Data Overview Ford Elementary School Cobb County School

Data Overview Ford Elementary School Cobb County School District Acworth, Georgia Jennifer Tillman ITEC 7305 July 13, 2016 Intended Audience: Administration and 5 th Grade Team of Ford Elementary School

Purpose q The purpose of this presentation is to take a closer look at the academic performance of our school as a whole and the performance of our 5 th graders as shown on the state CRCT. q Demographic Information q Comparing CRCT scores for 2014 Ford Elementary q Cobb County School District q The state of Georgia q q Compare 5 th grade CRCT scores between subgroups for 2012, 2013, 2014 q Present strengths and areas of improvement from observations to determine student learning problems and present possible solutions those problems.

Ford Elementary Overview q Ford Elementary is a K-5 school located in Acworth, Georgia in Cobb County. We are a School of Excellence with a long history of environmental education. q We are a state STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) certified and Advanc. Ed certified school.

Ford Elementary Population, Years 1 -4 90% 80% 70% 60% White African American 50% Hispanic 40% Other 30% 20% 10% 0% Student Enrollment: Year 1 - 2012 709 Year 2 - 2013 682 Year 3 - 2014 713 Year 4 - 2015 723

Ford Elementary Population Year 1 – 2012 Total Enrollment - 709 9% Year 4 – 2015 Total Enrollment - 723 4% 4% 6% 5% 9% 80% 83% White African American Hispanic Other

30% Percentage of Grade K-5 Students in Special Programs at Ford 25% Axis Title 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Year 1 - 2012 Year 2 - 2013 Year 3 - 2014 Year 4 - 2015 Early Intervention Program 12, 4% 11, 7% 14, 5% 11, 9% Special Education 14, 3% 14, 1% 13, 2% 12, 6% English Language Learners 1, 0% 0, 7% 1, 2% Gifted 14, 8% 14, 5% 20, 1% 26, 0% Economically Disadvantaged 9, 0% 7, 7%

Transiency Rate for Ford Elementary 2012 -2015 12% 10, 1% Transiency Percentage 10% 8% 6, 6% 7, 2% 7, 0% Year 2 -2013 Year 3 -2014 6% 4% 2% 0% Year 1 -2012 Year 4 -2015

Percentage of Ford Students, Grades 3 -5, At and Above Proficient on State CRCT, Years 1 -3 100% Percentage At and Above Proficient 99, 8% 100% 99% 99% 98% 98% 97, 4% Year 1 98% Year 2 97% Year 3 96% 96, 0% 95, 3% 95% English Language Arts Reading Number of Students Tested: Math Subject Areas Science Social Studies

Percentage of Grade 3 -5 Students At and Above Proficiency on State CRCT, Year 3, 2014 (School, District, State) 100% Percentage At or Above Proficient 90% 100, 0% 96, 6% 95, 0% 99, 0% 98, 7% 93, 2% 90, 4% 97. 6% 88, 3% 80% 85, 4% 98, 7% 84, 5% 81, 2% 86, 5% 82, 9% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Reading English Language Arts Ford Math Subject Areas Cobb County Georgia Science Social Studies

Percentage of Students Below, At, and Above Proficient Ford Grade 3 -5 Reading Proficiency Level on the State CRCT of Students Over 3 years Disaggregated by Race 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Below proficient Below At proficient At Above proficient Below proficient Above Below At proficient At Above proficient proficient proficient Year 1 - 2012 Year 2 - 2013 Year 3 - 2014 proficient Year 1 2012 Year 2 2013 Year 3 2014 White 0% 34% 66% 0% 24% 76% 0% 18% 82% African American 0% 51% 49% 0% 32% 68% 0% 26% 74% Latino/a 0% 36% 64% 0% 0% 100% 0% 29% 71%

Percentage of Students Below, At, and Above Proficient Ford Grade 3 -5 Math Proficiency Level of Students on the state CRCT Over 3 Years Disaggregated by Race 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Below proficient Below At proficient At Above proficient Below proficient Above Below At proficient At Above proficient proficient proficient Year 1 - 2012 Year 2 - 2013 Year 3 - 2014 proficient Year 1 2012 Year 2 2013 Year 3 2014 White 3% 27% 70% 2% 17% 81% 1% 17% 82% African American 8% 35% 57% 6% 21% 73% 0% 23% 77% Latino/a 0% 29% 71% 0% 18% 82% 0% 14% 86%

Percentage of Grade 5 Students At and Above Proficiency on State CRCT, Year 1, 2012 (School, District, State) 100% Percentage At and Above Proficient 90% 100, 0% 97, 4% 95, 7% 100, 0% 95, 6% 94, 4% 99, 4% 94, 7% 90, 4% 80% 95, 5% 94, 9% 82, 1% 70% 77, 9% 80, 6% 76, 6% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Reading English Language Arts Ford Math Cobb County Science Georgia Social Studies

Percentage of Grade 5 Students At and Above Proficiency on State CRCT, Year 2, 2013 (School, District, State) 100% Percentage At and Above Proficient 90% 100, 0% 97, 9% 96, 6% 100, 0% 95, 8% 94, 2% 100, 0% 95, 5% 93, 1% 96, 9% 96, 1% 83, 7% 80% 79, 6% 83, 9% 80, 6% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Reading English Language Arts Ford Math Cobb County Science Georgia Social Studies

Percentage of Grade 5 Students At and Above Proficiency on State CRCT, Year 3, 2014 (School, District, State) 100% 90% 100, 0% 98, 3% 97, 5% 99, 2% 95, 7% 94, 7% 100, 0% 94, 8% 93, 2% 99, 2% 84, 7% 80% Percentage At and Above Proficient 99, 2% 82, 0% 83, 5% 80, 7% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Reading English Language Arts Ford Math Cobb County Science Georgia Social Studies

Percentage At and Above Proficient 100% Percentage of 5 th Grade Students At and Above Proficiency on State Reading CRCT Disaggregated by Race , Years 1 -3 90% 80% 70% 58% 63% 50% 54% 79% 60% 90% 50% 40% 30% 20% 42% 38% 50% 46% 21% 10% 0% White African American White Year 1 - 2012 African American Year 2 - 2013 At Above White 10% African American Year 3 - 2014

Percentage of Ford 5 th Grade Students At and Above Proficiency on State English Language Arts CRCT Disaggregated by Race , Years 1 -3 Percentage At and Above Proficient 100% 90% 80% 70% 62% 50% 54% 60% 66% 70% 33% 30% 1% White African American 50% 40% 30% 20% 40% 38% 50% 46% 10% 0% White African American White Year 1 - 2012 African American Year 2 - 2013 Below At Above Year 3 - 2014

Percentage of Ford 5 th Grade Students At and Above Proficiency on State Math CRCT Disaggregated by Race , Years 1 -3 Percentage At and Above Proficient 100% 90% 80% 70% 69% 74% 60% 71% 77% 50% 91% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 31% 25% 1% White African American 40% 29% 23% White Year 1 - 2012 African American Year 2 - 2013 Below At Above 9% White African American Year 3 - 2014

Achievement Gap q. An 8 point achievement gap exists between White (82%) and African American (74%) students in grades 3 -5 in reading. An 11 point achievement gap exists between White (82%) and Latino/a (71%) students in grades 3 -5 in reading. q. An 5 point achievement gap exists between Latino/a (86%) and White (82%) students in grades 3 -5 in math. A 9 point achievement gap exists between Latino/a (86%) and African American (77%) students in grades 3 -5 in math.

Ford Elementary Strengths �Our 3 rd – 5 th grade students continue to show higher performance scores than 3 rd – 5 th graders across the county and state on all sections of the CRCT. �Looking at CRCT scores over 3 years, our school has increased the number of students performing at and above proficiency for grades 3 -5 in each content section. �The achievement gap between White and African American and Latino/s students has decreased over 3 years. A reverse achievement gap exists between White students and Latino/a students in the mathematics content area.

Ford Elementary Areas of Improvement q. Although our 5 th grade math at and above proficiency scores improved from 99% to 100% over 3 years, the percentage of students performing above proficient levels within race subgroups decreased. Increase the percentage of 5 th grade African American students performing above proficiency in mathematics. q. English Language Arts shows the smallest percentage of 5 th grade students performing above proficiency. Increase the percentage of 5 th grade students (66%) performing above proficiency in English Language Arts.

What can we do? q. Dig deeper into the data q Look at student level data q Determine Mathematics and English Language Arts strands that are problem areas q Change instructional practices More guided groups q Formative assessments to guide instruction q