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Sunday, August 28, 2011

HOW TO READ THE CHARTS

n Proficient: Percentage of students scoring

in the 41st to 99th percentile. Intermediate
(percentage of students who scored in the 41st
to 89th percentile nationally). High (90th to 99th
percentile).

n Free and reduced-price meal program,

minorities, special education: Schools with fewer
than 30 students who qualify in one grade level do
not report proficiencies, so specific children could
not be identified.

n HOOVER ES 24% free/reduced lunch, 24% minority, 14% special ed

n NORTH CENTRAL JH 16% free/red. lunch, 21% minority, 9% special ed

n DISTRICT: ANAMOSA (1,347 students) ACT: 22.0

4th grade (57 students)

8th grade (207 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4.6
4.7
4.8

5.4
5.5
5.9

3% 21%
6% 17%
6% 13%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

71% 40%
44% 40%
50% 60%

Reading all
9.3 10.4
minority
Math all
9.5 11.1
minority
Science all
9.7 12.1
minority

27% 38%
50% 43%
44% 28%

n HORN ES 20% free/reduced lunch, 27% minority, 3% special ed

4th grade (61 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

5.2
5.3
5.2

6.0
6.1
6.3

3% 13%
3% 13%
3% 15%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

45% 36%
38% 36%
38% 43%

52% 51%
59% 51%
59% 43%

n KIRKWOOD ES 63% free/reduced lunch, 58% minority, 13% special ed

4th grade (38 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

2.7
2.9
2.7

3.4
3.6
3.6

43% 68%
50% 61%
33% 54%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

43% 25%
35% 32%
58% 47%

15%
15%
10%

7%
7%
0%

n LEMME ES 27% free/reduced lunch, 26% minority, 14% special ed

4th grade (42 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4.4
4.6
4.8

5.3
5.4
5.9

14% 23%
8% 26%
8% 15%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

42% 41%
50% 39%
50% 54%

45% 36%
42% 36%
42% 31%

n LINCOLN ES 5% free/reduced lunch, 27% minority, 4% special ed

4th grade (32 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

5.4
5.1
5.0

6.2
6.0
6.1

13% 6%
7% 6%
7% 9%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

58% 47%
71% 59%
61% 56%

29% 47%
23% 34%
32% 34%

n LONGFELLOW ES 18% free/reduced lunch, 19% minority, 9% special ed

4th grade (53 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

5.0
4.9
4.9

5.7
5.7
6.0

16% 20%
36% 20%
19% 22%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

59% 36%
45% 34%
53% 48%

25% 44%
19% 46%
28% 30%

n LUCAS ES 45% free/reduced lunch, 38% minority, 14% special ed

4th grade (59 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4.1
4.2
4.1

4.9
5.0
5.1

39% 18%
22% 24%
20% 22%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

36% 62%
59% 49%
63% 58%

25% 20%
20% 27%
18% 20%

n MANN ES 50% free/reduced lunch, 46% minority, 13% special ed

4th grade (40 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4.4
4.3
4.3

5.1
5.0
5.3

30% 34%
27% 26%
30% 23%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

65% 34%
59% 37%
70% 51%

4% 32%
14% 37%
0% 26%

n PENN ES 23% free/reduced lunch, 16% minority, 9% special ed

4th grade (50 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4.1
4.2
4.0

4.9
5.0
5.1

22% 30%
16% 21%
20% 15%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

60% 48%
53% 59%
51% 72%

18% 23%
31% 21%
29% 13%

n ROOSEVELT ES 66% free/reduced lunch, 65% minority, 9% special ed

4th grade (34 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

3.6
3.5
3.7

4.4
4.3
4.6

24% 38%
29% 38%
13% 23%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

56% 42%
49% 46%
60% 58%

20% 19%
22% 15%
27% 19%

n SHIMEK ES 9% free/reduced lunch, 18% minority, 14% special ed

4th grade (25 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4.4
5.0
4.3

5.2
5.8
5.3

7% 25%
7% 15%
0% 20%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

44% 60%
44% 35%
48% 55%

48% 15%
48% 50%
52% 25%

n TWAIN ES 80% free/reduced lunch, 61% minority, 33% special ed

4th grade (36 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

3.0
3.1
3.0

3.9
3.9
4.0

57% 29%
43% 46%
43% 42%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

36% 58%
50% 46%
50% 54%

7% 13%
7% 8%
7% 4%

n VAN ALLEN ES 19% free/reduced lunch, 13% minority, 6% special ed

4th grade (46 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

4.1
4.3
3.9

4.9
5.1
4.9

15% 24%
19% 22%
17% 30%

Reading all
Math all
Science all

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4.8
4.9
4.9

5.6
5.8
6.0

15% 15%
10% 9%
14% 14%

Reading all
Math all
Science all

5.4
5.4
5.0

6.2
6.2
6.0

9% 9%
12% 5%
10% 8%

Reading all
3.3 4.1
free/reduced
minority
Math all
3.3 4.0
free/reduced
minority
Science all
3.5 4.4
free/reduced
minority

n NORTHWEST JH 30% free/reduced lunch, 35% minority, 13% special ed

8th grade (273 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

Reading all
8.8 9.7
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Math all
9.5 10.9
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Science all
9.3 11.4
free/reduced
minority
special ed

39%
51%
50%
44%
64%
56%
34%
43%
43%

36%
49%
NA
43%
61%
NA
45%
64%
NA

23%
54%
38%
70%
15%
44%
32%
61%
14%
42%
32%
48%

27%
57%
48%
76%
22%
50%
43%
68%
18%
38%
33%
58%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

45%
37%
34%
20%
40%
39%
39%
30%
53%
53%
44%
45%

39%
30%
39%
21%
37%
42%
40%
32%
44%
46%
50%
37%

32%
9%
28%
9%
45%
17%
29%
9%
33%
5%
24%
7%

34%
13%
14%
3%
41%
8%
17%
0%
38%
16%
17%
5%

n SOUTH EAST JH 35% free/reduced lunch, 33% minority, 18% special ed

8th grade (289 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

Reading all
8.7 9.6
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Math all
8.5 9.8
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Science all
9.0 11.2
free/reduced
minority
special ed

32%
58%
60%
75%
27%
57%
53%
67%
21%
45%
45%
58%

29%
51%
53%
76%
26%
48%
53%
65%
17%
34%
39%
45%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

46%
38%
36%
25%
44%
32%
36%
28%
57%
51%
51%
33%

45%
42%
40%
19%
45%
41%
38%
30%
55%
56%
54%
49%

22%
4%
3%
0%
30%
11%
11%
5%
21%
4%
4%
8%

26%
7%
7%
6%
29%
11%
9%
6%
29%
10%
8%
6%

n CITY HS 29% free/reduced lunch, 30% minority, 16% special ed

11th grade (273 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

Reading all
NA NA
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Math all
NA NA
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Science all
NA NA
free/reduced
minority
special ed

11%
27%
22%
53%
19%
50%
44%
61%
12%
30%
28%
37%

16%
41%
35%
NA
18%
48%
36%
60%
14%
32%
30%
43%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

53%
67%
66%
47%
44%
37%
38%
32%
42%
55%
48%
58%

53%
52%
57%
NA
47%
46%
54%
40%
43%
58%
56%
57%

36%
7%
13%
0%
37%
13%
19%
8%
46%
15%
21%
5%

32%
6%
8%
NA
35%
6%
10%
0%
43%
10%
14%
0%

n TATE ALTERNATIVE HS 68% free/red. lunch, 55% minority, 33% special ed

11th grade (40 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

50% 62%
63% 69%
38% 54%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

38% 31%
25% 31%
50% 39%

13%
13%
13%

8%
0%
8%

n WEST HS 21% free/reduced lunch, 30% minority, 10% special ed

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

Reading all
NA NA
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Math all
NA NA
free/reduced
minority
special ed
Science all
NA NA
free/reduced
minority
special ed

21%
66%
40%
71%
19%
65%
39%
74%
20%
60%
36%
62%

15%
36%
30%
NA
14%
41%
31%
NA
15%
38%
30%
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

45%
34%
30%
29%
41%
29%
29%
27%
39%
36%
29%
38%

45%
50%
42%
NA
46%
44%
37%
NA
35%
46%
34%
NA

34%
0%
30%
0%
40%
6%
32%
0%
42%
4%
35%
0%

40%
14%
29%
NA
41%
15%
32%
NA
50%
16%
36%
NA

n DISTRICT: I.C. REGINA CATHOLIC (859 students) ACT: 23.8

3% free/reduced lunch, 13% minority, 0% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (67 students)

Reading all
4.9 5.8
Math all
4.9 5.7
Science all
5.2 6.3
8th grade (81 students)
Reading all 10.1 11.3
Math all
10.4 12.2
Science all 11.1 13+
NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

13%
NA
15%
NA
NT

60% 61%
65% NA
53% 53%
53% NA
NT NT

14% 26%
3% NA
28% 32%
15% NA
NT NT

27%
NA
10%
NA
15%
NA

30%
38%
11%
21%
15%
NA

67%
NA
73%
NA
67%
NA

63%
53%
74%
68%
67%
NA

7% 8%
NA 9%
17% 15%
NA 12%
18% 18%
NA NA

64% 63%
59% 54%
53% 64%

14% 11%
21% 21%
19% 18%

23% 26%
19% 25%
27% 18%

n DISTRICT: BELLE PLAINE (578 students) ACT: 22.8

35% free/reduced lunch, 0% minority, 13% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (47 students)

Reading all
4.6 5.4
Math all
4.7 5.5
Science all
5.1 6.3
8th grade (28 students)
Reading all
8.0 9.1
Math all
8.1 9.5
Science all
7.5 9.5
11th grade (33 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

13% 17%
6% 17%
0% 9%

53% 63%
69% 59%
66% 65%

34% 20%
25% 24%
34% 26%

28% 32%
22% 20%
18% 24%

62% 60%
56% 68%
66% 72%

10% 8%
22% 12%
16% 4%

29% 16%
29% 19%
22% 10%

61% 59%
53% 45%
60% 68%

11% 25%
18% 36%
18% 23%

n DISTRICT: BENTON (1,542 students) ACT: 22.5

22% free/reduced lunch, 3% minority, 12% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (99 students)

Reading all
4.5 5.3
Math all
4.8 5.5
Science all
4.6 5.7
8th grade (105 students)
Reading Comp. 9.1 10.4
Math all
8.2 9.7
Science all
9.0 11.3
11th grade (143 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

28% 11%
28% 13%
11% 11%

56% 72%
55% 54%
67% 76%

16% 18%
17% 33%
22% 13%

19% 18%
24% 23%
13% 12%

66% 57%
58% 59%
69% 65%

15% 25%
18% 18%
18% 23%

21% 21%
22% 17%
19% 15%

64% 60%
62% 60%
64% 63%

15% 20%
16% 24%
17% 22%

n DISTRICT: CENTER POINT-URBANA (1,435 students) ACT: 23.4

14% free/reduced lunch, 4% minority, 9% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (108 students)

Reading all
4.6 5.3
Math all
4.5 5.4
Science all
4.4 5.5
8th grade (84 students)
Reading all
9.3 10.3
Math all
10.1 11.9
Science all
9.9 12.4
11th grade (101 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

23% 17%
19% 17%
14% 18%

63% 51%
66% 55%
72% 56%

14% 33%
15% 28%
14% 26%

21% 16%
8% 12%
14% 10%

60% 57%
57% 51%
67% 63%

19% 27%
35% 37%
19% 27%

17% 16%
15% 7%
10% 6%

69% 65%
54% 55%
60% 63%

14% 19%
32% 37%
30% 31%

n DISTRICT: CENTRAL CITY (440 students) ACT: 21.4 (2011)

11th grade (418 students)

11th grade (115 students)

26%
32%
19%
32%
NT

12% 16%
7% 8%
10% 9%

64% 59%
74% 73%
63% 64%

25% 24%
19% 19%
27% 27%

14% 16%
11% 10%
5% 7%

62% 48%
47% 51%
52% 56%

24% 36%
42% 39%
44% 38%

4% 24%
6% 3%
4% 5%

57% 39%
37% 53%
34% 53%

38% 38%
57% 44%
62% 42%

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (29 students)

Reading all
NA
Math all
NA
Science all
NA
8th grade (46 students)
Reading all
NA
Math all
NA
Science all
NA
11th grade (34 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

NA
NA
NA

14% 21%
17% 21%
14% 28%

83% 69%
69% 55%
79% 59%

3% 10%
14% 24%
7% 14%

NA
NA
NA

24% 17%
10% 2%
10% 2%

67% 57%
67% 74%
76% 73%

10% 26%
24% 24%
14% 25%

NA
NA
NA

21% 29%
27% 21%
15% 18%

67% 56%
67% 65%
67% 56%

12% 15%
6% 15%
18% 27%

n DISTRICT: CLEAR CREEK AMANA (1,684 students) ACT: 22.6

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

34% free/reduced lunch, 4% minority,13% special education

22% free/reduced lunch, 11% minority, 10% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade: (134 students)

Reading Comp 4.7 5.6
Math all
4.4 5.3
Science all
4.3 5.3
8th grade (140 students)
Reading Comp 8.8 9.7
Math all
8.8 10.3
Science all
9.4 11.8
11th grade (111 students)

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

19% 16%
24% 19%
21% 16%

67% 56%
57% 56%
49% 68%

14% 28%
19% 25%
30% 16%

18% 19%
25% 17%
12% 11%

65% 56%
56% 62%
70% 64%

16% 25%
18% 21%
18% 25%

15% 26%
15% 16%
12% 14%

61% 51%
56% 49%
60% 48%

24% 23%
18% 35%
28% 38%

n DISTRICT: DURANT (746 students) ACT: 21.9 (2011)

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

42% 48%
51% 53%
41% 58%

43% 37%
39% 38%
46% 28%

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

63% 41%
43% 50%
49% 73%

28% 50%
46% 46%
41% 20%

4th grade (62 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (85 students)

Reading all
4.5 5.3
free/reduced
Math all
4.7 5.8
free/reduced
Science all
NT NT
8th grade (91 students)
Reading all
8.0 9.1
free/reduced
Math all
8.9 10.4
free/reduced
Science all
8.6 10.8
free/reduced

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

n DISTRICT: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (169 students) ACT: NA

22% 24%
31% 27%
35% 11%

n WOOD ES 68% free/reduced lunch, 70% minority, 11% special ed

59% 58%
61% NA
50% 58%
45% NA
67% 59%
68% NA

24% 26%
16% NA
33% 33%
19% NA
23% 31%
16% NA

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

63% 51%
51% 51%
48% 59%

4th grade (74 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

16%
NA
10%
NA
10%
NA

Reading all
Math all
Science all

n WICKHAM ES 6% free/reduced lunch, 15% minority, 7% special ed

17%
23%
17%
35%
9%
16%

35% free/reduced lunch, 4% minority, 13% special education

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

4th grade (90 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

11th grade (77 students)

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

n WEBER ES 15% free/reduced lunch, 38% minority, 5% special ed

2011 The Gazette

n Grade equivalents: Estimate of a students

developmental level as compared with peers in
Iowa and nationwide.
n Not proficient: Percentage of students scoring
in the 40th percentile nationally or below.

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

48%
46%
48%
36%
28%
41%
50%
51%
52%

49%
42%
NA
45%
33%
NA
40%
30%
NA

13% 15%
3% 9%
2% NA
20% 13%
8% 6%
2% NA
16% 15%
5% 6%
5% NA

0% free/reduced lunch, 10% minority, 0% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (13 students)

Reading all
5.4 6.3
Math all
5.3 6.2
Science all
5.8 6.9
8th grade (10 students)
Reading all
13+ 13+
Math all
12.8 13+
Science all
13+ 13+

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

0% 0%
0% 15%
0% 8%

67% 54%
83% 23%
100% 54%

33% 46%
17% 62%
0% 38%

0% 10%
0% 0%
11% 0%

44% 30%
44% 40%
56% 40%

56% 60%
56% 60%
33% 60%

18% free/reduced lunch, 3% minority, 9% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (44 students)

Reading all
5.4 6.3
Math all
6.1 6.8
Science all
5.6 6.7
8th grade (66 students)
Reading all
8.7 9.7
Math all
8.5 9.9
Science all
8.7 10.8
11th grade (47 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

20% 2%
23% 2%
20% 0%

56% 48%
50% 43%
53% 71%

24% 50%
28% 55%
28% 30%

25% 24%
17% 29%
17% 17%

60% 65%
54% 55%
67% 65%

15% 11%
29% 17%
15% 18%

10% 19%
4% 15%
2% 17%

67% 64%
54% 38%
60% 45%

23% 17%
42% 47%
38% 38%

NA
NA
NA

24% free/reduced lunch, 1% minority, 11% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (38 students)

Reading all
NA
Math all
NA
Science all
NA
8th grade (57 students)
Reading all
NA
Math all
NA
Science all
NA
11th grade (67 students)

n DISTRICT: ALBURNETT (616 students) ACT: 24.1

Reading Comp NA
Math all
NA
Science all
NA

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

NA
NA
NA

27% 16%
21% 5%
18% 8%

64% 53%
66% 63%
68% 68%

9% 32%
14% 32%
14% 24%

NA
NA
NA

24% 25%
30% 25%
18% 26%

61% 54%
47% 61%
65% 60%

15% 21%
23% 14%
17% 14%

NA
NA
NA

16% 22%
17% 21%
13% 10%

74% 69%
63% 64%
58% 69%

11% 9%
20% 15%
30% 21%

n DISTRICT: EAST BUCHANAN (536 students) ACT: 20.7

30% free/reduced lunch, 1% minority, 20% special education

GRADE EQUIVALENTS
NOT
Iowa National
PROFICIENT
10 10
09 10

4th grade (36 students)

Reading all
4.7 5.5
Math all
4.7 5.5
Science all
4.9 6.0
8th grade (34 students)
Reading all
9.1 10.2
Math all
11.2 13+
Science all 12.6 13+
11th grade (36 students)

Reading all
Math all
Science all

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

PROFICIENT
Intermediate
High
09 10
09 10

22% 14%
24% 19%
14% 14%

56% 61%
60% 56%
60% 64%

22% 25%
16% 25%
26% 22%

34% 18%
29% 3%
13% 0%

61% 62%
55% 59%
66% 65%

5% 21%
16% 38%
21% 35%

32% 33%
19% 33%
12% 39%

63% 56%
57% 47%
76% 39%

5% 11%
24% 19%
12% 22%