RIDGEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS DATA PRESENTATION PART I October

RIDGEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS DATA PRESENTATION PART I October 2015

NJASK BACKGROUND The NJASK was still a test for the area of science for the 2014/2015 school year. PARCC replaced the NJASK in the areas of ELA and math. NJASK is based on a scoring range of 100 – 300. § 100– 199 is considered partially proficient (not passing) § 200 -249 is considered proficient § 250 -300 is considered advanced proficient Goals of the assessment: § To measure and promote student achievement of New Jersey science standards § To give a glimpse of student performance at a given time using a valid and reliable tool § To meet state and federal accountability requirements

SCORE REPORTS § Statewide scores by topic area § District Factor Group (DFG) scores by topic area – Criteria for establishing a district’s DFG • Percent of adults with no high school diploma • Percent of adults with some college education • Occupational status • Unemployment rate • Percent of individuals in poverty • Median family income § District scores by grade level

GRADE 4 SCIENCE 35 Total Points 22. 7 25 21. 3 20 15 Total Points 15 11. 3 10. 7 12 Total Points 10. 5 10 12 Total Points 7. 2 6. 6 7. 5 7. 1 4 Total Points 3. 3 5 3 3 0 Life Science Physical Science School DFG Earth Science Statewide Knowledge Application

GRADE 4 SCIENCE BY SUB-GROUPS 28. 5 30 29. 8 23. 9 25 20 15 13. 7 13. 3 12. 4 11. 7 9. 5 9. 9 9. 2 9. 7 3. 8 7. 6 7. 4 10 8. 2 10. 3 4 4. 1 3. 6 5 0 Life Science Physical Science Total Gen Ed Earth Science Sp Ed LEP Knowledge Application 26. 3

GRADE 8 SCIENCE 48 Total Points 28. 5 30 27. 5 25 20 15 20 Total Points 13. 3 12. 7 12. 6 17 Total Points 9. 5 9. 7 9. 2 10 6 Total Points 4 3. 9 3. 8 5 0 Life Science Physical Science School Earth Science DFG Knowledge Statewide Application

GRADE 8 SCIENCE BY SUB-GROUPS Grade 4 Mathematics 28. 5 30 29. 8 25. 3 23. 9 25 13. 7 20 15 13. 3 12. 4 11. 7 9. 5 9. 9 9. 2 9. 7 7. 6 7. 4 10 8. 2 10. 3 4 5 4. 1 3. 6 3. 8 0 Life Science Physical Science Total Earth Science Gen Ed Sp Ed Knowledge LEP Application

2 YEAR PROGRESS INDICATORS Grade 8 Science Grade 4 Science 60 80 70 50 60 40 50 30 40 30 20 20 10 10 0 Partially Proficient 2015 Proficient Adv Proficient 2014 2015 *Different students over a two year period. 2014

NJ BIOLOGY COMPETENCY TEST NJBCT § The New Jersey Biology Competency Test (NJBCT) is a state test given to students to measure whether they have gained the knowledge and skills identified in the Biology section of the Science Core Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS). § In May 2008, all New Jersey public high school students enrolled in a requisite Biology course were required to participate in the End of Course Biology Test, which replaced HSPA Science. § In 2010, the End of Course Biology test was renamed New Jersey Biology Competency Test (NJBCT). § All New Jersey public high school students, regardless of grade level, who are enrolled in a Biology course or content equivalent during the school year must take the test, regardless of prior testing exposure and experience.

NJBCT SCORES PROFICIENCY COMPARISONS Ridgefield DFG State Total Student Population 65. 5% 56. 1% 57. 8% General Education 77. 7% 62% 64. 9% Special Education 7. 1% 21. 4% 23. 5% 80% 60% 40% Ridgefield 20% DFG State 0% Total General Special Student Education Population

3 YEAR NJBCT PROFICIENCY COMPARISON 80. 0% 70. 0% 60. 0% 50. 0% 40. 0% 30. 0% 20. 0% 10. 0% 2013 2014 Total Students 2013 58. 0% General Ed Ed 63. 7% Special Ed Ed 33. 3% LEP 0. 0% 2014 60. 4% 63. 2% 38. 5% 50. 0% 2015 65. 50% 77. 70% 7. 10% 16. 70% 2015

AP SCORES 5 4 3 2 1 Total Mean Score 2014 % 3 or higher 2015 % 3 or higher Biology 1 1 3 1 0 6 3. 33 100% 83. 3% Calculus AB 2 2 4 0 0 8 3. 75 100% English Lit 2 1 5 1 0 9 3. 44 100% 88. 9% European History 2 2 3 0 0 7 3. 86 86% 100% Psychology 8 5 6 0 1 20 3. 95 67% 95% Statistics 0 4 6 3 1 14 2. 93 100% 71. 4% US History 3 2 2 1 0 8 3. 88 100% 87. 5% Spanish 1 0 0 1 5. 00 0 100% Chinese 1 0 0 1 5. 00 0 100% Total 17 21 29 2 2 74 3. 90 94. 4% 91. 7% 23. 9% 29. 5% 40. 8% 2. 8%

AP SCORES COMPARISON Biology Calculus AB English Lit European History Psychology Statistics US History Spanish Chinese Total Ridgefield Mean Score NJ Mean Score US Mean Score Ridgefield % 3 or higher NJ % 3 or higher US % 3 or higher 3. 33 3. 19 2. 91 83. 3% 75. 3% 64. 4% 6 students 8, 063 students 224, 209 students 3. 75 3. 23 2. 86 100% 69. 0% 58. 3% 8 students 10, 221 students 303, 523 students 3. 44 3. 13 2. 78 88. 9% 70. 2% 56. 2% 9 students 11, 165 students 401, 656 students 3. 86 3. 18 2. 75 100% 77. 3% 63. 2% 7 students 2, 513 students 107, 800 students 3. 95 3. 44 3. 12 95% 75. 6% 66. 2% 20 students 8, 794 students 277, 745 students 2. 93 3. 23 2. 80 71. 4% 71. 3% 57. 7% 14 students 6, 571 students 195, 792 students 3. 88 3. 16 2. 64 87. 5% 68. 3% 51. 1% 8 students 13, 807 students 473, 313 students 5. 00 3. 86 3. 78 100% 91. 3% 89. 8% 1 student 4, 009 students 148, 401 students 5. 00 4. 13 4. 36 100% 88% 93. 1% 91. 7% 76. 2% 66. 6% 1 student 474 students 11, 706 students 3. 90 3. 39 3. 11

5 YEAR AP DATA % OF STUDENTS SCORING 3 OR HIGHER 100% 90% 80% 70% Ridgefield 60% NJ 50% 40% Ridgefield NJ Total Group 2011 80% 75% 60% 2012 58% 75% 61% 2013 67% 75% 61% 2014 93% 74% 61% 2015 91% 76% 66%

SAT DATA – CLASS OF 2015 Ridgefield 103 Tests NJ 85, 021 Tests Total Group 1, 698, 521 Tests Critical Reading Math 491 535 Writing 508 Total Score Multiple Choice Mean Essay – Mean 1534 48 7. 6 540 530 520 500 495 521 511 499 484 1520 1490 49. 5 48. 9 7. 5 7. 0 510 500 490 480 Male 56 Ridgefield Students Female 47 Ridgefield Students 501 479 548 521 514 501 1563 1479 46. 6 49. 1 7. 5 7. 8 470 460 Critical Math Writing Reading Ridgefield NJ Total Group The SAT is scored on a scale of 200 – 800 0 students scored 700 or more on the Critical Reading section – High Score: 670 7 students scored 700 or more on the Mathematics section – High Score: 800 (2) 4 students scored 700 or more on the Writing section – High Score: 800

Writing 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ridgefield 504 506 485 491 508 NJ 497 499 500 502 499 Total Group 489 488 487 484 HISTORICAL SAT DATA 550 530 510 Ridgefield 490 NJ Total Group 470 450 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Mathematics 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ridgefield 545 541 510 523 535 NJ 516 517 522 523 521 Total Group 514 514 513 511 HISTORICAL SAT DATA 570 550 530 Ridgefield 510 NJ Total Group 490 470 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Critical Reading 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ridgefield 468 488 469 473 491 NJ 495 499 501 500 Total Group 500 496 497 495 HISTORICAL SAT DATA 550 530 Ridgefield 510 NJ 490 Total Group 470 450 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Class of 2015 Post-High School Data 122 Students Four-Year College: Two-Year College: Vocational School: Armed Forces: FT Employment: Other Colleges Attended 82 (67%) 33 (27%) 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 4 (3%) 34 students attend Bergen Community College 11 students attend Montclair State University 18 students attend Rutgers University East Stroudsburg NJIT Ramapo College Rowan Seton Hall Syracuse University of Massachusetts University of North Carolina William Paterson University Yale University