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How does a DC school make AYP?

Specific groups attending a school are required to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

The groups with ‘Yes’ below are required to make AYP if they have at least 25 students.  A school does not make AYP if any of these groups fail to perform at the proficient level on the designated test.

Group

Required to Make AYP

Asian/Pacific Islanders

Yes

Black, non-Hispanic

Yes

Hispanic

Yes

American Indian/Alaskan Native

Yes

White, non-Hispanic

Yes

Females

No

Males

No

Disabled

Yes

Limited or Not English Proficient

Yes

Economically Disadvantaged

Yes

Migrant

N

The test used in the District to determine AYP:

In 2006, the District adopted the DC Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS), a nationally normed test.  Prior to 2006, the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT9) was used.

Grades tested:

Grades 3-8 and 10 were tested in reading and math.

A school achieves Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if:

All groups required to make AYP 1) reach or exceed the 95% tested target, 2) achieve the proficiency targets shown in the table below and 3) the school maintains a 90% attendance record, or, in the case of senior high schools, maintains a graduation rate of 75% or better.

Elementary Reading – Annual Targeting and (Six) Intermediate Goals for SY2002-2014

(Percentage Scoring at the Proficient or Above Level)

100

86.85

86.85

73.69

73.69

60.53

60.53

47.37

47.37

34.21

34.21

21.05

21.05

1 2 3 4 5 6
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Elementary Mathematics – Annual Targets and (Six) Intermediate Goals for SY2002-2014

(Percentage Scoring at the Proficient or Above Level)

100

85.07

85.07

70.14

70.14

55.21

55.21

40.27

40.27

25.35

25.35

10.42

10.42

1 2 3 4 5 6
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

A school can make AYP through meeting requirements of Safe Harbor.

A school can make Safe Harbor, and AYP, if the percent not proficient the previous year is reduced by at least 10%. For example, if a school had 10 percent proficient (i.e., 90% not proficient) in SY2003 they would need at least 19 percent (10% of 90 added to the 10 percent from SY2003) proficient in SY2004 to make Safe Harbor.

A school is placed in “In Need of Improvement” status if:

at least one of it’s groups fail to make AYP in a category (i.e., Reading, Math, Attendance, or Graduation Rate) for two (2) consecutive years.  The school is identified as “In Need of Improvement, Year 1.” if it fails in a different category each year the school has not met this criterion to be identified.

The school can stop being in improvement status if:

The school makes AYP in the problem category (i.e., Reading, Math, Attendance, Graduation) for two consecutive years.

A school is placed in corrective action if it fails to make AYP for four consecutive years.

A school is placed in restructuring if it fails to make AYP for five consecutive years.

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Ward 6 Stats

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), for better or worse, is the measure by which schools receiving federal monies are judged. Ward 6 schools — both DCPS and charter schools — make up a portfolio of high performing, adequate and struggling schools on the AYP scale. Take a look, you may be surprised.

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