Acknowledgments
The development of a comprehensive Writing Assessment requires the skills and efforts of
many individuals. We thank Daisy Vickers, Mary Wetherby, Jim Kroening, Karen Davis,
and Mildred Bazemore for the overall coordination of this project. We also thank Betty
Marsh, Karen Eller, and Anthony Wells for the statistical analyses and verification of the
test data, the production of many tables, charts, and graphs, and data entry and
verification.
Introduction
The 1997-98 Report of Student Performance in Writing provides information on student
performance on the North Carolina Writing Assessment at grades 4, 7, and 10 (English II). The
annual writing assessment, a component of the North Carolina Testing Program, is also a
component of the ABCs Accountability Program at grades 4 and 7 (growth and performance
composites) for the 1997-98 school year. Writing at grade 10 is also included in the ABCs
Accountability Program beginning with the 1997-98 school year. The measurement of writing in
North Carolina and its inclusion in the ABCs ensures that writing as a basic skill is emphasized in
every classroom throughout each student’s academic experience. Such an emphasis provides each
student with a solid foundation in written communication in preparation for the competitive and
global marketplace of the twenty-first century.
The writing assessment was initially added to the North Carolina Testing Program in 1983-84 to
place a greater emphasis on writing statewide. Initially, writing was measured in grades 6 and 9.
In 1985-86, the writing assessment at grade 9 was moved to grade 8. English II, an end-ofcourse writing assessment which focuses on world literature other than literature from the United
States and Great Britain, was added to the statewide testing program in 1991-92. In 1992-93, the
annual assessment of writing was expanded again to include the measurement of narrative writing
at grade 4. In response to the reorganization of public education in North Carolina and the
ABCs, in 1995-96 the statewide testing program was reduced. The assessment of writing was
reduced from grades 4, 6, 8, and 10 (English II) to grades 4 (narrative), 7 (descriptive or
expository), and 10 (expository), the grades in which writing was assessed in North Carolina
during the 1997-98 school year.
The 1997-98 Report of Student Performance in Writing provides a longitudinal, comprehensive
compendium of student achievement in North Carolina in the area of writing. The report was
generated using aggregate student data from North Carolina public schools, including charter
schools, and provides information regarding student performance at the state level at each of the
score points for grades 4, 7, and 10. In addition, state-level performance is reported by the
percentages of students scoring at or above 2.5 in grades 4 and 7 and at or above 3.0 in grade 10,
by gender, ethnicity, and category of disability. State-level results are also reported showing how
well students are able to apply standard language conventions in their writing at grades 4 and 7
using +’s and −’s and in English II using an analytical score scale (1 – 3) in the areas of spelling,
usage, mechanics, and sentence formation. Also included in the report are results by LEA (stem
and leaf) and charts providing the percentages of students scoring at each of the score points, the
percentages of students scoring at or above 2.5 for grades 4 and 7, and the percentages of
students scoring at or above 3.0 for grade 10. The specific scoring rubrics and sample student
essays representing each of the focused holistic score points are also included in this report.
The purpose of this report is to provide information about the level of student performance in the
area of writing based on results from the annual on-demand writing sample of the North Carolina
Writing Assessment at grades 4, 7, and 10 (English II).
Table of Contents
Report of State Performance in Writing for Grades 4 and 7........................... 1
State-Level Summary Statistics for Grades 4 and 7......................................... 9
Distribution of Writing Scores, Grades 4 and 7……………………...…..10
Distribution of Narrative Writing Scores, Grade 4 .................................. 11
Distribution of Writing Scores, Grade 7.................................................. 12
Percentage of Students Scoring at or Above the Standard of 2.5
for Grades 4 and 7 ...................................................................... 13
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above the Standard of 2.5 for
Grades 4 and 7 by Ethnicity ........................................................ 14
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above the Standard of 2.5 for
Grades 4 and 7……………………………………………………15
Distribution of Narrative Composition Scores Across Years
for Grade 4 ............................................................................... 16
Distribution of Composition Scores Across Years
for Grade 7 .........................................................................…..17
State Scores by Exceptionality and Limited English Proficient
for Grades 4 and 7.................................................................... 18
Copies of the Grades 4 and 7 Sample Student Responses.............................. 19
Grade 4 Narrative Composition Focused Holistic Score Scale ................ 20
Grade 7 Descriptive Composition Focused Holistic Score Scale ............. 28
Regional By-LEA and Charter School Performance
for Grades 4 and 7……………………………….……………………..36
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above 2.5 by LEA
and Charter School – Grade 4…………………………………….37
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above 2.5 by LEA
and Charter School – Grade 7…………………………………….38
Score Point Distribution for Grade 4 by LEA
and Charter School for Each Region……………………………..39
Score Point Distribution for Grade 7 by LEA
and Charter School for Each Region ........................................... 45
Number Tested and Percent Scoring at or Above 2.5 by LEA and
Charter School for Each Region by Ethnicity - Grade 4............... 51
Number Tested and Percent Scoring at or Above 2.5 by LEA and
Charter School for Each Region by Ethnicity - Grade 7............... 57
English II Report of Student Performance in Grade 10 ................................ 64
English II State-Level Summary Statistics ..................................................... 71
Percent Scoring at Each Focused Holistic Score Point in English II ........ 72
English II Analytics: Percent Scoring at Each Score Point ..................... 73
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above 3.0 in English II....................... 74
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above the Standard of 3.0
in English II by Ethnicity…………………………………………75
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above the Standard of 3.0
in English II ………………………………………………………76
State Scores by Exceptionality and Limited English
Proficient for English II ................................................................ 77
Copies of the English II Sample Student Responses……………………….....78
Regional By-LEA Performance for English II………………………………..90
Percent of Students Scoring at or Above 3.0 by LEA and
Charter School……………………………………………...…….91
Score Point Distribution by LEA and Charter School
for Each Region ......................................................................... 92
Number Tested and Percent Scoring at or Above 3.0 by LEA and
Charter School for Each Region by Ethnicity…………………....98
Appendix
Student Report Form, Grade 4…………………………………………..104
Student Report Form, Grade 7…………………………………………..106
Charter Schools……………………………………………………….…108
Part I
North Carolina Writing
Assessment
Grades 4 and 7
North Carolina 1997-98 Report of State Performance in Writing
Grades 4 and 7
Overview • The North Carolina Assessment of Writing was administered statewide on
March 3, 1998 to all students in grades 4 and 7. The writing assessment at
grade 4 measured students’ composing skills in the narrative mode while grade 7
measured the descriptive mode. Student essays at both grades were scored
using a four-point scale.
Findings
•
Student performance in writing increased this year at grades 4 and 7 when
compared to student performance in 1996-97. Although scores improved
statewide at both grades, there was variation in student performance in writing
among schools and school districts.
•
At grade 4, approximately 51.7 percent of all students tested statewide
achieved a score of 2.5 or greater (the standard) compared to 48.6 percent
in 1996-97. At grade 4, the percent of students achieving 2.5 or greater
increased by 3.1 percent. With the exception of a slight decline in 1996-97,
student performance in writing statewide at grade 4 has shown a substantial
increase since the assessment began in 1992-93.
•
At grade 7, approximately 62.5 percent of all students tested statewide
achieved a score of 2.5 or greater (the standard) compared to 54.9 percent
in 1996-97. At grade 7, the percent of students achieving 2.5 or greater
increased by 7.6 percent. This is the third year of the writing assessment at
grade 7, however, this year's performance showed a substantial increase
over the two previous years.
•
Across both grades, higher percentages of female students than male
students received the top writing scores.
•
At grade 4, generally, a slightly greater percentage of Asian students
received higher writing scores, followed by the percentage of White
students, Multi-racial students, Other students, Hispanic students, American
Indian students, and Black students.
•
At grade 7, a greater percentage of White students received higher writing
scores followed by the percentage of Asian students, Multi-racial students,
Other students, Hispanic students, Black students, and American Indian
students. Black students and American Indian students had the same
percentage.
•
While schools are working diligently preparing students to meet more rigorous
academic standards in reading, mathematics, and writing, there are still
disparities in performance among students, classrooms, and ethnic groups.
•
Our continuing challenge is to emphasize and focus more on communication
skills in the classroom.
Whether oral, visual, or written, effective
communication skills are the results of active learning and frequent use of higher
level thinking skills. The State Board of Education has reaffirmed its belief that
writing is a basic skill that must continue to be emphasized in every classroom
by including the assessment of writing as a component of the ABCs
accountability program.
•
Table 3 on page 13 depicts percentages of students in the state scoring at or
above the standard of 2.5 at grades 4 and 7 for 1997 and 1998. A
disaggregation by ethnicity for both years is also provided. In addition, the
prompts used for the 1997-98 test administration are given.
What is the
Writing
Assessment?
How is the
Writing
Assessment
administered?
How are scores
reported?
What is the
expected
standard for
writing?
•
The annual writing assessment, a component of the North Carolina
Testing Program, is a state-mandated assessment of student
performance in writing at grades 4 and 7.
•
The writing assessment was added to the North Carolina Testing
Program in 1983-84 to place a greater emphasis on writing statewide.
The revised North Carolina Standard Course of Study (SCS)
emphasizes writing as a basic skill that can be improved with
appropriate emphasis. The measurement of writing ensures that ample
time and resources are allotted for its development in the classroom.
•
The writing assessment measures students’ skills in three different
modes of writing. Students in grade 4 are asked to write a narrative
composition (personal or imaginative), and students in grade 7 are
asked to write either an expository (clarification or point-of-view) or
descriptive composition.
•
On the day of testing the teacher removes from a sealed envelope
individual copies of a writing prompt. At each grade the writing
prompt provides instructions that set forth the task. Each student has
fifty minutes to write a composition in response to the prompt.
Scheduled extended time may be allotted to students with special
needs and students with limited language proficiency, if appropriate.
•
The prompt requires students to apply their knowledge and skills in
language to demonstrate their ability to communicate information in
writing. In response to the prompt, students in grade 4 must write a
short story from something they have experienced, read, or imagined.
At grade 7, students are required to write a composition to
explain/clarify a situation/position or describe a place or object.
•
Each year students’ scored compositions, student and classroom
scores, and scoring guides are returned to all fourth and seventh grade
teachers several weeks after scoring (see Appendix for examples of
student report forms). Teachers are encouraged to use the scoring
guides along with the student essays to acquire a better understanding
of the scoring criteria and to interpret scores to students and parents.
•
Each year summary scores are returned to each school and school
system in the state.
•
The expected standard for writing at grades 4 and 7 is the mid-point
score of 2.5 or above on a four-point scale. This standard represents
an achievable level and quality of writing that can be reached with
effective instruction.
•
By achieving a score of 2.5 or above, a student has demonstrated a
reasonable command of the particular mode of writing assessed.
•
The score of 2.5 is the current grade level standard that is also
reported as the accountability indicator.
How are the
compositions
scored?
•
Each student composition is scored by two independent readers. Each
reader assigns either a 1, 2, 3, 4, or Non-Scorable. For essays where
the two scores are discrepant by a single score point, a mid-point score
is assigned to the student’s composition. For example, a student may
receive a 2.5 as a score.
•
The assigned score point reflects each student’s performance with
respect to a set of predetermined criteria for each score point (focused
holistic scoring). The score points define the student’s command of
the mode of writing required. A generic score scale follows that
would go across modes and grades:
•
•
•
•
•
NS = Student response is not readable or composition is
otherwise unscorable.
1 = Student response exhibits a lack of command of the mode
of writing.
2 = Student response exhibits a weak command of the mode of
writing.
3 = Student response exhibits a reasonable command of the
mode of writing.
4 = Student response exhibits a strong command of the mode of
writing.
•
The quality of each composition is determined by considering the
following characteristics: (1) main idea, (2) supportive details, (3)
organization, and (4) coherence. A focused holistic score is assigned
to each student’s paper based on these characteristics.
•
In general, responses that fall within the lower score-point range (1
and 2) of the score scale are those that, while they identified a main
idea, failed to or just met the minimum criteria for supporting details.
This is due to a loss of focus, listing of details, or a vagueness in word
choice. In these cases, characteristics of organization and coherence
are rarely a factor in determining a student’s overall score. As a rule,
only those students who elaborate such that they demonstrate facility
in all or most of the four characteristics achieved higher score-point
values (3 and 4).
•
A second, independent score evaluates the student’s performance with
respect to the usage of standard English conventions (i.e., grammar,
spelling, usage, and sentence formation). This score is reported as a
“+” or “−.” The “+” paper exhibits an acceptable level of skills in
sentence formation, usage, and mechanics; the “−” paper does not
exhibit an acceptable level.
Results of the
Writing
Assessment at
Grade Four
•
Each year that a mode of writing is repeated, the same scoring criteria
and score point scale or standards are used as were used in previous
years. However, the scoring guides are tailored to fit a particular
prompt and the anchor papers (i.e., papers used to exemplify score
point standards) are selected to correspond to the prompt administered
for a given year.
•
Students in the fourth grade were asked to write an imaginative
narrative composition in response to the following prompt:
One morning you wake up and discover that you are only six inches
tall. Write a story about what happens next.
•
Readers scored 94,386 public school essays for grade four. The
scores show that 51.7 percent of the fourth graders wrote well enough
to score at or above the standard of 2.5. This represents an increase
of 3.1 percentage points from the 48.6 percent who achieved this level
in 1996-97. About 4.1 percent of the fourth graders received the
highest scores of 3.5 and 4.0 in comparison to 3.4 percent last year,
and 5.8 percent received the lowest scores of 1.0 and 1.5 compared to
6.3 percent in 1996-97. Less than one percent (0.1) of the papers had
problems which made them non-scorable.
•
For conventions, 68.7 percent of fourth-graders received a double-plus
(+ +) rating in comparison to 82.4 percent in 1996-97, while 22.2
percent obtained a plus-minus rating (+ −) in comparison to 11.4
percent last year. About 9.1 percent were assigned a double-minus
rating (− −). In 1996-97, 6.2 percent of fourth-graders received a
double-minus rating.
• Figures 1 and 3 on pages 10 and 11 depict the distribution of
narrative composition scores for grade four across the years of
administration.
Performance of
Subgroups at
Grade Four
•
Gender. A greater percentage (1.7) of female students achieved the
top score point of 4.0 than did male students (1.1). Approximately
56.5 percent of the female students scored at or above the standard of
2.5 compared to 47.1 percent for male students.
•
Ethnicity. Approximately 2.7 percent of Asian students achieved the
top score point of 4.0 compared to 1.9 percent for White students, 0.7
percent for Hispanic students, 0.6 percent for Multi-racial students,
0.5 percent for Black students, 0.3 percent for American Indian
students and 0.0 percent for Other students.
About 58.9 percent of the Asian students scored at or above 2.5
compared to 58.7 percent for White students, 54.3 percent for Multiracial students, 51.8 percent for Other students, 40.5 percent for
Hispanic students, 38.8 percent for American Indian students, and
37.8 percent for Black students.
•
Table 3 on page 13 shows the percentages of students at or above the
standard of 2.5 for each subgroup.
There were 94,386 public school student papers which were scored by two readers and rescored
by the scoring director if the readers differed by more than one point on the four-point scale. The
agreement rate of the readers is shown below.
Table 1
Fourth Grade Reader Agreement Status
Perfect Agreement
Adjacent Agreement
Percent
Percent
79.0
20.9
Total Public
School Papers
94,386
Resolution Required
Percent
0.1
The 70 percent criterion rate for perfect agreement required by the State Board of Education was
exceeded and the resolutions required were few.
Assessment
Observations at
Grade 4
Results of the
Writing
Assessment at
Grade Seven
•
This year’s scores increased slightly at grade 4. One weakness in
students’ essays that prevented them from moving into the top score
points was the same seen last year. The structure of the essays
dominated the content. In other words, students spent a portion of
their essays explaining to the reader how they were going to tell their
stories, rather than actually telling them. The reader was cued
throughout as to what the students were going to say, leaving little
time for the action of the story. The issue is two-fold: the structure
became the content and there was very little actual narrative or action.
Two other problems seen in grade 4 essays were the listing of details
instead of actual elaboration and the failing to make elaboration
relevant or linked to the action of the story. Whether a narrative is
personal or imaginative, the student must be aware of the need for a
beginning, middle, and end and then focus on the story by offering
relevant supporting details. A narrative is action, and it must progress.
•
Seventh graders were asked to write a well-organized descriptive
composition on the topic below.
Think about a place where people go to have fun. It can be outdoors,
a store, a relative’s, or any place where people go. Describe the
place so that someone reading your paper could picture it.
Performance of
Subgroups at
Grade Seven
•
The 1997-98 school year is the third year that the writing test has been
administered in grade seven. The readers scored 91,332 seventh-grade
descriptive compositions. The scores showed that 62.5 percent of the
seventh graders wrote well enough to score at or above the 2.5
standard compared to 54.9 percent who scored at this level on a
descriptive composition in 1996-97. About 10.7 percent of the
seventh graders scored 4.0 and 3.5 while 5.1 percent of seventh
graders obtained these scores in 1996-97. About 9.8 percent scored
1.0 or 1.5 this year, and 5.7 percent received these scores in 1996-97.
Less than one percent of the papers had problems which made them
non-scorable.
•
About 93.0 percent of seventh graders were assigned a double-plus
(+ +) for their use of standard English conventions, and 82.5 percent
of the students received the same rating in 1996-97. The plus-minus
rating (+ −) was assigned to 4.8 percent of the papers in comparison to
11.1 percent in 1996-97. Almost 2.2 percent were rated with the
minus-minus (− −). In 1996-97 about 6.4 percent of seventh grade
students received the same rating.
•
Figure 2 on page 10 depicts the distribution of grade 7 expository
composition scores across the years of administration.
•
Gender. A greater percentage (5.7) of female students achieved a top
score point of 4.0 than did male students (2.8). Approximately 68.0
percent of the female students scored at or above the standard (2.5)
compared to 57.3 percent of the males.
•
Ethnicity. Approximately 5.5 percent of White students achieved a
top score point of 4.0 compared to 5.0 percent for Asian students, 4.9
percent for Multi-racial students, 3.4 percent for Other students, 2.2
percent for Hispanic students, 1.9 percent for American Indian
students, and 1.4 percent for Black students.
About 69.7 percent of the White students scored at or above the
standard of 2.5 compared to 68.7 percent of the Asian students, 64.9
percent for Multi-racial students, 56.3 percent of the Other students,
53.1 percent of the Hispanic students, 47.6 percent of the American
Indian students, and 47.6 percent of the Black students.
•
Table 3 on page 13 shows the percentages of students at or above the
standard of 2.5 for each subgroup.
There were 91,332 public school student papers which were scored by two readers and rescored if
the readers differed by more than one point on the four-point scale. The agreement rate of the
readers is shown below.
Table 2
Seventh-Grade Reader Agreement Status
Perfect Agreement
Adjacent Agreement
Percent
Percent
85.1
14.8
Total Public
School Papers
91,332
Resolution Required
Percent
0.1
The 70 percent criterion rate for perfect agreement required by the State Board of Education was
exceeded and the resolutions required were few.
Assessment
Observations at
Grade 7
•
At grade 7, scores increased compared to student performance in
1996-97. Students did not appear to have problems responding to
the prompt and were able to provide a visual overall description of a
place. There appeared to be more focus on creating a scene than in
the past when description was a part of the grade 6 assessment.
However, one major problem observed in the essays was the failure
to make the supporting details relevant to the main idea. This could
be seen when students lost focus on descriptive writing and drifted
into expository writing that did not describe a place. Some students
used examples that were not closely linked to the main idea and some
listed details without actually describing. While readers were trained
to pull the descriptive elaboration from expository writing and give
credit for it, if the focus were expository (explaining why a student
liked a place), often there was not enough descriptive elaboration to
move essays into the top score points.
1997-98
North Carolina
Writing Assessment
Grades 4 and 7
State-Level Summary Statistics
The following charts provide state-level summary statistics. The number tested at each grade level and the
percentage of students scoring at each of the focused holistic score point values are provided.
Longitudinal data of performance by ethnicity, the performance of students with disabilities, and the
performance of students identified as limited English proficient are also provided. The percent of students
achieving the accountability standard of 2.5 is provided for all categories.
Figure 1. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Distribution of Narrative Writing Scores
Grade 4
50
1992-93
45
1993-94
40
1994-95
35
30
1995-96
25
1996-97
20
1997-98
15
10
5
0
NS
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Writing Scores
3.0
3.5
4.0
Figure 2. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Distribution of Writing Scores
Grade 7
50
1995-96
45
39.3
40
35
1997-98
32.4
29.7
30.6
30
1996-97
37.8
27.6
25
20.4
20
17.4
14.0
15
10
4.6 3.6 5.7
5
0
0.2 0.2 0.1
NS
1.0
6.6
5.0
2.1
1.5
4.1
2.0
2.5
Writing Scores
3.0
6.5
3.1
2.7 2.0
3.5
4.0
4.2
Figure 3. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Distribution of Narrative Writing Scores
Grade 4
50
1992-93
45
1993-94
1994-95
40
1995-96
35
1996-97
30
1997-98
25
20
15
10
5
0
NS
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Writing Scores
3.0
3.5
4.0
Figure 4. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Distribution of Writing Scores
Grade 7
50
45
1995-96
39.3
40
37.8
1996-97
35
32.4
30.6
30
1997-98
29.7
27.6
25
20.4
20
17.4
14.0
15
10
4.6
5
0
5.7
3.6
6.6
5.0
4.1
2.1
6.5
3.1
2.7 2.0
3.5
4.0
0.2 0.2 0.1
NS
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Writing Scores
3.0
4.2
Table 3. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1995-96 to 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above the Standard of 2.5
Grades 4 and 7
Group
Percent of Students
Percent At or Above 2.5
Grade 4
1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
Grade 7
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
Number Tested
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
88,415
90,638
94,386
87,072
88,422
91,332
All Students
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
51.5%
48.6%
51.7%
59.4%
54.9%
62.5%
Gender
Females
Males
49.2%
50.8%
49.4%
50.5%
49.6%
50.2%
56.7%
46.4%
56.3%
41.1%
56.5%
47.1%
67.6%
51.8%
62.6%
47.5%
68.0%
57.3%
Ethnicity
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
1.7%
1.1%
28.9%
1.4%
1.1%
65.2%
0.5%
1.7%
1.3%
28.6%
1.8%
1.2%
64.8%
0.5%
1.5%
1.3%
29.2%
2.3%
1.2%
63.7%
0.4%
37.7%
63.0%
38.6%
46.6%
52.7%
57.2%
54.6%
41.9%
53.2%
36.7%
39.7%
51.7%
54.3%
48.2%
38.8%
58.9%
37.8%
40.5%
54.3%
58.7%
51.8%
46.3%
66.5%
46.4%
52.3%
59.6%
65.9%
52.2%
40.2%
58.5%
39.2%
43.3%
54.6%
62.4%
50.1%
47.6%
68.7%
47.6%
53.1%
64.9%
69.7%
56.3%
Notes:
- For 1996-97 and 1997-98 data, the Accountability Standard formula is the percent of students scoring at or above 2.5 (i.e., the sum of students
scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested).
- For 1995-96 data, the percent at or above 2.5 is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total
number tested less nonscorables.
- Due to missing values and rounding, some categories may not sum to 100%.
- Percent of students is based on the number of students in fourth grade. Percentages at grade seven are similar.
Figure 5. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1996-97 to 1997-98
Percent of S tudents S coring At or Above the S tandard of 2.5
Grade 4 by Ethnicity
58.9%
53.2%
Asian
58.7%
54.3%
White
54.3%
51.7%
Multi-racial
51.8%
48.2%
Other
40.5%
39.7%
Hispanic
38.8%
41.9%
American Indian
37.8%
36.7%
Black
51.7%
48.6%
State Average
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
90%
100%
Percent of Students
1997-98
1996-97
Figure 6. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1996-97 to 1997-98
Percent of S tudents S coring At or Above the S tandard of 2.5
Grade 7 by Ethnicity
69.7%
White
62.4%
68.7%
Asian
58.5%
64.9%
Multi-racial
54.6%
56.3%
50.1%
Other
53.1%
Hispanic
43.3%
47.6%
American Indian
40.2%
47.6%
Black
39.2%
62.5%
State Average
0%
54.9%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Percent of Students
60%
70%
80%
Figure 7. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Percent of S tudents S coring At or Above the S tandard of 2.5
Grade 4
100
90
80
70
60
50
51.5
|
1994-95
1995-96
51.7
|
48.6
|
34.3
|
40
30
52.9
|
24.0
|
20
10
0
1992-93
100
1993-94
1996-97
1997-98
Figure 8. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1995-96 to 1997-98
Percent of S tudents S coring At or Above the S tandard of 2.5
Grade 7
90
80
70
60
59.4
|
54.9
|
62.5
|
50
40
30
20
10
0
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
Table 4. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Distribution of Narrative Composition Scores Across Years
Grade 4
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
N
N
N
N
NUMBER
TESTED
4.0
N
3.5
N
1992-93
84,686
0.9
790
1.9
1,643
10.1
8,566
11.1
9,363
43.6
36,925
1993-94
84,982
2.2
1,877
3.4
2,904
14.7
12,532
14.0
11,900
1994-95
87,339
2.4
2,128
4.9
4,239
27.1
23,700
1995-96
88,415
2.9
2,562
4.1
3,669
1996-97
90,638
1.0
927
1997-98
94,386
1.4
1,327
GRADE 4-Narrative Composition
1.0
N
NS
N
12.6
10,672
19.4
16,420
0.4
307
39.4
33,520
9.5
8,090
16.3
13,860
0.4
299
18.5
16,165
37.9
33,062
4.3
3,731
4.2
3,647
0.8
667
23.5
20,743
21.0
18,563
39.5
34,898
3.5
3,086
5.0
4,420
0.5
474
2.4
2,145
27.4
24,836
17.8
16,158
44.8
40,610
2.6
2,335
3.7
3,322
0.3
305
2.7
2,530
33.2
31,357
14.4
13,622
42.3
39,933
2.4
2,310
3.4
3,236
0.1
71
Table 5. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1995-96 to 1997-98
Distribution of Composition Scores Across Years
Grade 7
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
N
N
N
N
NUMBER
TESTED
4.0
N
3.5
N
1995-96
87,027
2.7
2,385
6.6
5,778
29.7
25,865
20.4
17,787
30.6
26,660
1996-97
88,422
2.0
1,738
3.1
2,745
32.4
28,651
17.4
15,389
1997-98
91,332
4.2
3,836
6.5
5,944
37.8
34,542
14.0
12,788
GRADE 7
1.0
N
NS
N
5.0
4,344
4.6
4,042
0.2
211
39.3
34,706
2.1
1,868
3.6
3,145
0.2
180
27.6
25,182
4.1
3,768
5.7
5,190
0.1
82
Table 6. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
State Scores by Exceptionality and Limited English Proficient*
PERCENT
NUMBER
AT OR
TESTED ABOVE 2.5
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
GRADE 4
STATE
Not identified as an exceptional student
Academically Gifted
Behaviorally-Emotionally Handicapped
Hearing Impaired
Educable Mentally Handicapped
Specific Learning Disabled
Speech-Language Impaired
Visually Impaired
Other Health Impaired
Orthopedically Impaired
Traumatic Brain Injured
Other Exceptional Classifications
Limited English Proficient
94,386
70,952
11,933
776
116
653
6,527
1,431
42
934
57
13
138
51.7
50.3
84.3
16.8
23.3
8.3
25.8
35.6
47.6
28.7
28.1
*
31.2
1.4
0.8
5.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.8
*
0.0
2.7
1.9
8.9
0.4
0.0
0.2
1.2
1.5
2.4
1.1
1.8
*
2.2
33.2
32.1
56.6
9.5
13.8
3.7
14.7
20.8
38.1
16.4
15.8
*
19.6
14.4
15.4
13.0
6.2
9.5
4.4
9.5
13.0
7.1
10.9
8.8
*
9.4
42.3
45.1
15.4
49.6
62.9
47.5
55.0
53.0
33.3
48.8
52.6
*
45.7
2.4
2.2
0.2
8.6
4.3
9.3
6.2
4.4
7.1
6.6
10.5
*
5.1
3.4
2.3
0.1
24.2
9.5
31.5
12.9
6.8
4.8
15.7
8.8
*
18.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
3.4
0.2
0.1
7.1
0.1
0.0
*
0.0
68.7
68.6
92.5
39.3
55.2
28.2
41.3
55.7
69.0
47.4
52.6
*
43.5
22.2
23.2
6.9
31.3
28.4
31.5
33.0
29.5
14.3
29.1
40.4
*
37.7
9.1
8.1
0.6
29.4
16.4
40.3
25.8
14.8
16.7
23.4
7.0
*
18.8
978
26.0
26
0.1
0.4
14.71
10.7
59.5
5.0
8.8
0.7
39.8
35.6
24.6
91,332
68,127
12,733
1,001
104
993
6,342
252
45
801
53
18
148
62.5
62.4
89.3
15.5
48.1
8.1
33.4
39.7
51.1
35.6
47.2
*
33.1
4.2
2.8
14.5
0.3
1.0
0.0
0.5
2.8
4.4
0.9
0.0
*
0.0
6.5
5.4
16.6
0.9
1.9
0.0
1.5
0.8
6.7
1.6
5.7
*
1.4
37.8
38.9
48.4
9.0
29.8
3.5
20.0
22.6
33.3
19.7
24.5
*
20.3
14.0
15.3
9.9
5.3
15.4
4.5
11.5
13.5
6.7
13.4
17.0
*
11.5
27.6
29.2
9.8
38.4
31.7
30.1
39.7
43.3
31.1
38.1
26.4
*
36.5
4.1
4.0
0.5
11.2
7.7
12.6
9.9
6.7
0.0
6.7
11.3
*
5.4
5.7
4.4
0.4
33.8
12.5
48.1
16.7
9.9
13.3
19.0
15.1
*
23.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
1.1
0.3
0.4
4.4
0.6
0.0
*
2.0
93.0
94.6
99.7
75.3
87.5
57.3
73.3
79.8
86.7
83.6
86.8
*
79.1
4.8
4.1
0.3
14.2
8.7
20.7
15.6
10.3
6.7
9.1
7.5
*
11.5
2.2
1.3
0.0
10.5
3.8
22.0
11.1
9.9
6.7
7.2
5.7
*
9.5
652
32.4
0.3
1.4
19.0
11.7
36.7
8.9
20.9
1.2
71.5
14.6
14.0
GRADE 7
STATE
Not identified as an exceptional student
Academically Gifted
Behaviorally-Emotionally Handicapped
Hearing Impaired
Educable Mentally Handicapped
Specific Learning Disabled
Speech-language Impaired
Visually Impaired
Other Health Impaired
Orthopedically Impaired
Traumatic Brain Injured
Other Exceptional Classifications
Limited English Proficient
*No scores are reported for groups with less than thirty students.
**The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
1997-98
North Carolina
Writing Assessment
Grades 4 and 7
Copies of the Grades 4 and 7 Sample Student Responses
The following pages provide copies of sample student responses from grades 4 and 7. The score point for
each response and an annotation explaining the score are provided on each composition.
Grade 4 Narrative
Composition
Focused Holistic
Score Scale
Score Point 4 - The response exhibits a strong command of narrative
writing. The response is focused and has an effective sequencing of
events and a clear progression of ideas. The writer provides specific,
relevant details to support ideas. The composition is unified and well
elaborated. The writer’s organization provides a clear strategy or
controlled plan; the composition progresses logically and has a sense of
overall completeness.
Score Point 3 - The response exhibits a reasonable command of
narrative writing. The response is focused and establishes progression of
ideas and events although minor lapses in focus and progression may be
present. The composition contains elaboration and support in the form
of specific details. The composition may have minor weaknesses in
coherence. The writer’s organization provides a reasonable sense of
logical progression and overall completeness.
Score Point 2 - The response exhibits a weak command of narrative
writing. The response exhibits some progression of ideas and events and
provides some elaboration and support. The elaboration is relevant but
may be flawed. The composition may not be evenly elaborated, having a
list-like quality with concrete supporting details. The composition may
have little connection between a controlling idea and supporting details
relevant to development.
Score Point 1 - The response exhibits a lack of command of narrative
writing. There is evidence that the writer has read the prompt and
attempted to respond to it. The writer may attempt to support ideas, but
there may be no sense of strategy or control, or the writer may exhibit
skeletal control but the response is too sparse to be scored higher than a
“1.” The response may not sustain focus on the topic, may lack clarity,
and/or may have an inappropriate strategy.
NS - This code may be used for compositions that are entirely illegible or
otherwise unscorable: blank responses, responses written in a foreign
language, restatement of the prompt, and responses that are off topic or
incoherent. The Scoring Director must give permission for the use of
“NS.”
9
Grade 7
Descriptive
Composition
Focused
Holistic Score
Scale
Score Point 4 - The response exhibits a strong command of descriptive
writing. The writer consistently focuses on the subject matter and provides
sufficient, specific, relevant descriptors and details as a means of elaboration.
The writer’s organization provides a strategy or controlled plan with a sense
of logical progression and overall completeness. The composition is
coherent.
Score Point 3 - The response exhibits a reasonable command of descriptive
writing. The writer focuses on the subject matter and provides sufficient
descriptors and details as a means of elaboration. The writer’s organization
provides a strategy or plan with a reasonable sense of logical progression.
The response is generally coherent and complete overall, although minor
weaknesses may be present.
Score Point 2 - The response exhibits a weak command of descriptive
writing. The writer focuses on the subject matter, although the writer may
drift from focus. Some of these responses contain many bare details while
others have a few details, some of which are elaborated. These responses
may be poorly organized and may not establish a logical progression,
although some sense of strategy exists.
Score Point 1 - The response exhibits a lack of command of descriptive
writing. There is evidence that the writer has seen and attempted to respond
to the prompt. However, the response may not sustain focus on the topic.
The writer may attempt to describe, but there may be no sense of strategy or
control. Many responses exhibit skeletal control but the description may be
irrelevant or too sparse to be scored higher than a “1.”
NS - This code may be used for compositions that are entirely illegible or
otherwise unscorable: blank responses, responses written in a foreign
language, restatements of the prompt, and responses that are off topic or
incoherent. The Scoring Director must give permission for the use of “NS.”
10
1997-98
North Carolina
Writing Assessment
Grades 4 and 7
Regional By-LEA and Charter School Performance
Tables 7 through 12 provide the number of students tested, percentage of students at each score point, and
the percentage scoring at or above the standard of 2.5 for each of the LEAs and Charter Schools by region
(former sex Technical Assistance Centers configurations). Statistics are provided for grades 4 and 7.
Table 7. 1997-98 Annual Writing Assessment, Grade 4, Narrative Prompt
Percent of Students Scoring At or Above 2.5, by LEA and Charter School
State
1995 State
1996 State, 1998 State
1997 State
1994 State
1993 State
PCT
78
…
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
…
11
…
**
1998 LEA Performance
Magellan Charter*
Transylvania
Surry
Polk, Whiteville City
Chapel Hill City
Avery, Wake
Gates
Catawba, Clay, Mount Airy City
Dare, Francine Delaney*, Swain, Union
Cherokee
Iredell-Statesville
Buncombe, Johnston, Newton-Conover City, Stanly
Alexander, Cabarrus, Haywood, Jones, New Hanover
Yancey
Caldwell, Cumberland, Halifax, Moore, Onslow, Orange
Burke, Jackson, Rockingham, Watauga
Lee, Macon, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Wayne, Weldon City
Ashe, Chatham Charter*, Forsyth, Kings Mountain City, Montgomery, Rutherford, Village Charter*
Alleghany, Clinton City*, Community Charter*, Elkin City, Scotland, Wilkes, Yadkin
Davidson, Guilford, Harnett, Pender, Shelby City
Anson, Bladen, Rowan
Asheboro City, Cleveland, Gaston, Sampson
Camden, Pitt
Carteret, Chatham, Durham, Henderson, Hickory City*, Lincoln, Mitchell
Craven, Graham, Mooresville City, Nash/Rocky Mount
Caswell, Charter Public*, Duplin, Roanoke Rapids City, Summit Charter*
Asheville City, Beaufort, Pamlico
Franklin, Person, Richmond, Warren
Brunswick
Edgecombe, Hertford, Lexington City, Randolph, Tyrrell
Columbus, Kannapolis City, Sterling Montessori*
Currituck, Davie, Englemann*, Pasquotank, Wilson
Alamance, Granville, Stokes
Lenoir, Martin, Thomasville City
Arapahoe Charter*, Robeson
Hoke, Perquimans
Madison
Bridges Charter*, Greene, Washington
Chowan
Bright Horizons*, Hyde, Vance
S.B. Howard*
The Learning Center*
Bertie
Northampton
Nguzo Saba*
C.G. Woodson*
United Children*
Bonner Academy*, Grandfather Academy*
- A narrative writing prompt was administered each year.
- The percent of students scoring 2.5 or better is determined by using the Accountability Standard formula, which is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number
tested, rounded to the nearest whole number.
- Percents are rounded to the nearest whole number.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
**If the total number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported.
Table 8. 1997-98 Annual Writing Assessment, Grade 7, Descriptive Prompt
Percent of Students Scoring At or Above 2.5, by LEA and Charter School
State
1998 State
1996 State
1997 State
1998 LEA Performance
90
…
87
86
…
82
81
80
79
78
77
76
75
74
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
…
39
38
…
32
31
…
25
24
23
…
20
…
9
…
5
…
0
**
Mast*
Dowtown Middle*
Mount Airy City, Transylvania
Magellan*
Ashe, Elkin City, Yancey
Chapel Hill City
Hickory City
Surry, Yadkin
Alleghany, Buncombe, Pamlico, Stanly
Pasquotank, Swain, Watauga
Catawba, Davie, Henderson, Moore, Newton-Conover City
Rockingham
C.G. Woodson*, Granville, Mooresville City
Cabarrus, Scotland, Wilkes
Caldwell, Chatham, Cherokee, Madison, Montgomery, Roanoke Rapids City
Burke, Macon, Pender
Clinton City, Haywood, Mitchell, Summit Charter*
Asheboro City, Brunswick, Graham, Nash/Rocky Mount, Richmond
Anson, Cumberland, Iredell-Statesville, New Hanover
Davidson, Kannapolis City, Meckenburg, Rutherford
Bladen, Lincoln, Polk, Weldon City
Cleveland, Clay, Jackson, Johnston, Lee
Alamance, Alexander, Union, Whiteville City
Currituck, Randolph, Stokes
Avery, Forsyth, Northampton, Wake
Orange
McDowell
Craven, Edgecombe, Gaston, Shelby City
Bridges*, Dare, Guilford, Harnett, Lenoir, Rowan
Beaufort, Wayne
Carteret, Duplin
Bertie, Durham, Franklin, Greene, Lexington City, Sampson, Washington
Caswell
Jones, Pitt
Kings Mountain City, Perquimans
Halifax, Martin, Robeson, Wilson
Asheville City
Camden, Columbus, Hoke
Person
Tyrrell
Hyde, Onslow
Chowan
Vance
Chatham Charter*
Englemann*
Arapahoe*, Thomasville City
Community Charter*
Gates
Quality Education Academy*, Warren
Hertford
The Learning Center*
Right Step Academy*
CIS*, Lift*
Bonner*, Grandfather*, Lakeside*, Nguzo Saba*, School in the Community*, United Children*, Village*
- An expository writing prompt was administered each year.
- The percent of students scoring 2.5 or better is determined by using the Accountability Standard formula, which is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0
divided by the total number tested, rounded to the nearest whole number.
- Percents are rounded to the nearest whole number.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
**If the total number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported.
Table 9a. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 4 by LEA
WESTERN REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
STATE
NUMBER
TESTED
above
2.5 or
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
†
94,386
51.7
1.4
2.7
33.2
14.4
42.3
2.4
3.4
0.1
68.7
22.2
9.1
WESTERN REGION
7,187
55.3
1.6
2.8
35.7
15.2
40.8
1.6
2.3
0.0
67.9
23.0
9.1
Buncombe
1,949
58.7
1.7
2.6
37.5
16.9
39.4
0.8
1.0
0.1
74.9
19.7
5.5
317
44.2
1.3
2.8
28.7
11.4
43.5
4.1
8.2
0.0
55.8
33.8
10.4
13
61.5
0.0
0.0
38.5
23.1
23.1
7.7
7.7
0.0
46.2
30.8
23.1
Asheville City
Francine Delaney Charter*
Cherokee
266
61.3
1.1
2.6
43.2
14.3
38.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
66.5
24.4
9.0
The Learning Center*
11
27.3
0.0
0.0
18.2
9.1
63.6
0.0
9.1
0.0
63.6
27.3
9.1
Clay
84
63.1
1.2
3.6
35.7
22.6
36.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
76.2
16.7
7.1
Graham
85
45.9
0.0
1.2
31.8
12.9
50.6
1.2
1.2
1.2
65.9
27.1
7.1
Haywood
603
58.4
2.3
3.3
37.5
15.3
36.8
2.3
2.5
0.0
65.3
23.2
11.4
Henderson
856
47.3
1.2
2.6
32.7
10.9
46.4
1.5
4.7
0.1
65.1
24.8
10.2
Jackson
236
54.7
1.7
2.5
33.5
16.9
39.0
2.5
3.8
0.0
73.3
18.2
8.5
Summit Charter*
20
45.0
0.0
5.0
35.0
5.0
30.0
10.0
15.0
0.0
85.0
15.0
0.0
Macon
298
54.4
3.0
4.0
33.6
13.8
41.6
1.7
2.3
0.0
58.7
31.2
10.1
Madison
172
33.7
0.0
0.0
24.4
9.3
59.9
3.5
2.9
0.0
49.4
27.3
23.3
McDowell
501
54.3
1.4
1.2
31.9
19.8
43.1
1.2
1.4
0.0
68.3
22.8
9.0
Mitchell
215
47.0
1.9
3.3
34.9
7.0
46.5
2.8
3.7
0.0
53.5
27.0
19.5
Polk
173
69.4
0.0
5.8
43.9
19.7
29.5
1.2
0.0
0.0
69.9
18.5
11.6
Rutherford
773
53.3
1.0
1.3
36.6
14.4
42.8
2.1
1.8
0.0
67.4
24.1
8.5
Swain
128
61.7
2.3
4.7
39.1
15.6
37.5
0.0
0.8
0.0
72.7
16.4
10.9
Transylvania
299
72.6
5.4
8.0
42.1
17.1
25.8
1.0
0.7
0.0
73.6
19.7
6.7
Yancey
188
57.4
0.0
2.1
34.0
21.3
39.4
2.1
1.1
0.0
62.8
26.1
11.2
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 9b. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 4 by LEA
NORTHWEST REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
STATE
94,386
51.7
1.4
2.7
33.2
14.4
42.3
2.4
3.4
0.1
68.7
22.2
9.1
NORTHWEST REGION
8.9
14,475
53.9
1.3
2.7
35.1
14.8
40.8
2.3
2.9
0.1
67.6
23.5
Alexander
392
58.4
1.0
2.8
32.1
22.4
39.5
1.5
0.5
0.0
75.3
20.9
3.8
Alleghany
104
51.9
1.9
1.9
36.5
11.5
44.2
1.9
1.9
0.0
44.2
36.5
19.2
Ashe
227
52.9
0.9
1.3
37.9
12.8
37.9
4.8
4.4
0.0
64.3
28.6
7.0
Avery
178
64.6
3.9
3.4
42.1
15.2
34.3
0.6
0.6
0.0
66.3
24.2
9.6
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,135
55.1
1.1
2.4
37.4
14.1
43.2
0.8
1.0
0.0
64.8
26.3
8.9
960
55.6
2.3
2.0
34.4
17.0
43.0
0.3
0.9
0.1
79.5
16.7
3.9
14
21.4
0.0
0.0
21.4
0.0
64.3
0.0
14.3
0.0
21.4
14.3
64.3
1,157
62.6
1.7
4.3
41.7
14.9
32.4
2.5
2.5
0.0
72.0
19.7
8.3
Grandfather Academy*
Burke
Caldwell
Nguzo Saba Charter*
Catawba
1
Englemann*
23
39.1
0.0
0.0
30.4
8.7
47.8
4.3
8.7
0.0
60.9
21.7
17.4
Hickory City
339
47.2
1.5
1.2
30.1
14.5
45.7
2.1
5.0
0.0
64.9
22.7
12.4
Newton-Conover City
191
58.6
0.5
0.5
40.3
17.3
39.3
0.5
1.6
0.0
82.7
12.0
5.2
1,410
50.9
0.8
1.4
31.2
17.5
46.1
1.8
1.2
0.0
61.1
27.4
11.5
Lexington City
217
40.6
0.5
0.9
21.2
18.0
54.8
2.3
2.3
0.0
50.2
31.8
18.0
Thomasville City
185
37.3
0.0
2.2
21.6
13.5
53.0
4.9
4.9
0.0
58.4
29.2
12.4
Davie
404
38.6
1.7
0.7
27.7
8.4
50.2
4.5
6.7
0.0
72.5
17.1
10.4
3,187
53.0
1.2
2.7
34.3
14.8
40.2
2.7
4.0
0.2
70.0
23.8
6.2
17
17.6
0.0
0.0
11.8
5.9
76.5
0.0
5.9
0.0
52.9
17.6
29.4
Iredell-Statesville
1,147
60.2
1.6
4.0
37.1
17.5
34.9
2.4
2.4
0.3
64.0
25.4
10.6
Mooresville City
270
46.3
0.4
3.0
34.1
8.9
46.7
3.3
3.7
0.0
81.5
13.7
4.8
Stokes
556
37.8
1.3
2.2
25.2
9.2
49.1
3.6
9.5
0.0
57.9
23.4
18.7
Surry
623
70.6
0.8
5.9
49.4
14.4
29.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
67.6
27.4
5.0
64
51.6
0.0
1.6
31.3
18.8
43.8
3.1
1.6
0.0
56.3
21.9
21.9
Bridges Charter*
9
33.3
0.0
0.0
11.1
22.2
55.6
0.0
11.1
0.0
77.8
0.0
22.2
Mount Airy City
150
63.3
2.7
2.0
44.0
14.7
26.0
4.7
6.0
0.0
73.3
22.0
4.7
Watauga
345
55.4
4.9
1.7
41.2
7.5
37.1
2.9
4.6
0.0
69.0
18.6
12.5
Wilkes
729
52.1
1.1
3.7
34.6
12.8
41.8
3.4
2.6
0.0
67.2
21.9
10.8
9
11.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.1
22.2
22.2
44.4
0.0
44.4
44.4
11.1
Davidson
Forsyth
C.G. Woodson*
Elkin City
United Children*
Yadkin
432
52.3
0.2
2.5
33.6
16.0
43.1
2.8
1.9
0.0
60.6
30.1
9.3
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 9c. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 4 by LEA
SOUTHWEST REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
CONVENTION SCORES
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
STATE
94,386
51.7
1.4
2.7
33.2
14.4
42.3
2.4
3.4
0.1
68.7
22.2
9.1
SOUTHWEST REGION
20,172
52.7
1.3
2.6
34.1
14.7
43.0
1.8
2.4
0.1
68.3
22.5
9.2
332
50.3
0.3
1.8
29.2
19.0
48.5
1.2
0.0
0.0
53.3
30.1
16.6
Anson
Cabarrus
1,352
57.8
1.7
3.0
37.3
15.9
40.5
0.7
1.0
0.0
76.3
17.8
5.8
Kannapolis City
291
39.9
0.3
1.4
20.6
17.5
57.4
0.7
2.1
0.0
70.4
18.2
11.3
Cleveland
740
49.1
0.8
3.0
31.4
13.9
46.6
2.8
1.5
0.0
66.4
24.5
9.2
Kings Mountain City
321
52.6
1.9
0.9
32.4
17.4
45.5
0.3
1.6
0.0
71.7
24.9
3.4
Shelby City
Gaston
Hoke
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Community Charter*
269
51.3
1.1
1.1
34.6
14.5
43.9
1.5
3.0
0.4
59.9
25.7
14.5
2,333
48.8
0.9
1.6
35.7
10.5
41.8
3.0
6.2
0.1
59.6
26.2
14.1
439
35.3
0.2
0.5
21.2
13.4
58.8
2.1
3.9
0.0
62.9
28.9
8.2
795
46.7
1.1
1.3
29.7
14.6
45.8
3.3
4.2
0.1
61.8
26.7
11.6
7,295
54.2
1.9
3.2
33.7
15.4
41.7
2.0
2.1
0.1
69.4
21.4
9.2
25
52.0
8.0
4.0
32.0
8.0
40.0
8.0
0.0
0.0
80.0
16.0
4.0
Montgomery
290
53.4
1.0
3.4
32.4
16.6
42.4
2.8
1.4
0.0
60.7
24.1
15.2
Moore
861
55.9
1.2
2.2
41.0
11.5
40.8
1.7
1.4
0.2
73.3
20.4
6.3
Richmond
597
42.5
0.3
1.7
25.8
14.7
55.8
1.0
0.5
0.2
59.8
30.7
9.5
Rowan
1,392
50.1
0.9
2.1
31.9
15.3
46.2
1.6
2.0
0.1
65.7
25.6
8.7
Scotland
518
52.1
0.0
3.9
35.9
12.4
44.6
1.5
1.7
0.0
57.7
28.4
13.9
Stanly
753
59.1
0.9
3.7
38.0
16.5
37.6
1.5
1.9
0.0
76.0
18.5
5.6
Union
1,569
61.9
1.6
2.9
40.9
16.5
36.5
0.6
1.1
0.0
82.5
14.3
3.3
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 9d. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 4 by LEA
NORTHEAST REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
94,386
51.7
1.4
2.7
33.2
14.4
42.3
2.4
3.4
0.1
68.7
22.2
9.1
6,734
43.1
0.9
2.3
26.9
13.0
46.2
3.9
6.7
0.2
67.5
21.9
10.6
Beaufort
568
44.2
1.9
1.2
27.6
13.4
45.8
3.7
6.2
0.2
69.9
20.8
9.3
Bertie
STATE
NORTHEAST REGION
300
24.7
0.7
0.3
18.7
5.0
52.3
6.7
16.0
0.3
50.0
23.3
26.7
Camden
91
48.4
0.0
2.2
31.9
14.3
45.1
1.1
5.5
0.0
87.9
9.9
2.2
Chowan
189
31.7
0.0
3.2
16.4
12.2
50.8
7.4
10.1
0.0
60.8
26.5
12.7
Currituck
260
39.2
0.8
1.2
29.6
7.7
46.2
4.6
10.0
0.0
85.8
10.8
3.5
Dare
379
61.5
1.3
5.0
36.4
18.7
34.6
1.6
2.4
0.0
68.3
21.6
10.0
Edgecombe
602
40.9
0.5
0.3
24.6
15.4
51.2
2.7
4.5
0.8
68.8
19.6
11.6
Gates
139
64.0
0.7
6.5
43.9
12.9
36.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
76.3
19.4
4.3
Halifax
474
56.1
1.1
4.6
36.9
13.5
39.5
1.1
3.4
0.0
67.5
25.5
7.0
Roanoke Rapids City
220
45.0
0.0
2.7
26.8
15.5
47.3
2.7
5.0
0.0
73.2
20.5
6.4
74
54.1
1.4
4.1
37.8
10.8
44.6
0.0
1.4
0.0
70.3
23.0
6.8
298
40.6
0.3
0.3
21.1
18.8
46.0
3.7
9.7
0.0
56.4
24.5
19.1
Hyde
52
28.8
3.8
1.9
19.2
3.8
63.5
0.0
7.7
0.0
76.9
21.2
1.9
Martin
379
36.7
2.4
2.4
19.3
12.7
52.5
2.9
7.9
0.0
71.5
19.3
9.2
Northampton
273
21.6
0.7
0.4
17.2
3.3
60.8
7.3
9.9
0.4
53.8
33.7
12.5
Pasquotank
527
38.9
0.6
1.9
28.8
7.6
46.7
6.1
8.2
0.2
61.3
23.0
15.7
Weldon City
Hertford
Perquimans
Pitt
Tyrrell
Washington
†
173
35.3
0.0
1.7
29.5
4.0
50.9
2.9
11.0
0.0
70.5
17.3
12.1
1,481
48.0
1.0
3.4
27.8
15.7
41.9
4.1
5.9
0.1
72.2
21.4
6.4
56
41.1
0.0
0.0
19.6
21.4
55.4
3.6
0.0
0.0
82.1
10.7
7.1
199
32.7
0.5
0.5
16.1
15.6
50.3
9.0
8.0
0.0
41.7
32.7
25.6
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 9e. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 4 by LEA
SOUTHEAST REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
STATE
94,386
51.7
1.4
2.7
33.2
14.4
42.3
2.4
3.4
0.1
68.7
22.2
9.1
SOUTHEAST REGION
17,059
49.9
1.2
2.1
31.8
14.8
44.2
2.5
3.3
0.1
67.0
22.4
10.7
Bladen
401
50.4
0.5
2.2
34.7
13.0
46.9
1.5
1.2
0.0
60.3
25.9
13.7
Brunswick
710
41.7
0.4
0.3
27.2
13.8
54.6
1.7
2.0
0.0
66.5
26.2
7.3
Carteret
632
47.3
1.1
2.1
33.2
10.9
43.4
4.0
5.4
0.0
67.9
22.8
9.3
Columbus
535
39.8
0.2
0.9
23.4
15.3
50.1
4.5
5.4
0.2
59.3
32.3
8.4
Whiteville City
211
68.7
5.2
3.8
49.8
10.0
30.3
0.5
0.5
0.0
85.8
10.4
3.8
Craven
1,136
45.5
1.0
1.4
30.2
12.9
48.0
3.3
3.2
0.1
64.9
29.5
5.6
Cumberland
3,956
56.0
1.2
2.4
33.8
18.6
40.2
1.5
2.2
0.1
70.6
20.6
8.8
Duplin
654
45.3
0.8
1.7
27.2
15.6
51.5
1.5
1.4
0.3
64.2
25.1
10.7
Greene
182
33.0
0.0
0.5
23.6
8.8
54.4
3.3
9.3
0.0
82.4
12.1
5.5
Jones
105
58.1
1.0
0.0
41.0
16.2
36.2
3.8
1.9
0.0
75.2
20.0
4.8
Lenoir
713
37.4
1.7
1.3
27.6
6.9
56.8
2.0
3.8
0.0
79.7
14.7
5.6
New Hanover
1,703
57.5
2.3
2.6
36.9
15.7
36.9
2.5
3.1
0.1
73.7
19.1
7.2
Onslow
1,641
56.2
2.5
3.5
33.3
16.9
37.1
2.9
3.7
0.1
69.7
21.2
9.1
Pamlico
126
43.7
0.8
0.0
36.5
6.3
47.6
4.8
4.0
0.0
54.0
27.0
19.0
Arapahoe Charter*
31
35.5
3.2
0.0
32.3
0.0
64.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
80.6
3.2
16.1
452
51.1
0.2
1.3
29.4
20.1
48.0
0.7
0.2
0.0
67.0
25.9
7.1
Robeson
1,728
36.1
0.6
1.4
23.7
10.4
50.8
4.9
8.0
0.2
43.5
23.6
32.9
Sampson
565
48.5
0.7
2.5
31.7
13.6
42.1
2.8
6.5
0.0
68.1
23.0
8.8
Pender
Clinton City
Wayne
Bright Horizons*
†
178
51.7
1.1
0.6
37.6
12.4
46.6
0.6
1.1
0.0
48.9
36.0
15.2
1,386
53.8
0.9
2.6
35.3
15.1
43.9
1.5
0.7
0.0
73.4
20.6
5.9
14
28.6
0.0
0.0
14.3
14.3
35.7
21.4
14.3
0.0
7.1
57.1
35.7
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 9f. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 4 by LEA
CENTRAL REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
CONVENTION SCORES
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
STATE
94,386
51.7
1.4
2.7
33.2
14.4
42.3
2.4
3.4
0.1
68.7
22.2
9.1
CENTRAL REGION
28,759
52.2
1.6
3.2
33.4
14.0
40.9
2.8
4.0
0.1
71.2
21.0
7.8
9.9
Alamance
1,549
37.6
1.0
2.3
22.5
11.8
46.7
3.9
11.6
0.2
67.0
23.1
Caswell
267
45.3
0.7
0.7
25.1
18.7
51.7
1.9
1.1
0.0
80.9
15.7
3.4
Chatham
584
47.1
1.2
1.0
30.0
14.9
45.9
3.3
3.8
0.0
63.5
24.7
11.8
13.3
Chatham Charter*
15
53.3
0.0
0.0
26.7
26.7
33.3
0.0
13.3
0.0
86.7
0.0
Durham
2,179
46.6
1.5
2.1
26.3
16.6
47.4
2.8
3.2
0.1
66.4
24.0
9.6
Franklin
566
42.8
2.7
2.5
25.3
12.4
52.1
2.3
2.8
0.0
65.4
23.3
11.3
570
37.9
0.7
1.1
27.7
8.4
47.4
4.7
9.8
0.2
77.9
17.9
4.2
Guilford
Granville
4,626
51.2
1.6
3.1
33.0
13.5
41.6
3.3
3.9
0.0
72.1
21.5
6.4
Harnett
1,223
50.9
0.8
1.4
33.2
15.5
43.5
2.0
3.5
0.1
66.1
27.4
6.5
Johnston
1,387
58.8
1.1
3.6
35.8
18.3
38.1
2.0
1.1
0.1
74.3
20.3
5.4
Lee
691
53.5
1.6
2.5
34.6
14.9
43.0
1.6
1.7
0.1
73.5
17.9
8.5
1,333
45.6
1.7
2.6
26.8
14.6
44.3
4.6
5.3
0.2
66.1
22.7
11.3
75
45.3
0.0
2.7
32.0
10.7
42.7
9.3
2.7
0.0
62.7
22.7
14.7
Orange
444
55.6
0.9
3.6
38.3
12.8
41.4
1.4
1.4
0.2
68.7
24.5
6.8
Chapel Hill City
863
68.1
4.6
5.1
46.1
12.3
26.4
1.7
3.7
0.0
83.4
12.2
4.4
Village Charter*
17
52.9
5.9
0.0
23.5
23.5
29.4
17.6
0.0
0.0
88.2
5.9
5.9
Nash/Rocky Mount
Charter Public*
Person
Randolph
Asheboro City
814
42.5
0.7
2.5
26.9
12.4
47.1
3.8
6.5
0.1
75.4
20.3
4.3
1,255
41.2
0.6
2.2
28.7
9.7
46.1
4.0
8.7
0.1
61.0
23.5
15.5
319
48.6
1.9
1.9
31.0
13.8
47.3
2.2
1.9
0.0
71.5
21.6
6.9
1,082
54.6
1.0
1.6
34.3
17.7
42.5
1.2
1.7
0.0
65.7
24.5
9.8
Vance
572
29.0
0.0
0.9
19.8
8.4
55.8
6.8
8.2
0.2
63.5
23.3
13.3
Wake
7,122
64.8
2.4
5.2
42.7
14.5
30.9
1.9
2.4
0.1
76.2
18.0
5.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Rockingham
Bonner Academy*
4
Magellan Charter*
73
78.1
8.2
17.8
42.5
9.6
21.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
79.5
9.6
11.0
Sterling Montessori*
10
40.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
20.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
60.0
20.0
Warren
276
42.8
0.4
1.4
27.2
13.8
50.7
3.6
2.9
0.0
65.2
22.8
12.0
Wilson
797
38.6
1.3
1.5
24.7
11.2
53.2
4.3
3.9
0.0
69.0
20.2
10.8
S.B. Howard*
46
28.3
2.2
0.0
15.2
10.9
67.4
0.0
4.3
0.0
30.4
60.9
8.7
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 10a. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 7 by LEA
WESTERN REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
STATE
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
91,332
62.5
4.2
6.5
37.8
14.0
27.6
4.1
5.7
0.1
93.0
4.8
2.2
WESTERN REGION
6,988
70.8
5.3
8.3
42.7
14.5
22.2
2.9
4.0
0.1
93.0
4.7
2.3
Buncombe
1,847
77.0
5.7
11.6
43.2
16.6
17.1
2.7
3.2
0.0
96.9
2.2
1.0
Asheville City
316
49.4
2.8
3.8
33.9
8.9
39.6
2.8
8.2
0.0
91.1
6.0
2.8
Cherokee
237
71.3
5.5
5.9
50.6
9.3
22.8
3.4
2.5
0.0
94.9
5.1
0.0
11
9.1
0.0
0.0
9.1
0.0
54.5
9.1
27.3
0.0
90.9
0.0
9.1
100
64.0
2.0
4.0
34.0
24.0
33.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
95.0
5.0
0.0
The Learning Center*
44
Clay
Graham
87
67.8
0.0
8.0
44.8
14.9
26.4
2.3
3.4
0.0
93.1
1.1
5.7
Haywood
556
68.9
3.8
6.7
47.8
10.6
26.1
2.2
2.7
0.2
89.6
6.1
4.3
Henderson
841
75.3
10.3
8.8
46.1
10.0
19.5
1.4
3.7
0.1
90.5
4.6
4.9
Jackson
258
64.3
5.4
8.5
29.8
20.5
28.3
3.5
3.9
0.0
95.0
4.7
0.4
Summit Charter*
13
69.2
0.0
7.7
46.2
15.4
30.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Macon
324
69.8
7.1
9.0
39.2
14.5
21.0
3.4
5.9
0.0
92.0
4.3
3.7
Madison
180
71.1
1.7
4.4
48.3
16.7
21.7
5.6
1.7
0.0
88.3
5.6
6.1
McDowell
490
58.6
1.4
3.3
35.1
18.8
29.0
5.3
7.1
0.0
89.4
7.1
3.5
Mitchell
197
68.5
7.1
10.2
35.0
16.2
20.3
6.6
4.6
0.0
88.3
9.6
2.0
Polk
190
65.3
2.6
3.7
41.1
17.9
24.7
4.7
5.3
0.0
94.2
4.7
1.1
Rutherford
754
66.2
2.3
6.5
43.5
13.9
26.0
2.8
4.8
0.3
92.3
6.0
1.7
Swain
109
76.1
1.8
6.4
52.3
15.6
17.4
1.8
4.6
0.0
96.3
2.8
0.9
Transylvania
304
86.2
12.5
17.1
41.4
15.1
10.5
1.3
1.6
0.3
92.8
5.9
1.3
Yancey
174
81.0
3.4
5.2
61.5
10.9
15.5
1.1
1.7
0.6
93.7
5.7
0.6
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 10b. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 7 by LEA
NORTHWEST REGION
STATE
NORTHWEST REGION
NUMBER
TESTED
91,332
14,244
2.5 or
above†
4.0
62.5
68.6
4.2
5.0
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
CONVENTION SCORES
++
+--
6.5
8.0
37.8
42.3
14.0
13.3
27.6
23.5
4.1
3.7
5.7
4.3
0.1
0.0
93.0
93.9
4.8
4.3
2.2
1.7
Alexander
384
63.3
6.5
7.6
39.1
10.2
26.3
3.1
7.3
0.0
93.5
4.2
2.3
Alleghany
132
77.3
4.5
11.4
48.5
12.9
15.9
2.3
4.5
0.0
94.7
4.5
0.8
Ashe
262
80.5
6.1
14.1
47.3
13.0
14.5
1.1
3.8
0.0
88.9
7.3
3.8
Avery
190
61.1
6.3
3.7
43.7
7.4
30.0
3.7
5.3
0.0
90.0
7.4
2.6
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,054
70.3
3.6
8.5
41.0
17.2
21.6
3.2
4.8
0.0
96.3
2.6
1.1
891
71.4
5.2
9.5
42.8
13.9
22.8
3.4
2.5
0.0
94.7
3.1
2.1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,179
75.1
4.7
9.6
48.0
12.7
19.5
2.7
2.7
0.0
95.9
2.9
1.2
Englemann*
16
37.5
0.0
0.0
12.5
25.0
50.0
12.5
0.0
0.0
93.8
6.3
0.0
Hickory City
256
78.9
8.6
12.1
45.7
12.5
17.2
1.6
2.3
0.0
96.1
3.5
0.4
Newton-Conover City
212
75.0
3.8
6.1
47.2
17.9
21.2
1.4
2.4
0.0
94.8
2.4
2.8
1,452
66.0
4.1
6.9
41.3
13.8
23.8
4.8
5.4
0.0
91.7
6.9
1.4
Lexington City
242
54.1
2.5
3.7
36.4
11.6
31.4
5.4
9.1
0.0
72.7
11.2
16.1
Thomasville City
152
31.6
1.3
0.0
23.7
6.6
47.4
7.2
13.8
0.0
86.8
9.9
3.3
Davie
412
75.2
4.1
7.0
51.0
13.1
19.4
1.9
3.4
0.0
93.2
3.4
3.4
2,753
60.8
6.2
7.5
35.3
11.8
29.2
5.1
4.8
0.0
95.2
3.9
0.9
Lift Academy*
20
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
55.0
25.0
20.0
0.0
85.0
10.0
5.0
Quality Education Academy*
13
23.1
0.0
0.0
15.4
7.7
61.5
15.4
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
160
86.9
10.6
9.4
60.6
6.3
11.9
1.3
0.0
0.0
99.4
0.6
0.0
15
73.3
0.0
0.0
46.7
26.7
26.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Iredell-Statesville
1,150
66.7
5.1
6.7
42.3
12.5
26.2
3.0
4.2
0.0
95.6
3.6
0.9
Mooresville City
318
73.3
3.1
8.2
44.7
17.3
22.0
2.2
2.5
0.0
96.5
3.5
0.0
Stokes
545
62.4
4.4
6.4
33.2
18.3
24.6
6.2
6.8
0.0
96.1
3.1
0.7
Surry
Grandfather Academy*
Burke
Caldwell
Nguzo Saba Charter*
Catawba
45
Davidson
Forsyth
The Downtown Middle School*
C.G. Woodson*
5
3
555
78.0
3.1
9.9
48.5
16.6
17.8
2.5
1.6
0.0
91.0
7.0
2.0
Elkin City
57
80.7
8.8
12.3
50.9
8.8
10.5
3.5
5.3
0.0
93.0
7.0
0.0
Bridges Charter*
14
57.1
0.0
0.0
57.1
0.0
28.6
7.1
7.1
0.0
85.7
14.3
0.0
Mount Airy City
167
85.6
12.0
12.0
52.7
9.0
10.2
1.2
3.0
0.0
99.4
0.6
0.0
Watauga
490
75.7
8.2
7.8
50.2
9.6
19.6
3.1
1.6
0.0
95.5
3.5
1.0
Wilkes
735
71.8
2.0
7.9
45.0
16.9
21.1
3.3
3.7
0.1
90.9
5.4
3.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
United Children*
2
Yadkin
408
78.4
5.4
9.6
52.0
11.5
15.0
2.7
3.9
0.0
93.4
4.4
2.2
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 10c. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 7 by LEA
SOUTHWEST REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
STATE
91,332
62.5
4.2
6.5
37.8
14.0
27.6
4.1
5.7
0.1
93.0
4.8
2.2
SOUTHWEST REGION
19,328
64.8
3.9
6.5
40.0
14.4
26.7
3.7
4.7
0.1
93.4
4.6
2.1
Anson
314
67.2
4.1
6.4
41.1
15.6
25.5
3.8
3.5
0.0
91.4
8.0
0.6
1,370
71.8
4.3
8.0
43.4
16.1
23.1
2.8
2.3
0.0
96.7
2.4
0.9
Kannapolis City
264
66.3
2.7
5.7
45.5
12.5
29.2
1.5
3.0
0.0
94.3
3.8
1.9
Cleveland
607
64.4
2.0
4.3
41.2
17.0
28.7
3.3
3.6
0.0
94.6
2.3
3.1
Kings Mountain City
331
51.4
0.3
3.9
25.4
21.8
38.1
6.9
3.6
0.0
93.7
5.7
0.6
Cabarrus
Shelby City
231
57.6
6.5
4.3
30.7
16.0
28.1
1.7
12.1
0.4
90.9
7.4
1.7
2,334
58.4
2.9
5.4
36.4
13.7
31.0
4.2
6.1
0.3
93.2
4.2
2.7
Hoke
437
47.8
3.0
7.1
25.6
12.1
35.0
4.8
12.1
0.2
76.0
17.6
6.4
Lincoln
756
64.7
2.6
4.9
38.6
18.5
27.8
3.8
3.4
0.3
92.5
4.9
2.6
6,745
65.9
4.0
7.0
41.0
13.9
25.9
3.6
4.5
0.1
93.8
4.4
1.8
16
31.3
0.0
0.0
12.5
18.8
43.8
6.3
18.8
0.0
93.8
0.0
6.3
Montgomery
369
70.5
5.7
6.2
47.4
11.1
22.5
2.4
4.6
0.0
93.0
5.7
1.4
Moore
713
74.9
9.4
10.2
40.8
14.4
17.7
3.9
3.5
0.0
92.7
5.8
1.5
Gaston
Mecklenburg
Community Charter*
Mast School*
38
89.5
5.3
23.7
50.0
10.5
10.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
643
67.8
3.9
5.8
41.5
16.6
23.6
3.1
5.3
0.2
92.7
5.8
1.6
1,439
57.2
4.6
5.8
34.2
12.6
31.2
4.9
6.6
0.1
93.9
2.7
3.4
Scotland
491
71.9
3.1
4.7
44.8
19.3
20.8
2.9
4.3
0.2
93.7
4.7
1.6
Stanly
749
77.0
6.9
10.5
45.5
14.0
17.2
2.7
3.1
0.0
89.7
7.7
2.5
Union
1,481
62.7
2.2
4.3
44.2
12.1
29.7
3.8
3.4
0.3
96.1
2.4
1.6
Richmond
Rowan
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 10d. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 7 by LEA
NORTHEAST REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
STATE
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
CONVENTION SCORES
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
91,332
62.5
4.2
6.5
37.8
14.0
27.6
4.1
5.7
0.1
93.0
4.8
2.2
6,717
53.3
3.5
5.3
29.8
14.6
31.7
6.1
8.8
0.1
88.6
7.6
3.8
Beaufort
577
56.2
6.4
5.5
29.5
14.7
26.3
7.1
10.2
0.2
83.7
11.3
5.0
Bertie
4.6
NORTHEAST REGION
302
54.0
3.3
7.6
25.8
17.2
27.8
10.3
7.6
0.3
86.8
8.6
Camden
93
48.4
3.2
6.5
32.3
6.5
32.3
12.9
6.5
0.0
93.5
5.4
1.1
Chowan
209
42.6
4.8
2.4
30.1
5.3
42.1
7.7
7.2
0.5
71.8
17.7
10.5
Currituck
255
62.4
4.3
6.3
29.0
22.7
26.3
4.7
6.7
0.0
96.9
2.7
0.4
Dare
357
57.4
8.7
8.4
28.3
12.0
33.9
4.5
4.2
0.0
88.5
7.0
4.5
Edgecombe
561
57.6
1.6
4.6
33.5
17.8
31.6
5.0
5.9
0.0
94.8
4.3
0.9
Gates
172
25.0
0.6
0.0
10.5
14.0
52.9
7.0
15.1
0.0
72.7
19.2
8.1
Halifax
476
49.6
0.6
2.1
31.3
15.5
38.2
3.8
8.4
0.0
92.6
6.5
0.8
Roanoke Rapids City
234
71.4
4.7
6.0
47.4
13.2
20.9
2.6
5.1
0.0
92.7
6.0
1.3
Weldon City
65
64.6
3.1
4.6
36.9
20.0
26.2
3.1
6.2
0.0
84.6
12.3
3.1
345
19.7
0.0
0.6
11.9
7.2
46.1
4.9
29.3
0.0
72.5
8.4
19.1
Hyde
53
45.3
3.8
3.8
24.5
13.2
41.5
9.4
3.8
0.0
98.1
1.9
0.0
Martin
366
50.0
0.5
5.2
25.4
18.9
28.1
14.5
7.4
0.0
92.9
5.7
1.4
Northampton
281
61.2
4.6
7.8
33.5
15.3
28.1
5.3
5.0
0.4
88.3
8.2
3.6
Pasquotank
460
76.1
4.8
11.5
49.1
10.7
18.5
3.3
2.2
0.0
95.0
3.3
1.7
Perquimans
158
51.3
3.2
4.4
27.2
16.5
32.3
8.2
8.2
0.0
95.6
1.9
2.5
1,462
52.1
3.8
5.5
28.5
14.2
32.8
5.5
9.6
0.1
89.3
8.2
2.5
20
5.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
0.0
45.0
20.0
30.0
0.0
90.0
5.0
5.0
63
46.0
3.2
4.8
19.0
19.0
38.1
4.8
11.1
0.0
95.2
4.8
0.0
208
54.3
3.4
2.4
27.4
21.2
26.9
6.7
11.5
0.5
84.1
9.6
6.3
Hertford
Pitt
Right Step Academy*
Tyrrell
Washington
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 10e. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 7 by LEA
SOUTHEAST REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
CONVENTION SCORES
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
STATE
91,332
62.5
4.2
6.5
37.8
14.0
27.6
4.1
5.7
0.1
93.0
4.8
2.2
SOUTHEAST REGION
16,653
59.1
2.9
5.2
37.3
13.6
30.7
4.0
6.1
0.1
92.0
5.4
2.6
Bladen
390
64.6
2.6
8.5
36.2
17.4
27.4
4.9
3.1
0.0
91.3
6.4
2.3
Brunswick
747
68.4
3.2
6.2
46.5
12.6
26.1
2.3
3.1
0.1
95.4
3.6
0.9
Carteret
682
55.4
5.3
4.0
37.4
8.8
32.8
4.1
7.6
0.0
89.4
6.9
3.7
Columbus
577
48.2
0.3
3.6
26.5
17.7
35.7
6.8
9.0
0.3
91.7
6.1
2.3
Whiteville City
226
63.3
5.8
8.0
37.2
12.4
24.8
1.3
10.2
0.4
85.4
10.2
4.4
Craven
1,071
57.6
2.5
5.9
35.9
13.3
32.1
4.9
5.2
0.1
91.5
6.3
2.2
Cumberland
3,791
67.3
3.0
5.5
44.3
14.5
26.1
3.0
3.6
0.1
95.4
3.4
1.2
Duplin
640
55.2
1.6
3.9
34.2
15.5
30.5
5.0
9.2
0.2
82.2
10.3
7.5
Greene
268
53.7
3.0
5.2
31.3
14.2
36.6
2.6
7.1
0.0
96.6
3.0
0.4
97
51.5
0.0
3.1
27.8
20.6
43.3
4.1
1.0
0.0
85.6
11.3
3.1
Jones
Lenoir
812
57.4
4.6
7.1
35.0
10.7
30.7
3.4
8.5
0.0
85.3
10.0
4.7
New Hanover
1,546
66.6
4.3
6.5
41.0
14.8
29.2
2.3
1.7
0.2
97.0
2.2
0.8
Onslow
1,578
44.7
2.3
4.1
27.1
11.2
37.3
5.6
12.2
0.1
90.0
6.4
3.6
Pamlico
140
77.1
6.4
9.3
51.4
10.0
21.4
1.4
0.0
0.0
99.3
0.0
0.7
Arapahoe Charter*
22
31.8
0.0
4.5
27.3
0.0
50.0
18.2
0.0
0.0
95.5
4.5
0.0
417
69.8
4.1
6.7
43.6
15.3
25.2
3.8
1.2
0.0
92.3
5.5
2.2
1,568
50.3
2.4
3.3
34.1
10.6
37.9
4.3
7.5
0.0
88.3
8.4
3.3
17
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.8
41.2
47.1
0.0
76.5
17.6
5.9
Sampson
532
54.1
0.8
2.6
31.2
19.5
33.3
7.1
5.5
0.0
93.4
4.5
2.1
Clinton City
172
69.2
7.6
12.2
37.8
11.6
23.8
4.1
2.9
0.0
89.0
7.6
3.5
1,360
56.2
2.0
4.3
34.6
15.2
29.5
4.9
9.4
0.1
92.3
3.6
4.1
Pender
Robeson
CIS Academy*
Wayne
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 10f. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, Score Point Distribution, and Convention Scores
Grade 7 by LEA
CENTRAL REGION
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
NUMBER 2.5 or
TESTED above†
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
CONVENTION SCORES
1.0
NS
++
+-
--
STATE
91,332
62.5
4.2
6.5
37.8
14.0
27.6
4.1
5.7
0.1
93.0
4.8
2.2
CENTRAL REGION
27,402
60.1
4.6
6.4
35.0
14.1
28.8
4.5
6.5
0.1
93.8
4.2
2.0
1,464
63.3
5.2
6.0
38.5
13.6
26.8
4.8
5.1
0.0
92.6
4.2
3.1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
3.9
12.4
0.0
86.0
9.7
4.3
Alamance
Lakeside School*
4
Caswell
258
53.1
3.9
4.7
32.2
12.4
30.6
Chatham
505
70.7
5.1
7.1
41.4
17.0
20.8
4.2
4.2
0.2
92.7
5.1
2.2
13
38.5
0.0
0.0
7.7
30.8
38.5
15.4
7.7
0.0
92.3
7.7
0.0
Durham
2,129
53.5
3.2
5.5
31.1
13.7
29.8
5.7
10.7
0.2
94.5
4.1
1.4
Franklin
555
53.5
1.1
5.9
24.5
22.0
28.8
9.5
8.1
0.0
89.5
8.6
1.8
Granville
590
73.1
2.0
6.4
46.8
17.8
21.5
2.0
3.4
0.0
96.6
2.5
0.8
Guilford
4,426
56.6
4.8
6.1
32.4
13.3
31.6
4.3
7.4
0.1
93.7
4.4
1.9
Harnett
1,160
57.3
2.4
5.4
33.0
16.5
33.0
3.7
5.9
0.0
94.3
4.3
1.4
Johnston
1,280
64.1
3.1
5.1
38.5
17.3
25.0
5.2
5.7
0.1
93.8
4.6
1.6
665
63.6
6.2
7.4
34.3
15.8
24.7
3.2
7.7
0.9
86.8
7.5
5.7
1,293
67.7
5.5
8.1
41.0
13.1
25.4
3.6
3.2
0.0
96.3
2.9
0.9
Orange
469
59.7
3.6
4.9
37.7
13.4
33.0
4.3
3.0
0.0
92.8
4.3
3.0
Chapel Hill City
855
79.9
10.2
11.7
48.5
9.5
14.4
2.6
3.0
0.1
97.5
1.2
1.3
Village Charter*
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Chatham Charter*
Lee
Nash/Rocky Mount
School in the Community*
Person
Randolph
Asheboro City
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
610
2
47.4
4.3
1.6
32.3
9.2
40.7
4.6
7.4
0.0
91.1
8.0
0.8
1,249
62.0
2.7
6.2
36.6
16.4
28.3
5.0
4.6
0.1
95.4
3.3
1.3
278
68.3
7.6
11.5
34.5
14.7
23.0
6.5
2.2
0.0
98.2
0.7
1.1
1,140
73.5
4.2
6.1
52.6
10.5
20.0
2.8
3.7
0.0
95.4
2.5
2.1
Vance
528
41.3
2.7
1.5
25.6
11.6
39.2
6.4
12.9
0.2
88.8
8.9
2.3
Wake
6,653
60.5
5.9
7.7
32.6
14.4
29.2
4.0
6.3
0.1
94.4
3.4
2.1
Rockingham
Bonner Academy*
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Magellan Charter*
66
81.8
9.1
9.1
53.0
10.6
15.2
3.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
283
23.3
0.4
0.4
12.4
10.2
47.3
12.0
17.3
0.0
94.3
3.9
1.8
Warren
Wilson
921
49.7
3.8
3.7
29.9
12.4
34.6
7.1
8.6
0.0
91.5
5.9
2.6
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number
tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
†
Table 11a. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 4
WESTERN REGION
All Students
STATE
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
94,386
51.7
1,414
38.8
1,251
58.9
27,600
37.8
2,185
40.5
1,178
54.3
60,134
58.7
413
51.8
WESTERN REGION
7,187
55.3
79
51.9
28
67.9
456
34.4
92
38.0
73
54.8
6,424
57.1
21
42.9
Buncombe
1,949
58.7
8
37.5
14
78.6
93
46.2
29
48.3
17
47.1
1780
59.6
5
--
317
44.2
0
--
0
--
127
24.4
2
--
12
25.0
175
60.0
1
--
Asheville City
Francine Delaney*
13
61.5
0
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
1
--
10
50.0
0
--
266
61.3
1
--
1
--
3
--
0
--
1
--
256
62.1
0
--
The Learning Center*
11
27.3
0
--
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
10
30.0
0
--
Clay
84
63.1
0
--
0
--
1
--
1
--
0
--
79
63.3
1
--
Cherokee
Graham
85
45.9
15
26.7
0
--
0
--
.
--
0
--
70
50.0
0
--
Haywood
603
58.4
4
--
1
--
8
37.5
2
--
8
75.0
579
58.5
1
--
Henderson
856
47.3
1
--
5
--
36
11.1
36
19.4
10
60.0
764
50.1
4
--
Jackson
236
54.7
15
66.7
0
--
4
--
1
--
1
--
213
54.5
2
--
20
45.0
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
2
--
18
38.9
0
--
Macon
298
54.4
1
--
2
--
4
--
1
--
1
--
287
54.7
1
--
Madison
172
33.7
0
--
0
--
.
--
1
--
0
--
171
33.9
0
--
McDowell
501
54.3
2
--
5
--
21
23.8
3
--
1
--
468
55.8
1
--
Mitchell
215
47.0
0
--
0
--
3
--
3
--
0
--
208
46.6
0
--
Polk
173
69.4
0
--
0
--
9
33.3
4
--
3
--
156
70.5
0
--
Rutherford
773
53.3
0
--
0
--
125
37.6
5
--
14
64.3
625
56.3
4
--
Swain
128
61.7
32
56.3
0
--
1
--
1
--
0
--
94
62.8
0
--
Transylvania
299
72.6
0
--
0
--
15
53.3
3
--
2
--
277
74.0
1
--
Yancey
188
57.4
0
--
0
--
3
--
0
--
0
--
184
57.6
0
--
Summit Charter*
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 11b. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 4, NORTHWEST REGION
All Students
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
STATE
94,386
51.7
1,414
38.8
1,251
58.9
27,600
37.8
2,185
40.5
1,178
54.3
60,134
58.7
413
51.8
NORTHWEST REGION
14,475
53.9
49
30.6
222
45.9
2,246
36.6
299
36.8
130
49.2
11,459
58.1
45
60.0
Alexander
392
58.4
1
--
9
11.1
26
57.7
9
44.4
1
--
343
60.3
3
--
Alleghany
104
51.9
0
--
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
103
51.5
0
--
Ashe
227
52.9
0
--
0
--
2
--
2
--
2
--
221
52.9
0
--
Avery
178
64.6
0
--
0
--
2
--
1
--
0
--
174
65.5
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,135
55.1
3
--
77
31.2
89
38.2
19
47.4
13
46.2
928
58.7
6
100.0
960
55.6
3
--
3
--
66
36.4
3
--
10
40.0
871
57.4
0
--
14
21.4
0
--
0
--
14
21.4
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
1,157
62.6
5
--
45
66.7
83
44.6
20
45.0
8
75.0
992
64.5
3
--
Englemann*
23
39.1
0
--
1
--
7
14.3
0
--
1
--
13
61.5
0
--
Hickory City
339
47.2
2
--
17
29.4
94
25.5
10
20.0
5
--
208
61.1
2
--
Newton-Conover City
191
58.6
1
--
5
--
36
44.4
9
55.6
3
--
136
61.0
1
--
1,410
50.9
7
42.9
1
--
23
43.5
13
23.1
4
--
1357
51.4
4
--
Lexington City
217
40.6
2
--
10
10.0
94
38.3
12
50.0
5
--
94
43.6
0
--
Thomasville City
185
37.3
1
--
0
--
94
28.7
6
66.7
7
28.6
76
47.4
1
--
Davie
404
38.6
1
--
1
--
47
25.5
5
--
2
--
344
41.0
1
--
3,187
53.0
9
22.2
20
80.0
1177
35.9
84
31.0
38
52.6
1849
64.7
5
--
Grandfather Academy*
Burke
Caldwell
Nguzo Saba Charter*
Catawba
Davidson
Forsyth
C.G. Woodson*
1
17
17.6
0
--
0
--
17
17.6
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
Iredell-Statesville
1,147
60.2
7
42.9
22
59.1
215
44.2
24
37.5
11
45.5
857
65.0
9
66.7
Mooresville City
270
46.3
0
--
8
62.5
40
17.5
1
--
0
--
218
50.5
3
--
Stokes
556
37.8
4
--
0
--
24
16.7
6
16.7
3
--
514
39.3
1
--
Surry
623
70.6
1
--
1
--
16
62.5
36
41.7
4
--
562
73.0
1
--
64
51.6
0
--
0
--
6
16.7
1
--
0
--
57
56.1
0
--
Bridges Charter*
9
33.3
0
--
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
8
37.5
0
--
Mount Airy City
150
63.3
0
--
1
--
16
62.5
0
--
1
--
132
63.6
0
--
Watauga
345
55.4
0
--
1
--
5
--
0
--
5
--
333
54.7
1
--
Wilkes
729
52.1
2
--
0
--
33
45.5
13
15.4
5
--
674
53.6
1
--
United Children*
Yadkin
9
432
11.1
52.3
0
0
---
0
0
---
2
15
-53.3
0
25
-36.0
0
2
---
7
388
0.0
53.1
0
2
---
Elkin City
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 11c. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 4
SOUTHWEST REGION
All Students
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
51.7
1,414
38.8
1,251
58.9
27,600
37.8
2,185
40.5
1,178
54.3
60,134
58.7
413
51.8
50.0
STATE
94,386
SOUTHWEST REGION
20,172
52.7
194
37.6
377
53.6
5,944
37.5
444
43.7
209
52.6
12,858
60.4
90
332
50.3
1
--
6
33.3
178
38.2
0
--
2
--
143
65.7
1
--
1,352
57.8
0
--
9
77.8
172
42.4
34
44.1
18
38.9
1106
60.8
9
55.6
Kannapolis City
291
39.9
0
--
2
--
78
24.4
13
15.4
6
33.3
190
46.8
2
--
Cleveland
740
49.1
2
--
2
--
167
38.3
3
--
7
42.9
554
52.2
1
--
Kings Mountain City
321
52.6
0
--
9
44.4
76
34.2
1
--
3
--
232
58.6
0
--
Shelby City
269
51.3
0
--
6
50.0
150
43.3
3
--
2
--
107
62.6
1
--
Anson
Cabarrus
Gaston
2,333
48.8
6
83.3
30
56.7
434
31.3
17
47.1
33
54.5
1803
52.6
7
57.1
Hoke
439
35.3
52
21.2
3
--
216
27.3
12
33.3
12
41.7
139
52.5
4
--
Lincoln
795
46.7
3
--
2
--
87
34.5
36
55.6
6
0.0
658
48.6
1
--
7,295
54.2
42
52.4
245
54.7
2944
38.2
190
46.8
67
58.2
3731
67.2
50
48.0
Mecklenburg
Community Charter*
25
52.0
0
--
0
--
3
--
0
--
2
--
19
57.9
1
--
Montgomery
290
53.4
1
--
6
50.0
80
40.0
32
34.4
1
--
170
63.5
0
--
Moore
861
55.9
8
50.0
1
--
213
43.2
22
50.0
16
56.3
597
60.6
2
--
Richmond
597
42.5
11
45.5
2
--
229
33.6
4
--
1
--
347
48.4
2
--
1,392
50.1
3
--
14
42.9
312
32.4
27
29.6
8
50.0
1019
56.4
2
--
Scotland
518
52.1
58
37.9
0
--
209
45.5
1
--
3
--
245
61.6
0
--
Stanly
753
59.1
4
--
32
43.8
117
35.9
10
30.0
4
--
583
65.4
3
--
Union
1,569
61.9
3
--
8
62.5
279
44.4
39
43.6
18
83.3
1215
66.3
4
--
Rowan
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 11d. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 4
NORTHEAST REGION
All Students
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
94,386
51.7
1,414
38.8
1,251
58.9
27,600
37.8
2,185
40.5
1,178
54.3
60,134
58.7
413
51.8
6,734
43.1
58
48.3
22
59.1
3,410
34.9
79
31.6
45
51.1
3,084
52.1
18
38.9
Beaufort
568
44.2
3
--
0
--
237
30.4
9
33.3
2
--
315
54.9
0
--
Bertie
300
24.7
1
--
0
--
236
20.8
0
--
1
--
62
37.1
0
--
Camden
91
48.4
2
--
0
--
18
61.1
0
--
0
--
71
45.1
0
--
Chowan
189
31.7
0
--
0
--
91
19.8
1
--
4
--
93
44.1
0
--
Currituck
260
39.2
0
--
1
--
30
20.0
4
--
3
--
222
41.9
0
--
Dare
379
61.5
0
--
1
--
14
71.4
4
--
9
33.3
349
61.6
1
--
Edgecombe
602
40.9
3
--
0
--
358
36.0
14
28.6
1
--
225
49.3
0
--
Gates
139
64.0
1
--
0
--
47
59.6
1
--
0
--
90
66.7
0
--
Halifax
474
56.1
27
55.6
0
--
399
55.6
1
--
2
--
44
61.4
1
--
Roanoke Rapids City
220
45.0
1
--
2
--
49
42.9
0
--
1
--
167
44.3
0
--
74
54.1
0
--
0
--
71
54.9
0
--
0
--
3
--
0
--
STATE
NORTHEAST REGION
Weldon City
Hertford
298
40.6
10
30.0
1
--
222
33.8
1
--
0
--
57
68.4
5
--
Hyde
52
28.8
0
--
0
--
18
22.2
1
--
0
--
33
30.3
0
--
Martin
379
36.7
0
--
1
--
228
28.9
6
50.0
0
--
142
47.9
0
--
Northampton
273
21.6
0
--
0
--
214
17.8
1
--
2
--
55
34.5
0
--
Pasquotank
527
38.9
4
--
4
--
227
24.2
6
16.7
1
--
282
51.1
3
--
Perquimans
173
35.3
0
--
0
--
77
32.5
1
--
3
--
86
38.4
1
--
1,481
48.0
4
--
12
50.0
709
39.2
25
28.0
13
61.5
710
56.9
4
--
56
41.1
0
--
0
--
30
20.0
0
--
2
--
24
70.8
0
--
199
32.7
2
--
0
--
135
27.4
4
--
1
--
54
44.4
3
--
Pitt
Tyrrell
Washington
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 11e. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 4
SOUTHEAST REGION
All Students
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
STATE
94,386
51.7
1,414
38.8
1,251
58.9
27,600
37.8
2,185
40.5
1,178
54.3
60,134
58.7
413
51.8
SOUTHEAST REGION
17,059
49.9
909
37.2
116
63.8
5,962
40.8
504
49.0
308
58.4
9,138
56.7
91
50.5
Bladen
401
50.4
5
--
1
--
194
35.1
12
75.0
7
28.6
181
65.2
1
--
Brunswick
710
41.7
6
0.0
1
--
162
27.8
10
30.0
7
14.3
518
47.1
5
--
Carteret
632
47.3
1
--
9
66.7
73
23.3
2
--
5
--
534
50.4
3
--
Columbus
535
39.8
32
46.9
1
--
215
31.2
2
--
2
--
282
45.7
1
--
Whiteville City
211
68.7
2
--
0
--
83
51.8
4
--
3
--
119
80.7
0
--
Craven
1,136
45.5
3
--
6
66.7
403
34.0
21
52.4
22
54.5
672
51.6
4
--
Cumberland
3,956
56.0
83
51.8
48
68.8
1655
47.2
177
58.8
123
65.0
1822
63.1
48
56.3
Duplin
654
45.3
1
--
0
--
231
35.9
66
36.4
5
--
348
53.2
2
--
Greene
182
33.0
0
--
0
--
92
23.9
9
22.2
1
--
78
44.9
1
--
Jones
105
58.1
1
--
0
--
63
52.4
1
--
0
--
40
65.0
0
--
Lenoir
713
37.4
1
--
3
--
353
29.7
17
29.4
2
--
332
46.4
3
--
New Hanover
1,703
57.5
9
66.7
10
50.0
499
40.9
15
73.3
24
58.3
1135
64.6
9
44.4
Onslow
1,641
56.2
14
50.0
29
69.0
392
53.8
60
56.7
55
52.7
1081
57.0
6
33.3
Pamlico
126
43.7
2
--
0
--
38
28.9
0
--
0
--
86
50.0
0
--
31
35.5
1
--
0
--
7
0.0
0
--
1
--
22
45.5
0
--
Arapahoe Charter*
Pender
452
51.1
0
--
0
--
136
41.2
3
--
4
--
306
54.9
2
--
Robeson
1,728
36.1
732
34.3
5
--
514
32.3
22
27.3
20
55.0
431
43.4
2
--
Sampson
565
48.5
4
--
1
--
162
42.0
34
35.3
2
--
361
52.9
0
--
Clinton City
178
51.7
7
42.9
0
--
103
44.7
2
--
0
--
66
63.6
0
--
1,386
53.8
5
--
2
--
576
46.2
46
39.1
25
68.0
722
60.5
4
--
14
28.6
0
--
0
--
11
27.3
1
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
Wayne
Bright Horizons*
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 11f. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 4
CENTRAL REGION
All Students
NUMBER
TESTED
American Indian
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
Asian
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
Black
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
Hispanic
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
Multi-Racial
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
White
NUMBER
TESTED
Other
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
STATE
94,386
51.7
1,414
38.8
1,251
58.9
27,600
37.8
2,185
40.5
1,178
54.3
60,134
58.7
413
51.8
CENTRAL REGION
28,759
52.2
125
42.4
486
67.3
9,578
37.6
767
35.7
413
54.0
17,171
60.6
148
54.1
Alamance
1,549
37.6
5
--
16
56.3
419
27.7
59
11.9
17
29.4
1027
42.7
6
50.0
Caswell
267
45.3
0
--
0
--
116
37.1
6
33.3
4
--
140
52.9
1
--
Chatham
584
47.1
3
--
1
--
145
26.2
31
29.0
7
85.7
395
55.7
2
--
15
53.3
0
--
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
14
57.1
0
--
Durham
2,179
46.6
11
27.3
33
69.7
1248
36.5
59
32.2
43
60.5
764
62.6
14
57.1
Franklin
566
42.8
1
--
2
--
220
28.6
17
23.5
8
37.5
314
54.1
4
--
Granville
570
37.9
1
--
1
--
236
24.6
8
12.5
8
37.5
310
49.4
3
--
Guilford
4,626
51.2
18
27.8
136
48.5
1805
38.2
74
44.6
81
59.3
2485
60.8
17
64.7
Harnett
1,223
50.9
7
57.1
4
--
334
38.0
52
42.3
21
57.1
797
56.7
7
28.6
Johnston
1,387
58.8
6
83.3
4
--
295
46.1
69
42.0
12
58.3
995
63.2
5
--
691
53.5
2
--
8
62.5
201
43.3
80
37.5
8
50.0
388
61.6
1
--
1,333
45.6
6
0.0
8
50.0
735
36.1
26
38.5
15
40.0
534
59.4
8
62.5
--
Chatham Charter*
Lee
Nash/Rocky Mount
Charter Public*
75
45.3
0
--
0
--
50
40.0
0
--
2
--
23
52.2
0
Orange
444
55.6
2
--
6
50.0
102
37.3
8
37.5
7
0.0
318
62.9
1
--
Chapel Hill City
863
68.1
1
--
47
76.6
156
44.9
17
76.5
17
64.7
611
73.6
6
66.7
Village Charter*
Person
Randolph
Asheboro City
Rockingham
17
52.9
1
--
0
--
5
--
0
--
0
--
11
72.7
0
--
814
42.5
8
50.0
1
--
311
31.5
7
28.6
9
55.6
474
50.0
4
--
1,255
41.2
8
50.0
6
50.0
49
20.4
30
16.7
14
50.0
1146
42.6
1
--
319
48.6
0
--
5
--
51
21.6
24
16.7
5
--
230
58.3
2
---
1,082
54.6
2
--
0
--
234
46.2
15
20.0
9
55.6
819
57.8
2
Vance
572
29.0
1
--
0
--
379
24.5
7
28.6
7
14.3
173
39.9
5
--
Wake
7,122
64.8
24
58.3
204
79.9
1798
46.8
146
47.3
107
57.0
4760
71.8
56
62.5
Bonner Academy*
4
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Magellan Charter*
73
78.1
0
--
3
--
5
--
0
--
0
--
65
81.5
0
--
Sterling Montessori*
10
40.0
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
2
--
7
28.6
0
--
Warren
276
42.8
16
18.8
0
--
209
43.1
2
--
4
--
45
48.9
0
--
Wilson
797
38.6
2
--
0
--
432
31.7
30
23.3
6
50.0
322
48.4
3
--
S.B. Howard*
46
28.3
0
-0
-42
26.2
0
-0
-4
-0
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
--
Table 12a. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 7
WESTERN REGION
All Students
STATE
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
91,332
62.5
1,451
47.6
1,302
68.7
26,040
47.6
1,849
53.1
1,281
64.9
58,845
69.7
444
56.3
WESTERN REGION
6,988
70.8
63
61.9
43
69.8
421
45.4
93
53.8
58
72.4
6,288
73.0
15
36.4
Buncombe
1,847
77.0
8
87.5
15
93.3
80
61.3
21
76.2
12
91.7
1705
77.7
4
--
Asheville City
316
49.4
0
--
2
--
126
29.4
7
28.6
7
42.9
172
64.5
1
--
Cherokee
237
71.3
1
--
0
--
6
50.0
2
--
2
--
224
73.2
1
--
11
9.1
0
--
0
--
3
--
0
--
0
--
8
12.5
0
--
100
64.0
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
1
--
98
63.3
0
--
87
67.8
4
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
82
69.5
0
--
Haywood
556
68.9
6
66.7
0
--
10
90.0
3
--
3
--
534
68.5
0
--
Henderson
841
75.3
0
--
4
--
42
38.1
30
46.7
19
73.7
745
78.7
1
--
Jackson
258
64.3
16
37.5
0
--
2
--
1
--
0
--
237
66.2
2
--
The Learning Center*
Clay
Graham
Summit Charter*
13
69.2
0
--
0
--
0
--
1
--
0
--
12
75.0
0
--
Macon
324
69.8
1
--
3
--
2
--
2
--
3
--
313
70.3
0
--
Madison
180
71.1
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
179
71.5
1
--
McDowell
490
58.6
1
--
12
41.7
22
54.5
1
--
2
--
450
59.6
1
--
Mitchell
197
68.5
0
--
0
--
0
--
2
--
1
--
194
68.0
0
--
Polk
190
65.3
1
--
0
--
13
46.2
3
--
2
--
171
66.1
0
--
Rutherford
754
66.2
2
--
4
--
98
41.8
12
41.7
3
--
633
70.5
2
--
Swain
109
76.1
22
68.2
1
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
84
77.4
0
--
Transylvania
304
86.2
1
--
1
--
13
100.0
5
--
3
--
279
86.4
2
--
Yancey
174
81.0
0
--
0
--
4
--
1
--
0
--
168
82.1
0
--
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 12b. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 7
NORTHWEST REGION
All Students
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
STATE
NORTHWEST REGION
91,332
14,244
62.5
68.6
American Indian
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
1,451
47
47.6
38.3
Asian
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
Black
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
1,302
275
68.7
68.4
26,040
2,059
47.6
50.3
Hispanic
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
1,849
285
Multi-Racial
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
White
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
TESTED
53.1
54.4
1,281
143
64.9
66.4
58,845
11,358
69.7
72.5
444
58
56.3
55.8
Alexander
384
63.3
1
--
7
85.7
24
25.0
5
--
1
--
344
66.0
2
--
Alleghany
132
77.3
0
--
0
--
1
--
3
--
0
--
127
77.2
0
--
Ashe
262
80.5
1
--
0
--
2
--
3
--
0
--
255
81.2
1
--
Avery
190
61.1
0
--
0
--
1
--
1
--
1
--
186
61.8
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1,054
70.3
2
--
96
56.3
54
63.0
21
66.7
15
73.3
859
72.8
6
33.3
891
71.4
3
--
7
57.1
48
66.7
10
50.0
6
100.0
814
71.9
0
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
---
Grandfather Academy*
Burke
Caldwell
Nguzo Saba Charter*
Catawba
5
3
1,179
75.1
5
--
55
83.6
72
58.3
20
60.0
9
55.6
1014
76.3
3
Englemann*
16
37.5
0
--
0
--
6
33.3
0
--
1
--
9
44.4
0
--
Hickory City
256
78.9
0
--
19
63.2
63
65.1
4
--
4
--
165
85.5
1
--
Newton-Conover City
212
75.0
0
--
10
80.0
33
51.5
9
66.7
1
--
158
81.0
1
--
1,452
66.0
11
36.4
12
66.7
33
63.6
11
63.6
7
71.4
1374
66.4
1
--
Lexington City
242
54.1
0
--
14
57.1
123
48.8
10
50.0
3
--
87
62.1
1
--
Thomasville City
152
31.6
1
--
2
--
71
26.8
4
--
1
--
71
36.6
1
--
412
75.2
3
--
0
--
35
51.4
11
54.5
6
66.7
356
78.9
1
--
2,753
60.8
10
30.0
19
78.9
1011
47.0
75
37.3
47
61.7
1569
70.9
20
60.0
Davidson
Davie
Forsyth
Lift Academy*
20
0.0
0
--
0
--
19
0.0
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
Quality Education Academy*
13
23.1
0
--
0
--
12
16.7
0
--
0
--
0
--
1
--
The Downtown Middle School*
C.G. Woodson*
Iredell-Statesville
160
86.9
0
--
0
--
33
69.7
1
--
3
--
123
91.1
0
--
15
73.3
0
--
0
--
15
73.3
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
1,150
66.7
1
--
16
81.3
213
50.2
12
58.3
9
33.3
893
70.7
5
--
Mooresville City
318
73.3
0
--
6
50.0
58
67.2
2
--
1
--
250
75.6
1
--
Stokes
545
62.4
4
--
0
--
22
72.7
10
50.0
7
71.4
499
62.3
3
--
Surry
555
78.0
3
--
3
--
16
62.5
27
63.0
6
100.0
499
79.0
1
--
Elkin City
57
80.7
0
--
0
--
4
--
1
--
0
--
52
88.5
0
--
Bridges Charter*
14
57.1
0
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
0
--
12
58.3
0
--
Mount Airy City
167
85.6
0
--
2
--
13
84.6
5
--
3
--
142
88.0
2
--
Watauga
490
75.7
1
--
3
--
17
58.8
6
66.7
2
--
456
76.3
3
--
Wilkes
735
71.8
1
--
4
--
40
70.0
10
60.0
1
--
677
72.4
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Yadkin
408
78.4
0
-0
-14
57.1
24
62.5
8
87.5
361
80.1
1
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
--
United Children*
2
Table 12c. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 7
SOUTHWEST REGION
All Students
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
American Indian
NUMBER
2.5 or
above†
Asian
Black
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
Hispanic
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
Multi-Racial
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
White
Other
NUMBER
2.5 or
NUMBER
TESTED
above†
2.5 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
STATE
91,332
62.5
1,451
47.6
1,302
68.7
26,040
47.6
1,849
53.1
1,281
64.9
58,845
69.7
444
56.3
SOUTHWEST REGION
19,328
64.8
206
49.0
390
70.5
5,547
50.2
389
59.4
211
72.5
12,483
71.4
70
59.8
314
67.2
2
--
2
--
183
57.9
1
--
2
--
124
81.5
0
--
Anson
Cabarrus
1,370
71.8
8
87.5
7
85.7
171
48.5
17
70.6
8
25.0
1153
75.3
6
83.3
Kannapolis City
264
66.3
2
--
2
--
79
51.9
8
50.0
2
--
170
74.1
0
--
Cleveland
607
64.4
3
--
1
--
122
45.1
5
--
1
--
473
69.6
2
--
Kings Mountain City
331
51.4
1
--
9
77.8
84
39.3
7
42.9
2
--
228
54.8
0
--
Shelby City
231
57.6
0
--
1
--
106
40.6
0
--
1
--
122
72.1
1
--
2,334
58.4
16
31.3
36
69.4
390
47.9
25
76.0
25
64.0
1832
60.4
7
71.4
437
47.8
49
34.7
3
--
200
40.0
10
80.0
13
46.2
155
60.0
5
--
Gaston
Hoke
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Community Charter*
756
64.7
4
--
4
--
68
44.1
26
69.2
6
83.3
646
66.6
2
--
6,745
65.9
32
46.9
254
70.1
2699
50.3
166
60.2
91
75.8
3454
77.9
33
60.6
16
31.3
0
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
0
--
14
35.7
0
--
Montgomery
369
70.5
2
--
13
92.3
104
61.5
28
53.6
3
--
218
75.2
1
--
Moore
713
74.9
8
75.0
1
--
178
61.8
15
46.7
9
66.7
500
80.6
2
--
38
89.5
0
--
0
--
7
71.4
1
--
1
--
29
93.1
0
--
643
67.8
8
37.5
7
85.7
242
62.8
9
44.4
8
87.5
365
72.1
1
--
Mast School*
Richmond
1,439
57.2
14
28.6
19
47.4
316
32.6
31
61.3
13
92.3
1040
64.8
3
--
Scotland
Rowan
491
71.9
51
70.6
4
--
206
63.1
1
--
10
90.0
214
79.0
4
--
Stanly
749
77.0
1
--
21
57.1
109
71.6
6
50.0
3
--
607
79.1
1
--
Union
1,481
62.7
5
--
6
83.3
281
45.2
33
39.4
13
76.9
1139
67.4
2
--
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 12d. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 7
NORTHEAST REGION
All Students
NUMBER
STATE
NORTHEAST REGION
American Indian
2.5 or
†
NUMBER
2.5 or
†
Asian
NUMBER
Black
2.5 or
†
NUMBER
Hispanic
2.5 or
†
NUMBER
Multi-Racial
2.5 or
†
NUMBER
above†
1,281
64.9
58,845
69.7
444
56.3
64
56.3
3,121
62.7
25
53.8
53.1
56.9
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
91,332
62.5
1,451
47.6
1,302
68.7
26,040
47.6
6,717
53.3
57
57.9
18
72.2
3,367
44.2
2.5 or
TESTED
51
above
NUMBER
above
1,849
TESTED
Other
2.5 or
TESTED
TESTED
above
NUMBER
above
above
TESTED
White
2.5 or
†
†
Beaufort
577
56.2
3
--
2
--
251
39.0
4
--
3
--
310
69.7
3
--
Bertie
302
54.0
1
--
0
--
236
50.4
0
--
1
--
61
68.9
2
--
Camden
93
48.4
0
--
0
--
16
50.0
0
--
0
--
77
48.1
0
--
Chowan
209
42.6
2
--
0
--
95
40.0
0
--
5
--
104
46.2
2
--
Currituck
255
62.4
7
71.4
1
--
23
60.9
3
--
3
--
216
61.1
2
--
Dare
357
57.4
2
--
0
--
12
50.0
7
42.9
5
--
327
58.4
3
--
Edgecombe
561
57.6
1
--
1
--
307
51.5
1
--
6
66.7
243
64.6
1
--
Gates
172
25.0
2
--
0
--
74
21.6
1
--
2
--
92
27.2
1
--
Halifax
476
49.6
28
64.3
0
--
407
48.9
3
--
3
--
35
45.7
0
--
Roanoke Rapids
234
71.4
1
--
4
--
44
61.4
2
--
5
--
176
73.3
0
--
65
64.6
0
--
0
--
56
67.9
0
--
1
--
7
28.6
1
--
345
19.7
2
--
0
--
250
16.0
3
--
8
25.0
80
30.0
2
--
Hyde
53
45.3
0
--
0
--
27
29.6
0
--
0
--
26
61.5
0
--
Martin
366
50.0
1
--
0
--
197
42.1
5
--
0
--
162
59.9
1
--
Northampton
281
61.2
3
--
0
--
207
59.4
1
--
2
--
68
67.6
0
--
Pasquotank
460
76.1
2
--
1
--
204
66.7
2
--
5
--
246
83.7
0
--
Perquimans
158
51.3
0
--
0
--
68
36.8
0
--
2
--
85
62.4
1
--
1,462
52.1
1
--
8
62.5
708
38.7
15
60.0
10
70.0
713
64.9
3
--
20
5.0
0
--
0
--
19
5.3
0
--
0
--
1
--
0
--
Weldon City
Hertford
Pitt
Right Step Academy*
Tyrrell
Washington
†
63
46.0
0
--
0
--
29
34.5
2
--
1
--
31
54.8
0
--
208
54.3
1
--
1
--
137
48.9
2
--
2
--
61
67.2
3
--
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 12e. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 7
SOUTHEAST REGION
All Students
NUMBER
American Indian
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
Asian
NUMBER
Black
2.5 or
NUMBER
Hispanic
2.5 or
NUMBER
Multi-Racial
2.5 or
NUMBER
White
2.5 or
NUMBER
Other
2.5 or
NUMBER
2.5 or
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
above†
STATE
91,332
62.5
1,451
47.6
1,302
68.7
26,040
47.6
1,849
53.1
1,281
64.9
58,845
69.7
444
56.3
SOUTHEAST REGION
16,653
59.1
919
46.1
114
67.5
5,855
51.0
458
55.5
366
62.8
8,799
65.8
126
54.9
Bladen
390
64.6
3
--
0
--
170
60.6
4
--
7
71.4
206
68.0
0
--
Brunswick
747
68.4
12
58.3
2
--
163
60.7
9
77.8
7
71.4
550
71.1
4
--
Carteret
682
55.4
6
16.7
3
--
64
34.4
10
50.0
5
--
592
58.1
2
--
Columbus
577
48.2
34
26.5
0
--
249
39.4
2
--
5
--
284
59.2
1
--
Whiteville City
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
226
63.3
2
--
0
--
83
50.6
1
--
1
--
139
69.8
0
--
Craven
1,071
57.6
4
--
8
37.5
354
46.6
27
37.0
30
63.3
638
65.2
10
30.0
Cumberland
3,791
67.3
83
59.0
33
78.8
1649
60.5
178
73.0
158
70.3
1633
73.2
54
72.2
Duplin
640
55.2
4
--
0
--
246
46.3
54
40.7
5
--
330
63.9
1
--
Greene
268
53.7
0
--
1
--
134
44.8
12
25.0
1
--
118
66.9
2
--
Jones
97
51.5
0
--
0
--
50
42.0
1
--
2
--
44
61.4
0
--
Lenoir
812
57.4
3
--
1
--
418
46.2
6
33.3
9
55.6
372
70.7
2
--
New Hanover
1,546
66.6
15
20.0
16
68.8
402
52.0
12
75.0
18
50.0
1060
73.0
19
63.2
Onslow
1,578
44.7
15
26.7
30
53.3
385
36.1
49
49.0
65
49.2
1018
47.5
14
35.7
Pamlico
140
77.1
0
--
0
--
47
72.3
1
--
0
--
91
80.2
0
--
22
31.8
1
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
0
--
19
31.6
0
---
Arapahoe Charter*
Pender
Robeson
CIS Academy*
Sampson
Clinton City
Wayne
†
417
69.8
0
--
0
--
117
58.1
4
--
1
--
295
74.2
0
1,568
50.3
705
47.0
4
--
473
47.1
17
47.1
25
56.0
338
61.8
4
--
17
0.0
10
0.0
0
--
6
0.0
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
532
54.1
11
63.6
1
--
160
37.5
35
34.3
7
42.9
317
64.7
1
--
172
69.2
5
--
2
--
76
59.2
6
66.7
2
--
81
79.0
0
--
1,360
56.2
6
33.3
13
84.6
607
48.3
30
33.3
17
82.4
674
63.5
12
50.0
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 12f. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Writing Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students at or Above 2.5, by Ethnicity
Grade 7
CENTRAL REGION
All Students
NUMBER
TESTED
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
NUMBER
TESTED
2.5 or
above†
62.5
1,451
47.6
1,302
68.7
26,040
47.6
1,849
53.1
1,281
64.9
58,845
69.7
444
56.3
STATE
91,332
CENTRAL REGION
27,402
60.1
159
47.8
462
67.3
8,791
44.5
573
45.9
439
62.9
16,796
68.6
150
51.6
1,464
63.3
5
--
14
85.7
380
58.4
34
44.1
23
52.2
1003
65.6
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Alamance
Lakeside School*
4
Caswell
258
53.1
1
--
0
--
113
48.7
2
--
2
--
137
59.1
2
--
Chatham
505
70.7
1
--
2
--
124
54.8
21
66.7
9
77.8
347
76.4
1
--
13
38.5
1
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
0
--
10
30.0
0
--
Durham
2,129
53.5
7
42.9
33
60.6
1177
39.5
40
47.5
50
60.0
801
73.8
17
52.9
Franklin
555
53.5
6
50.0
2
--
241
43.2
6
16.7
2
--
298
62.4
0
--
Granville
590
73.1
1
--
3
--
210
68.6
9
55.6
7
71.4
355
76.3
3
--
Guilford
4,426
56.6
29
48.3
137
56.2
1608
43.7
65
43.1
80
58.8
2479
65.4
27
51.9
Harnett
1,160
57.3
17
41.2
7
71.4
320
45.3
36
69.4
23
82.6
746
61.8
10
30.0
Johnston
1,280
64.1
7
42.9
5
--
262
46.2
47
34.0
15
66.7
940
70.4
4
--
665
63.6
6
66.7
5
--
180
51.7
56
44.6
6
66.7
408
71.6
2
-33.3
Chatham Charter*
Lee
Nash/Rocky Mount
1,293
67.7
3
--
10
80.0
683
60.5
26
42.3
13
61.5
551
78.6
6
Orange
469
59.7
4
--
2
--
95
44.2
10
20.0
8
50.0
348
66.4
1
--
Chapel Hill City
855
79.9
5
--
42
90.5
148
50.7
14
64.3
27
77.8
599
87.5
18
66.7
Village Charter*
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
School in the Community*
2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
610
47.4
5
--
0
--
221
39.8
2
--
5
--
375
52.5
2
--
1,249
62.0
8
37.5
1
--
59
50.8
32
28.1
7
71.4
1140
63.8
2
--
Person
Randolph
Asheboro City
278
68.3
2
--
4
--
47
57.4
20
30.0
2
--
201
74.1
1
--
1,140
73.5
5
--
3
--
242
69.4
23
69.6
9
88.9
856
74.4
1
--
Vance
528
41.3
4
--
2
--
345
35.4
5
--
6
83.3
164
53.0
1
--
Wake
6,653
Rockingham
60.5
29
55.2
185
69.7
1632
36.4
102
46.1
131
57.3
4519
69.3
44
61.4
Bonner Academy*
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Magellan Charter*
66
81.8
0
--
2
--
9
77.8
0
--
1
--
54
81.5
0
--
283
23.3
12
16.7
0
--
199
21.6
1
--
3
--
68
29.4
0
--
Warren
Wilson
921
49.7
1
-3
-486
37.0
22
59.1
10
70.0
393
64.9
3
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 divided by the total number tested. This contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the total number tested for a group
is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
--
Part II
North Carolina Test of
English II
Grade 10
North Carolina
1997-98 English II Report of Student Performance
Grade 10
Overview
•
The English II Assessment of Writing, an end-of-course test, is a
component of the North Carolina Statewide Testing Program. It
is a state-mandated assessment of student performance in writing
at grade 10 that focuses on World Literature other than British and
United States.
•
The North Carolina Assessment of English II was administered
statewide on November 6, 1997, March 3, 1998, and April 7,
1998. This is the seventh year the English II assessment has been
given to all English II students. Student essays are scored on a
six-point scale for content and a three-point, four-domain scale for
conventions. A standard of 3.0 for English II (Level III or Above)
was adopted by the State Board of Education in September, 1997.
(Previous reports used a reference point of 3.5.)
•
Statewide student performance in English II declined by 3.7
percentage points when compared to the previous year. In 199798 approximately 46.0 percent of all students who took the test
achieved a score of 3.0 (the standard) or greater. In 1996-97, 49.7
percent of the students who took the test achieved a score of 3.0 or
greater. Although statewide the scores declined, there was
variation in student performance at the LEA level. Whereas some
scores declined substantially in some LEAs and schools, others
increased substantially.
•
Higher percentages of female students than male students received
the top writing scores.
•
Generally, a greater percentage of White students received higher
writing scores followed by the percentage of Asian students,
Multi-racial students, Other Students, Hispanic students,
American Indian students, and Black students.
•
While North Carolina schools continue to work diligently
preparing students to meet more rigorous standards in the basic
academic areas, in writing there are still disparities among
students, classrooms, schools, and ethnic groups.
•
Our continuing challenge is to emphasize and focus more on
communication skills in the classroom. Whether oral, visual, or
written, effective communication skills are the result of active
learning and frequent use of higher level thinking skills. The
State Board of Education has reaffirmed its belief that writing is a
basic skill that must continue to be emphasized in every classroom
by including the assessment of writing as a component of the
ABCs Accountability Program.
•
Providing students with a solid educational foundation in writing
and communication skills ensures that they are better prepared to
become successful and competitive in the global marketplace of
the twenty-first century.
•
Table 2 on page 74 depicts percentages of students in the state
scoring at or above the current accountability reference point of
3.0. A disaggregation by ethnicity and gender is also provided.
What is the English II • The North Carolina Test of English II, a component of the North
Carolina Statewide Testing Program, is a state-mandated
Essay Assessment?
assessment of student performance in writing at grade 10.
•
The writing assessment was added to the North Carolina Testing
Program in 1991-92 to place a greater emphasis on writing
statewide. The revised North Carolina Standard Course of Study
(SCS) emphasizes writing as a basic skill that can be improved
with appropriate emphasis. The measurement of writing ensures
that ample time and resources are allotted for the development of
the writing process in the classroom.
•
The purposes of the English II test are to assess mastery of the
writing curriculum, to assess the application of grammatical skills,
and to assess achievement of literary analysis. All students
enrolled in English II are required to respond to an expository,
literature-based prompt for their writing task. This is the first year
students were required to respond to only one prompt. In previous
years students were asked to write two essays.
How is the English II
Essay Administered?
•
On the day of testing, the teacher removes from a sealed envelope
individual copies of a writing prompt. The writing prompt
provides instructions that set forth the task. Each student has 100
minutes to write a composition in response to the prompt. This
was the first year that students were given 100 minutes rather than
the 50 minutes allotted in past years. Scheduled extended time
may be allotted to students with special needs, or students with
limited language proficiency, if appropriate.
How are Scores
Reported?
•
Each year students’ scored compositions, student and classroom
scores, and scoring guides are returned to English II teachers
several weeks after scoring. Teachers are encouraged to use the
scoring guides along with the student essays to acquire a better
understanding of the scoring criteria and to interpret scores for
students and parents. Teachers receive a class roster with focused
holistic scores as well as analytic scores for conventions for each
student.
•
Each year summary scores are returned to all schools and school
systems in the state.
How are the
Compositions
Scored?
Results of the English
II Essay Test
•
Each student composition is scored by two independent readers.
The composition is assigned a 0 - 6 or Non-Scorable score by each
reader. For an essay where the two scores are discrepant by a
single score point, a mid-point score is assigned to the student’s
composition. For example, a student may receive 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, etc.
as a score.
•
The assigned score point reflects each student’s performance with
respect to a set of criteria for each score point (focused holistic
scoring). The score points define the student’s command of the
mode of writing required. The quality of each composition,
regardless of mode, is determined by considering the following
characteristics: (1) main idea, (2) supportive details, (3)
organization, and (4) coherence. A focused holistic score is
assigned to each student’s paper based on these characteristics.
•
A second, independent evaluation assesses every student’s
performance in each of the following four areas of conventions:
sentence formation, usage, mechanics, and spelling. An analytic
score is assigned and reported for each of the four areas.
•
Every year the same scoring criteria and score point scale or
standards are used as were used in previous years. However, the
scoring guides are tailored to fit a particular prompt and the anchor
papers (i.e., papers used to exemplify score point standards) are
selected to correspond to the prompt administered for a given year.
•
For the March English II Assessment, students were asked to write
a well-organized composition in response to the following prompt:
A main character in a literary work often faces a conflict between
personal desires and responsibilities.
From the novels, short stories, full-length plays, and poems you have
read, choose a work in which a character faces a conflict between
his/her personal desires and his/her responsibilities. Using specific
references from the work, explain the conflict, the struggle to resolve the
conflict, and the overall effect on the work. The work you choose must
be from world literature other than British literature (England, Ireland,
Scotland, and Wales) and American (United States) literature. Give the
title and, if you remember, the author of the work.
•
For the 1997-98 school year across all cycles, readers scored
81,260 public school essays for English II. The scores show that
46.0 percent of the students wrote well enough to score at or above
3.0. This represents a decrease of 3.7 percentage points from the
49.7 percent who achieved this level in 1996-97. About 0.1
percent of the students received the highest scores of 5.5 and 6.0,
which is the same percent as last year, and 12.7 percent received
the lowest scores of 1.0 and 1.5 in comparison to 13. 2 percent in
1996-97. This year 1.9 percent of the papers had problems which
made them non-scorable in comparison to 4.1 percent in 1996-97.
•
Performance of
Subgroups
The convention score is an analytic score reported in four areas:
sentence formation, usage, mechanics, and spelling. The scale
within each area is a 3 point scale with a score of 3 being a paper
containing one or two errors in a particular area. In sentence
formation, 43.5 percent scored a 3 while 12.6 percent were rated a
score of 1. In usage, 8.3 percent of students earned a 3 while 45.5
percent received a 1. In mechanics, 22.7 percent had a score of 3;
23.7 percent had a score of 1. Also, 23.2 percent received a score
of 3 in spelling, and 25.2 obtained a score of 1. Only 1.9 percent
of the papers were judged to be non-scorable since they were
blank or unreadable. There was a slight decrease in the number of
3’s from 1997 in all areas except mechanics.
Gender
• A greater percentage (1.5) of female students achieved the top
score points of 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 than did male students (0.6).
Approximately 52.6 percent of the female students scored at or
above 3.0 compared to 39.3 percent for male students.
Ethnicity
• Approximately 2.4 percent of Asian students achieved the top score
points of 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 compared to 1.5 percent for White
students, 1.2 percent for Other students, 0.9 percent for Hispanic
students, 0.9 percent for Multi-racial students, 0.5 percent for
American Indian students, and 0.2 percent for Black students.
About 53.7 percent of the White students scored at or above 3.0
compared to 51.9 percent for Asian students, 46.5 percent for
Multi-racial students, 43.5 percent for Other students, 37.7 percent
for Hispanic students, 30.0 percent for American Indian students,
and 29.1 percent for Black students.
Table 2 on page 74 shows the percentages of students at or above
3.0 for each subgroup.
A score scale follows for grade 10 expository writing.
Expository
Composition
Focused Holistic
Score Scale
Score Point 6 - The response exhibits a strong command of expository
writing and an expository writing strategy. It is focused and has a fluent,
clear progression of ideas and evenness of development. The writer
clearly develops all parts of the prompt and uses an appropriate and
highly effective approach (i.e. tone, point of view, originality). An
appropriate sense of audience exists. Sentence structure is varied and
effective, and word choice demonstrates the ability to use a wide
vocabulary skillfully. If a literary work is referred to, the work must be
from world literature (other than American or British literature). There is
a sense of overall completeness.
Score Point 5 - The response exhibits a strong command of expository
writing. The writer uses specific details and clearly links events and
relationships. A few minor flaws in coherence may be present. The
writer addresses all aspects of the prompt and uses effective vocabulary
and sentence structure. If a literary work is referred to, the work must be
from world literature (other than American or British literature). An
appropriate sense of audience exists. There is a sense of overall
completeness.
Score Point 4 - The response exhibits a command of expository writing,
is focused and establishes progression of ideas and events although
minor lapses in focus and progression may be present. Papers scored “4”
have an organizational pattern, but minor flaws may exist or aspects of
the prompt may be missing. If a literary work is referred to, the work
must be from world literature (other than American or British literature).
Score Point 3 - The response exhibits a reasonable command of
expository writing. There is some progression of ideas and events and
some elaboration and support. The elaboration may be flawed, but it has
relevance to the requirements of the prompt. The papers are generally
coherent. Although these papers are focused on the prompt, some may
not address all aspects of the prompt.
Score Point 2 - The response exhibits a weak command of expository
writing. There is evidence that the writer has seen the prompt and
responded to it, although the response may be unclear. Some responses
may have little or no sense of connection between a controlling idea and
supporting details relevant to development. Other responses may have a
sense of focus but may lose it. The composition may be too sparse to be
scored higher.
Score Point 1 - The response exhibits a lack of command of expository
writing. There is evidence that the writer has seen and attempted to
respond to the prompt. However, the response may not sustain focus on
the topic. There may be no sense of strategy or control, or they may be
too sparse to be scored higher.
Score Point 0 - The response addresses a literary work but is incorrect in
its perception of the literary concept.
Non-Scorable - The response is off-topic, unreadable, or blank.
There were 81,260 public school student papers which were scored by two readers and rescored by
the scoring director if the readers differed by more than one point on the six-point scale. The
agreement rate of the readers is shown below.
Table 1
English II Reader Agreement Status Across Administrations
Total Public
Perfect Agreement
Adjacent Agreement
Resolution Required
School Papers
Percent
Percent
Percent
81,260
76.8
22.2
0.9
The 65 percent criterion rate for perfect agreement required by the State Board of Education was
exceeded and the resolutions required were few.
Assessment
Observations
•
Students appear to have difficulty with some level of literary analysis.
There were fewer pure plot summaries this year and therefore fewer
non-scorables. However, there were about the same number as last
year that did not go much beyond summary and therefore were scored
a “1.” The prompts are always multi-leveled and the score scale
requires all parts be addressed for a score of 5 or 6. Other problem
areas were relevancy and selectivity of supporting details. When
students failed to select details carefully or to make them relevant to
the main idea, the details often became summary. Students must
select relevant details from the text in order to avoid summary and to
make the details serve as elaboration. This year, many students’
elaboration was listy because it was composed of examples. For
instance, “Three examples where conflict is seen are . . .
failed to go beyond the plot to make inferences, draw conclusions,
and analyze.
Conventions
Analytical Score
Scale
Sentence Formation
Score Point 1: Exhibits weak control of sentence formation. Contains
several major errors and/or frequent minor errors.
Score Point 2: Exhibits marginal control of sentence formation.
Contains one or two major errors and/or several minor errors.
Score Point 3: Exhibits strong control of all aspects of sentence
formation with only an occasional minor error.
Usage
Score Point 1: Exhibits weak control of usage. Contains several major
errors and/or frequent minor errors.
Score Point 2: Exhibits marginal control of usage. Contains one or two
major errors and/or several minor errors.
Score Point 3: Exhibits strong control of all aspects of verb usage,
pronoun usage, and other usage with only an occasional minor error.
Mechanics
Score Point 1: Exhibits weak control of mechanics. Contains several
major errors and/or frequent minor errors.
Score Point 2: Exhibits marginal control of mechanics. Contains one or
two major errors and/or several minor errors.
Score Point 3: Exhibits strong control of all aspects of mechanics with
only an occasional minor error.
Spelling
Score Point 1: Exhibits weak control of spelling. Contains several
major errors and/or frequent minor errors.
Score Point 2: Exhibits marginal control of spelling. Contains one or
two major errors and/or several minor errors.
Score Point 3:
occasional error.
Exhibits strong control of spelling with only an
1997-98
North Carolina
English II
Writing Assessment
State-Level Summary Statistics
The following charts provide state-level summary statistics. The number tested in English II, the
percentage of students scoring at each of the focused holistic score point values, and the percentage of
students scoring at or above 3.0 is provided for all categories of students. In addition, the percentage of
students achieving the score points in sentence formation, usage, mechanics, and spelling are graphically
depicted.
Figure 1. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual English II Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Percent Scoring at Each Focused Holistic Score Point
35.0
1992-93
30.0
1993-94
25.0
1994-95
1995-96
20.0
1996-97
1997-98
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
Blank
Off-Topic
0.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Score Point
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
Figure 2. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual English II Assessment, 1994-95 to 1997-98
Analytics
Percent S coring at Each S core Point
Sentence Formation
Usage
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
1
2
1
3
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
Mechanics
S pelling
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
2
Score Points
3
Score Points
Score Points
1
2
3
1
2
Score Points
3
Table 2. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual English II Assessment, 1995-96 to 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above the Standard of 3.0
Group
Percent of Students
Percent At or Above 3.0
Grade 10
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1995-96
1996-97
Number Tested
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
79,951
79,662
81,260
All Students
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
48.5%
49.7%
46.0%
Gender
Females
Males
49.7%
50.3%
50.0%
50.0%
50.3%
49.8%
56.5%
40.7%
56.7%
43.0%
52.6%
39.3%
Ethnicity
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
1.8%
1.3%
28.3%
1.3%
1.2%
65.2%
1.0%
1.6%
1.4%
28.1%
1.5%
1.4%
64.9%
1.1%
1.5%
1.6%
27.7%
1.7%
1.5%
64.8%
1.2%
31.6%
58.6%
31.0%
42.2%
52.0%
56.6%
44.9%
30.1%
57.3%
33.1%
42.0%
53.4%
57.4%
53.9%
30.0%
51.9%
29.1%
37.7%
46.5%
53.7%
43.5%
- The Accountability Standard formula is the percent of students scoring at or above 3.0 (i.e., the sum of students
scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0 divided by the total number tested).
- Due to missing values and rounding, some categories may not sum to 100%.
1997-98
Figure 3. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual English II Assessment, 1996-97 to 1997-98
Percent of S tudents S coring At or Above the S tandard of 3.0
by Ethnicity
53.7%
White
57.4%
51.9%
Asian
57.3%
46.5%
Multi-Racial
53.4%
43.5%
Other
53.9%
37.7%
Hispanic
1997-98
42.0%
1996-97
30.0%
American Indian
30.1%
29.1%
Black
33.1%
46.0%
State Average
49.7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Percent Proficient
70%
80%
90%
100%
Figure 4. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual English II Assessment, 1992-93 to 1997-98
Percent of S tudents S coring At or Above the S tandard of 3.0
100
90
80
70
60
50
49.7
L
1995-96
1996-97
46.0
L
38.6
L
40
30
48.5
L
26.8
L
32.5
L
20
10
0
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1997-98
Table 3. North Carolina Testing Program
English II, 1997-98
State Scores by Exceptionality and Limited English Proficient*
PERCENT
NUMBER AT OR
TESTED ABOVE 3.0
FOCUSED HOLISTIC SCORE POINTS - PERCENTAGE
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.0
NS
ENGLISH II
STATE
Not identified as an exceptional student
Academically Gifted
Behaviorally-Emotionally Handicapped
Hearing Impaired
Educable Mentally Handicapped
Specific Learning Disabled
Speech-Language Impaired
Visually Impaired
Other Health Impaired
Orthopedically Impaired
Traumatic Brain Injured
Other Exceptional Classifications
Limited English Proficient
81,260
67,587
7,974
403
96
637
2,925
59
34
344
38
27
127
46.0
43.8
85.2
7.2
20.8
0.9
14.4
22.0
38.2
16.9
26.3
*
17.3
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
*
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
*
0.0
1.0
0.6
4.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
2.6
*
0.0
0.8
0.5
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
*
0.0
8.1
6.5
25.6
0.7
5.2
0.0
1.0
5.1
0.0
1.5
2.6
*
1.6
5.4
4.7
13.6
1.0
2.1
0.0
0.9
5.1
5.9
2.0
0.0
*
0.0
30.6
31.3
36.7
5.5
13.5
0.9
12.3
11.9
32.4
13.1
21.1
*
15.7
11.6
12.5
7.0
4.7
5.2
1.4
8.1
5.1
17.6
6.4
13.2
*
9.4
27.7
30.1
6.9
23.3
41.7
16.3
31.1
39.0
23.5
32.6
26.3
*
34.6
4.1
4.3
0.5
7.2
2.1
7.4
8.1
3.4
0.0
8.4
5.3
*
5.5
8.6
7.8
0.4
37.5
22.9
50.5
30.1
23.7
17.6
28.2
21.1
*
22.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
*
0.0
1.9
1.5
0.1
20.1
6.3
23.4
8.2
6.8
2.9
7.6
7.9
*
10.2
553
19.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
2.4
13.4
7.6
37.4
6.0
25.0
0.0
5.1
*If the total number tested for an exceptionality is < 30, scores were not reported.
1997-98
North Carolina
English II
Writing Assessment
Copies of the English II Sample Student Responses
The following pages provide copies of sample student responses from English II. The score point for
each response and an annotation explaining the score are provided on each composition.
1997-98
North Carolina
English II
Writing Assessment
Regional By-LEA and Charter School Performance
Tables 4, 5, 6, and 7 provide the number of students tested, percentage of students achieving each of the
focused holistic score points, the percentage of students scoring at or above 3.0, and a comparison of
students scoring at or above 3.0 for 1996-97 and 1997-98 for each of the LEAs and Charter Schools by
region (former sex Technical Assistance Centers configurations). By-Ethnicity performance is also
provided for each LEA and Charter School.
Table 4. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual English II Assessment, 1997-98
Percent of Students Scoring At or Above 3.0, by LEA and Charter School
State
1997 State
1996 State
1998 State
1995 State
1994 State
1993 State
PCT
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
…
15
…
12
…
6
…
0
**
1998 LEA Performance
Madison
Graham
Polk
Asheboro City, Chapel Hill City, Mitchell, Watauga
Henderson, Kings Mountain City, Mooresville City
Alleghany, Chowan
Mount Airy, Rockingham
Avery, Dare, Transylvania
Stanly
Cherokee, Moore, Pender, Randolph, Union
Brunswick, Cleveland, Surry
Buncombe, Cabarrus, Clinton City, Wake
Asheville City, Craven, Person
Hickory City
Ashe, Grandfather Academy*, Iredell-Statesville, Lincoln
Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Haywood, Pitt, Wilkes, Yadkin
Alamance, Davie, Franklin, Gaston, Lee
New Hanover, Onslow
Burke, Harnett, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Yancey
Stokes
Elkin City, Greene, Halifax, Richmond, Rutherford
Chatham, Cumberland, Nash
Alexander, Edgecombe, Northampton, Orange, Scotland
Vance, Washington, Wayne
Beaufort, Gates, Johnston, Kannapolis City, Macon, Martin, Newton-Conover City, Whiteville City
Bertie, Caldwell, Carteret, Duplin, Wilson
Catawba, McDowell, Shelby City
Montgomery
Anson, Durham, Lenoir, Roanoke Rapids City, Sampson
Lexington City
Clay
Jackson, Pasquotank
School in the Community*, Swain
Currituck
Caswell
Granville, Jones
Robeson
Bladen, Hertford, Perquimans, Warren
Thomasville City
Columbus
Hoke
Tyrrell
Camden, Pamlico
Hyde
Weldon City
Lift Academy*
Lakeside School*, Right Step Academy*
- The percent of students scoring 3.0 or better is determined by using the Accountability Standard formula, which is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0
divided by the total number tested, rounded to the nearest whole number.
- Percents are rounded to the nearest whole number.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
**If the total number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores were not reported.
Table 5a. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Score Point Distribution and Percent of Students At or Above 3.0
WESTERN REGION
PERCENTAGE
NUMBER
TESTED
STATE
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0.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
3.0 or
above†
able
topic
81,260
0.4
0.0
1.5
0.0
8.6
4.1
27.7
11.6
30.6
5.4
8.1
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.1
46.0
WESTERN REGION
6,535
0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
5.2
2.8
26.1
14.3
33.4
6.3
8.8
0.7
1.1
0.1
0.1
50.6
Buncombe
1,711
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
5.5
2.5
25.0
13.0
33.8
7.1
9.1
1.2
1.5
0.1
0.3
53.0
Asheville City
295
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
6.4
3.7
23.7
12.5
33.2
5.8
10.5
1.0
1.0
0.3
0.0
51.9
Cherokee
249
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.6
1.6
24.9
14.9
37.8
5.2
10.0
0.4
1.2
0.0
0.0
54.6
Clay
88
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
6.8
37.5
18.2
28.4
4.5
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
34.1
Graham
93
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
3.2
11.8
17.2
44.1
10.8
11.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
Haywood
490
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
6.3
3.5
22.7
17.3
33.3
6.7
8.4
0.2
0.6
0.2
0.0
49.4
Henderson
847
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
2.1
20.0
14.4
37.1
10.2
11.3
0.8
1.4
0.0
0.0
60.8
Jackson
271
0.7
0.0
1.5
0.0
8.9
7.4
31.0
18.1
23.6
1.5
6.3
0.4
0.7
0.0
0.0
32.5
Macon
293
0.3
0.0
1.7
0.0
2.7
4.1
26.6
24.2
30.7
6.1
2.7
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
40.3
67.8
Madison
146
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
1.4
14.4
13.7
47.9
4.8
14.4
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
McDowell
464
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
9.7
2.4
38.6
10.3
27.6
2.2
6.0
0.9
1.5
0.0
0.2
38.4
Mitchell
160
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
1.9
22.5
11.9
38.1
10.6
11.9
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
61.9
Polk
147
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
22.4
10.2
34.0
7.5
13.6
0.7
6.8
0.7
0.7
63.9
Rutherford
682
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.0
8.5
3.2
31.7
11.0
28.0
4.0
9.7
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.1
43.8
Swain
124
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.7
3.2
38.7
16.9
27.4
1.6
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
31.5
Transylvania
301
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.0
1.0
23.3
17.6
38.9
8.3
8.6
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
56.5
Yancey
174
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
1.1
34.5
15.5
37.4
3.4
5.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.0
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 5b. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Score Point Distribution and Percent of Students At or Above 3.0
NORTHWEST REGION
PERCENTAGE
NUMBER off
TESTED topic
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0.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
3.0 or
above†
able
STATE
81,260
0.4
0.0
1.5
0.0
8.6
4.1
27.7
11.6
30.6
5.4
8.1
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.1
46.0
NORTHWEST REGION
12,746
0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
7.5
3.8
27.4
12.3
32.3
5.6
7.7
0.9
0.7
0.0
0.0
47.2
Alexander
365
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.4
3.0
30.1
17.3
34.8
2.5
4.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
41.9
Alleghany
111
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.0
9.9
2.7
18.0
7.2
36.9
7.2
12.6
0.9
1.8
0.9
0.0
60.4
Ashe
284
0.4
0.0
1.8
0.0
6.0
3.9
27.5
10.2
26.8
7.7
11.3
2.1
2.1
0.4
0.0
50.4
Avery
186
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.4
2.2
21.5
13.4
43.0
6.5
7.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
57.0
6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
16.7
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
Burke
945
0.3
0.0
2.0
0.2
9.8
4.0
26.6
11.2
29.3
6.1
8.9
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
45.8
Caldwell
834
0.6
0.0
1.4
0.0
12.0
4.0
32.7
10.7
28.2
4.2
5.2
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
38.6
Catawba
1,092
0.0
0.1
2.0
0.0
9.4
5.1
32.0
13.2
28.6
4.2
4.3
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.1
38.2
Hickory City
266
0.0
0.0
4.5
0.0
6.8
4.1
22.2
11.7
28.9
7.9
9.4
3.4
1.1
0.0
0.0
50.8
Newton-Conover
181
0.6
0.0
3.3
0.0
6.1
2.2
36.5
11.6
29.8
5.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
39.8
1,210
0.1
0.0
1.1
0.2
3.6
3.0
30.4
13.0
33.6
4.6
9.3
0.7
0.4
0.0
0.1
48.7
Lexington City
180
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.1
4.4
38.9
10.0
18.3
4.4
8.9
2.2
1.1
0.0
0.0
35.0
Thomasville City
112
1.8
0.0
1.8
0.0
21.4
10.7
32.1
7.1
23.2
0.9
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
Davie
396
0.8
0.0
1.0
0.0
14.4
2.8
27.0
6.3
34.6
4.0
7.6
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
47.7
2,679
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
7.6
3.6
27.2
11.8
33.9
4.5
7.8
1.2
1.1
0.0
0.1
48.6
20
0.0
0.0
35.0
0.0
50.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Iredell-Statesville
971
0.2
0.0
0.9
0.0
6.6
4.2
24.6
13.4
32.2
8.2
8.0
1.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
50.1
Mooresville City
233
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
5.6
5.2
18.5
9.0
35.6
9.9
11.6
2.1
2.1
0.0
0.0
61.4
Stokes
480
1.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
9.4
5.6
24.4
12.5
34.2
4.2
5.8
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
44.6
Surry
536
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.2
1.5
26.3
14.9
36.0
9.5
7.1
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.0
53.9
97
0.0
0.0
3.1
0.0
2.1
1.0
30.9
18.6
25.8
11.3
7.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
44.3
Mount Airy City
124
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.7
0.8
18.5
12.9
42.7
1.6
11.3
0.8
1.6
0.0
0.0
58.1
Watauga
375
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
2.4
5.1
16.0
13.6
32.5
10.4
14.9
1.9
2.4
0.0
0.0
62.1
Wilkes
664
0.2
0.0
1.8
0.0
5.1
3.2
27.0
14.0
38.0
3.5
6.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
48.8
Yadkin
399
0.3
0.0
2.5
0.0
3.8
3.8
27.1
13.5
30.6
9.5
8.0
0.3
0.8
0.0
0.0
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
49.1
Grandfather Academy*
Davidson
Forsyth
Lift Academy*
Elkin City
Table 5c. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Score Point Distribution and Percent of Students At or Above 3.0
SOUTHWEST REGION
PERCENTAGE
NUMBER
TESTED
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0.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
3.0 or
above†
able
topic
STATE
81,260
0.4
0.0
1.5
0.0
8.6
4.1
27.7
11.6
30.6
5.4
8.1
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.1
46.0
SOUTHWEST REGION
17,868
0.8
0.0
1.6
0.0
9.9
4.3
25.6
10.4
30.0
5.9
9.3
1.0
1.1
0.1
0.1
47.4
315
0.6
0.0
1.6
0.0
14.9
6.3
33.3
7.6
22.5
2.9
8.3
1.3
0.6
0.0
0.0
35.6
Anson
Cabarrus
1,197
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
5.6
2.6
26.7
11.4
36.8
5.0
8.3
0.6
1.6
0.1
0.1
52.5
Kannapolis City
259
1.9
0.0
2.3
0.4
10.4
8.1
27.0
9.7
32.4
4.2
2.7
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
40.2
Cleveland
534
0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
7.5
5.2
20.8
11.4
25.3
8.8
15.5
2.2
2.1
0.2
0.0
54.1
Kings Mountain
298
1.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
6.0
1.7
23.8
5.7
36.6
6.7
13.8
1.7
1.7
0.0
0.7
61.1
Shelby
178
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
7.3
33.1
11.8
27.0
6.7
3.9
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
38.2
Gaston
2,064
0.4
0.0
2.7
0.0
7.3
4.2
27.0
10.7
32.5
5.4
7.8
0.7
1.2
0.0
0.0
47.6
Hoke
346
0.3
0.0
2.0
0.3
22.5
10.1
34.1
8.4
18.8
0.9
1.7
0.3
0.6
0.0
0.0
22.3
Lincoln
714
0.3
0.0
2.2
0.1
8.5
4.3
28.0
6.9
32.1
4.1
11.6
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.4
49.6
Mecklenburg
6,582
1.5
0.0
1.3
0.0
12.6
4.5
24.7
9.8
26.1
6.9
10.1
1.3
1.0
0.1
0.1
45.6
Montgomery
295
0.0
0.0
6.4
0.3
13.2
4.4
26.1
12.2
31.9
3.1
2.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
37.3
Moore
734
0.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.4
2.6
25.5
10.2
32.3
8.3
11.0
1.0
1.9
0.1
0.4
55.0
Richmond
499
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
9.0
3.8
30.3
12.0
32.7
3.6
5.6
1.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
43.7
1,309
0.3
0.0
1.7
0.0
9.5
4.9
26.7
10.8
31.6
4.3
8.4
0.6
1.1
0.1
0.1
46.2
Scotland
471
0.2
0.0
3.8
0.0
12.5
5.1
26.8
9.6
30.4
3.2
5.5
0.8
2.1
0.0
0.0
42.0
Stanly
725
0.1
0.0
1.8
0.1
5.1
1.2
20.7
14.6
37.4
6.8
10.5
1.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
56.3
Union
1,348
0.4
0.0
0.7
0.0
6.7
3.5
22.1
12.0
34.3
6.5
11.6
0.8
1.4
0.0
0.1
54.7
Rowan
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 5d. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Score Point Distribution and Percent of Students At or Above 3.0
NORTHEAST REGION
PERCENTAGE
NUMBER off
TESTED topic
STATE
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0.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
3.0 or
above†
able
81,260
0.4
0.0
1.5
0.0
8.6
4.1
27.7
11.6
30.6
5.4
8.1
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.1
46.0
5,926
0.4
0.0
1.7
0.0
9.3
4.8
32.7
11.0
28.8
4.5
5.9
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
40.3
Beaufort
553
1.3
0.0
2.7
0.0
10.7
4.9
28.6
11.9
28.4
6.1
5.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
40.0
Bertie
292
1.0
0.0
2.1
0.0
12.7
7.2
27.7
9.9
33.9
1.4
4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
39.4
Camden
89
0.0
0.0
3.4
0.0
15.7
7.9
52.8
5.6
14.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.6
Chowan
176
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
3.4
1.7
28.4
5.1
36.4
5.1
13.1
1.7
2.8
0.0
0.6
59.7
Currituck
201
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
12.4
5.0
44.3
6.0
27.4
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
31.3
Dare
307
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
4.9
2.6
25.4
9.4
36.2
7.8
10.1
1.3
1.3
0.0
0.3
57.0
Edgecombe
506
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
7.3
3.0
33.8
13.0
31.0
3.2
6.7
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.0
42.3
Gates
139
0.7
0.0
0.7
0.0
7.2
2.2
36.7
12.9
33.8
2.9
2.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
39.6
Halifax
343
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
12.5
3.5
31.2
6.7
34.7
2.3
6.4
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
44.0
Roanoke Rapids City
199
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
9.5
6.0
36.7
9.5
27.1
5.5
2.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
36.2
94
0.0
0.0
10.6
0.0
37.2
6.4
33.0
6.4
5.3
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
NORTHEAST REGION
Weldon City
Hertford
332
0.3
0.0
2.1
0.0
13.6
5.4
38.9
13.6
21.7
2.4
2.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
26.2
Hyde
67
0.0
0.0
4.5
0.0
10.4
7.5
58.2
7.5
10.4
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.9
Martin
326
0.3
0.0
1.8
0.3
10.4
5.8
27.9
13.8
28.2
4.0
5.5
0.6
1.2
0.0
0.0
39.6
Northampton
250
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
4.4
38.8
8.4
36.8
3.6
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42.4
Pasquotank
420
0.7
0.0
1.4
0.0
10.2
6.0
38.3
10.5
23.3
2.6
6.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
32.9
147
1.4
0.0
2.7
0.0
9.5
8.2
44.2
8.2
20.4
2.0
3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.9
1,209
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
5.9
3.8
28.1
12.2
31.0
7.2
9.0
1.0
0.4
0.1
0.1
48.8
Perquimans
Pitt
Right Step Academy*
Tyrrell
Washington
†
5
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--
--
--
--
--
--
--
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57
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
17.5
42.1
14.0
12.3
7.0
0.0
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
21.1
214
0.5
0.0
2.8
0.0
6.5
6.1
24.3
18.7
25.7
10.7
4.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
41.1
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 5e. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Score Point Distribution and Percent of Students At or Above 3.0
SOUTHEAST REGION
PERCENTAGE
NUMBER
TESTED
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0.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
3.0 or
above†
able
topic
STATE
81,260
0.4
0.0
1.5
0.0
8.6
4.1
27.7
11.6
30.6
5.4
8.1
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.1
46.0
SOUTHEAST REGION
15,447
0.4
0.0
1.7
0.0
10.4
5.1
29.7
11.7
28.9
4.3
6.5
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.1
41.1
Bladen
409
0.2
0.0
1.7
0.2
13.0
5.9
40.3
12.2
21.8
2.4
2.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
26.4
Brunswick
634
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
3.9
25.1
10.4
37.9
5.2
10.3
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
54.3
Carteret
599
0.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
8.7
5.0
30.9
14.0
28.0
2.8
6.8
0.3
0.7
0.0
0.2
38.9
Columbus
488
0.2
0.0
1.2
0.0
17.6
7.0
39.1
11.3
18.2
2.3
2.5
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
23.6
Whiteville City
182
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
3.3
34.6
16.5
35.2
0.5
3.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
39.6
Craven
1,000
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.0
7.5
3.6
24.4
10.7
36.2
4.4
9.2
0.5
1.3
0.3
0.1
52.0
Cumberland
3,281
0.5
0.0
1.4
0.0
10.7
6.3
27.9
10.5
28.6
5.6
7.0
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.1
42.7
Duplin
522
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
13.0
3.3
35.4
7.9
29.3
1.7
7.5
0.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
39.3
Greene
205
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.3
2.9
32.7
12.2
31.2
3.9
7.3
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
43.9
Jones
118
0.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
21.2
0.8
37.3
11.0
21.2
0.0
5.1
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
28.0
Lenoir
807
0.7
0.0
0.9
0.0
7.7
4.0
36.1
14.3
28.1
3.1
4.2
0.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
36.4
New Hanover
1,502
0.3
0.0
1.1
0.0
8.9
5.1
25.6
12.1
27.9
6.9
9.9
0.8
1.3
0.1
0.1
46.9
Onslow
1,597
0.5
0.0
0.9
0.0
6.1
3.8
26.8
15.2
33.6
5.4
6.7
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
46.8
Pamlico
159
0.0
0.0
4.4
0.0
15.7
3.8
53.5
7.5
13.8
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15.1
Pender
435
0.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.6
2.1
27.6
10.3
37.0
4.8
7.6
2.5
1.6
0.5
0.5
54.5
Robeson
1,503
1.1
0.0
4.1
0.0
17.3
6.5
34.6
9.8
21.4
2.2
2.6
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
26.6
Sampson
515
0.2
0.0
2.7
0.0
12.2
5.4
30.3
13.0
27.8
3.3
4.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
36.1
Clinton City
184
0.5
0.0
1.1
0.0
5.4
4.9
25.5
9.2
44.0
0.5
8.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
53.3
1,307
0.2
0.0
2.9
0.1
11.9
5.8
25.9
12.5
27.9
4.4
6.4
0.5
1.2
0.0
0.2
40.7
Wayne
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 5f. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Score Point Distribution and Percent of Students At or Above 3.0
CENTRAL REGION
PERCENTAGE
NUMBER
TESTED
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0.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
3.0 or
above†
able
topic
STATE
81,260
0.4
0.0
1.5
0.0
8.6
4.1
27.7
11.6
30.6
5.4
8.1
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.1
46.0
CENTRAL REGION
22,738
0.4
0.0
1.4
0.0
7.7
3.8
27.4
11.6
30.8
5.5
8.9
0.9
1.3
0.0
0.1
47.5
1,361
0.5
0.0
1.7
0.0
5.6
2.8
29.6
12.3
29.9
5.1
10.1
1.0
1.3
0.0
0.1
47.5
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--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
259
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
13.1
2.7
36.7
15.8
23.2
3.1
3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
30.1
Alamance
Lakeside School*
Caswell
Chatham
5
465
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
6.7
4.7
29.0
15.9
30.5
5.4
6.0
0.4
0.6
0.0
0.0
43.0
Durham
1,728
0.5
0.1
4.2
0.1
17.2
7.1
25.3
9.3
24.0
4.0
7.3
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
36.3
Franklin
442
0.2
0.0
1.6
0.2
4.8
3.2
28.1
13.6
36.9
4.3
5.9
0.9
0.5
0.0
0.0
48.4
Granville
437
2.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
9.6
6.4
44.6
8.9
19.0
2.7
5.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
27.7
3,764
0.4
0.0
1.1
0.0
6.3
3.7
27.1
12.2
30.0
6.2
9.8
1.3
1.8
0.1
0.1
49.2
977
0.3
0.0
0.9
0.0
13.0
3.5
25.1
11.0
29.9
5.8
7.7
1.2
1.5
0.1
0.0
46.3
1,112
0.6
0.0
1.5
0.0
7.4
4.0
35.9
11.0
29.2
3.4
5.8
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
39.6
509
1.2
0.0
1.6
0.0
4.3
2.2
28.3
14.3
32.6
7.5
6.3
1.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
48.1
1,182
0.4
0.0
1.9
0.1
10.6
4.7
27.9
11.3
31.6
4.5
6.6
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
43.1
Orange
395
0.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
10.9
7.8
30.6
7.3
27.6
4.3
8.9
0.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
41.8
Chapel Hill City
579
0.3
0.0
1.4
0.0
4.0
1.4
21.9
9.5
24.9
8.3
15.2
4.1
8.1
0.2
0.7
61.5
22
4.5
0.0
18.2
0.0
9.1
0.0
27.3
9.1
27.3
0.0
4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
31.8
Person
376
0.3
0.0
1.3
0.0
8.2
4.5
26.1
8.0
37.5
5.1
8.2
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
51.6
Randolph
937
0.1
0.0
2.6
0.0
3.8
2.0
23.6
12.9
39.9
6.6
7.3
1.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
55.0
Asheboro City
250
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
4.0
20.0
8.8
42.0
5.6
11.6
1.2
1.6
0.0
0.0
62.0
Rockingham
977
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
5.1
2.5
21.2
12.6
37.2
7.0
12.4
0.3
1.3
0.0
0.0
58.1
Vance
390
1.3
0.0
4.1
0.0
10.5
6.4
24.9
12.3
30.0
4.6
3.8
0.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
40.5
Wake
5,482
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
4.7
2.8
26.5
11.9
33.0
6.3
11.0
0.9
1.8
0.0
0.1
53.1
Warren
225
0.0
0.0
4.9
0.0
20.0
8.0
29.8
11.6
20.4
1.8
2.7
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.8
Wilson
864
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
11.8
5.7
30.7
11.8
27.5
4.9
5.7
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.2
38.9
Guilford
Harnett
Johnston
Lee
Nash/Rocky Mount
School in the Community*
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
Table 6a. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above 3.0, by Ethnicity
WESTERN REGION
All Students
STATE
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
81,260
46.0
1,226
30.0
1,328
51.9
22,432
29.1
1,376
37.7
1,201
46.5
52,472
53.7
948
43.5
WESTERN REGION
6,535
50.6
70
37.1
39
46.2
418
35.2
81
49.4
59
55.9
5,821
51.9
31
45.2
Buncombe
1,711
53.0
5
--
12
33.3
77
35.1
22
59.1
23
47.8
1553
54.0
12
50.0
Asheville City
295
51.9
1
--
4
--
93
29.0
5
--
2
--
186
61.8
3
--
Cherokee
249
54.6
4
--
1
--
6
66.7
1
--
3
--
231
55.0
2
--
Clay
88
34.1
2
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
85
32.9
1
--
Graham
93
66.7
7
57.1
0
--
0
--
0
--
2
--
84
66.7
0
--
Haywood
490
49.4
2
--
3
--
7
42.9
3
--
1
--
470
49.6
3
--
Henderson
847
60.8
3
--
9
77.8
50
46.0
24
45.8
11
81.8
746
61.8
4
--
Jackson
271
32.5
16
12.5
1
--
4
--
2
--
4
--
242
33.5
1
--
Macon
293
40.3
3
--
1
--
3
--
3
--
0
--
282
41.1
1
--
Madison
146
67.8
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
145
68.3
1
--
McDowell
464
38.4
0
--
5
--
18
44.4
3
--
1
--
436
38.3
1
--
Mitchell
160
61.9
0
--
0
--
0
--
2
--
0
--
157
61.8
0
--
Polk
147
63.9
0
--
0
--
16
43.8
4
--
1
--
126
67.5
0
--
Rutherford
682
43.8
2
--
2
--
121
29.8
7
71.4
1
--
546
47.1
1
--
Swain
124
31.5
23
26.1
0
--
1
--
1
--
2
--
97
34.0
0
--
Transylvania
301
56.5
0
--
0
--
21
47.6
3
--
5
--
269
57.2
1
--
Yancey
174
46.0
2
--
1
--
1
--
1
--
3
--
166
45.2
0
--
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 6b. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above 3.0, by Ethnicity
NORTHWEST REGION
All Students
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
STATE
81,260
46.0
1,226
30.0
1,328
51.9
22,432
29.1
1,376
37.7
1,201
46.5
52,472
53.7
948
43.5
NORTHWEST REGION
12,746
47.2
37
43.2
250
39.2
1,781
29.1
157
32.5
113
43.4
10,290
51.0
76
43.4
Alexander
365
41.9
0
--
10
40.0
33
39.4
3
--
3
--
316
43.0
0
--
Alleghany
111
60.4
0
--
2
--
2
--
2
--
1
--
104
60.6
0
--
Ashe
284
50.4
0
--
0
--
1
--
2
--
1
--
280
50.4
0
--
Avery
186
57.0
1
--
2
--
2
--
0
--
2
--
178
57.9
1
--
6
50.0
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
6
50.0
0
--
945
45.8
1
--
81
33.3
67
23.9
14
42.9
5
--
771
49.0
6
33.3
Caldwell
834
38.6
3
--
1
--
68
23.5
6
16.7
8
50.0
743
39.8
0
--
Catawba
1,092
38.2
5
--
42
23.8
57
29.8
18
50.0
7
85.7
951
39.0
6
0.0
Hickory City
266
50.8
2
--
16
25.0
60
26.7
4
--
2
--
181
60.8
0
--
Newton-Conover
181
39.8
1
--
6
33.3
33
21.2
4
--
2
--
132
45.5
3
--
1,210
48.7
4
--
7
57.1
31
32.3
3
--
4
--
1155
49.3
2
--
Lexington City
180
35.0
0
--
23
17.4
68
20.6
10
10.0
2
--
73
56.2
4
--
Thomasville City
112
25.0
0
--
0
--
50
12.0
2
--
3
--
53
37.7
3
--
Davie
396
47.7
0
--
1
--
43
34.9
6
50.0
6
50.0
332
49.4
4
--
2,679
48.6
15
46.7
37
75.7
857
29.9
29
48.3
40
37.5
1658
58.3
32
40.6
Grandfather Academy*
Burke
Davidson
Forsyth
20
0.0
0
--
0
--
19
0.0
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
Iredell-Statesville
Lift Academy*
971
50.1
1
--
14
35.7
195
37.9
15
13.3
9
44.4
733
54.6
2
--
Mooresville City
233
61.4
0
--
2
--
41
19.5
0
--
0
--
190
70.0
0
--
Stokes
480
44.6
3
--
0
--
34
26.5
6
33.3
3
--
429
45.9
4
--
Surry
536
53.9
1
--
2
--
31
35.5
10
10.0
0
--
491
56.2
0
--
97
44.3
0
--
0
--
12
8.3
1
--
3
--
81
50.6
0
--
Mount Airy City
124
58.1
0
--
1
--
18
44.4
2
--
1
--
100
62.0
0
--
Watauga
375
62.1
0
--
1
--
3
--
2
--
3
--
359
62.7
7
71.4
Wilkes
664
48.8
0
--
1
--
38
34.2
8
25.0
5
--
609
50.2
1
--
Yadkin
399
49.1
0
--
1
--
18
33.3
10
20.0
3
--
365
50.4
1
--
Elkin City
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 6c. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above 3.0, by Ethnicity
SOUTHWEST REGION
All Students
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
STATE
81,260
46.0
1,226
30.0
1,328
51.9
22,432
29.1
1,376
37.7
1,201
46.5
52,472
53.7
948
43.5
SOUTHWEST REGION
17,868
47.4
159
39.6
429
51.3
5,198
27.4
291
37.8
161
45.3
11,412
56.9
145
45.5
Anson
315
35.6
1
--
2
--
191
23.0
1
--
1
--
115
53.9
1
--
1,197
52.5
1
--
10
60.0
121
33.1
20
50.0
4
--
1,030
54.8
7
42.9
Kannapolis City
259
40.2
0
--
6
16.7
84
23.8
7
28.6
1
--
158
50.6
1
--
Cleveland
534
54.1
3
--
0
--
114
43.0
3
--
3
--
411
56.4
0
--
Kings Mountain City
298
61.1
1
--
7
85.7
79
46.8
1
--
2
--
207
66.7
1
--
Shelby
178
38.2
0
--
2
--
87
16.1
0
--
0
--
89
59.6
0
--
Gaston
2,064
47.6
10
30.0
31
61.3
393
32.1
15
53.3
17
47.1
1,581
51.4
13
38.5
Hoke
346
22.3
40
27.5
4
--
197
15.2
5
--
4
--
90
32.2
6
66.7
Lincoln
714
49.6
3
--
5
--
75
30.7
14
42.9
3
--
607
52.6
6
16.7
Mecklenburg
6,582
45.6
35
37.1
300
51.0
2,568
25.2
157
36.3
98
41.8
3,320
61.7
64
40.6
Montgomery
295
37.3
0
--
6
16.7
111
18.0
11
18.2
1
--
162
53.1
1
--
Cabarrus
Moore
734
55.0
3
--
5
--
170
30.6
11
36.4
0
--
524
62.6
15
66.7
Richmond
499
43.7
11
63.6
3
--
218
30.3
3
--
5
--
250
53.6
8
50.0
1,309
46.2
2
--
15
46.7
250
33.6
23
21.7
10
70
999
49.6
7
42.9
471
42.0
37
40.5
2
--
221
29.4
1
--
4
--
202
57.9
3
--
Stanly
725
56.3
1
--
25
48.0
109
39.4
4
--
1
--
580
59.5
3
--
Union
1,348
54.7
11
36.4
6
50.0
210
30.5
15
40.0
7
42.9
1,087
59.7
9
55.6
Rowan
Scotland
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 6d. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above 3.0, by Ethnicity
NORTHEAST REGION
All Students
NUMBER
American Indian
3.0 or
†
NUMBER
3.0 or
†
Asian
NUMBER
Black
3.0 or
†
NUMBER
Hispanic
3.0 or
NUMBER
Other
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
TESTED
above†
1,201
46.5
52,472
53.7
948
43.5
57
50.9
2,707
51.8
86
24.4
--
4
--
313
50.5
5
--
--
1
--
72
55.6
8
0.0
0
--
1
--
65
15.4
0
--
1
--
3
--
85
69.4
1
--
20.0
3
--
2
--
168
31.0
2
--
40.0
3
--
1
--
277
58.8
4
--
2
--
6
50.0
181
59.7
7
14.3
0
--
2
--
72
52.8
4
--
1
--
7
42.9
13
38.5
4
--
1
--
1
--
153
39.2
2
--
1,376
37.7
29
34.5
25.2
3
35.7
0
22
13.6
85
48.2
--
25
1
--
20
--
0
--
307
33.2
--
0
--
59
23.7
19
42.1
0
--
298
44.6
0
--
1
--
41
24.4
TESTED
above
TESTED
above
TESTED
81,260
46.0
1,226
30.0
1,328
51.9
22,432
29.1
5,926
40.3
43
34.9
19
52.6
2,974
30.0
Beaufort
553
40.0
1
--
0
--
226
Bertie
292
39.4
1
--
0
--
210
Camden
89
14.6
1
--
0
--
Chowan
176
59.7
0
--
1
--
Currituck
201
31.3
1
--
0
Dare
307
57.0
0
--
Edgecombe
506
42.3
1
Gates
139
39.6
0
Halifax
343
44.0
Roanoke Rapids City
199
36.2
Weldon City
NUMBER
above
TESTED
above
NORTHEAST REGION
White
3.0 or
TESTED
†
above
TESTED
STATE
NUMBER
above
†
above
TESTED
Multi-Racial
3.0 or
†
†
94
6.4
1
--
0
--
87
5.7
0
--
3
--
3
--
0
--
332
26.2
6
16.7
1
--
239
19.2
0
--
6
50.0
77
45.5
2
--
Hyde
67
11.9
0
--
0
--
34
8.8
0
--
0
--
31
16.1
1
--
Martin
326
39.6
2
--
1
--
176
27.8
1
--
2
--
142
55.6
2
--
Northampton
250
42.4
5
--
0
--
202
35.1
0
--
1
--
42
78.6
0
--
Pasquotank
420
32.9
2
--
2
--
206
20.9
6
33.3
3
--
194
44.3
6
16.7
Perquimans
147
25.9
0
--
0
--
55
16.4
1
--
0
--
87
32.2
3
--
1,209
Hertford
Pitt
Right Step Academy*
Tyrrell
Washington
†
48.8
2
--
12
58.3
526
33.5
7
42.9
14
57.1
634
61.4
14
42.9
5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
57
21.1
0
--
0
--
28
10.7
0
--
0
--
29
31.0
0
--
214
41.1
1
--
0
--
123
32.5
0
--
0
--
69
65.2
21
9.5
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the number
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 6e. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above 3.0, by Ethnicity
SOUTHEAST REGION
All Students
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Multi-Racial
White
Other
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
NUMBER
3.0 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above†
STATE
81,260
46.0
1,226
30.0
1,328
51.9
22,432
29.1
1,376
37.7
1,201
46.5
52,472
53.7
948
43.5
SOUTHEAST REGION
15,447
41.1
808
25.9
159
59.7
5,379
28.8
414
37.4
434
45.4
7,957
50.5
252
40.5
Bladen
409
26.4
6
16.7
2
--
199
19.1
4
--
0
--
195
33.3
2
--
Brunswick
634
54.3
6
50.0
2
--
176
38.1
4
--
5
--
436
61.2
4
--
Carteret
599
38.9
5
--
4
--
72
26.4
9
33.3
11
27.3
489
40.9
7
28.6
Columbus
488
23.6
23
13.0
1
--
216
15.7
1
--
6
33.3
240
31.3
1
--
Whiteville City
182
39.6
1
--
1
--
65
32.3
0
--
3
--
109
44.0
2
--
Craven
1,000
52.0
3
--
12
58.3
334
39.8
31
51.6
20
65.0
586
58.9
13
38.5
Cumberland
3,281
42.7
53
37.7
65
63.1
1,288
29.3
188
40.4
202
42.6
1,367
55.0
112
41.1
Duplin
522
39.3
1
--
0
--
219
25.1
18
33.3
2
--
277
50.5
3
--
Greene
205
43.9
0
--
0
--
106
40.6
6
33.3
0
--
92
48.9
1
--
Jones
118
28.0
0
--
0
--
70
20.0
1
--
0
--
41
39.0
6
33.3
Lenoir
807
36.4
6
33.3
2
--
402
31.8
7
14.3
11
45.5
369
42.3
9
22.2
New Hanover
1,502
46.9
8
25.0
15
60.0
381
21.5
16
12.5
24
62.5
1,036
56.4
15
46.7
Onslow
1,597
46.8
11
27.3
34
58.8
376
38.6
62
38.7
73
47.9
1,000
49.8
34
50.0
Pamlico
159
15.1
1
--
0
--
64
7.8
1
--
3
--
89
15.7
1
--
Pender
435
54.5
3
--
1
--
169
39.6
9
33.3
8
37.5
234
67.9
6
16.7
Robeson
1,503
26.6
665
25.3
8
62.5
435
21.1
5
--
28
28.6
342
35.4
14
28.6
Sampson
515
36.1
9
11.1
2
--
195
22.6
23
17.4
4
--
278
47.8
4
--
184
53.3
5
--
1
--
82
47.6
4
--
4
--
85
64.7
2
--
1,307
40.7
2
--
9
55.6
530
27.4
25
40.0
30
56.7
692
50.0
16
50.0
Clinton City
Wayne
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the number
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Table 6f. North Carolina Testing Program
Annual Assessment of English II, 1997-98
Percent of Students At or Above 3.0, by Ethnicity
CENTRAL REGION
All Students
NUMBER
TESTED
above
STATE
81,260
CENTRAL REGION
22,738
1,361
Alamance
Lakeside School*
Caswell
Chatham
American Indian
3.0 or
†
NUMBER
3.0 or
TESTED
above
46.0
1,226
47.5
109
47.5
--
259
30.1
5
†
Asian
NUMBER
Black
3.0 or
TESTED
above
30.0
1,328
35.8
432
4
--
--
--
0
--
†
NUMBER
Hispanic
3.0 or
TESTED
above
51.9
22,432
57.4
6,682
12
83.3
--
--
0
†
NUMBER
Multi-Racial
3.0 or
TESTED
above
29.1
1,376
29.7
404
311
34.4
--
--
--
120
†
NUMBER
White
3.0 or
TESTED
above
37.7
1,201
37.9
377
31
38.7
--
--
28.3
2
†
NUMBER
Other
3.0 or
†
NUMBER
3.0 or
TESTED
above†
TESTED
above
46.5
52,472
53.7
948
43.5
47.2
14,285
56.0
358
49.2
14
50.0
975
51.7
13
38.5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
3
--
133
30.1
1
--
465
43.0
2
--
2
--
115
28.7
15
40.0
12
66.7
317
47.9
2
--
Durham
1,728
36.3
3
--
33
45.5
836
21.4
28
25.0
45
53.3
731
52.7
47
31.9
Franklin
442
48.4
1
--
2
--
184
41.3
0
--
4
--
246
53.7
5
--
Granville
Guilford
Harnett
Johnston
Lee
437
27.7
0
--
4
--
163
17.8
3
--
4
--
252
34.5
3
--
3,764
49.2
17
47.1
115
44.3
1,195
30.2
47
36.2
54
48.1
2,282
59.8
39
53.8
977
46.3
12
16.7
7
85.7
270
27.4
29
34.5
18
55.6
630
55.1
10
30.0
1,112
39.6
5
--
3
--
210
24.3
36
25.0
11
9.1
832
43.8
14
64.3
509
48.1
1
--
4
--
154
33.8
36
30.6
6
50.0
301
57.1
4
--
1,182
43.1
6
33.3
6
33.3
597
32.0
9
44.4
15
40.0
530
55.7
13
61.5
Orange
395
41.8
2
--
2
--
101
21.8
6
66.7
9
55.6
273
48.4
2
--
Chapel Hill City
579
61.5
7
71.4
30
70.0
90
34.4
11
63.6
23
69.6
392
65.1
23
78.3
22
31.8
0
--
0
--
1
--
0
--
0
--
19
26.3
2
--
Person
376
51.6
1
--
3
--
106
35.8
4
--
2
--
253
58.9
5
--
Randolph
937
55.0
4
--
0
--
40
57.5
20
45.0
4
--
861
54.9
6
83.3
Asheboro City
250
62.0
2
--
4
--
32
40.6
11
45.5
1
--
198
67.2
0
--
Rockingham
977
58.1
1
--
1
--
215
50.2
13
46.2
9
44.4
733
60.7
3
--
Vance
390
40.5
0
--
2
--
216
28.2
4
--
4
--
161
56.5
3
--
Wake
49.4
Nash/Rocky Mount
School in the Community*
5,482
53.1
29
37.9
194
62.4
1,127
30.5
87
44.8
132
42.4
3,724
60.4
154
Warren
225
25.8
9
11.1
0
--
166
21.1
0
--
2
--
47
42.6
1
--
Wilson
864
38.9
3
--
8
62.5
431
28.3
12
16.7
5
--
392
51.0
8
12.5
†
The Accountability Standard formula is the sum of students scoring 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 divided by the total number tested. This table contains data for 1997-98 only (one year). If the number
number tested for a group is less than or equal to 5, scores are not reported. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest .1 of one percent.
*Denotes a charter school. For reporting purposes the charter school name has been abbreviated. The complete charter school name can be found in the appendix.
The ethnic categories may not sum to the "Total Number Tested" because students may not have coded in an ethnic category.
Appendix
NORTH CAROLINA CHARTER SCHOOLS -- 1997-98
Charter Name
Lakeside School
Grandfather Academy
Francine Delaney New School for Children
Nguzo Saba Charter School
Englemann School of the Arts & Sciences
Chatham Charter School
The Learning Center
Durham Community Charter School
Healthy Start Academy Charter Elementary School
Lift Academy
Quality Education Academy
The Downtown Middle School
Carter G. Woodson School of Challenge
Highland Kindergarten
Summit Charter School
The Children's Village Academy
The Community Charter School
MAST School
Rocky Mount Charter Public School
Orange County Charter School
Village Charter School
School in the Community
Arapahoe Charter School
Right Step Academy
CIS Academy
Bridges
Bonner Academy
Exploris
John H. Baker, Jr. High School
Magellan Charter School
Sterling Montessori Academy
Bright Horizons Charter Academy
United Children's Ability Nook (UCAN)
Sallie B. Howard School