state law and the federal elementary and secondary education act require report cards for every...

State law and the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act require Report Cards for every local school, every school district and for the state.

The letter grades are based on student performance

(80 percent) and academic growth (20 percent).

A-F School Grading

Accountability Model

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School Achievement

Score:

80%

Growth:

20%

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A method established by the State Board of Education will convert each school’s point total into a corresponding score on a 0-100 point scale; various ranges on the point scale continuum then translate to a letter grade as follows:

85 -100 = A 70 - 84 = B 55 - 69 = C 40 - 54 = D 0 - 39 = F

2013-2014 Data (15 point scale)

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EOG Mathematics EOG ELA/Reading EOG Science EOCs (middle)

Math I English II Biology Math Course Rigor Graduation Rate The ACT ACT WorkKeys

Elementary | Middle Schools

High Schools

School Achievement

Score:

80%

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th EVAAS Growth Reported for each school as

having: Exceeded Growth Met Growth Not Met Growth

Growth:

20%

Final GradeSchool Achievement ScoreEVAAS Growth

Final Score

Final Grade C

695867

School Performance

Grade A+Good Job

The NC School Report Cards website:

www.ncpublicschools.org/src