District Science Assessments

The Kansas science assessment is administered annually to students in 4th, 7th, and 10th or 11th grades. Although NCLB requires an annual science assessment, to date does not include scores or participation rates in AYP. Scores and participation rates are used for quality performance accreditation (QPA) purposes only.

Targets are the percentage of students scoring at Meets Standard and above. QPA targets remain constant and do not change over time and are currently as shown below:

 

	4th Grade	7th Grade	High School Students
School Year	QPA Goal 73%	QPA Goal 71%	QPA Goal 69%
2007‐08	100.0	92.0	95.0
2008‐09	97.0	96.0	92.0
2009‐10	95.0	96.0	90.0
2010‐11	100.0	97.0	93.0

SCIENCE SCORES BY GRADE:

The following graphs show the change in percentage scoring within each of the following ranges for each of the past years indicated.

4th Grade Science

7th Grade Science

11th Grade Science:

Science Scores - Disaggregated Groups

Traditionally, students who receive free or reduced lunch or special education support score at lower levels on state assessments than those who are not elligible for these special services. The graphs below compare those scoring at or above standard who are receiving additional support to the "All Students" category as data only for those not receiving services is not available. A comparison of students who received support versus those that did not would likely yield a larger discrepancy between groups concerning performance levels.(Source: Special Request KSDE ‐ USD Assess by Grade Group)

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS:

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

WHITE STUDENTS:

NOTE: Groups of less than 10 students are not publicly reported.