DISTRICT RESULTS


SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 

 

 

 

Grades PK-12

Effectiveness

Mean

Original

District

 

Level

(Average of similar

Audit

Current

Category

(Top 20% of similar

schools cohort)

Status

Status

 

schools cohort)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norm-Referenced Tests: 

 

 

 

 

   Reading

70th

53rd

58th-72nd *

66th-71st *

 

Percentile

Percentile

Percentile

Percentile

   Mathematics

70th

53rd

67th-78th *

66th-77th *

 

Percentile

Percentile

Percentile

Percentile

 

 

 

 

 

Criterion-Referenced Tests:

 

 

 

 

   Communications Mastery

96%

92%

83.1% **

88%

   Mathematics Mastery

96%

92%

82.5% **

86%

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Placement:

 

 

 

 

   % of juniors and seniors enrolled in AP courses

15%

13%

20.4%

20.52%

   % of juniors and seniors taking AP exams

3.70%

3.20%

17.9%

17.80%

   % earning a 3, 4 or 5 on one or more AP exam

75%

65%

78%

78.26%

 

 

 

 

 

American College Test (ACT)

21.6

19.6

22.3

22.5

 

 

 

 

 

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

1006

970

1062

1060

 

 

 

 

 

Drop-Out Rate, Grades 9-12 Cumulative

10.40%

11.65%

15.05% ***

11.53%***

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Class Grade Point Average (non-weighted)

2.4

2.6

2.77

2.83

 

 

 

 

 

Student Attendance Rate

96%

93%

93.2%

94%

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher Absence Index (TAI)

4.5

6.5

7.5

6.14

(days absent per teacher per year)

Days

Days

Days

Days

*  Low - High range across grades 2 through 8.  See charts on following pages for national percentile scores by grade and subject.

** 1996 Percent passing HSCT (High School Competence Test)--Grade 11.  See charts on following pages for 1997-98.      

*** 97-98, calculated; 98-99: actual.  See page 8 of this report for discussion.

 

TEST RESULTS

DISTRICT:  NAT Results, 1997-98 and SAT/9 Results, 1998-99, Grades 2-8

Mean National Percentiles

Grade:

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Year:

97-98

98-99

97-98

98-99

97-98

98-99

97-98

98-99

97-98

98-99

97-98

98-99

97-98

98-99

Reading

63

67

64

66

71

71

72

66

64

68

64

68

58

71

Math

72

72

72

77

78

74

77

75

74

73

67

66

69

69

Florida Writes! Grade 4 (Score range: 0 to 6)

Subject

District Score

State Score

1998

1999

1998

1999

Narrative

3.3

3.5

3.1

3.2

Expository

3.1

3.2

3.0

2.9

Florida Writes! Grades 8 and 10 (Score range: 0 to 6)

 

Grade 8

Grade 10

 

Subject

District Score

State Score

District Score

State Score

1998

1999

1998

1999

1998

1999

1998

1999

 

Persuasive

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

 

Expository

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

 

Grade 11 October 1997 and 1998
High School Competency Test

Subject

District % Passing

State % Passing

Oct. 97

Oct. 98

Oct. 97

Oct. 98

Communications

90

88

78

81

Mathematics

87

86

75

77

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