Valentine Elementary School San Marino Unified School District Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Spring 2009 California Standards Test

Valentine Elementary SchoolSan Marino Unified School District

Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)

Spring 2009 California Spring 2009 California Standards TestStandards Test

A Criterion Referenced Test

° The student is compared to his/her achievement on California standards, not to a norm referenced group.

° The CST is the primary component of both state and federal accountability measures.

California Standards Test Performance Levels

Advanced

Proficient

Basic

Below Basic

Far Below Basic

Things to remember...Things to remember...

Remember this is group data for one point in time

Validate or invalidate data by comparing with additional information sources

Start the conversation to examine results for your last class and your incoming class!

English Language Arts

Valentine 2009

Valentine Grade Level Summary for Spring 2009California English Language Arts

Standards TestPercent of Students Achievement by Proficiency Level

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Advanced 41 58 71 60

Proficient 42 31 19 24

Basic 9 11 8 12

Below Basic 6 1 2 1

Far Below 3 0 0 2

2 3 4 5

Spring 2009 Grade 2 Comparisons Valentine Elementary and Manhattan BeachCalifornia English Language Arts

Standards TestPercent of Students Achievement by Proficiency Level

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Advanced 41 65 56 69 57 57

Proficient 42 28 38 26 28 34

Basic 9 6 5 3 13 8

Below Basic 6 0 1 2 3 1

Far Below 3 1 0 0 1 0

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Spring 2009 Grade 3 Comparisons California English Language Arts Standards Test

San Marino and Manhattan BeachPercent of Students Achievement by Proficiency Level

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Advanced 58 45 48 64 42 54

Proficient 31 43 37 33 43 32

Basic 11 6 12 3 13 10


Far Below 0 1 1 0 0 0

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Spring 2009 Grade 4 ComparisonsSan Marino and Manhattan Beach

California English Language Arts Standards Test

Percent of Students Achievement by Proficiency Level

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Advanced 71 82 81 80 84 83

Proficient 19 11 14 12 13 13

Basic 8 4 3 7 3 4


Far Below 0 2 1 0 0 0


Spring 2009 Grade 5 Comparisons California English Language Arts

Standards TestSan Marino and Manhattan Beach


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Advanced 60 64 60 63 66 68

Proficient 24 29 32 28 27 28

Basic 12 5 5 7 3 4


Far Below 2 1 1 0 0 0


Valentine Grade 3 Results for Spring 2008 through 2009


Percent of Students Reported by Proficiency Level

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Advanced 50 57

Proficient 38 31

Basic 11 11

Below Basic 1 1

Far Below 1 0

Grade 2 2008 Grade 3 2009




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Advanced 45 44 71

Proficient 32 32 19

Basic 16 22 8

Below Basic 5 2 2

Far Below 2 0 0

Grade 2 2007 Grade 3 2008 Grade 4 2009

Valentine Grade 5 Results from Spring 2006 to 2009 California English Language Arts

Standards TestPercent of Students Reported by Proficiency Level

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Basic 16 20 12 12

Below Basic 5 1 3 1

Far Below 2 1 0 1

Grade 2 2006 Grade 3 2007 Grade 4 2008 Grade 5 2009

Valentine 2003 through 2009 Grade 4 Classes

California Writing Sample Standards Test

Percent of Students Reported by Point Scores

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Percent of Students

8 Points 0 0 0 6 4 17 22

6 Points 44 11 12 36 26 62 64

4 Points 50 75 87 57 67 22 14

2 Points 6 9 1 1 2 0 0

Grade 4 2003

Grade 4 2004

Grade 4 2005

Grade 4 2006

Grade 4 2007

Grade 4 2008

Grade 4 2009

Note: Note:Each writing sample is scored on a rubric from 1 to 4, 4 being the highest. That score is doubled. Validity is confirmed in statistical studies.

Valentine Grade 2 English Language Arts StrandsMean Percent of Items Correct

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Word Analysis and Vocabulary 79

Reading Comprehension 77

Literary Response and Analysis 86

Written Conventions 79

Writing Strategies 69

2009

Relative Strength

•Writing Writing StrategiesStrategies

Relative Need

•Word Analysis


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Word Analysis and Vocabulary 69 89

Reading Comprehension 82 83

Literary Response and Analysis 86 88

Written Conventions 78 85

Writing Strategies 84 85

2008 2009

Relative Strength


Relative Need

•Word Analysis


CST Percent Correct

Word Analysis and Vocabulary 81 86 90

Reading Comprehension 75 76 84

Literary Response and Analysis 80 86 87

Written Conventions 82 83 83

Writing Strategies 68 74 70


Relative Strength

•Literary Literary ResponseResponse

• Word analysis Word analysis and Vocabularyand Vocabulary

Relative Need



CST Percent Correct

Word Analysis and Vocabulary 79 81 85 83

Reading Comprehension 80 75 74 79

Literary Response and Analysis 82 80 83 84

Written Conventions 81 82 81 84

Writing Strategies 68 68 72 83


Relative Strength

•Word Analysis and Vocabulary

•Literary Literary Response and Response and AnalysisAnalysis

• RRelative Need


Mathematics

Valentine Spring 2009

Valentine Summary Report for Spring 2009 California General Math Standards TestsPercent of Students Achievement by Proficiency Level

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Basic 5 4 6 14

Below Basic 6 2 0 3

Far Below 1 0 0 1

2 3 4 5

Spring 2009 Grade 2 Comparisons California General Math Standards TestsPercent of Students Achievement by Proficiency Level

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Percent of Students

Advanced 65 71 72 58 70 60

Proficient 28 23 23 32 25 26

Basic 6 4 4 8 5 13


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Advanced 82 79 75 88 85 81

Proficient 12 14 16 10 12 16

Basic 4 5 7 1 3 3


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Advanced 75 82 73 72 77 79

Proficient 19 12 20 24 18 17

Basic 6 3 3 4 5 3


Far Below 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Percent of Students

Advanced 41 72 64 79 76 71

Proficient 42 21 30 18 21 28

Basic 14 5 4 3 2 1


Far Below 1 1 1 0 0 0


Valentine Grade 3 Results for Spring 2006 to 2009 California Math Standards Test


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Advanced 57

Proficient 31

Basic 5

Below Basic 6

Far Below 1

Grade 2 2009



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Percent of Students

Advanced 65 82

Proficient 28 12

Basic 6 3

Below Basic 1 3

Far Below 0 0




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Percent of Students

Advanced 68 75 75

Proficient 25 22 19

Basic 5 2 6

Below Basic 2 2 0

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Basic 8 4 4 19

Below Basic 3 1 3 3

Far Below 1 1 0 1



California Math Standards TestPercent of Students Reported by Proficiency Level

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Advanced 70 88 80 55 66

Proficient 21 8 14 31 35

Basic 6 2 5 10 7

Below Basic 3 0 1 2 1

Far Below 0 2 0 2 1

Grade 2 2005 Grade 3 2006 Grade 4 2007 Grade 5 2008 Grade 6 2009

Grade 6 Results & Valentine History for Spring 2004 through 2008

California Math Standards TestPercent of Students Reported by Proficiency Level

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Advanced 65 69 66 44 59

Proficient 29 24 25 36 29

Basic 4 5 8 15 10

Below Basic 1 2 1 5 1

Far Below 1 0 0 0 0


Valentine Grade 2 2009 Math Strands

Mean Percent of Items Correct

CST Percent Correct

Place Value, Addition, andSubtraction

86

Multiplication, Division andFractions

84

Algebra and Functions 87

Measurement and Functions 81

Statistics and Probability 88

Grade 2 2009

Relative Relative StrengthsStrengthsAlgebra and Algebra and FunctionsFunctions

Relative Relative WeaknessWeaknessMeasurement and Measurement and FunctionsFunctions

Valentine Grade 2 2009 Math Strands


CST Percent Correct


91 94


88 92

Algebra and Functions 93 96

Measurement and Functions 84 89

Statistics and Probability 87 95


Relative Relative StrengthsStrengthsAlgebra and Algebra and FunctionsFunctions


Valentine Grade 4 2007 and 2009 Math StrandsMean Percent of Items Correct

CST Percent Correct


89 82 92


87 82 92

Algebra and Functions 89 83 91

Measurement and Functions 90 77 84

Statistics and Probability 81 92 88


Relative Relative StrengthsStrengthsStatistics & Statistics & ProbabilityProbability


Valentine Grade 5 Math Strands


CST Percent Correct

Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction 87 89 90

Multiplication, Division and Fractions (&Decimals)

85 87 88 83

Algebra and Functions 80 89 89 79

Measurement and Functions (5-&Geometry)89 90 83 67

Statistics and Probability 79 81 88 92

Estimation, Percentages & Factors 81


Relative Relative StrengthStrengthClosely matchedClosely matched




CST Percent Correct

Estimation, percent and factoring 87 93 94 82

Operations with fractions anddecimals

91 91 89 82

Algebra and Functions 88 92 92 83

Measurement, functions andgeometry

90 93 91 77

Statistics, data analysis &Probability

86 94 90 92


Relative Strength

•Positive/Negative numbers, decimals and fractions

Relative Need

• MeasurementMeasurement



CST Percent Correct

Ratios, Proportions,Percentages, Neg. Fractions

83 88 89 90 79

Addition, subtraction,multiplication & division

82 86 86 70 85

Algebra and Functions 90 91 90 80 86

Measurement and Geometry 88 88 83 80 80

Statistics 87 95 94 81 85


Relative Strength

•Closely matched

Relative Need

• Ratios, Proportions, Percentages and negative fractions

MathematicsPoints to Explore Further

What is the pattern of scores for students you served last year? This year?

What new strategies did you try last year? Did they work? Which ones will you keep? Change?

Is your curriculum aligned to the standards tested? How do you know? What is your strategy to align them more specifically?

Were there any groups that specifically need to be addressed? How?

Science

Valentine 2008

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2007 82 82 71

2008 94 84 83

2009 90 84 84

Physical Science 5 Life Science 5 Earth Science 5

SMUSD fifth grade science curriculum strands

Valentine Grade 5 Comparison Report for Spring 2009Elementary Science Standards


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Percent of Students

Advanced 61 77 69 61 63 64

Proficient 33 21 26 36 29 29

Basic 4 1 4 3 5 4


Far Below 0 0 1 0 2 0

Valentine Carver Grand View Pennekamp Robinson Pacific

Valentine Grade 5 Elementary Science Standards


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Percent of Students

Advanced 25 61 61

Proficient 63 31 33

Basic 9 7 4

Below Basic 3 0 1

Far Below 0 0 0


Performance Standards Results

° Most students are proficient or advanced.

° Predictable patterns of instructional needs for English learners and special needs students who are the majority of students in the basic and below categories.

° Individuals and groups of students scoring below proficient will have needs identified and addressed through established support systems.

In summary...° What did you learn from reviewing the results from this year’s STAR?

° What strengths and improvements can we celebrate?

° What data signals a need to take a closer look?

Next Steps...

Share CST data to appropriate audiences

Review results, course standards, and alternate measures that may validate or challenge this data

Share observations and insights and identify priorities and focus

Set concrete goals for groups and individuals

Share and celebrate proven strategies that have worked

Plan to address the students’ needs

Documents

Valentine Elementary School San Marino Unified School District Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Spring 2009 California Standards Test