2014-15 State of Education in Tennessee | Page 53

SCORE CARD INDICATORS The following pages present in-depth student achievement data for each district in Tennessee. Descriptions of each metric measured in the report are provided, and more information about individual measures may be found in the glossary. The district data for each of the following indicators were obtained from the Tennessee Department of Education and apply to the 2013-14 school year. DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS Composite: district for the 2013-14 school year The TVAAS Composite score shows growth at the district level based on student performance on statewide assessments across all available subjects and grades, and includes grades K-2 for districts that opted to test those students Enrollment: The total count of students enrolled in each indi- Numeracy: The TVAAS Numeracy score is based on all available data in math Number of Schools: The number of schools operating in each vidual school district as of October 1, 2013 Percent White: The percent of enrolled students identified as white Percent Black: The percent of enrolled students identified as black or African-American Percent ED: The percent of enrolled students identified as eco- nomically disadvantaged or eligible for free and reduced price lunch Per Pupil Spending: The total current operating expenditures on a per pupil basis in each district from state, local, and federal sources Percent Local Funding: The percent of district per pupil expenditures that comes from local revenue sources TENNESSEE ASSESSMENTS Percent Prof/Adv 3-8 Math: The percent of students in grades 3-8 who scored proficient or advanced on the state’s 2013-14 TCAP math assessments Percent Prof/Adv 3-8 Reading: The percent of students in grades 3-8 who scored proficient or advanced on the state’s 2013-14 TCAP reading/language arts assessments TVAAS: The scores based on growth for one year from the previous academic year. The Standard for Academic Growth is met when the student group makes one year’s growth and maintains their relative achievement from one year to the next. Scores are provided on the following 1-5 scale: Literacy: The TVAAS Literacy score is based on all available data in reading/language arts HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS EOC English II: The percent of 9-12 grade students within the district who scored proficient or advanced on the state’s 2013-14 English II EOC EOC Algebra I: The percent of 9-12 grade students within the district who scored proficient or advanced on the state’s 2013-14 Algebra I EOC EOC Biology I: The percent of 9-12 grade students within the district who scored proficient or advanced on the state’s 2013-14 Biology I EOC ACT Composite: The average ACT composite score for the 2014 graduating class for all test-takers within a given district Graduation Rate: The percent of students in each district who graduated from high school within four years and a summer out of those students that entered the ninth grade four years prior ACT College Readiness: The percent of students in each district who met ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks across all four subject areas ›› Level 5, Most effective: schools whose students are making substantially more progress than the Standards for Academic Growth ›› Level 4, Above average effectiveness: schools whose students are making more progress than the Standards for Academic Growth ›› Level 3, Average effectiveness: schools whose students are making the same amount of progress as the Standards for Academic Growth ›› Level 2, Approaching average effectiveness: schools whose students are making less progress than the Standards for Academic Growth ›› Level 1, Least effective: schools whose students are making substantially less progress than the Standards for Academic Growth 53