Transcript SOL Test Results 1999-2000

SOL Test Results 2009
Salem City Schools
SOL Test Results 2009
Based on preliminary SOL test results
all schools should be fully accredited,
and all made AYP.
SOL Test Results 2009
Third Grade SOL Division Results were
 English:Reading 92% Passed
 Math 96% Passed
 Science 97% Passed
 History 99 % Passed
SOL Results 2009
Third Grade English:Reading SOL Passing
100
92
94
92
92
90
Percentage by School
and Division
88
Salem Total
80
GWC
70
East
60
South
50
West
40
30
Division GWC
East
South
West
SOL Results 2009
Third Grade Math
105
100
100
96
95
96
95
92
SOL Passing
Percentage by School
and Division
Salem Total
GWC
90
East Salem
85
South Salem
80
West Salem
75
70
Division GWC
East
South
West
SOL Results 2009
Third Grade History SOL Passing
Percentage by School
and Division
110
100
99
100
98
99
97
Salem Total
GWC
90
East Salem
80
South Salem
70
West Salem
60
50
Division
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Results 2009
Third Grade Science SOL Passing
100
97
98
98
97
Percentage by School
97
and Division
95
Salem Total
90
GWC
85
East Salem
80
South Salem
75
West Salem
70
65
60
Division
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fourth Grade SOL Division Results
were
VA Studies 92%
English:Reading 93%
Math 92%
SOL Test Results 2009
Fourth Grade Virginia Studies
SOL Passing
Percentage by
School and
Division
96
94
94
94
92
92
92
90
88
87
86
84
82
Division GWC
East
South
West
Salem Total
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fourth Grade English:Reading
96
95
94
93
92
91
90
89
88
87
86
SOL Passing
Percentage by
School and
Division
95
94
93
93
89
Division GWC
East
South
West
Salem Total
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fourth Grade Math
SOL Passing
Percentage by
School and
Division
96
94
94
93
93
92
92
90
88
86
85
84
82
80
Division GWC
East
South
West
Salem Total
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fifth Grade results were
 English:Reading 97% Passed
 English:Writing
 Math
94% Passed
95% Passed
 Science 96% Passed
SOL Test Results 2009
Fifth Grade SOL Results (Continued)
 History 88% Passed
SOL Test Results 2009
Fifth Grade English:Reading
105
100
SOL Passing
Percentages
By School
and Division
100
99
97
95
94
95
Salem
Total
GWC
90
East
85
80
South
75
West
70
Division
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fifth Grade Writing SOL Passing
105
98
100
95
97
Percentages By
School and
Division
Salem Total
94
92
90
90
GWC
East
85
South
80
West
75
70
Division
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fifth Grade Math SOL Passing
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
99
98
95
Division
95
Percentages By
School and
90
Division
Salem Total
GWC
East
South
West
GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fifth Grade Science SOL Passing
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
96
97
97
94
Percentages By
96
School and
Division
Salem Total
GWC
East
South
West
Division GWC
East
South
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Fifth Grade-US History to 1877
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
96
88
Division
88
85
GWC
84
East
South
SOL Passing
Percentages By
School and
Division
Salem Total
GWC
East
South
West
West
SOL Test Results 2009
Andrew Lewis Middle School (ALMS)
SOL Pass Rates for Grade Six were
 English: Reading 94%
 Math 83%
 US History 1877 to the Present 97%
Andrew Lewis Middle School
SOL Results 2009
100
Andrew Lewis Percentage
Passing 2009
97
94
90
English:Reading
Grade 6
83
80
Math Grade 6
70
60
History
50
Reading
Math
History
SOL Test Results 2009
Andrew Lewis Middle School (ALMS)
SOL Pass Rates for Grade Seven
were
 English: Reading 97%
 Math 89%
 Civics and Economics 92%
Andrew Lewis Middle School
SOL Results 2009
100
90
Andrew Lewis
Percentage Passing 2009
97
89
92
English:Reading
Grade 7
80
70
Math Grade 7
60
50
Reading Math
Civics
& Econ
Civics and
Economics
SOL Test Results 2008
Andrew Lewis Middle School (ALMS)
SOL Pass Rates for Grade Eight
were
 English: Reading 90%
 English:Writing 96%
 Math 89%
 Science 94%
Andrew Lewis Middle School
SOL Results 2009
100
90
Andrew Lewis Percentage
Passing 2009
96
90
94
89
Reading 8
80
Writing 8
70
Math 8
60
50
Science 8
Reading Writing
Math
Science
SOL Test Results 2009
Andrew Lewis Middle School (ALMS)
SOL Pass Rates for EOC Tests were
 Algebra 1 100%
 Geometry 100%
 World Geography 94%
Andrew Lewis Middle School
SOL Results 2009
100
100
100
94
Andrew Lewis
Percentage Passing
2009
90
80
70
Algebra 1
60
50
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SOL Test Results 2009
Salem High School EOC passing Percentages
 English:Reading
96%
 English:Writing
96%
 Earth Science
93%
 Biology
95%
End of Course SOL Results 2009
100
96
96
95
93
90
80
Salem High School
Percentage Passing 2009
English Grade 11
70
Writing Grade 11
60
50
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SOL Test Results 2009
Salem High School Results (Continued)
 Chemistry
100%
 Geometry
91%
 Algebra I
91%
 Algebra II
95%
End of Course SOL Results 2009
100
100
95
91
91
90
Salem High School
Percentage Passing 2009
Chemistry
80
Geometry
70
Algebra I
60
Algebra II
50
Chemistry Geometry Algebra I Algebra II
SOL Test Results 2009
Salem High School Results (Continued)
 World History I
96%
 World History II
96 %
 VA and US History
98%
End of Course SOL Results 2009
100
96
96
98
Salem High School
Percentage Passing
2009
90
80
World History I
70
World History II
60
World
World
History I History II
VA and
US
History
VA and US History
SOL/AYP Results 2009
 As mentioned, SOL results indicate
that all six Salem City Schools and
the Division made Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) under the Federal
No Child Left Behind Act.

94% of the total number of students
tested passed the English:Reading
Tests.
SOL/AYP Results 2009
 92% of the total number of
students tested passed the Math
Tests.
AYP and SOL Test Results 2009
Summary
 Overall test results in 2009 were excellent.
 In 2009, at the elementary level, Salem had a 90%
achievement rate or better in all four of the
elementary schools in seven of the twelve grade level
specific subject areas tested.
 At the elementary level, individual schools achieved
either a 99% or 100% pass rate on six of the grade
level specific tests.
AYP and SOL Test Results 2009
Summary (Continued)
 Elementary results did contain areas of concern. In three
tested areas, individual schools had passing percentages in
certain areas of assessment which were 85% or below. The
lowest passing percentage (84) was found in US History to
1877.
 Andrew Lewis Middle School results were very good in
both the Multiple Choice and End-of-Course testing
categories. For example, all of ALMS geometry and
algebra students passed the SOL tests. In the area of
special tests all of ALMS’s Virginia Substitute Evaluation
Program Tests in World Geography passed. This was the
second year in a row that ALMS achieved a 100% pass
rate.
AYP and SOL Test Results 2009
Summary (Continued)
 Salem High School test results were impressive, both
in terms of SOL End-of-Course pass rates and AYP
achievement. All of the eleven tested EOC areas had
pass rates in excess of 90%. Eight of the eleven tested
areas had pass rates of 95% or better. The Chemistry
pass rate was 100%.
AYP and SOL Test Results 2009
Summary (Continued)
 It should be noted that the Salem City school division
is continuing to focus on math instruction, especially in
the are of middle school math. The “Vertical Math
Team” has an established goal of improving overall
math instruction in Salem City Schools and has
already begun to pay dividends.
 As a result of the efforts of ALMS teachers and
leaders, math achievement at ALMS has increased
from an 86 % passing rate in 2007-2008 to a 90%
passing rate in 2008-2009. Especially impressive was
the math passing rate for disabled students. The pass
rate increased from 58% to 87%.
AYP and SOL Test Results 2009
Summary (Continued)
 In addition, the first year of implementation of
“Assessment FOR Learning” as an approach
to improving and individualizing instruction
for all students in Salem City Schools was very
successful.
 In the coming year (SY 09-10), the emphasis
on AFL will continue and will feature a review
and professional dialogue on grading
practices.
 Simultaneously, Division Leadership will be
investigating new statistical tools in an effort to
use SOL data as a predictive measure.
AYP and SOL Test Results 2009
Summary (Continued)
 Again, as in 2008-2009, as a component of the Salem
School Board’s Goals and Objectives for 2009-2010,
specific goals and objectives will be created for student
achievement, as measured by SOL tests, for every
assessment administered at every school with special
emphasis on areas not exceeding the Division
minimum of 90%.
 Dr. Seibert has also directed that a systematic method
to record, track and access key student performance
data in an electronic format that is compatible with
the Student Information System be developed and be
accessible to teachers.
Superintendent’s Reflections
SOL scores are important because they are
indicators of student progress, but they are
inherently limited because we teach children,
not percentages. More importantly, we teach
children for 180 days a year and not just the
day of an assessment. In Salem, we encourage
all staff to ensure that meaningful assessment
takes place throughout the instructional process
and to fully utilize technology as an important
learning tool. Salem teachers put children first
every day, and the goal of effective, ongoing
assessment is to inform and individualize
instruction for the children we serve.
- Dr. H. Alan Seibert, Division Superintendent