No Child Left Behind and State Report Card Released by NDE
by Valorie Foy
January 05, 2009
The Nebraska Department of Education released the federal No Child Left Behind assessment results and the State of the Schools report card. Crete Schools met all requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. The Nebraska State of the Schools report card indicates that Crete students perform most often above the state average.
No Child Left Behind
The NCLB goals for student proficiency in each category and the percent of students at Crete Public Schools who met proficiency are listed in the table below. Also listed is the high school graduation rate, an additional factor used to determine high school level ratings.
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NCLB Math Goals |
Percent of CPS Students Proficient in Math |
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NCLB Reading Goals |
Percent of CPS Students Proficient in Reading |
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NCLB Additional Goals
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Percent of CPS Students Meeting Goal |
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Elem School |
83% |
89%-MET |
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81% |
95%-MET |
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Writing Proficiency 62% |
94%-MET |
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Middle School |
79% |
80%-MET |
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81% |
93%-MET |
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Writing Proficiency 62% |
75%-MET |
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High School |
81% |
87%-MET |
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83% |
89%-MET |
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Graduation Rate 84% |
88%-MET
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The state achievement goals for NCLB, which are set by the Nebraska Department of Education, increase every three years until 2013-2014, when the Federal requirement sets the proficiency rate at 100%.
State of the Schools report card
Crete students continue to score well on the STARS assessments, which are locally developed assessments used to measure academic progress in reading and math at grades 4, 8, and 11. In addition, science was assessed at grades 5, 8, and 11 and included on the report card for the first time.
Teachers at CPS use the STARS scores in conjunction with information from norm-referenced tests, classroom performance, and other student assessments in order to improve curriculum, instruction, and academic achievement and to address areas for improvement.
The Nebraska Department of Education does not set STARS goals in the same way that NCLB goals are required, but does release the state averages. Crete students outpaced the state averages in a majority of the categories.
The percents of students proficient for the State of Nebraska and for Crete Public Schools in reading, math, and science are given in the charts below.
Reading
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State of Nebraska |
Crete Public Schools |
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Fourth Grade |
91% |
98% |
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Eighth Grade |
92% |
85% |
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Eleventh Grade |
89% |
85% |
Math
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State of Nebraska |
Crete Public Schools |
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Fourth Grade |
94% |
99% |
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Eighth Grade |
90% |
89% |
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Eleventh Grade |
86% |
87% |
Science
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State of Nebraska |
Crete Public Schools |
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Fifth Grade |
89% |
98% |
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Eighth Grade |
86% |
89% |
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Eleventh Grade |
83% |
81% |
The complete “State of the Schools Report 2007-08” is located on-line at http://www.nde.state.ne.us/.
