Understanding Grade Level
and School Growth Reports
Office of Assessment and Accountability
Viewing Aggregated Growth at
the School Level
• What to consider?
• High vs. Low Achievement
• Individual Student Performance
• Overall Percent Proficient
• High vs. Low Growth
• Individual Student Growth
• Overall Growth for a School
• An example of a grade and school
level report
Grade Level Bubble Chart
• Growth Percentile vs. Scale Score
(Achievement) for all students within
a grade that have growth data
• Shows distribution of a group of
students
• Hover capability to view student
information at each data point
(bubble)
Above Mastery
Mastery
Partial Mastery
Novice
Higher Performance of a Single Student
John Smith:2010-11 student Growth Percentile (Target): 95 (14)
2010-11 Achievement Level (Scale Score): Distinguished (757)
Distinguished
Each bubble is a single
student who is plotted by:
Above Mastery
Mastery
Partial Mastery
Novice
Higher Observed Growth of a Single Student in a School
School Growth and Achievement
Bubble Plots
School Growth and Achievement
Bubble Plots
Enhancing Interest in the Story
Behind the Data
Growth Model
 Interest in Data
Examining Individual Performance
 Reviewing Individual Item
Analysis
 Consideration of how to more
effectively use of interim
assessments and formative
processes
 Validating what we see
students learning and
understanding