Table 12 and Figure 12 show the distribution of mathematics grades for schools reporting
poverty at 50% or more of their students and for schools reporting poverty less than 50 percent
of their students.
Table 12. Number and Percent of Schools by Mathematics Grade and School Poverty
Percentage
Grade
Total
Number
of Schools
A
B
C
D
F
Total
55
339
685
597
260
1,936
Schools with 50% or
More Poverty
Number
Percent
7
12.7
80
23.6
464
67.7
532
89.1
255
98.1
1,338
Schools with Less than
50% Poverty
Number
Percent
48
87.3
259
76.4
221
32.3
65
10.9
5
1.9
598
Percent
Total
100
100
100
100
100
Mathematics Grades by School Poverty Percent
100.0
90.0
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
A
B
C
D
F
50% or More Poverty
12.7
23.6
67.7
89.1
98.1
Less than 50% Poverty
87.3
76.4
32.3
10.9
1.9
Figure 12. Mathematics grades by school poverty percentage
Section V. Performance Grades by State Board Regions (Public Schools and Public
Charter Schools)
The distributions of School Performance Grades, Growth Designations, Reading Grades, and
Mathematics Grades by State Board of Education regions are presented in Tables 13–16.
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Table 13. Number and Percent of School Performance Grades (A–F) by State School Board
Region*
Overall Performance Grade
A
B
C
D
Number
2
24
57
39
1
Percent
1.5
18.0
42.9
29.3
Number
13
57
109
60
2
Percent
5.2
22.8
43.6
24.0
Number
27
106
158
109
3
Percent
6.0
23.5
35.0
24.1
Number
5
35
109
99
4
Percent
1.9
13.0
40.5
36.8
Number
22
89
170
106
5
Percent
5.3
21.5
41.2
25.7
Number
42
129
144
86
6
Percent
10.0
30.6
34.2
20.4
Number
12
81
146
41
7
Percent
4.2
28.4
51.2
14.4
Number
9
61
110
21
8
Percent
4.5
30.3
54.7
10.4
*Due to rounding, the percent of schools may not total 100%.
Region
F
11
8.3
11
4.4
52
11.5
21
7.8
26
6.3
20
4.8
5
1.8
0
0.0
Total Schools
133
250
452
269
413
421
285
201
Table 14. Number and Percent of School Growth Designations by State School Board Region*
Region
1
2
3
4
5
6
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Exceeds
25
19.1
81
32.5
147
32.7
77
28.7
118
28.9
169
40.3
NCDPI/ODSS/AS/LM/February 3, 2015
Growth Status
Meets
62
47.3
109
43.8
179
39.9
127
47.4
185
45.3
169
40.3
13
Does Not Meet
44
33.6
59
23.7
123
27.4
64
23.9
105
25.7
81
19.3
Total
Schools
131
249
449
268
408
419
Total
Schools
Growth Status
Exceeds
Meets
Does Not Meet
Number
104
120
58
7
Percent
36.9
42.6
20.6
Number
52
92
57
8
Percent
25.9
45.8
28.4
*Due to rounding, the percent of schools may not total 100%. Region
282
201
Table 15. Number and Percent of Reading Grades by State School Board Region*
Reading Grade
A
B
C
D
Number
0
12
46
38
1
Percent
0.0
11.9
45.5
37.6
Number
7
32
95
55
2
Percent
3.5
16.2
48.0
27.8
Number
15
81
122
110
3
Percent
4.1
22.0
33.2
29.9
Number
0
21
81
105
4
Percent
0.0
9.5
36.7
47.5
Number
3
63
127
111
5
Percent
0.9
19.1
38.6
33.7
Number
15
106
114
85
6
Percent
4.4
31.1
33.4
24.9
Number
5
44
137
37
7
Percent
2.2
19.4
60.4
16.3
Number
2
39
104
13
8
Percent
1.3
24.7
65.8
8.2
*Due to rounding, the percent of schools may not total 100%.
Region
F
5
5.0
9
4.5
40
10.9
14
6.3
25
7.6
21
6.2
4
1.8
0
0.0
Total Schools
101
198
368
221
329
341
227
158
Table 16. Number and Percent of Mathematics Grades by State School Board Region*
Region
1
2
3
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
A
2
2.0
6
3.0
13
3.5
NCDPI/ODSS/AS/LM/February 3, 2015
Mathematics Grade
B
C
D
11
22
43
10.9
21.8
42.6
20
78
65
10.1
39.4
32.8
77
94
110
20.9
25.5
29.9
14
F
23
22.8
29
14.6
74
20.1
Total Schools
101
198
368
Mathematics Grade
A
B
C
D
Number
1
17
63
92
4
Percent
0.5
7.7
28.5
41.6
Number
5
57
123
104
5
Percent
1.5
17.3
37.4
31.6
Number
22
98
108
78
6
Percent
6.5
28.7
31.7
22.9
Number
4
36
110
65
7
Percent
1.8
15.9
48.5
28.6
Number
3
26
87
41
8
Percent
1.9
16.5
55.1
25.9
*Due to rounding, the percent of schools may not total 100%.
Region
NCDPI/ODSS/AS/LM/February 3, 2015
15
F
48
21.7
40
12.2
35
10.3
12
5.3
1
0.6
Total Schools
221
329
341
227
158