EndofGrade Tests Writing Assessments

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End-of-Grade TestsWriting Assessments
June 2006
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Overall Results

• Reading EOGs
• Up in grades 3, 4, and 7
• The same in grades 5 and 6
• Down in grade 8
• Math EOGs
• Reports in October
• Achievement gap
• Narrowed in reading
• Writing Results
• Up in grades 7 and 10
• Down in grade 4

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NC End-of-Grade Tests

• Reading and Mathematics EOGs
• Grades 3 through 8
• Over 54,000 CMS students
• 3 test sessions 2 math, 1 reading
• Writing Assessments
• Grades 4, 7, 10
• Respond to a prompt
• 4 levels of achievement
• Level III grade level/at standard
• Level IV above grade level/above standard

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Composite Scores
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Grade Level Results
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EOG Achievement by Groups
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Achievement Level IV
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Achievement Gap - Reading

• African-American and White Students
• 2002 2003 2004 2005
  2006
• 29pp 22pp 22pp 20pp 18pp
• Free/Reduced Price Lunch and Paid Lunch Students
• 2002 2003 2004 2005
  2006
• 30pp 23pp 22pp 20pp 19pp

Percentage points
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Writing Results
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Achievement Gap - Writing

• African-American and White Students
• 2005 2006
• Grade 4 32pp 32pp
• Grade 7 35pp 35pp
• Grade 10 37pp 34pp
• Free/Reduced Price Lunch and Paid Lunch Students
• 2005 2006
• Grade 4 35pp 33pp
• Grade 7 35pp 35pp
• Grade 10 32pp 30pp

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Schools to Recognize

• More than 10 points gain in reading over 2005
• Nations Ford 15 points
• University Park 12 points
• More than 10 points gain in reading since 2004
• Ashley Park 22 points
• Bruns 21 points
• Northwest School of the Arts 11 points
• High performers in writing
• Providence Spring 90
• Davidson IB 91
• Providence HS 89

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End-of-Grade TestsWriting Assessments
June 2006