Sunday, August 12, 2012

The Numbers

The state results are out. Here is how our school did:
9th Grade Reading: grew from 33% to 40% proficient and advanced
9th Grade Writing: stayed the same 19%. Maybe that's because there were two new teachers? Also, with the new test, almost all schools declined. Not us!
10th Grade Reading:  grew from 31% to 48% proficient and advanced
10th Grade Writing: grew from 9% to 29% proficient and advanced

The charter school trying to share our building shrank in every indicator but one: 8th grade writing. Hopefully this tells district to keep them out.

The charter school that is trying to take us over also has some interesting numbers. Their students start at 6th grade 53/61 proficient in reading/writing. No wonder their scores are higher overall. However, we have better growth.

Our growth scores:
53% growth in reading, 30% are catching up and 85% are staying proficient.
63% growth in writing (huge!), 20% are catching up, and 61% are staying proficient.

It's working. We are turning around a failed school. Fuck you, charter.