| What Does Proficiency Mean? |
What does "proficiency" mean?
What are the levels of proficiency?
Where can I find proficiency levels?
The following are databases where proficiency levels are stored. By clicking on the
on them, you can find proficiency levels for any public school district within either
Pennsylvania, or the country.
Pennsylvania State, District and School 2007-2008 Report Cards
http://paayp.emetric.net/
School Data Direct
Find public state, district and school achievement data.
www.schooldatadirect.org
Additional Links:
School Matters
Find public district and school achievement data information nationwide.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/
National Center for Education Statistics
The Nation's Report Card
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/
Pennsylvania Department of Education
What students will be responsible for knowing on the PSSA's
http://www.pde.state.pa.
us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/2005Math_Assessment_Anchors_intro.pdf
http://www.pde.state.pa.
us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/Reading_Assessment_Anchors_intro.pdf
- Proficiency describes the percent of a population that has scored at a level set
by the state. It is not the percent that students get correct on a test.
What are the levels of proficiency?
- Advanced, Proficient, Basic, and Below Basic
- When a person talks of the percent of students who are "Proficient," they often
mean the percent of students who are "Proficient" and "Advanced." - When a person talks of the percent of students who are not "Proficient," or
who are "failing," they are talking of the percent of students who are "Basic"
and "Below Basic." - In order for a school or district to be considered meeting "AYP," they must
have a certain percentage of students at "Proficient" and above. The goal set
forth by NCLB was to have all students within the country considered at least
"Proficient" by the year 2014. Each year, an individual state has increased
their minimum proficiency standard until the year 2014 when it must be 100%.
Where can I find proficiency levels?
The following are databases where proficiency levels are stored. By clicking on the
on them, you can find proficiency levels for any public school district within either
Pennsylvania, or the country.
Pennsylvania State, District and School 2007-2008 Report Cards
http://paayp.emetric.net/
School Data Direct
Find public state, district and school achievement data.
www.schooldatadirect.org
Additional Links:
School Matters
Find public district and school achievement data information nationwide.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/
National Center for Education Statistics
The Nation's Report Card
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/
Pennsylvania Department of Education
What students will be responsible for knowing on the PSSA's
http://www.pde.state.pa.
us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/2005Math_Assessment_Anchors_intro.pdf
http://www.pde.state.pa.
us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/Reading_Assessment_Anchors_intro.pdf
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