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Test: High School and Illinois Interactive Report Essay

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Literacy
Positive
Negative
Internal
Factors
Strengths
58% of students tested on the PSAE met standards for reading
17% of students tested on the PSAE exceeded standards for reading
School scores were 2% above the state PSAE average for reading
46% of students scored higher than a 22 on the ACT for reading.
65% of students scored higher than a 18on the ACT for English (Illinois Interactive Report Card, 2013)
The school is utilizing “student Success Center” staffed by teachers throughout the day for English tutoring
Adoption of Infinite Campus to track student standard based progress regarding literacy standards
Extra English teachers hired for co-taught English classes to improve low level learners
9th grade students …show more content…

Attendance rates are at 94% with a chronic truancy rate of 3.2%
Has the highest rate of students in the district with IEPs at 13.1%
88.7% of students will graduate within four years
44% of students are considered low-income and come from socio-economically disadvantaged homes
The school has a mobility rate of 6%
(Illinois Interactive Report Card, 2013)

Numeracy
Positive
Negative
Internal
Factors
Strengths
60% of students tested on the PSAE met standards for math
13% of students tested on the PSAE exceeded standards for math
School scores were 8% above the state PSAE average for reading
49% of students scored higher than a 22 on the ACT for reading.
64% of male and 56% of female students tested on the PSAE met standards for math (Illinois Interactive Report Card, 2013)
The school is utilizing “student Success Center” staffed by teachers throughout the day for math tutoring
Adoption of Infinite Campus to track student standard based progress regarding numeracy standards
Extra math teachers hired for co-taught math classes to improve low level learners
9th grade students can take remedial math courses to receive additional instruction in areas of need.
(Palatine High School, 2013)
Weaknesses
School PSAE scores for math were 9% lower than the district average
40% of students tested on the PSAE were below standards for math
9% of students tested on the PSAE

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