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School AYP Data Table

	Previous Year	Current Year	Met Target
Attendance	96.72%	96.50%	¹

¹ Attendance target: 90%, or any improvement from last year

	Academic Performance						Test Participation
	Reading			Mathematics			Reading		Mathematics
	% At/Above Proficient	Increase/ Decrease from Last Year	Result	% At/Above Proficient	Increase/ Decrease from Last Year	Result	% Tested	Result	% Tested	Result
2009 Targets:	63%			56%			95%		95%
Students Overall	93.7	1.0		91.9	1.1		99.8		100.0
White non-Hispanic	93.8	0.3		92.2	0.5		99.8		100.0
Black/African American non-Hispanic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Latino/Hispanic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian/Pacific Islander	95.0	3.9		95.0	5.7		100.0		100.0
American Indian/Native American	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-racial/ethnic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IEP-Special Education	61.2	5.0		48.0	-16.1		98.1		100.0
English Language Learners	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Economically Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Legend
	Group met target
	Group met target using Confidence Interval
	Group met target using Safe Harbor
	Group met target using Safe Harbor with Confidence Interval
	Group met target using Growth Model
	Group met target using an Appeal
	Group met target using Proxy
	Group did not meet target
-	Fewer than 40 students tested

For confidentiality and reliability, performance results may be based on data from this year, or on an average of this year and the previous year's data.
For confidentiality and reliability, participation results may be based on data from this year, or on an average of up to three years.
For Academic Performance AYP decisions, a margin of error is added to the percentage of Proficient students. The margin of error is based on a 95% Confidence Interval when used to meet state targets, and is based on a 75% Confidence Interval when used to meet Safe Harbor targets.
Values indicate the number of percentage points the proficiency rate changed from last year to this year. Positive values indicate the proficiency rate improved since last year. Note that the calculation of the difference between last year's and this year's proficiency rate uses the precise value at each time point, while the rate for this year, as listed in the Percent At/Above Proficient column, may be based on an average across years.

In Pennsylvania a school or district can make AYP by using two or three consecutive years of data if the result is better than a single current year calculation. Two or three years of data is only used if the single current year calculation doesn't meet the target and two or three year calculation does.

тThis percentage includes two consecutive years of data.
πThis percentage includes three consecutive years of data.

How is the Confidence Interval (C.I.) used in AYP decisions?

Confidence intervals take into account the fact that the students tested in any particular year might not be representative of students in that school across the years. Confidence intervals control for this sampling error or variation across years by promoting schools or subgroups that come very close to achieving their annual thresholds, thus meeting their specific AYP Targets. In 2004, the United States Department of Education approved a 95% Confidence Interval (C.I.) in Pennsylvania for AYP performance calculations. A 95% C.I. can be used for meeting the state proficiency target, while a 75% C.I. can be used for meeting the Safe Harbor target.

How is the Growth Model used in AYP decisions?

The Growth Model recognizes the efforts of schools whose students have not achieved proficiency but are on trajectories towards proficiency on future PSSA exams. The Growth Model will be calculated for all AYP Performance Targets (i.e., the all student group and up to nine subgroups). Projected scores are calculated for all students - including students who are proficient. If a projected score cannot be calculated for a particular student, the student’s actual score is used. The Growth Model will be applied to an AYP Performance Target only if the target cohort has not met AYP performance by any of the existing six (6) provisions. Actual, not projected, PASA scores, 3^rd grade scores, and 11^th grade scores are always used, as well as the scores for any students with insufficient data points to make a projection.

Grade Last Tested	Scores used in Growth Model Calculation
3	Actual Grade 3 Scores
4	Projected Scores in Grade 6
5	Projected Scores in Grade 7
6	Projected Scores in Grade 8
7	Projected Scores in Grade 8
8	Projected Scores in Grade 11
11	Actual Grade 11 Scores

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