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MEMORANDUM June 20, 2012 TO: Board Members FROM: Terry B. Grier, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools SUBJECT: SPRING 2012 STANFORD AND APRENDA NORM-REFERENCED TEST

(NRT) RESULTS The district has received the spring 2012 Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3 results for students in grades 18. This year Houston Independent School District (HISD) assessed elementary and middle school students. This is the first year that HISD has not assessed high school level grades. This year the testing window for the norm-referenced test (NRT) was May 7–15. Below are summaries of HISD’s performance of all students, as well as non-special education students only, in grades 18 on Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3 tests. The results provided include:

The National Percentile Rank (NPR) is a score that quantifies the rank order of student performance for each subtest score compared to the national norming sample.

The Normal Curve Equivalents (NCE) is a score which is referenced to a nationally representative group of students and can be compared across grades and time.

At or Above 50th Percentile provides a baseline for average student performance. Students who score at the 50th percentile, are by definition, on grade level. This percentage can be compared across grades and over time.

Figure 1 displays four years of Stanford and Aprenda combined data depicting the percent of all students who are at or above the 50th NPR (or on-grade level).

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Figure 1: Four‐Year NRT Trend Analysis: Percent of All Students At or Above the 50thNPR

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The percentage of students who scored at or above the 50th national percentile rank on the NRT from 2011 to 2012 increased for reading and language, decreased for math and social science, and remained the same for environment/science. Table 1 displays the percentages of students at or above the 50th NPR for all students tested on the Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3, by grade for 2011 and 2012. Table 1: Percent of All Students At or Above the 50th NPR: 2011 and 2012 Reading Math Language Environ./Science Social Science

Grade 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012

1 64 65 67 62 67 61 62 57 -- -- 2 59 58 66 62 63 58 67 69 -- -- 3 62 57 73 67 63 60 64 65 62 61 4 50 52 72 66 66 66 66 57 54 50 5 40 41 59 57 47 43 69 70 50 38 6 40 34 61 53 42 44 60 49 37 35 7 38 45 62 59 44 48 58 66 43 51 8 41 40 61 56 37 37 69 66 50 42

Total 49 50 64 61 51 53 63 63 51 47 (--) No Data Available.

For Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3 combined, the percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR in reading increased from 2011 to 2012 for first, fourth, fifth, and seventh graders.

The percentage of students meeting the 50th percentile in language increased from 2011 to 2012 for sixth and seventh graders.

In environment/science, the percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR increased for all students from 2011 to 2012 in second, third, fifth, and seventh grades.

The percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR in social science increased from 2011 to 2012 for seventh graders.

From 2011 to 2012, there were no increases in the percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR in math.

The Stanford 10 results of non-special education students for the years 2011 and 2012 are presented in Table 2.

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Table 2: Spring 2011 and 2012 Stanford 10 Results for Non-Special Education Students Reading Math Language Environ./Science Social Science

2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012

Grade NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR

1 48 48 46 53 50 50 52 48 47 49 49 48 -- -- --

2 46 46 43 51 50 50 48 45 41 52 54 58 -- -- --

3 49 48 47 58 56 61 50 48 47 52 55 59 49 49 48

4 49 50 50 59 58 64 57 57 63 55 53 56 50 48 47

5 47 47 45 56 55 60 50 49 47 60 63 74 52 48 47

6 47 45 41 56 54 57 48 49 47 55 51 51 46 45 41

7 47 49 48 57 56 61 49 50 50 54 58 65 49 51 52

8 48 47 44 57 54 58 47 47 44 61 58 64 53 49 49

Total 48 48 56 54 50 49 55 55 50 49

NCE- Normal Curve Equivalents, a standard scale of scores with a mean of 50 that can be used for comparisons across years. NPR- National Percentile Ranks indicate the relative standing of a student in comparison with other students in the same grade in the national norm-reference group. (--) No Data Available.

In the spring of 2012, the highest NPR for HISD non-special education students on the

Stanford 10 assessment was found in fifth and seventh grade science where students ranked at the 74th and 65th percentile, respectively.

Average NCE increases were found at two grade levels in reading and language, four

grade levels in environment/science, and one grade level in social science. The percentages of students who scored at or above the 50th national percentile on Stanford 10 for each grade during the spring of 2011 and 2012 are presented in Table 3. Table 3: Percent of Students Scoring at or Above the 50th NPR on the Stanford 10 for Non-Special Education Students, Spring 2011 and 2012

Reading Math Language Environ./ Science

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2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012

Grade % % % % % % % % % %

1 49 50 57 53 57 49 49 48 -- --

2 41 42 55 52 48 41 56 61 -- --

3 47 46 66 62 49 48 50 57 47 51

4 44 49 70 66 65 66 62 54 48 46

5 42 44 62 61 50 46 73 74 53 41

6 43 37 65 57 46 48 64 53 40 38

7 41 49 67 63 48 52 62 70 46 54

8 45 43 66 60 40 40 74 69 54 45

Total 44 45 64 60 50 49 62 61 48 45

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Table 4 shows the Aprenda 3 results of non-special education students for 2011 and 2012. Table 4: Spring 2011 and 2012 Aprenda 3 Results for Non-Special Education Students

Reading Math Language Environ./Science Social Science

2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012 2011 2012 2012

Grade NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR NCE NCE NPR

1 78 72 85 76 70 82 75 70 83 73 65 76 -- -- --

2 76 72 85 76 71 84 77 77 90 79 75 88 -- -- --

3 76 71 84 80 73 86 84 79 92 83 73 87 81 72 85

4 73 67 79 84 76 89 73 71 84 85 77 90 81 74 88

5 60 58 65 57 57 63 57 56 61 64 60 67 62 60 68

6 48 50 50 61 65 76 49 47 44 65 56 61 60 57 63

7 61 45 41 70 56 61 59 50 50 64 47 44 70 48 47

8 65 47 44 60 56 62 62 49 49 61 50 50 65 53 56

Total 76 71 78 72 78 75 79 71 81 73

NCE- Normal Curve Equivalents, a standard scale of scores with a mean of 50 that can be used for comparisons across years. NPR- National Percentile Ranks indicate the relative standing of a student in comparison with other students in the same grade

in the national norm-reference group. (--) No Data Available.

In the spring of 2012, the highest NPR for HISD non-special education students on the Aprenda 3 assessment were found in third and second grade language and fourth grade science where students ranked at 92nd, 90th, and 90th percentile, respectively.

The only NCE increases from 2011 to 2012 were found at grade six in reading and math.

Table 5 shows the percentages of students who scored at or above the 50th national percentile on Aprenda 3 in 2011 and 2012. Table 5: Percent of Non-Special Education Students Scoring at or Above the 50th NPR on the Aprenda 3, Spring 2011 and 2012

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2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012

Grade % % % % % % % % % %

1 94 92 86 80 88 85 87 75 -- --

2 95 92 89 84 93 92 89 89 -- --

3 99 90 93 85 98 94 98 90 97 89

4 94 88 96 89 94 92 99 95 97 93

5 71 71 57 63 71 71 68 76 75 61

6 33 36 83 71 67 57 83 71 50 79

7 69 58 77 58 77 50 77 42 92 58

8 100 40 60 75 80 42 80 55 100 58

Total 96 91 90 83 93 90 92 85 97 90

(--) No Data Available.

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Appendix A shows the 2012 Stanford 10, Aprenda 3, and combined test results for all students at or above the 50th NPR. A full report summarizing the district results will follow the release of this information. Please contact me or Carla Stevens, Department of Research and Accountability, at (713)556-6700 if you have any questions. TBG attachment cc: Superintendent’s Direct Reports

Chief School Officers Alicia Thomas Viramontes Arnold

Appendix A: 2012 Stanford and Aprenda National Percenile Rank Results for All Students

Grade # Tested# ≥ 50th

NPR# < 50th

NPR% ≥ 50th

NPR Grade # Tested# ≥ 50th

NPR# < 50th

NPR% ≥ 50th

NPR

1 10,635 5,202 5,433 49 1 10,752 5,521 5,231 51

2 10,618 4,320 6,298 41 2 10,620 5,400 5,220 51

3 11,394 4,966 6,428 44 3 11,464 6,801 4,663 59

4 13,045 5,934 7,111 45 4 13,075 8,090 4,985 62

5 14,973 6,070 8,903 41 5 14,976 8,585 6,391 57

6 12,527 4,247 8,280 34 6 12,517 6,662 5,855 53

7 11,976 5,422 6,554 45 7 11,977 7,066 4,911 59

8 11,932 4,729 7,203 40 8 11,922 6,726 5,196 56

Total 97,100 40,890 56,210 42 Total 97,303 54,851 42,452 56

Grade # Tested# ≥ 50th

NPR# < 50th

NPR% ≥ 50th

NPR Grade # Tested# ≥ 50th

NPR# < 50th

NPR% ≥ 50th

NPR

1 6,215 5,691 524 92 1 6,202 4,907 1,295 79

2 5,662 5,152 510 91 2 5,663 4,726 937 83

3 4,826 4,264 562 88 3 4,808 4,022 786 84

4 2,267 1,965 302 87 4 2,244 1,980 264 88

5 38 27 11 71 5 38 24 14 63

6 14 5 9 36 6 14 10 4 71

7 12 7 5 58 7 12 7 5 58

8 20 8 12 40 8 20 15 5 75

Total 19,054 17,119 1,935 90 Total 19,001 15,691 3,310 83

Grade # Tested# ≥ 50th

NPR# < 50th

NPR% ≥ 50th

NPR Grade # Tested# ≥ 50th

NPR# < 50th

NPR% ≥ 50th

NPR

1 16,850 10,893 5,957 65 1 16,954 10,428 6,526 62

2 16,280 9,472 6,808 58 2 16,283 10,126 6,157 62

3 16,220 9,230 6,990 57 3 16,272 10,823 5,449 67

4 15,312 7,899 7,413 52 4 15,319 10,070 5,249 66

5 15,011 6,097 8,914 41 5 15,014 8,609 6,405 57

6 12,541 4,252 8,289 34 6 12,531 6,672 5,859 53

7 11,988 5,429 6,559 45 7 11,989 7,073 4,916 59

8 11,952 4,737 7,215 40 8 11,942 6,741 5,201 56

Total 116,154 58,009 58,145 50 Total 116,304 70,542 45,762 61

Stanford Reading Stanford Mathematics

Aprenda Reading Aprenda Mathematics

Combined Reading Combined Mathematics

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