Student Performance
Data Document2014-2015
Assessment Quality(Type your response here.): Mother Theresa Catholic Academy administers the TerraNova to students in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; and the Explore test in grade 8. These tests are psychometric normed tests that are vetted for validity, reliability, and bias. The faculty have performed a scope and sequence of the objectives the TerraNova and Explore tests measures and compared these objectives to the learning objectives in the school’s curriculum for each content-area in every grade. The results of this analysis identified that the curriculum learning objectives in English/language arts, reading, mathematics, science, and social studies in all grades are aligned with the objectives measured on the TerraNova and Explore tests. The faculty and administration have grade-level meetings to discuss the results of these tests to set high priority curricular needs. For example, the results of these meetings at the end of academic year 2013-2014on the TerraNova for the March 2012, 2013, and 2014 testsset the high priority curricular needs in all grades in reading and mathematics.
Test Administration(Type your response here.):
Mother Theresa Catholic Academy administers the TerraNova and Explore according to the instructions on the test administrator’s manual with fidelity. The TeraNova and Explore tests are administered according to the established test times and test days according to guidelines established by the Office of Catholic Schools. All students take the tests and accommodations are made for students with an Individual Education Plan as specified, such as taking standardized psychometric tests untimed.
Quality of Learning (Type your response here.):
Grade 2
MeanNCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2012) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 70.6 / 64.2 / 6 / 84 / 0.0 / 11.9 / 21.4 / 66.7 / 88.1
Language / n/a / n/a
Mathematics / 68.4 / 67.3 / 1.1 / 81 / 4.8 / 7.1 / 26.2 / 61.9 / 88.1
Total / 69.8 / 66.3 / 3.5 / 83 / 0.0 / 11.9 / 21.4 / 66.7 / 88.1
Science / 67.6 / 60.7 / 6.9 / 80 / 9.5 / 4.8 / 21.4 / 64.3 / 85.7
Social Studies / 73.8 / 63.5 / 10.3 / 87 / 0.0 / 4.8 / 21.4 / 73.8 / 95.2
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2013) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 65.6 / 62.7 / 3 / 77 / 0.0 / 19.1 / 21.3 / 59.6 / 80.9
Language / n/a
Mathematics / 69.3 / 65.2 / 4.1 / 82 / 6.4 / 4.3 / 27.7 / 61.7 / 89.4
Total / 67.8 / 64.3 / 3.5 / 80 / 2.1 / 10.6 / 17.0 / 70.2 / 87.2
Science / 57.5 / 59.6 / -2.1 / 64 / 8.5 / 27.7 / 31.9 / 31.9 / 63.8
Social Studies / 61.1 / 62.3 / -1.2 / 70 / 8.5 / 12.8 / 36.2 / 42.6 / 78.8
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2014) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 64.9 / 65.7 / -1 / 76 / 7.3 / 9.8 / 31.7 / 51.2 / 82.9
Language / n/a
Mathematics / 65.8 / 68.6 / -2.8 / 77 / 0.0 / 24.4 / 19.5 / 56.1 / 75.6
Total / 65.8 / 67.2 / -1.4 / 77 / 4.9 / 7.3 / 29.3 / 58.5 / 87.8
Science / 60.2 / 61.9 / -1.7 / 69 / 7.5 / 17.5 / 42.5 / 32.5 / 75.0
Social Studies / 71.7 / 64.3 / 7.4 / 85 / 0.0 / 14.6 / 17.1 / 68.3 / 85.4
Grade 2 Analysis
Status Analysis
In 2012, 88.1% of students performed at or above grade-level in reading and mathematics. In 2013, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level increased to 89.4% in reading and 89.4% in mathematics. In 2014, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level decreased to 82.9% in reading and 75.6% in mathematics.
Impact Analysis.
In 2012, the top performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 70.6. In 2013, the top performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 69.3. In 2014, the top performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 65.8.
In 2012, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 68.4. In 2013, the least performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 65.6. In 2014, the least performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 64.9.
There is consistent performance in mean NCE scores in reading and mathematics.
Between social studies and science, social studies consistently outperforms science.
Grade 3
MeanNCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2012) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 70.9 / 69.2 / 1.7 / 84 / 0.0 / 4.7 / 34.9 / 60.5 / 95.4
Language / 74.1 / 67.7 / 6.4 / 87 / 2.3 / 7.0 / 23.3 / 67.4 / 90.7
Mathematics / 74.5 / 68.5 / 6 / 88 / 0.0 / 2.3 / 18.6 / 79.1 / 97.7
Total / 76 / 69.9 / 6.1 / 89 / 0.0 / 2.3 / 20.9 / 76.7 / 97.6
Science / 76 / 65.9 / 10.1 / 89 / 0.0 / 4.5 / 13.6 / 81.8 / 95.4
Social Studies / 75.5 / 66.7 / 8.8 / 89 / 0.0 / 2.3 / 15.9 / 81.8 / 97.7
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2013) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 64 / 68 / -4 / 75 / 2.2 / 20.0 / 26.7 / 51.1 / 77.8
Language / 67.1 / 66.5 / 0.6 / 79 / 0.0 / 15.6 / 31.1 / 53.3 / 84.4
Mathematics / 73.4 / 67.2 / 6.2 / 87 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 26.7 / 73.3 / 100.0
Total / 70.6 / 68.7 / 1.9 / 84 / 0.0 / 8.9 / 26.7 / 64.4 / 91.1
Science / 73.6 / 65.1 / 8.5 / 87 / 0.0 / 8.9 / 15.6 / 75.6 / 91.2
Social Studies / 68.9 / 65.9 / 3 / 82 / 0.0 / 11.1 / 26.7 / 62.2 / 88.9
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2014) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 69.8 / 69 / 0.8 / 83 / 2.3 / 6.8 / 27.3 / 63.6 / 90.9
Language / 69.1 / 67.3 / 1.8 / 82 / 0.0 / 11.4 / 27.3 / 61.4 / 88.7
Mathematics / 72.9 / 68.1 / 4.8 / 86 / 2.3 / 2.3 / 27.3 / 68.2 / 95.5
Total / 72.8 / 69.6 / 3.2 / 86 / 0.0 / 6.8 / 25.0 / 68.2 / 93.2
Science / 74.3 / 65.8 / 8.5 / 88 / 0.0 / 4.5 / 6.8 / 88.6 / 95.4
Social Studies / 73.8 / 67 / 6.8 / 87 / 0.0 / 9.1 / 9.1 / 81.8 / 90.9
Grade 3 Analysis
Status Analysis
In 2012, 95.4% of students performed at or above grade-level in reading and 97.7% in mathematics. In 2013, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level decreased to 77.8% in reading but increased to 100% in mathematics. In 2014, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level increased to 90.9% in reading but decreased to 72.9% in mathematics. The percent of students performing at or above grade-level in reading is decreasing over the last three years. The percent of students performing at or above grade-level in mathematics is not consistent over the last three years.
Impact Analysis
In 2012, the top performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 74.5. In 2013, the top performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 73.4. In 2014, the top performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 72.9.
In 2012, the least performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 70.9. In 2013, the least performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 64. In 2014, the least performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 69.1.
Mathematics consistently is the top performing subject-test. There are more students in quartiles one and two in reading and language arts than there are in mathematics. Lastly between science and social studies, science outperforms social studies but the gap is not significant (mean NCE ±7).
Growth Analysis
Cohort #1. The students in grade 2 in 2012 are in grade 3 in 2013. Mathematics remains the top performing subject-test and there is a 5 point mean NCE growth. However, reading regresses from grade 2 to grade 3 by 6.6 mean NCE points, which is very close to the ±7 standard of significance. There is regression in social studies but improvements in science.
Cohort #2. The students in grade 2 in 2013 are in grade 3 in 2014. Mathematics remains the top performing subject-test and there is a 3.6 point mean NCE growth. Reading experiences a growth of 4.2 mean NCE points. Both science and social studies demonstrate significant growth.
Grade 4
MeanNCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2012) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 68.8 / 68.4 / 0.4 / 81 / 0.0 / 6.1 / 40.8 / 53.1 / 93.9
Language / 68.9 / 67.6 / 1.3 / 82 / 2.0 / 8.2 / 22.4 / 67.3 / 89.7
Mathematics / 67.1 / 67.1 / 0 / 79 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 22.4 / 61.2 / 83.6
Total / 69.7 / 69 / 0.7 / 83 / 2.0 / 6.1 / 28.6 / 63.3 / 91.9
Science / 67.6 / 68.1 / -0.5 / 80 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 33.3 / 58.3 / 91.6
Social Studies / 71.4 / 68.5 / 2.9 / 85 / 2.1 / 6.3 / 18.8 / 72.9 / 91.7
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2013) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 70.6 / 68.6 / 2 / 84 / 0.0 / 6.8 / 27.3 / 65.9 / 93.2
Language / 70 / 67.9 / 2.1 / 83 / 2.3 / 6.8 / 20.5 / 70.5 / 91.0
Mathematics / 71.5 / 67.7 / 3.8 / 85 / 0.0 / 9.1 / 22.7 / 68.2 / 90.9
Total / 72.9 / 69.4 / 3.5 / 86 / 0.0 / 9.1 / 18.2 / 72.7 / 90.9
Science / 71.9 / 67.1 / 4.8 / 85 / 2.3 / 0.0 / 31.8 / 65.9 / 97.7
Social Studies / 72.8 / 68.5 / 4.3 / 86 / 2.3 / 2.3 / 18.2 / 77.3 / 95.5
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2014) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 66.4 / 66.4 / 0 / 78 / 0.0 / 15.0 / 30.0 / 55.0 / 85.0
Language / 67 / 65.9 / 1.1 / 79 / 0.0 / 12.5 / 37.5 / 50.0 / 87.5
Mathematics / 66.5 / 64.8 / 1.7 / 78 / 0.0 / 2.5 / 45.0 / 52.5 / 97.5
Total / 68.3 / 67 / 1.3 / 81 / 0.0 / 7.5 / 32.5 / 60.0 / 92.5
Science / 66.1 / 65.2 / 0.9 / 78 / 0.0 / 7.5 / 42.5 / 50.0 / 92.5
Social Studies / 71.1 / 66.6 / 4.5 / 84 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 40.0 / 60.0 / 100.0
Grade 4 Analysis
Status Analysis
In 2012, 93.9% of students performed at or above grade-level in reading and 83.5% in mathematics. In 2013, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level stayed the same at 93.2% in reading but increased to 90.9% in mathematics. In 2014, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level decreased to 85% in reading and increased to 97.5% in mathematics. There is consistent performance in reading and math for two out of the three years.
Impact Analysis
In 2012, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 68.9. In 2013, the top performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 71.5. In 2014, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 67.
In 2012, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 67.1. In 2013, the least performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 70. In 2014, the least performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 66.4, but mathematics is very close to reading at 66.5. Social studies outperforms science in all years.
Language arts is the top performing subject-test for two years, and when it was least performing the difference in mean NCE is negligible at 1.5. Mathematics is the least performing subject-test for two years and there is a gap of 4 to 5 points between the 2013 group compared to the 2012 and 2014 groups. Also, mathematics had the most representation in quartile two.
Growth Analysis
Cohort #1. The students in grade 3 in 2012 are in grade 4 in 2013. Mathematics is the top performing subject-test and there is a 3 point mean NCE decline. Reading performance remains the same from grade 3 to grade 4. There is a 4 point regression in language arts. Also, social studies and science regress. This cohort experiences regression in all subjects from grade 3 to grade 4.
Cohort #2. The students in grade 3 in 2013 are in grade 4 in 2014. Mathematics is the top performing subject-test butthere is significant regression of 6.9 mean NCE points. Reading experiences a slight growth of 2.2 mean NCE points. Language arts performance remains the same. While science regresses, social studies improves. This cohort experiences regression in most subjects, with mathematics experiencing the largest regression.
Grade 5
MeanNCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2012) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 66.2 / 67.3 / -1.1 / 78 / 0.0 / 11.9 / 37.3 / 50.8 / 88.1
Language / 68.7 / 66.3 / 2.4 / 81 / 0.0 / 3.4 / 40.7 / 55.9 / 96.6
Mathematics / 63.2 / 65.8 / -2.6 / 73 / 3.4 / 11.9 / 37.3 / 47.5 / 84.8
Total / 68.1 / 68.1 / 0 / 80 / 0.0 / 10.2 / 32.2 / 57.6 / 89.8
Science / 67.9 / 65.5 / 2.4 / 80 / 0.0 / 10.3 / 31.0 / 58.6 / 89.6
Social Studies / 70.1 / 66.2 / 3.9 / 83 / 0.0 / 5.2 / 25.9 / 69.0 / 94.9
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2013) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 66.7 / 68.3 / -1.6 / 79 / 2.1 / 12.8 / 31.9 / 53.2 / 85.1
Language / 67.8 / 67.4 / 0.4 / 80 / 2.1 / 10.6 / 23.4 / 63.8 / 87.2
Mathematics / 63.2 / 67.9 / -4.7 / 73 / 6.4 / 12.8 / 27.7 / 53.2 / 80.9
Total / 68.1 / 69.8 / -1.7 / 80 / 6.4 / 6.4 / 29.8 / 57.4 / 87.2
Science / 66.5 / 66.9 / -0.4 / 78 / 2.1 / 12.8 / 25.5 / 59.6 / 85.1
Social Studies / 68.7 / 67.3 / 1.4 / 81 / 0.0 / 6.4 / 23.4 / 70.2 / 93.6
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2014) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 65.4 / 69 / -3.6 / 77 / 2.1 / 18.8 / 20.8 / 58.3 / 79.1
Language / 70.9 / 67.6 / 3.3 / 84 / 0.0 / 6.3 / 31.3 / 62.5 / 93.8
Mathematics / 66.8 / 67.8 / -1 / 79 / 4.2 / 16.7 / 16.7 / 62.5 / 79.2
Total / 70.2 / 70.2 / 0 / 83 / 0.0 / 20.8 / 14.6 / 64.6 / 79.2
Science / 71.1 / 67.1 / 4 / 84 / 2.1 / 6.3 / 22.9 / 68.8 / 91.7
Social Studies / 67.3 / 67.2 / 0.1 / 79 / 0.0 / 8.3 / 27.1 / 64.6 / 91.7
Grade 5 Analysis
Status Analysis
In 2012, 88.1% of students performed at or above grade-level in reading and 84.8% in mathematics. In 2013, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level slightly declined in reading and in mathematics at 85.1% and 80.9% respectively. In 2014, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level decreased to 79.1% in reading and in mathematics to 79.2%. While there is consistent performance in reading and math in 2012 and 2013, the 2014 group did not match this performance.
Impact Analysis
In 2012, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 68.7. In 2013, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 67.8. In 2014, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 70.9.
In 2012, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 63.2; and 15.3% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. In 2013, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 63.2; and 19.2% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. In 2014, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 65.4; and 20.9% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. Social studies outperforms science two out of three years.
The percent of students in quartiles 1 and 2 has increased over the last three years. Language arts is consistently the top performing subject-test.
Growth Analysis
Cohort #1. The students in grade 4 in 2012 are in grade 5 in 2013. Language arts is the top performing subject-test and there is a 1.1 point mean NCE decline. Mathematics performance declines by 3.9 mean NCE points; likewise in reading by 2.1 mean NCE points. Social studies and science also regress. Students in this cohort experienced regression into quartiles 1 and 2 from grade 4 to grade 5.
Cohort #2. The students in grade 4 in 2013 are in grade 5 in 2014. Mathematics is the top performing subject-test but there is regression of 4.7 mean NCE points. Reading experiences a decline of 5.2 mean NCE points. Language arts performance remains the same. While science performance is remains the same, social studies regresses. Students in this cohort experienced regression into quartiles 1 and 2 from grade 4 to grade 5. Overall, two student cohorts experience regression from grade 4 to grade 5.
Grade 6
MeanNCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2012) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 68.1 / 68.3 / -0.2 / 80 / 0.0 / 6.8 / 25.0 / 68.2 / 93.2
Language / 71.4 / 67.7 / 3.7 / 85 / 0.0 / 7.0 / 14.0 / 79.1 / 93.1
Mathematics / 66 / 67.3 / -1.3 / 78 / 7.0 / 9.3 / 18.6 / 65.1 / 83.7
Total / 70.7 / 69.8 / 0.9 / 84 / 2.3 / 9.3 / 11.6 / 76.7 / 88.3
Science / 68.3 / 66.1 / 2.2 / 81 / 2.3 / 4.7 / 32.6 / 60.5 / 93.1
Social Studies / 71.1 / 66.6 / 4.5 / 84 / 0.0 / 7.0 / 14.0 / 79.1 / 93.1
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2013) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 70.8 / 67.2 / 3.6 / 84 / 0.0 / 6.8 / 32.2 / 61.0 / 93.2
Language / 72.9 / 66.9 / 6 / 86 / 0.0 / 6.8 / 22.0 / 71.2 / 93.2
Mathematics / 65.4 / 66.6 / -1.2 / 77 / 3.4 / 10.2 / 40.7 / 45.8 / 86.5
Total / 72.1 / 68.9 / 3.2 / 85 / 1.7 / 5.1 / 28.8 / 64.4 / 93.2
Science / 66.8 / 65.7 / 1.1 / 79 / 0.0 / 6.8 / 40.7 / 52.5 / 93.2
Social Studies / 73.7 / 66.5 / 7.2 / 87 / 1.7 / 6.8 / 15.3 / 76.3 / 91.6
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2014) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 71.4 / 70.1 / 1.3 / 85 / 2.2 / 4.3 / 21.7 / 71.7 / 93.4
Language / 70.9 / 69.6 / 1.3 / 84 / 2.2 / 6.7 / 15.6 / 75.6 / 91.2
Mathematics / 66.1 / 68.9 / -2.8 / 78 / 4.3 / 15.2 / 30.4 / 50.0 / 80.4
Total / 72.3 / 71.6 / 0.7 / 86 / 2.2 / 6.7 / 22.2 / 68.9 / 91.1
Science / 69.2 / 68.2 / 1 / 82 / 2.2 / 4.3 / 26.1 / 67.4 / 93.5
Social Studies / 68.8 / 67.9 / 0.9 / 81 / 2.2 / 11.1 / 28.9 / 57.8 / 86.7
Grade 6 Analysis
Status Analysis
In 2012, 93.2% of students performed at or above grade-level in reading and 83.7% in mathematics. In 2013, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level in reading is also 93.2% and slightly improved in mathematics to 86.5.1%. In 2014, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level slightly increased to 93.4% in reading but decreased in mathematics to 80.4%. There are more students performing at or above grade-level in reading than in mathematics.
Impact Analysis
In 2012, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 71.4. In 2013, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 72.9. In 2014, the top performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 71.4.
In 2012, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 66; and 16.3% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. In 2013, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 65.9; and 13.6% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. In 2014, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 66.1; and 19.5% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. Social studies outperforms science two out of three years.
Mathematics has the greatest representation of students in quartiles 1 and 2; and it is the least performing subject-test in all years. Language arts is the top performing subject-test in two years.
Growth Analysis
Cohort #1. The students in grade 5 in 2012 are in grade 6 in 2013. Language arts is the top performing subject-test and there is a 4.2 point mean NCE improvement. Mathematics performance slightly improves by 2.2 mean NCE points; likewise in reading by 4.6 mean NCE points. While there is a slight decline in science performance, there are gains in social studies performance. There are positive quartile shifts in all subject-tests except in mathematics.
Cohort #2. The students in grade 5 in 2013 are in grade 6 in 2014. Language arts is the top performing subject-test and there is improvement of 3.1 mean NCE points. Likewise in mathematicswith a gain of 2.2 mean NCE points; and in readingby 4.7. While social studies performance remains the same, science makes gains. Students in this cohort experienced positive quartile shifts except in mathematics. Overall, two student cohorts experience gains in reading and language arts from grade 5 to grade 6.
Grade 7
MeanNCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2012) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 69.1 / 75.8 / -6.7 / 82 / 0.0 / 1.8 / 26.3 / 71.9 / 98.2
Language / 77.4 / 73.5 / 4 / 90 / 0.0 / 1.8 / 19.3 / 78.9 / 98.2
Mathematics / 71.7 / 73.4 / -1.7 / 85 / 0.0 / 7.0 / 29.8 / 63.2 / 93.0
Total / 76.8 / 77.5 / -0.7 / 90 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 17.5 / 82.5 / 100.0
Science / 64.4 / 72.6 / -8.2 / 75 / 0.0 / 10.5 / 42.1 / 47.4 / 89.5
Social Studies / 70.6 / 73 / -2.4 / 84 / 0.0 / 3.5 / 24.6 / 71.9 / 96.5
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2013) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 66.3 / 71.2 / -4.9 / 78 / 0.0 / 6.5 / 32.6 / 60.9 / 93.5
Language / 73.2 / 69.5 / 4 / 86 / 0.0 / 2.2 / 23.9 / 73.9 / 97.8
Mathematics / 65.5 / 68.2 / -2.7 / 77 / 2.2 / 19.6 / 21.7 / 56.5 / 78.2
Total / 71.1 / 72.5 / -1.4 / 84 / 0.0 / 6.5 / 21.7 / 71.7 / 93.4
Science / 60.4 / 68.6 / -8.2 / 69 / 2.2 / 21.7 / 39.1 / 37.0 / 76.1
Social Studies / 70.1 / 69.2 / 0.9 / 83 / 0.0 / 8.7 / 17.4 / 73.9 / 91.3
Mean
NCE / Mean Anticipated
NCE / DIFF
NCE / NP
Mean NCE / % in National Quartile / % Students Above National Mean
Mother Teresa (2014) / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4
Reading / 70.4 / 71 / -0.6 / 83 / 0.0 / 10.9 / 14.5 / 74.5 / 89.0
Language / 73.7 / 69.7 / 4 / 87 / 1.9 / 5.6 / 16.7 / 75.9 / 92.6
Mathematics / 68.7 / 70.5 / -1.8 / 81 / 3.6 / 7.3 / 32.7 / 56.4 / 89.1
Total / 73.9 / 73.1 / 0.8 / 87 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 14.8 / 77.8 / 92.6
Science / 66 / 68.7 / -2.7 / 78 / 1.8 / 5.5 / 36.4 / 56.4 / 92.8
Social Studies / 70.7 / 68.9 / 1.8 / 84 / 0.0 / 3.7 / 29.6 / 66.7 / 96.3
Grade 7 Analysis
Status Analysis
In 2012, 98.2% of students performed at or above grade-level in reading and 93% in mathematics. In 2013, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level in reading is also 93.5% and slightly improved in mathematics to 78.2%. In 2014, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level declines to 89% in reading but improved in mathematics to 89.1%. The percent of students performing at or above grade-level in reading decreased.
Impact Analysis
In 2012, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 77.4. In 2013, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 73.2. In 2014, the top performing subject-test is language arts with a mean NCE of 73.7.
In 2012, the least performing subject-test is reading with a mean NCE of 69.1; and 7% of students in quartile 2. In 2013, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 65.5; and 21.8% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. In 2014, the least performing subject-test is mathematics with a mean NCE of 68.7; and 10.9% of students in quartiles 1 and 2. Social studies outperforms science inall years.
Mathematics is the least performing subject-test in two out of three years, and it has the greatest representation of students in quartiles 1 and 2. Language arts is the top performing subject-test in all years.
Growth Analysis
Cohort #1. The students in grade 6 in 2012 are in grade 7 in 2013. Language arts is the top performing subject-test and there is a 1.8 point mean NCE improvement. Mathematics performance remains the same. While reading decreases by 1.8 mean NCE points. While there is a significant decline in science performance, there is a slight decline in social studies performance. There are negative quartile shifts in math and science from quartile 3 in grade 6 to quartile 2 in grade 7.
Cohort #2. The students in grade 6 in 2013 are in grade 7 in 2014. Language arts is the top performing subject-test and performance stays the same. Mathematics experiences a gain of 3.3 mean NCE points. Reading performance stays the same. While science performance stays the same, there is a decline in social studies performance. Students in this cohort experienced positive quartile shifts in all subjects. Overall, two student cohorts experience regression in reading from grade 6 to grade 7.
Grade 8 Explore
2011-2012
Subject Test / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4Explore 2011 English / 4% / 5% / 11% / 80%
Explore 2011 Math / 7% / 18% / 34% / 41%
Explore 2011 Reading / 7% / 2% / 22% / 69%
Explore 2011 Scientific Reasoning / 9% / 12% / 16% / 63%
Explore 2011 Composite / 9% / 4% / 25% / 62%
2012-2013
Subject Test / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4Explore 2012 English / 0% / 2% / 7% / 91%
Explore 2012 Math / 2% / 13% / 19% / 67%
Explore 2012 Reading / 0% / 4% / 19% / 78%
Explore 2012 Scientific Reasoning / 0% / 9% / 13% / 78%
Explore 2012 Composite / 0% / 2% / 20% / 78%
2013-2014
Subject Test / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4Explore 2014 English / 0% / 2% / 10% / 88%
Explore 2014 Math / 0% / 17% / 21% / 62%
Explore 2014 Reading / 0% / 2% / 24% / 74%
Explore 2014 Scientific Reasoning / 0% / 5% / 10% / 86%
Explore 2014 Composite / 0% / 2% / 17% / 81%
Grade 8 Analysis
Status Analysis
In 2012, 91% of students performed at or above grade-level in reading and 75% in mathematics. In 2013, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level in reading is also 96% and improved in mathematics to 86%. In 2014, the percent of students performing at or above grade-level declines to 98% in reading and 83% in mathematics.
Impact Analysis
In all years, English is the top performing subject-test. In all years, mathematics is the least performing subject-test.
Growth Analysis
Cohort #1. The students in grade 7 in 2012 are in grade 8 in 2013; and the percent of students in quartiles can be compared on the TerraNova to the Explore test. In both tests, reading and English/language arts are the top performing subject-tests. While students experience some regression in mathematics; and experience gains in scientific reasoning on the Explore.