STAAR DATA TRENDSAugust 2014

Miranda McLaren

GCISD Assessment Coordinator

PRE TEST

How many Indices are there for the state accountability ratings?

What is Phase 1 for STAAR? Phase 2? What is the STAAR Progress Measure?

Reading 3 Reading 4 Writing 4 Reading 50

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30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

8790

8689

75 76

71

77

91

8684

95

78

71 70

77

9189 89

94

7573 73

76

Percentage of Students Passing

GCISD 2012State 2012GCISD 2013State 2013GCISD 2014State 2014

53% is Satisfac-tory

52% is Satisfactory54% is Satisfactory

52% is Satisfactory

Reading 6 Reading 7 Writing 7 Reading 8 Social St 80

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

9088 87

91

79

75 76

71

80

59

85

8987

95

80

71

77

70

84

63

88 8785

94

787775

70

82

62

Percentage of Students Passing

GCISD 2012State 2012GCISD 2013State 2013GCISD 2014State 2014

52% is Satisfactory

52% is Satisfactory

54% is Satisfactory

50% is Satisfactory

50% is Satisfactory

English 1 English 2 US History0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

84 83

62 63

82

86

57

65

73

85 86

95

62

66

92

Percentage of Students Passing

GCISD 2012State 2012GCISD 2013State 2013GCISD 2014State 2014

53% is Satisfactory

41% is Satisfactory

54% is Satisfactory

EXPOSITORY WRITING

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AT EACH SCORE POINT

PERSONAL NARRATIVE

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AT EACH SCORE POINT

END-OF-COURSE SHORT ANSWER

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AT EACH SCORE POINT

SUPERINTENDENT’S GOALS

4. Create an implement a comprehensive & strategic plan to significantly increase the quality of the district’s advanced academics program.

3rd 4th 5th0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

92% 91% 91%

76% 74% 76%

32% 34% 36%

17% 18% 20%

STAAR Reading 3-5

GCISD SatisfactoryTexas SatisfactoryGCISD AdvancedTexas Advanced

6th 7th 8th0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

89% 88%92%

77% 75%82%

29%34%

40%

15%19%

23%

STAAR Reading 6-8

GCISD SatisfactoryTexas SatisfactoryGCISD AdvancedTexas Advanced

Writing Gr 4 Writing Gr 7 Social Studies Gr 8 Science Gr 5 Science Gr 8 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

91%86%

79%

90%85%

73%70%

62%

73% 71%

17% 16%

26%

18%

31%

6% 6%

14%11%

20%

STAAR 3-8

GCISD SatisfactoryTexas SatisfactoryGCISD AdvancedTexas Advanced

English 1 English 2 Algebra 1 Biology US History0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

0.13

0.28

0.18

22%

28%30%

24%

18%

21%

33%

17%

28%

Percentage of Students Scoring Advanced

201220132014

83% 85% 78% 83% 81%

Reading 3

Reading 4

Writing 4 Reading 5

Reading 6

Reading 7

Writing 7 Reading 8

English I English II0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

32%34%

17%

36%

29%

34%

16%

40%

18%21%

74% 73%

42%

79%

63%

68%

43%

77%

56%54%

2014 Advanced Scores

ALL % AdvancedGT %Advanced

86%

85%

88%87%

84%

84%

85%88%

85%83%

Gr 8 SS US History0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

26%28%

60%57%

2014 Advanced Scores

ALL % AdvancedGT %Advanced

83% 81%

STAAR PROGRESS MEASURE

WHICH SUBJECTS ARE MEASURED?

Reading, Grades 4-8 Math, Grades 4-8 Algebra I

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 80%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

37%45% 42%

46%41%

16%

18%

12%11% 21%

14%

12%

7%

10%7%

Reading Progress Measure

Not IncludedExceededMet or Exceeded

STATE ACCOUNTABILITY

GCISD SYSTEM SAFEGUARDS

Reading (Gr 3-8, STAAR, STAAR Spanish, STAAR M)

Group Target 2014 Met Satisfactor

y

2013 2012

All Students 88% 89% 89%

African American

79% 76% 73% 76%

Special Education

79% 64% 64% 60%

ELL 79% 52% 52% 55%

Economically Disadvantaged

79% 71% 71% 72%

CHANGES TO THE STATE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

STAAR M no longer exists. STAAR A (Accommodated) takes its place. TEA has not yet released the

Accommodations Triangle for the 2015 Assessment Year.

Any students retaking English 1 or English 2 EOC will use the existing Accommodations Triangle.

Questions?

Feel free to email me any timeMiranda.McLaren@gcisd.net

 

 

RESOURCES

Accountability Indices http://lead4ward.com/resources/

Raw Score Conversion Charts http://lead4ward.com/resources/

TEA’s Accountability Page http://

ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/index.html

STAAR Scores for the State, Districts, Campuses www.TexasAssessment.com Go to “View Assessment Summary Results by

State, Region, District, and Campus” in the Related Links Column