State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 The Performance of State Charter Schools in Georgia, 2014-2015 By Tim R. Sass, Ph.D. Distinguished University Professor Department of Economics Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Georgia State University May 17, 2016 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 1 I. Introduction and Background.................................................................................................... 3 II. Methodology and Data .............................................................................................................. 8 A. Alternative Methods for Evaluating School Performance................................................. 8 1. The Value-Added Model Approach................................................................................. 9 2. The Student Growth Model Approach............................................................................ 9 3. Proficiency Targets ....................................................................................................... 10 B. Data ................................................................................................................................... 11 III. Results All State Charters ................................................................................................... 12 A. Proficiency Targets ........................................................................................................... 12 B. Value-Added and Student Growth Model Estimates........................................................ 13 C. Summary of Findings ........................................................................................................ 14 IV. Results Individual School Summaries................................................................................ 34 Atlanta Heights Charter School............................................................................................... 35 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) .......................................... 54 Cherokee Charter Academy .................................................................................................... 73 Coweta Charter Academy........................................................................................................ 95 Fulton Leadership Academy ................................................................................................. 115 Georgia Connections Academy ............................................................................................. 136 Georgia Cyber Academy ........................................................................................................ 147 Graduation Achievement Charter High School (Formerly Provost Academy) ................. 156 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett................................................................................. 163 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls................................................................. 180 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy ........................................................... 201 Mountain Education Center .................................................................................................. 225 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) .................................................. 232 Pataula Charter Academy...................................................................................................... 250 Utopian Academy for the Arts............................................................................................... 276 V. References ............................................................................................................................. 287 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Executive Summary A total of 15 state charter schools operated in Georgia during the 2014-15 school year. Two of the schools, Georgia Cyber Academy and the Odyssey School, had previously appeared as a single institution in the Georgia Department of Education's administrative records. Thus, this report documents the performance of 15 state charter schools in the 2014-15 school year and also provides performance data for 2013-14 and 2012-13 for 13 the state charter schools, other than Georgia Cyber and Odyssey, which operated in 2014-15. Key findings are: State charter schools are diverse and many provide learning environments that differ from those of traditional public schools. State charter schools vary along multiple dimensions, including grade levels, student demographics, instructional mode (face-to-face or virtual), curricular focus and geographic area served. Four of fifteen schools serve only elementary and middle grades, another five serve elementary, middle and at least some high school grades, three serve both middle and high grades, one serves only middle school students and two only serve grades 9-12. Four of the fifteen are single-gender schools, and African-American enrollment at five schools is 95 percent or more. One school has over 20 percent of students classified as gifted, while four report no gifted students. Three of the fifteen schools provide fully online course offerings while the remaining 12 provide face-to-face instruction exclusively. The three fully online virtual schools and one "brick-and-mortar" school enroll students from throughout the state, one school enrolls students who reside within a five-county region, and the remaining ten enroll students from a single school district only. The majority of state charter schools serving elementary grades perform as well as the average public elementary school in the state. The estimated contribution to student achievement in grades 4 and 5 across all four Milestones-tested subjects (math, ELA, science and social studies) was not significantly different from the state average for five of the nine state charter schools serving elementary grades. Performance for the other four was significantly below the state average. This cross-subject average masks significant variation across subjects, however. For example, in ELA only two of the nine schools performs below the average elementary school in the state while in math six of the nine are significantly below the state average. Most state charter schools serving middle grades perform as well or better than the average public middle school in the state. The estimated contribution to student achievement in grades 6-8 averaged across all four Milestones-tested subjects is not significantly different from the state average for seven of the 13 state charter schools that enroll students in one or more of grades 6-8. The cross-subject average performance of two state charters exceeds that of the average middle school in the state, and the contribution to student achievement for four state charters falls below the state average. Performance of state charters serving middle grades is particularly strong in language arts, with the performance of six schools exceeding the state average and the performance of another six is not significantly different from the state average; only one school's performance in language arts is significantly below the state average. In contrast, performance of state charter schools was relatively weak in science. None of the 13 state charter schools serving middle school students had estimated contributions to student achievement in science that exceeded the state average, the performance of seven schools was not significantly different from the state average and the performance of six fell below the state average. Performance in math and social studies were both quite mixed, with some state charters exceeding the statewide average and some falling below the state average in each subject. 1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 The performance of state charter schools serving high school grades is uneven when compared to the average public high school in the state. Variation across subjects must be interpreted with caution, however, since some state charters have just begun to expand their range of grade offerings into high school and, thus, the sample of schools varies across subject areas. Further, three of the five state charters offering all high school grades (9-12) are virtual schools. In 9th Grade Literature, five of nine state charters are performing above the state average and the performance of the other four is not significantly different from the state average. For the five schools with test scores for American Literature, the contribution to student achievement for three schools is not significantly different from the state average while performance of the other two exceeds the state average. For Analytic Geometry four of six schools perform at a level indistinguishable from the state average and two perform below the state average. In Coordinate Algebra, performance of two of nine state charter schools exceeds the state average, performance of six is not significantly different from the state average and the performance of one school falls below the state average. In Biology two of nine schools perform above the state average, performance of four schools is indistinguishable from the state average and performance of the other three schools is significantly below the state average. In Physical Science four of seven schools have estimated contributions to student achievement below the state average and performance of the other three is indistinguishable from the state average. In economics three of four schools fall significantly below the state average and one school is above the state average. Performance is also generally low in U.S. History, with four of six schools performing below the state average and two whose performance is indistinguishable from the state average. The majority of state charter schools serving elementary grades perform as well as the average elementary school in their district(s). Similar to statewide comparisons, the contribution to student achievement averaged across all four Milestones-tested subjects is not statistically different from the average of all elementary schools in the relevant district for six of eight state charters serving elementary grades. The cross-subject average performance is below that of the average school in the relevant district for the other two state charter schools which enrolled elementary school students. The performance of most state charter schools serving middle grades is equal to or better than the average of all middle schools in the relevant district(s). Of the eleven state charter schools serving middle grades that are not statewide virtual schools, five perform better than the average of middle schools in their district (based on cross-subject averages of the estimated contribution to student achievement). One performs worse than the average school in their district, and the performance of the other five schools is indistinguishable from the average school in the district. For a majority of subjects at the high school level, most state charters perform at a level that is indistinguishable from the average school in their district. Of the six state charter schools serving one or more high school grades and with a less than a statewide attendance zone, the performance of one is indistinguishable from the district average in all subjects, two are higher than the district average in one subject and indistinguishable from the district average in all others, two are above average in one subject and below average in one other and the last school is lower than the relevant district average in a single subject. 2 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 I. Introduction and Background There were 15 state charter schools operating in Georgia during the 2014-15 school year. Although the current State Charter Schools Commission has only been in operation since 2013, a number of the state charter schools have been in existence for several years. Some were originally formed as state chartered special schools or were initially chartered by the original Georgia Charter Schools Commission, which was declared unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court.1 Table 1 summarizes information about the 15 schools that operated during the 2014-15 school year, including when the school opened, whether it is affiliated with an education management organization (EMO), grades served, curricular model, school calendar, delivery model (virtual vs. physical classrooms), attendance zone, and any special enrollment requirements (parental participation requirements or gender restrictions). The 15 schools are quite diverse in their structure, mission and service area. For example, three of the 15 state charter schools are virtual schools, and many of the state charter schools target traditionally underserved populations. Four of the schools are single-gender schools. The majority of state charter schools (10 of 15) serve students in a single district/county, one school (Pataula Charter Academy) has an attendance zone that spans multiple counties and the remaining four schools (three of which are virtual schools) serve students from the entire state. The state charter schools also vary considerably in the populations of students they serve, as illustrated in Table 2. Five of the 15 schools serve almost exclusively African-American students. In contrast, five have student populations in which fewer than 20 percent of students are black or Hispanic. There is considerable diversity in proportions of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students, students eligible for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch (FRL), Students with Disabilities (SWD) and gifted students as well. 1Details on the history of charter schools in general and more specifically state chartered schools, are contained in Georgia Department of Education (2012). 3 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Table 1: General Characteristics of State Charter Schools School Name Calendar Year Opened Atlanta Heights Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Cherokee Charter Academy 2010 2002 2011 EMO Affiliation National Heritage Academies No Charter Schools USA Grades K-8 6-12 K-8 Curriculum Focus School Year None Normal Multi-age classrooms - students grouped by skill level Year-round None Normal SingleGender School No No No Coweta Charter Academy 2010 Charter Schools USA K-7 None Normal No STEM with focus on Fulton Leadership Academy 2010 No aviation and 6-10 aeronautics - Normal partnership with Civil Boys Only Air Patrol Georgia Connections 2011 No K-12 Online Curriculum Normal No Academy Georgia Cyber Academy 2009 K-12 K-12 Online Curriculum Normal No Grad Achievement (formerly 2012 No 9-12 Online Curriculum Normal No Provost Academy) Virtual/ Online School No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Serves Multiple Counties No No No No No Online Online Online Parental Involvement Requirement Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions Atlanta Public Schools Zone 1 Hour of Service/week Bulloch County Public Schools Zone Not Specified Cherokee County Public Schools Zone 20 hours volunteer/year Coweta County Public Schools Zone Not Specified Fulton County Public Schools Zone Not Specified Not Specified Students residing in State of GA Students residing in State of GA Not Specified Students residing in State of GA 4 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 School Name Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation Ivy Preparatory Academy at 2008 No Gwinnett Ivy Preparatory Academy at 2011 No Kirkwood Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership 2011 No Academy Mountain Education 2007 No Charter School Odyssey School 2004 No Pataula Charter Academy 2010 No Utopian Academy for the 2014 No Arts Grades 6-12 K-9 K-9 9-12 K-8 K-10 6-7 Curriculum Focus School Year Curriculum is entirely College Preparatory. Saturday Academy is available to struggling students. Curriculum is entirely College Preparatory. Saturday Academy is available to struggling students. College Preparatory curriculum for all students. Self-paced, individualized, evening high school for students struggling at other schools Multi-age classrooms - students grouped by skill level/Looping: students remain with teacher two years Expeditionary Learning: project based lectures and curriculum delivery/Looping: students remain with teacher for two years Expeditionary Learning Curriculum. Single-gender instructional Extended Day/Week/ Year Extended Day/Week/ Year Extended Day/Week/ Year Year-round Normal Normal Extended Day/Week/ Year SingleGender School Girls Only GirlsOnly BoysOnly No No No No Virtual/ Online School No No No No No No No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Enrollment Restrictions Not Specified Gwinnett County Public Schools Zone DeKalb No Not Specified County Schools Zone DeKalb No Not Specified County Schools Zone Students Yes No residing in State of GA No 18 hours per academic year Coweta County Public Schools Zone Students residing in Baker, Yes Not Specified Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph Public School districts No Attendance of a New Parent Orientation Students residing in Clayton County, GA 5 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 School Name Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation Grades Curriculum Focus School Year approach, and classes in the dramatic, media, and culinary arts. SingleGender School Virtual/ Online School Serves Multiple Counties Parental Involvement Requirement Meeting & sign an agreement Enrollment Restrictions Note: Grade levels served based on enrollment as of October 2014. Sources: Georgia Department of Education (2010), Georgia Department of Education (2011), Georgia Department of Education (2015a), Georgia Department of Education (2015c), individual-level data from GAAWARDS and state charter school websites. 6 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Table 2: Students Served by State Charter Schools School Name Atlanta Heights Charter School CCAT School Cherokee Charter Academy Coweta Charter Academy Fulton Leadership Academy Georgia Connections Academy Georgia Cyber Academy Grad Achievement (Formerly Provost Academy) Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Mountain Education Center Odyssey School Pataula Charter Academy Utopian Academy for the Arts Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Female White Black Hispanic Other FRL 50.7 0.1 95.0 4.4 0.4 95.3 51.0 78.9 17.7 1.4 2.0 0.0 47.8 75.6 12.6 6.5 5.3 99.9 50.3 79.1 8.9 5.9 6.1 20.0 0.0 0.0 99.6 0.4 0.0 99.6 55.6 53.3 31.6 7.2 7.9 46.6 51.3 55.5 31.9 5.9 6.7 65.4 51.0 23.4 66.0 7.9 2.7 0.9 100.0 1.6 71.2 17.8 9.4 42.4 100.0 0.8 98.4 0.3 0.5 46.1 0.0 0.9 97.0 0.6 1.5 41.7 48.9 87.8 5.8 6.1 0.3 66.9 43.9 54.0 24.9 10.6 10.4 25.2 45.8 80.2 11.1 5.2 3.5 57.1 60.7 0.6 97.1 1.2 1.2 1.7 Pct. Pct. Pct. LEP SWD Gifted 1.9 7.6 0.0 0.0 12.9 2.0 2.6 11.8 10.3 0.0 8.8 14.4 0.0 13.4 14.5 0.2 10.3 4.2 0.2 12.8 8.2 0.4 12.1 0.0 3.6 7.4 0.0 0.0 3.9 1.3 0.0 7.7 2.1 2.0 15.0 0.0 1.6 19.5 13.5 2.7 11.8 6.6 0.0 5.2 22.5 Note: For the purposes of this table, students who attended more than one school were attributed to the school where they attended the longest period of time during the year. Source: Individual-level student data from the GAAWARDS system. 7 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 II. Methodology and Data A. Alternative Methods for Evaluating School Performance In order to evaluate the performance of state charter schools, there are two related challenges that must be addressed. First, like schools chartered by local school districts, state charter schools are schools of choice. As such, students and their parents have made a conscious decision to attend these schools rather than their neighborhood traditional public school. This individual selection process makes simple comparisons of student performance in state charter schools to traditional public schools problematic. Average test scores or other measures of student performance could reflect the attributes of the students and their families, rather than the performance of the school they attend. For example, if more highly motivated students/families select state charter schools, this would impart an upward bias to the measured performance of state charter schools. Conversely, if students who are struggling are more likely to seek out alternatives to their neighborhood traditional public school, this could bias downward the average achievement in state charter schools. Evaluation of the performance of state charter schools is further complicated by the fact that they frequently serve students from multiple counties and have specialized missions. As noted above, three of the 15 state charter schools are virtual schools, and many of the state charter schools target traditionally underserved populations, such as students at risk of dropping out. This exacerbates the selection problem; greater diversity in school programs will tend to lead to even more sorting across schools. For example, the students who choose a virtual learning environment may differ even more from the typical student in a traditional public school than would a student attending a local "brick and mortar" charter school. Although state charter schools are particularly diverse, the challenges to evaluating their performance are not unique. The issue of selection arises in the evaluation of locally approved charters, traditional public schools and individual teachers as well. A variety of methods have been employed by state and local education authorities throughout the country to evaluate the effects of schools and teachers on student achievement. While the particulars of each evaluation system vary, the methods can be placed into three general categories: value-added models, student growth percentiles and proficiency benchmarks.2 2 A fourth method used by academic researchers to evaluate charter schools is the analysis of admission lotteries (Hoxby & Rockoff (2004), Hoxby & Murarka (2009), Dobbie & Fryer (2011), Gleason et al. (2010)). By law, charters must hold lotteries for admission if there are more students who want to attend than there are spots available. Since admission is random, one can gauge charter performance by comparing the achievement of students who "win" the lottery and gain admission to a charter to lottery "losers" who sought admission to a charter school, but ended up attending a traditional public school. In effect, the lottery creates a randomized trial where the lottery winners are the treatment group and the lottery losers are the control group. Unfortunately, since admission lottery data are not uniformly collected and not all state charter schools are oversubscribed, this is not a viable strategy in the present context. 8 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 1. The Value-Added Model Approach One way to evaluate school performance is to estimate the determinants of individual student test scores using a "value-added" model (VAM) of student achievement.3 VAMs typically include statistical controls for observable student characteristics and prior academic performance in order to account for self-selection. Most often factors like free/reduced-price lunch eligibility (a proxy for family income), English language learner status, and disability status are taken into account.4 Race, gender, mobility and age are also sometimes included in the model.5 This approach has been used by academic researchers to study the impact of charter schools in many jurisdictions including Arizona (Solmon, Paark & Garcia (2001)), Florida (Sass (2006)), North Carolina (Bifulco and Ladd (2006)) and Texas (Booker, et al. (2007)). It has also been used to evaluate teacher performance in Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Washington, DC. In essence, the value-added model predicts what a student's test score would be based on his or her prior test scores and demographic characteristics. The difference between the actual and predicted current test score is a measure of the educational entity's contribution to student achievement. In the context of school-level evaluations, the estimated effect for a school (known as a school fixed effect or school FE) is essentially the difference between actual and predicted test score for each student, averaged over all students in a school. 2. The Student Growth Model Approach Several states, including Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts and New Jersey, have used student growth models to evaluate teacher performance.6 Like value-added models, the student growth model gauges the performance of teachers or schools by comparing the test scores of individual students to a reference standard. In the case of value-added, the benchmark is the expected performance of a student with the same observable characteristics and prior scores. For the student growth model, the standard is the actual performance of other students with the same prior-year test score (or history of test scores). There are two fundamental differences between the value-added model used in this analysis and the student growth model currently employed in Georgia, however. First, Georgia's student growth model does not include explicit 3 Details on the specification of value-added models and the estimates obtained for Georgia public schools are provided in the Technical Appendix. See also Todd and Wolpin (2003), Guarino, Reckase and Wooldridge (2015) and Sass, Semykina and Harris (2014). 4 For example, Florida's model includes disability status, English Language Learner status, gifted status, prior attendance, student mobility and student age. Washington DC's model controls for poverty status, limited English proficiency status, prior attendance, student mobility and poverty. Louisiana's model includes controls for disability status, gifted status, poverty and prior disciplinary actions. 5 While all value-added models include some measure of prior student performance, specific value-added specifications may vary in the degree to which observable student characteristics are taken into account (including none at all). The analysis below focuses on a value-added model that includes essentially all available student characteristics. However, the Technical Appendix reports results based on alternative value-added specifications with either no student characteristics (i.e. only prior test scores) and the full set of student characteristics except for race/ethnicity. The specification of value-added models used for teacher accountability systems vary across states. 6 For a list of states employing or planning to use student growth models, see Walsh and Isenberg (2015). 9 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 controls for student characteristics like disability status or eligibility for free/reduced-price lunch.7 This means that school-level average student growth measures will reflect both the impact of a school on student learning and the influences of student characteristics that are not accounted for by prior test scores. For example, if students with disabilities typically experience less growth in achievement than do their typical peers who started with the same prior-year test score, a school with an unusually high proportion of students with disabilities would have a lower mean student growth score than an otherwise identical school with fewer students with disabilities. Second, the student growth model approach is based on student performance rankings among students with the same prior-year test score (or history of test scores), not absolute differences in scores across students. This means there is no need to account for differences in the scaling of tests across years and subjects. It also means that student performance is gauged by the ordering of test scores, not by how much one student's score exceeds that of another. The logic behind the approach is straightforward, though the underlying calculations are complex.8 As an example, imagine plotting the distribution of fourth-grade test scores obtained by students who all had the same third-grade test score the prior year. Students are assigned a student growth percentile (SGP) depending on where they fall in that distribution. An SGP of 70 would indicate that 70 percent of students with the same third-grade score in the prior year obtained a lower fourth-grade score. To evaluate individual teachers or schools, either the mean or the median SGP value of all students in the relevant unit is typically used. 3. Proficiency Targets Many state school accountability systems are based in part on whether or not students meet a certain threshold achievement score on tests. For example, about twenty percent of a school's score on Georgia's College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) is determined by the proportion of students who satisfy content mastery standards established by the state. Points are awarded for "developing," "proficient," and "distinguished" learners, with each category determined by the percentage of students scoring above a certain threshold.9 In general, proficiency targets (including those in the CCRPI) and associated threshold scores for determining achievement levels are set by policy makers and focus on absolute performance rather than growth. The advantage of proficiency targets is that they establish an absolute benchmark and thus all schools could potentially improve from one year to the next. In contrast, both the valueadded and student growth models yield relative measures of school performance. In the case of value-added, schools are compared to the average school in a state. Student growth models yield SGPs for individual students, which by definition have a median value of 50. Therefore, aggregations of student performance to the school level (whether means or medians) are implicitly tied to the median student's performance across the state. 7 Most student growth models used in teacher accountability systems do not include any student characteristics. One exception is the State of New York. In 2011-12 New York State used both "conditional" and "unconditional" student growth percentiles to evaluate teacher performance. The "conditional" SGP approach essentially estimated a value-added model and then used the resulting predictions to determine a student's ranking and SGP. See American Institutes for Research (2012). 8 Student growth percentiles are generated using a non-parametric quantile regression model. For details see Betebenner (2009) and Goldhaber, Walch and Gabele (2013). 9See Georgia Department of Education (2016). 10 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 The downside of achievement levels and associated proficiency targets is that they do not control for student selection into schools. Thus, scores may reflect the abilities of students and the parental support they receive, rather than a school's contribution to student learning. For example, on average, students from more affluent families tend to score higher on achievement exams than do students from lower-income families. Thus, even if the quality of teachers and school leaders were equal across all schools in a state, the schools serving more advantaged students would tend to receive higher scores on a proficiency-target metric. Given the problems associated with the use of proficiency targets, this report focuses on value-added and student-growth estimates to evaluate the performance of state charter schools. However, descriptive evidence in the form of proportions of students meeting proficiency standards are reported in order to provide a picture of the current achievement level of students attending state charter schools. B. Data To estimate the value-added model and derive estimates of the impact of each school on student achievement, data from Georgia's Pre-Kindergarten-20 longitudinal data system, known as GAAWARDS (Georgia's Academic and Workforce Analysis and Research Data System) are employed. GAAWARDS is maintained by the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) and combines data from the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) with data from eight other state agencies: Department of Labor (workforce data), Department of Early Care and Learning ("Bright From the Start" Georgia's pre-K program), Georgia Student Finance Commission (financial aid), Governor's Office of Student Achievement, Georgia Professional Standards Commission (teacher licensure), Technical College System of Georgia, University System of Georgia and the State Charter Schools Commission. GAAWARDS also includes data from the Georgia Independent College Association. For grades 3-8, achievement is measured by scores on the Milestones end-of-grade exam in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, Science and Social Studies. Prior to 2014-15 Georgia used the Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) to evaluate student achievement in elementary and middle grades. Thus, prior-year scores for each of four subjects, which are used to control for student ability and prior educational inputs, come from the CRCT.10 To minimize problems associated with different scales across tests, all scale scores (both current-year Milestones scores and prior-year CRCT scores) are converted to normal-curve equivalents (z-scores) based on the testing population in the state for each grade, year, and subject. Thus, school effect estimates are measured in standard deviation units or "effect sizes." For high school students, Milestones End-of-Course (EOC) test scores in Math (Analytic Geometry, Coordinate Algebra), ELA (9th Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition), Science (Biology, Physical Science) and Social Studies (U.S. History, Economics) are employed. For the analysis of EOC test scores, 8th grade CRCT scores in all five subjects are used as controls. Because the CRCT does not vertically align scale scores over time, and the CRCT and End-of-Course Tests can vary from year to year, scores are normalized to have a mean of zero and standard deviation of one. 10 Both same-subject actual prior-year scores and prior scores in other subjects are employed as controls. For other subjects (e.g. prior-year science score when evaluating value added in math), missing values are imputed by using the mean of scores from other subjects. 11 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 In addition to prior test scores, the value-added model includes the following student characteristics as controls: gender, foreign-born indicator, race/ethnicity, limited English proficiency (LEP) enrollment, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, gifted status, primary-languagenot-English indicator, disability status (15 specific disability categories), number of schools attended in the current year, an indicator for students who changed schools from the prior year, number of disciplinary incidents in the prior year, attendance in the prior year and the difference between a student's age (in months) and the modal age of students in the same grade.11,12 Individual-level student growth percentiles were calculated by the GaDOE and provided to the GAAWARDS staff who, in turn, assigned anonymous student codes. A very small number of students with SGPs could not be matched to records in the GAAWARDS system and were thus excluded from the analysis. It is important to note that SGPs are not calculated by the GaDOE for students who repeat a grade or skip a grade because the pool of students who took the same grade level exam in the prior year is too small to form a valid SGP. For both the value-added and student growth model analyses, students were assigned to schools using the "Full Academic Year" (FAY) rule used in the CCRPI calculations. For grades 3-8, FAY was determined by the number of calendar days between the start of each school's school year and the end of the state Milestones testing window. For grades 9-12, FAY for each school was measured by the calendar days between the start and end of the school year. For each student, the school of longest attendance was determined based on individual attendance records. The total calendar days enrolled at the school of longest attendance was then determined. If a student's calendar days of enrollment were at least 65 percent of the FAY, they were assigned to that school for the purposes of determining value-added school effects and mean or median school SGPs. III. Results All State Charters A. Proficiency Targets Proficiency percentages obtained by students in state charters on the Milestones EOG and EOC exams are those reported publicly by the GaDOE and are presented in the individual school summaries.13 Statewide and district averages are also provided for reference.14 It is important to emphasize that proficiency percentages reflect the ability and motivation of students, family resources and the quality of education received in prior years. As such, they 11 The difference between a student's age and the modal age of other students in the same grade is included to control for students who had previously be retained or started kindergarten late. This variable was not included in the value-added model used for 2012-13 state charter schools accountability report. 12 In addition to the value-added model with all of the specified student characteristics as controls, two other specifications were also estimated. One alternative specification omitted student race/ethnicity and the other omitted all student characteristics (and thus only included prior test scores). Results based on these alternative specifications are available in the Technical Appendix. 13Georgia Department of Education (2015b). Minor differences in underlying data sometimes result in slight discrepancies when compared to the proficiency levels published on the Governor's Office of Student Achievement's Report Card. 14 Cross-school comparisons of proportions of students meeting proficiency targets are provided in the Technical Appendix. 12 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 provide a picture of the current achievement level of students, not necessarily the impact a student's current school has had on their achievement within the previous year. When considering the proficiency percentages, a few patterns emerge at the elementary and middle school levels (grades 3-5 and 6-8). First, there is considerable variation across subjects and across grades, even within a school. Second, three state charter schools stand out as having large proportions of struggling students across multiple subjects/grades. Atlanta Heights and Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy each have 50 percent or more of their students in the "Beginning Learner" category for both math and ELA in multiple grade levels. Similarly, Provost Academy has over half of their students in the Beginning Learner category in six courses: 9th-Grade Literature, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Biology, Physical Science, U.S. History and Economics. At the other end of the scale, Cherokee Charter Academy has 8 grade/subject combinations in which 15 percent or more of their students are in the top-level "distinguished" category. The next closest is Coweta Charter Academy with five grade/subjects in which 15 percent of students are classified as "Distinguished." While proficiency targets are important to show a school's absolute performance, examining student growth within a school year provides a stronger indication of the school's impact on student learning. The next section provides an overview of the value-added and student growth estimates that provide a more complete picture of a school's impact. B. Value-Added and Student Growth Model Estimates By construction, the average school at a given grade grouping (elementary, middle or high school) in Georgia has a school effect of zero in the value-added model (controlling for student characteristics). The performance of each school in a given grade grouping is measured relative to this average. Thus, a positive estimated value for an elementary school's effect indicates that students attending that school experience greater growth in achievement than do students with the same observable characteristics at the average elementary school in the state. Negative values do not mean that the achievement of the school's students fell during the year. Instead, a negative school effect indicates the gap between that school's contribution to student achievement and the contribution of the average school (measured in standard deviation units). For example, a value of -0.10 means that a school's contribution to student achievement is 0.10 standard deviations below that of the average school in the state. In the same way, a value of 0.10 means that a school's effect is 0.10 standard deviations above the average school in the state. To put this in perspective, reducing class size in elementary grades by seven students is associated with a 0.10 to 0.20 standard deviation increase in student achievement (Whitehurst & Chingos (2011)) and the difference in the effectiveness of a rookie teacher and one with three years of experience is about 0.07 standard deviations (Dee & Wyckoff (2015)). The value-added effects for schools are statistical estimates and carry some degree of uncertainty. Along with the estimated effects, the value-added model generates a measure of the uncertainty of each school's effect, the estimated standard error. The estimated standard errors can be used to develop confidence intervals around each school's estimated impact on student achievement. With a confidence interval of approximately plus-or-minus two standard errors, one can be 95 percent confident that the true school effect lies in that range. Thus, for example, if a school's estimated effect is 0.5 and the standard error is 0.1, one can be 95 percent confident that the true effect lies in the range of 0.3 to 0.7. This information can then be used to determine how confident we are that a given school's performance is above, below, or equal to the average school. The standard errors and confidence intervals will generally be smaller the 13 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 larger the number of students per school. The estimated school effect on achievement will vary with the performance of individual students. In a small school, random events like a student having a poor night's sleep or getting "lucky" in their guesses on an exam will have a larger impact on the school's overall effect creating more uncertainty in the true school effect; whereas in a large school, such random events will tend to cancel out. Thus, for example, the Georgia Cyber Academy, which has the largest enrollment of any state charter school, correspondingly tends to have the smallest confidence interval. Student growth percentiles measure where a student is in the distribution of current achievement relative to students with the same prior-year test score (or history of test scores). Thus, by definition, a score of 50 for a student indicates that about half of students with the same test score last year did better this year and about half did worse. School-level averages of student growth percentiles are reported below. The statewide school-level mean of SGPs is approximately equal to the statewide student median of 50, which provides a benchmark for comparing scores across schools.15 Unlike the value-added model, the student growth percentiles produced from Georgia's model do not include standard errors or confidence intervals at this time.16 Without this information, one cannot quantify the likelihood that two schools with different mean or median SGPs are in fact no different. Put differently, absent a measure of precision, we could judge one school as superior to another when in fact they are likely no different. For both the value-added and student growth models, separate estimates are presented for different grade groupings and for different subjects. In addition, an estimated effect on average performance across all subjects in each grade grouping is produced. Thus, for example, a charter serving grades K-8 receives two value-added scores in math, one for its impact on math achievement of students in elementary grades (grades 4 and 5) and another for its impact on students in middle grades (grades 6-8). C. Summary of Findings A total of 18 figures are presented, four for each of the subjects tested in elementary school, four more for the same subjects in middle school, eight high school courses for which EOCTs are administered, and two for the four-subject averages for elementary and middle school. 15 For 2013-14 the GaDOE computed student growth percentiles in two different ways. In the "cohort SGP" approach, statistical models are updated annually so that the median student receives a SGP of 50 each year. This means that the baseline is reset each year and (as with value-added measures), it is not possible to measure a general increase in student achievement gains across all students. In attempt to capture general changes over time in teacher effectiveness the GaDOE also computed a "baselinereferenced SGP." As the name implies, the baseline-referenced SGP uses the same model each year which was developed using a baseline cohort of students. This results in SGPs relative to the baseline cohort and therefore allows for the possibility of universal improvement in performance over time. However, as a consequence, the median baseline-referenced SGP does not necessarily equal 50. In 201314 cohort-referenced SGPs were used for EOCTs in math, but baseline-referenced SGPs were used for the CRCTs and all non-math EOCTs. Due to the adoption of the new Milestones exams, in 2014-15 only cohort-referenced SGPs were computed. See McCaffrey, Castellano and Lockwood (2014). 16 It is possible to compute standard errors for student growth percentiles, but there is no single accepted methodology for doing so and most state accountability systems that utilize student growth percentiles, including Georgia's, do not report standard errors at this time. The GaDOE is still developing its approach for calculating standard errors. For a discussion of standard errors in the student growth model see Doran, Swanlund and Lemke (2012) and American Institutes for Research (2012). 14 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Based on value-added, the majority of state charters perform at a level that is not significantly different from the average school in Georgia in six of the 16 specific grade group/subject combinations: Elementary ELA, Elementary Social Studies, Middle School Science, American Literature, Analytic Geometry and Coordinate Algebra. In four areas, the majority of state charters perform significantly worse than the average school in Georgia: Elementary Math, Physical Science, Economics and U.S. History. Conversely, state charters tend to outperform the average school in 9th Grade Literature. Results are mixed for state charters in the remaining five grade level/subject areas: Elementary Science, Middle Math, Middle ELA, Middle Social Science and Biology. The variation in effectiveness across subject areas could be due to a variety of factors, including teacher quality and instructional methods, which may vary across schools. The comparisons with state averages provide an overall picture of state charter school performance. More relevant are comparisons between individual state charter schools and other schools (both traditional public schools and local charters) in the geographic areas they serve. Following the 18 figures mentioned above that combine results for all state charters, Section IV presents individual school summaries as well as graphs comparing each school's results with schools in the district it serves (where applicable). 15 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens GA Connections GA Cyber Coweta Odyssey Cherokee Atlanta Heights Pataula 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 1: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 16 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens GA Connections GA Cyber Atlanta Heights Cherokee Coweta Odyssey Pataula School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood GA Cyber Atlanta Heights GA Connections Odyssey Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Pataula Cherokee Coweta 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 2: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 17 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood GA Connections GA Cyber Atlanta Heights Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Odyssey Pataula Cherokee Coweta School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Odyssey GA Connections Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Coweta GA Cyber Cherokee Pataula Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Atlanta Heights 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 3: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 18 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Odyssey GA Connections Coweta GA Cyber Cherokee Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Atlanta Heights Pataula School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Coweta Atlanta Heights Cherokee GA Cyber GA Connections Pataula Odyssey 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 4: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 19 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Atlanta Heights GA Connections GA Cyber Coweta Cherokee Pataula Odyssey School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens GA Cyber GA Connections Cherokee Atlanta Heights Pataula Odyssey Coweta 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 5: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 20 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Atlanta Heights Cherokee GA Connections GA Cyber Coweta Pataula Odyssey School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 IFvulytoPrneLp.eadership Cherokee Kirkwood Mens - - Young Heights Ivy Prep. Pataula CCAT Ivy Prep. Atlanta GOAdCysosnenyections GA Cyber Utopian 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 6: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7 and 8 Average Across All Subjects [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 21 Kirkwood Mens Cherokee Pataula - Ivy Prep. CCAT FAtulltaontnaLHeaeidgehrtsship Ivy Prep. Young - Ivy Prep. Utopian GGAACoCnynbeerctions Odyssey 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta GAAtlaCnotnaneHcetiigohntss FIuvlCtyhoPenrreLopke.ea-edeKrirskhiwpood Pataula .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Mens Young - Ivy Prep. CCAT Ivy Prep. Odyssey Coweta GA Cyber Utopian 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 7: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7 and 8 English Language Arts [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 22 Cherokee Atlanta Heights Pataula Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Mens Young Ivy Prep. CCAT Utopian - Ivy Prep. Coweta GA Cyber FuGltAoOnCdoLynsensaeedcyetirosnhisp 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta IGvCAyCCPAroTenpn.e-ctiYoonusng Mens GA Cyber Atlanta Heights Ivy PPrateap.ul-aKirkwood Utopian Cherokee Odyssey FuIltvoynPrLeepa.dership 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 8: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7 and 8 Mathematics [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 23 Odyssey Ivy Prep. FCuhlteornokLeeeadership Utopian Kirkwood Pataula Ivy Prep. GA Cyber GA ACtloannnteactiHoeingshts CCAT Mens Young 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Prep. Coweta .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Mens Young Ivy Prep. Cherokee Atlanta Heights Coweta Utopian Ivy PrOedpy.s-seKiyrkwood FultoPnatLaeualdaership Ivy Prep. GA Cyber GACCCAonTnections 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 9: Value-Added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7 and 8 Science [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 24 Cherokee Pataula Ivy Prep. - Young Mens GGAACoCynbneerctions Atlanta Heights CCAT IFvuyltoPrneLp.eadership Kirkwood 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 - School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Prep. Odyssey Utopian Coweta Coweta GA Cyber GAUtoCopinannections Odyssey Atlanta Heights Ivy Prep. -CYCoAuTng Mens FulPtaotnauLleaadership Ivy Prep. Cherokee Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 10: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7 and 8 Social Studies [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 25 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Coweta Odyssey GGAACCoynbneerctions Utopian Ivy Prep. IvyChPerreopk.e-eYoung Mens Atlanta Heights Pataula FultoCnCLAeTadership Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood School FE in Std. Dev. Units Grad Achievement Pataula GA Connections GA Cyber CCAT Fulton Leadership Mountain Ed. Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 11: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 26 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Pataula Grad Achievement Fulton Leadership GA Connections GA Cyber CCAT Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. Mountain Ed. School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Fulton Leadership GA Cyber GA Connections Mountain Ed. Grad Achievement 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 12: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 American Literature [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 American Literture [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 American Literture [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 27 Mountain Ed. GA Cyber GA Connections 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Grad Achievement Fulton Leadership School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 GA Connections Fulton Leadership Mountain Ed. Pataula GA Cyber Grad Achievement 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 13: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Analytic Geometry [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Analytic Geometry [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Analytic Geometry [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 28 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Grad Achievement Fulton Leadership GA Cyber Pataula GA Connections Mountain Ed. Grad Achievement Pataula CCAT GA Cyber Ivy Prep. - Young Mens GA Connections Ivy Prep. Mountain Ed. Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 14: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 29 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Grad Achievement Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. GA Cyber CCAT Pataula GA Connections Mountain Ed. Fulton Leadership Pataula Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. GA Cyber Grad Achievement CCAT Fulton Leadership GA Connections Mountain Ed. .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 School FE in Std. Dev. Units 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 15: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 30 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Ivy Prep. Ivy Prep. - Young Mens GA Cyber Grad Achievement Fulton Leadership GA Connections CCAT Mountain Ed. Pataula School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Fulton Leadership Grad Achievement GA Connections GA Cyber Mountain Ed. CCAT Pataula 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 16: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Physical Science [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Physical Science [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Physical Science [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 31 Fulton Leadership GA Connections Grad Achievement GA Cyber Pataula CCAT Mountain Ed. 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Mountain Ed. GA Cyber GA Connections 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units Grad Achievement -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 17: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Economics [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Economics [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Economics [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 32 Mountain Ed. GA Connections GA Cyber 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Grad Achievement School FE in Std. Dev. Units .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Mountain Ed. 0 School FE in Std. Dev. Units CCAT GA Cyber Grad Achievement GA Connections Fulton Leadership -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Figure 18: Value-added Schools Effects (School FE) and Mean Student Growth Percentiles for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 U.S. History [Statewide] School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 U.S. History [Statewide] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 U.S. History [Statewide] Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 33 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Fulton Leadership Grad Achievement GA Connections GA Cyber Mountain Ed. CCAT School FE in Std. Dev. Units State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 IV. Results Individual School Summaries The following tables summarize both state and district comparisons of performance for each state charter school. Two estimates of school performance are reported, one based on the value-added model and the other derived from the student growth models. The value-added model includes all available student characteristics (plus prior-year test scores) as controls. Results from two other value-added models, one excluding student race/ethnicity and the other including only lagged test scores, are presented in the Technical Appendix. The student growth model yields individual student growth percentiles which are then averaged across students in a school to produce a mean student growth percentile measure of school performance. For both the value-added and student-growth percentile measures, a state percentile and a district rank are presented. The state percentile represents the proportion of schools in the state with a lower school effect. Thus, for example, a state percentile of 60 means that 60 percent of schools in the relevant grade group rank below the school. District ranks represent the position of a school relative to other schools in the same district offering the same grade group. For example a ranking of "25 out of 40" indicates that 24 schools from the relevant district have higher scores and 15 have lower scores. For state charters serving students from a single school district or county, it is possible to compare their performance to traditional public schools and locally approved charters in the same area. For nearly all state charter students, the relevant public school option is a school in the same district as the district served by their current school. Put differently, a within-district comparison shows how students would likely fare if a state charter were to close. Five of the 15 state charter schools serve students from multiple counties or the entire state. Thus, the following analyses only cover the remaining 10 single-district/county state schools. Of these 10 schools, some do not currently serve all high school grades or have fewer than 15 test takers on some of the EOCT exams. Consequently, the within-district comparisons at the high school level are limited. For both the value-added and student-growth metrics a comparison between a school's performance in 2014/15 and their performance in 2013/14 and 2012/13 is provided. Estimates for all three years are based on the model used in 2013/14, and thus the performance estimates for 2012/13 reported here differ from those in the 2012/13 State Charter Schools Performance Report.17 Each school summary report is structured as follows: Key Findings General Characteristics School Demographics Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Comparison of Summary Results from 2013/14 and 2012/13 Comparison of School Impact Proficiency Level 17 The value-added model used in the 2012/13 report did not include a control for a student's age relative to the age of their grade-level peers. Also, the mean student growth percentiles in the 2012/13 report are school wide averages that include all students in a school for which a student growth percentile was calculated. The student growth percentiles averages for 2012/13 reported here include only those students that are included in the value-added model and are limited to the same grade range as reported for the value-added estimates (i.e. elementary, middle and high). 34 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Atlanta Heights Charter School Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.0201 in elementary grades and -0.0053 in middle grades, meaning that Atlanta Heights Charter School's impact on student achievement is not significantly different than the state average in elementary grades or in middle grades. In general, Atlanta Heights Charter School is strong in middle school ELA, but its performance in middle school Social Studies is weak relative to both the district and the state. Elementary ELA is weak relative to the district. Atlanta Heights Charter School's 2014/15 performance in elementary and middle grades is generally comparable to performance in 2013/14. Performance in elementary school math in 2014/15 improved relative to performance in 2013/14. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the district average in middle school ELA o below the district average in ELA in elementary grades but not different from the state average o below the district and state average in social studies in middle grades o indistinguishable from the district and state average in math, science and social studies in elementary grades and in math and science in middle grades. General Characteristics School Name Atlanta Heights Calendar Year Opened 2010 EMO Affiliation National Heritage Academies Grades K-8 Curriculum Focus None School Year SingleGender School Virtual/ Online School Serves Multiple Counties Parental Involvement Requirement Normal No No No Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions APS District Enrollment Zone School Demographics School Name Atlanta Heights Charter School Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 50.7 0.1 95.0 4.4 0.4 95.3 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 1.9 7.6 Pct. Gifted 0.0 Atlanta Heights Charter School 35 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.0201 Elementary / -0.0053 Middle Overall District Effect: 0.0129 Elementary / 0.0041 Middle Atlanta Heights's contribution to an elementary student's average achievement across all four Milestones-tested subjects is not statistically different from the average elementary school in the state and district, and its contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is also not statistically different from the average middle school in the state and district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. Grade Level and Subject Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? -0.0424 0.0786 -0.0804 -0.0372 -0.0201 0.1164 -0.0637 0.0388 -0.1324 -0.0053 37 No 70 No 29 No 41 No 43 No 88 Higher 30 No 64 No 18 Lower 45 No 46 of 58 17 of 58 40 of 58 30 of 58 36 of 58 Lower No No No No 7 of 25 14 of 25 8 of 25 20 of 25 10 of 25 No No No Lower No Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) 46 29 49 of 58 53 63 17 of 58 41 12 49 of 58 40 12 39 of 58 45 21 40 of 58 54 80 11 of 25 45 23 15 of 25 47 32 15 of 25 50 46 12 of 25 49 43 11 of 25 Atlanta Heights Charter School 36 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14, and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Atlanta Height's performance in elementary and middle grades in 2014/15 is generally on par with its performance in 2013/14. The all-subject elementary school average value added has changed little, moving from -0.1056 in 2012/13 to -0.1152 in 2013/14 to -0.0201 in 2014/15. In 2012/13 the all-subject average value-added for middle grades was -0.0678, whereas in 2013/14 it was -0.0143 and in 2014/15 it is -0.0053. Relative performance in elementary school math in 2014/15 was significantly higher than in 2013/14. Atlanta Heights Charter School 37 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History School Effect -0.0634 0.0050 -0.1719 -0.0884 -0.2057 -0.1056 0.0098 0.0094 -0.1668 0.1443 -0.3561 -0.0678 2012/13 District Rank Statistically Different From (lower is better) District Average? 39 of 58 20 of 58 49 of 58 44 of 58 47 of 58 46 of 58 No No Lower No Lower Lower 10 of 27 15 of 27 26 of 27 5 of 27 26 of 27 20 of 27 No No Lower Higher Lower No School Effect 2013/14 District Rank Statistically Different From (lower is District Average? better) -0.1293 0.0227 -0.1838 -0.1083 -0.1692 -0.1152 45 of 57 Lower 16 of 57 No 43 of 57 Lower 33 of 57 No 39 of 57 No 36 of 57 Lower -0.0582 0.1470 -0.0462 0.0409 -0.1613 -0.0143 17 of 26 No 3 of 26 Higher 18 of 26 No 6 of 27 Higher 18 of 27 No 13 of 27 No School Effect 2014/15 District Rank Statistically Different From (lower is District Average? better) -0.0424 0.0786 -0.0804 -0.0372 -0.0201 46 of 58 Lower 17 of 58 No 40 of 58 No 30 of 58 No 36 of 58 No 0.1164 -0.0637 0.0388 -0.1324 -0.0053 7 of 25 No 14 of 25 No 8 of 25 No 20 of 25 Lower 10 of 25 No Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Atlanta Heights Charter School 38 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) Student Growth Percentiles School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 44 48 of 58 43 22 of 58 38 53 of 58 43 47 of 58 41 37 of 58 42 48 of 58 53 16 of 27 46 15 of 27 37 26 of 27 58 5 of 27 33 23 of 27 45 20 of 27 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 2013/14 47 40 of 57 46 31 of 57 34 48 of 57 45 37 of 57 37 43 of 57 42 44 of 57 51 21 of 26 50 8 of 26 40 22 of 26 51 10 of 27 53 8 of 27 49 15 of 27 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 2014/15 46 49 of 58 53 17 of 58 41 49 of 58 40 39 of 58 45 40 of 58 54 11 of 25 45 15 of 25 47 15 of 25 50 12 of 25 49 11 of 25 Atlanta Heights Charter School 39 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Elementary Average State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Atlanta Heights 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 40 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Atlanta Heights 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 41 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary ELA State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Atlanta Heights 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 42 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Mathematics State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Atlanta Heights .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 43 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Science State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Atlanta Heights 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 44 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Social Studies State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Atlanta Heights 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 45 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Atlanta Heights .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 46 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Math State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Atlanta Heights 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 47 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Atlanta Heights .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 48 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Atlanta Heights Comparison District: Atlanta Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [APS] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Atlanta Heights 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Atlanta Heights Charter School 49 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 81 54.3 30.9 9.9 4.9 4,483 41.3 25.8 22.4 10.4 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 80 50.0 41.3 6.3 2.5 4,095 38.2 27.9 22.4 11.5 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 65 33.8 41.5 16.9 7.7 3,970 35.5 28.8 26.3 9.5 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 76 48.7 28.9 22.4 - 3,495 42.2 28.0 23.4 6.5 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 51 51.0 33.3 11.8 3.9 3,507 39.1 31.3 23.8 5.8 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 38 36.8 42.1 15.8 5.3 3,400 33.7 36.0 23.6 6.7 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 Atlanta Heights Charter School 50 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 82 36.6 41.5 18.3 3.7 4,490 30.7 38.4 24.0 6.9 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 80 38.8 41.3 18.8 1.3 4,100 31.3 36.6 23.4 8.7 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 65 33.8 44.6 20.0 1.5 3,979 36.9 33.1 21.2 8.8 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 76 44.7 47.4 7.9 - 3,491 39.2 35.3 17.7 7.8 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 52 57.7 36.5 5.8 - 3,501 40.0 33.2 17.4 9.4 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 38 65.8 18.4 15.8 - 3,398 40.4 36.1 14.9 8.5 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Atlanta Heights Charter School 51 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 82 46.3 40.2 11.0 2.4 4,490 35.2 36.3 18.3 10.3 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 80 50.0 40.0 10.0 - 4,098 43.6 29.7 19.9 6.8 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 65 55.4 26.2 16.9 1.5 3,975 42.7 29.0 19.9 8.4 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 77 64.9 28.6 6.5 - 3,486 52.7 23.0 20.3 4.0 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 52 63.5 26.9 5.8 3.8 3,498 47.4 25.8 19.9 7.0 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 38 63.2 23.7 13.2 - 3,390 54.9 24.7 15.2 5.2 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 Atlanta Heights Charter School 52 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Atlanta Heights District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 82 39.0 48.8 11.0 1.2 4,452 34.6 37.0 16.3 12.1 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 80 41.3 42.5 13.8 2.5 4,075 42.4 29.3 20.2 8.1 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 65 38.5 55.4 3.1 3.1 3,961 34.9 38.3 16.4 10.4 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 76 64.5 34.2 1.3 - 3,476 43.0 31.2 13.7 12.1 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 51 56.9 35.3 7.8 - 3,478 40.2 34.2 16.3 9.2 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 38 63.2 18.4 13.2 5.3 3,358 42.2 32.7 15.2 9.9 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Atlanta Heights Charter School 53 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is 0.0059 in middle grades, meaning that in the middle grades the performance of Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology is not significantly different from the state average of middle schools. The value-added estimates in Biology, Coordinate Algebra, Physical Science and U.S. History are also not significantly different from the state and district averages. In general, the Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology is weak in middle school Math relative to both the state and district but strong in 9th Grade Literature relative to the district. Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology's performance in middle grades in 2014/15 is generally better than in 2013/14; its performance in high school is better in most subject relative to its performance in 2013/14. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the district average in 9th Grade Literature o below the state and district averages in middle school math o indistinguishable from the district and state average in middle school ELA, science and social studies and in Biology, Coordinate Algebra, Physical Science and U.S. History. General Characteristics School Name Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Calendar Year Opened 2002 EMO Affiliation No Grades Curriculum Focus School Year SingleGender School Multi-age classrooms 6-12 - students grouped Year-round No by skill level Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Enrollment Restrictions 1 Hour of Service/week Bulloch County Public Schools Zone 54 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Students Served School Name CCAT School Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Pct. Pct. SWD Pct. Black Hispanic FRL LEP Gifted 51.0 78.9 17.7 1.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 12.9 2.0 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: 0.0059 Middle Overall District Effect: 0.0111 Middle Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology's contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is also not statistically different from the average middle school in the state and district. . It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. In four of the five measured subjects, CCAT's contribution to a high school student's achievement is not statistically different from the average high school in the district and the average high school in the state. 55 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) 0.0799 -0.1349 0.0292 0.0428 0.0059 0.1683 -0.0907 -0.0166 0.0425 -0.1956 80 No 14 Lower 60 No 57 No 51 No 87 No 32 No 46 No 64 No 22 No 1 of 5 5 of 5 1 of 5 3 of 5 2 of 5 No Lower No No No 1 of 4 Higher 3 of 4 No 4 of 4 No 3 of 4 No 4 of 4 No 53 73 1 of 5 46 28 5 of 5 49 43 1 of 5 56 80 2 of 5 51 56 2 of 5 52 60 1 of 4 56 71 2 of 4 51 53 4 of 4 50 55 2 of 4 52 59 2 of 4 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. 56 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology's performance in 2014/15 is generally better in the middle grades relative to its performance in 2013/14. The all-subjects average contribution to achievement of middle school students was -0.1966 in 2013/14 compared to 0.0368 in 2012/13 and 0.0059 in 2014/2015. In high school, results were mixed, with improvement in the school's contribution to student achievement in 9th Grade Literature and Physical Science and little change in Biology. 57 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 0.3976 0.0044 -0.1289 0.0244 -0.1271 0.0368 -0.0193 0.1228 -0.1950 0.0602 -0.3156 1 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 4 of 5 4 of 5 4 of 5 Higher No Lower No No No 3 of 4 No 1 of 4 No 4 of 4 No 2 of 4 No 4 of 4 No 0.0315 -0.1982 -0.2933 -0.2847 -0.2441 -0.1966 0.0781 -0.3250 -0.0988 1 of 5 5 of 5 5 of 5 5 of 5 5 of 5 5 of 5 No No Lower Lower Lower Lower 2 of 4 No 4 of 4 Lower 2 of 4 No -0.3788 -0.4934 4 of 4 Lower 4 of 4 Lower 0.0799 -0.1349 0.0292 0.0428 0.0059 0.1683 1 of 5 5 of 5 1 of 5 3 of 5 2 of 5 No Lower No No No 1 of 4 Higher -0.0907 -0.0166 3 of 4 No 4 of 4 No 0.0425 -0.1956 3 of 4 No 4 of 4 No 58 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 65 1 of 5 47 4 of 5 50 5 of 5 47 5 of 5 43 5 of 5 50 5 of 5 49 3 of 4 45 1 of 4 39 4 of 4 66 1 of 4 38 4 of 4 50 4 of 5 41 5 of 5 37 5 of 5 34 5 of 5 38 5 of 5 39 5 of 5 54 2 of 4 38 4 of 4 56 1 of 4 25 4 of 4 23 4 of 4 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 53 1 of 5 46 5 of 5 49 1 of 5 56 2 of 5 51 2 of 5 52 1 of 4 56 3 of 4 51 4 of 4 50 3 of 4 52 4 of 4 59 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 CCAT 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 60 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) CCAT State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 61 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 CCAT 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 62 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional CCAT School FE in Std. Dev. Units 63 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 CCAT 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 64 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) CCAT State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: 9th Grade Literature State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 65 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Biology State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 CCAT 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 66 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Coordinate Algebra State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 CCAT 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 67 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Physical Science State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Physical Science - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 CCAT 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 68 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: U.S. History State Charter: Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) Comparison District: Bulloch County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 U.S. History - [Bulloch] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 CCAT 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 69 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 6 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 CCAT District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 27 29.6 40.7 29.6 - 750 35.2 27.7 31.2 5.9 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 26 38.5 26.9 19.2 15.4 690 32.5 35.8 28.1 3.6 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 17 17.6 47.1 17.6 17.6 713 25.5 35.8 34.5 4.2 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 System Name Grade 6 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 CCAT District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 27 40.7 37.0 18.5 3.7 750 25.2 38.8 27.6 8.4 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 26 30.8 34.6 30.8 3.8 690 20.0 38.3 28.3 13.5 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 17 47.1 23.5 23.5 5.9 718 23.1 36.6 28.0 12.3 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 70 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 6 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 CCAT District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 27 37.0 33.3 25.9 3.7 746 44.8 25.2 27.7 2.3 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 26 38.5 23.1 38.5 - 690 38.1 32.2 23.6 6.1 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 17 47.1 29.4 11.8 11.8 717 40.7 33.8 21.5 4.0 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 System Name Grade 6 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 CCAT District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 CCAT District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 27 33.3 48.1 7.4 11.1 747 35.2 40.6 14.6 9.6 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 26 42.3 23.1 26.9 7.7 690 26.7 42.8 21.9 8.7 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 17 29.4 41.2 17.6 11.8 714 24.2 41.5 22.1 12.2 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 71 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature CCAT District Average Statewide Average American Literature CCAT District Average Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra CCAT District Average Statewide Average Analytic Geometry CCAT District Average Statewide Average Biology CCAT District Average Statewide Average Physical Science CCAT District Average Statewide Average U.S. History CCAT District Average Statewide Average Economics CCAT District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 20 30.0 40.0 25.0 5.0 457 30.6 33.7 30.9 4.8 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 12 33.3 33.3 33.3 - 243 41.6 36.6 18.1 3.7 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 22 31.8 59.1 9.1 - 421 29.0 39.4 24.5 7.1 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 11 54.5 36.4 9.1 - 392 30.4 31.9 28.3 9.4 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 22 36.4 36.4 27.3 - 401 31.2 24.9 33.7 10.2 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 25 48.0 40.0 12.0 - 388 35.8 38.7 22.7 2.8 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 21 42.9 38.1 19.0 - 425 24.7 33.2 31.3 10.8 96,247 26.9 33.6 29.8 9.7 11 45.5 45.5 9.1 - 314 39.8 34.7 22.6 2.9 61,076 31.7 31.6 30.5 6.2 72 Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Cherokee Charter Academy Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.0264 in elementary grades and 0.0910 in middle grades, meaning that Cherokee Charter Academy is not significantly different state and district average in elementary grades and above the state average and district in middle grades. In general, Cherokee Charter Academy's performance is strong in middle school ELA and social studies, but its performance in elementary school math is weak relative to both the district and the state. Cherokee Charter Academy's performance in 2014/15 is generally comparable to performance in 2013/14 in the middle grades and generally better in the elementary grades in 2014/15 compared to 2013/14. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the district and state average in middle school ELA and social studies o above the district average in middle school science and elementary school ELA. o below the state and district averages in math in elementary grades, o indistinguishable from the district and state averages in elementary science and social studies, middle school math, General Characteristics School Name Cherokee Charter Academy Calendar Year Opened 2011 EMO Affiliation Charter Schools USA Grades K-8 Curriculum Focus None School Year SingleGender School Normal No Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions Cherokee County Public Schools Zone Students Served School Name Cherokee Charter Academy Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 47.8 75.6 12.6 6.5 5.3 99.9 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 2.6 11.8 Pct. Gifted 10.3 73 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.0264 Elementary / 0.0910 Middle Overall District Effect: 0.0014 Elementary / 0.0264 Middle Cherokee Charter Academy's contribution to an elementary student's average achievement across all four Milestones-tested subjects is not statistically different from the average elementary school in the state and district, and its contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is higher than that of the average middle school in the state and district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. 74 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History 0.0629 -0.1024 -0.0527 -0.0417 -0.0264 0.1474 0.0643 0.0691 0.1013 0.0910 70 No 25 Lower 38 No 40 No 41 No 92 Higher 72 No 72 No 74 Higher 84 Higher 4 of 25 22 of 25 15 of 25 15 of 25 15 of 25 Higher Lower No No No 3 of 13 8 of 13 3 of 13 5 of 13 4 of 13 Higher No Higher Higher Higher 50 50 4 of 25 47 40 22 of 25 47 35 19 of 25 45 30 20 of 25 47 34 20 of 25 53 76 3 of 13 55 74 8 of 13 51 61 6 of 13 49 45 9 of 13 52 69 5 of 13 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. 75 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Cherokee Charter Academy's performance in 2014/15 is generally better in the elementary grades relative to 2013/14. In 2014/2015 the school's cross-subject contribution to student achievement in the elementary grades was -0.0264 whereas in 2013/14 it was -0.1228 and in 2012/13 it was 0.0554. Cherokee Charter Academy's performance in the middle grades in 2013/14 was comparable to 2012/13. In 2014/2015 the school's cross-subject contribution to student achievement in middle grades was 0.0910, whereas in 2013/14 it was 0.0727 and in 2012/13 it was -0.0943. Cherokee Charter Academy did not serve any high school grades in 2014/15, and therefore it is not possible to make any year-toyear comparisons at the high school level. 76 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) Grade Level and Subject School Effect 2012/13 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 0.0685 0.0235 -0.1179 0.0472 0.2112 0.0554 9 of 26 10 of 26 20 of 26 4 of 26 2 of 26 6 of 26 No No No Higher Higher Higher -0.0589 -0.0381 -0.2599 -0.1713 0.0486 -0.0943 18 of 19 17 of 19 19 of 19 17 of 19 3 of 19 16 of 19 Lower Lower Lower Lower Higher Lower -0.0924 -0.0999 -0.1660 -0.1501 -0.0971 -0.1228 21 of 25 16 of 25 22 of 25 19 of 25 14 of 25 19 of 25 No No Lower Lower No Lower 0.0292 0.0640 -0.0453 0.0387 0.2596 0.0727 12 of 18 8 of 18 14 of 18 7 of 18 4 of 18 4 of 18 No No Lower Higher Higher Higher 0.0544 4 of 7 No -0.0740 0.0579 7 of 7 No 4 of 7 No 0.0629 -0.1024 -0.0527 -0.0417 -0.0264 4 of 25 22 of 25 15 of 25 15 of 25 15 of 25 Higher Lower No No No 0.1474 0.0643 0.0691 0.1013 0.0910 3 of 13 8 of 13 3 of 13 5 of 13 4 of 13 Higher No Higher Higher Higher 77 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) Grade Level and Subject School Effect 2012/13 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? Elementary Reading 0.0685 9 of 26 No ELA 0.0235 10 of 26 No Math -0.1179 20 of 26 No Science 0.0472 4 of 26 Higher Social Studies 0.2112 2 of 26 Higher All-Subject Average 0.0554 6 of 26 Higher Middle Reading -0.0589 18 of 19 Lower ELA -0.0381 17 of 19 Lower Math -0.2599 19 of 19 Lower Science -0.1713 17 of 19 Lower Social Studies 0.0486 3 of 19 Higher All-Subject Average -0.0943 16 of 19 Lower High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. -0.0924 -0.0999 -0.1660 -0.1501 -0.0971 -0.1228 21 of 25 16 of 25 22 of 25 19 of 25 14 of 25 19 of 25 No No Lower Lower No Lower 0.0292 0.0640 -0.0453 0.0387 0.2596 0.0727 12 of 18 8 of 18 14 of 18 7 of 18 4 of 18 4 of 18 No No Lower Higher Higher Higher 0.0544 4 of 7 No -0.0740 0.0579 7 of 7 No 4 of 7 No 0.0629 -0.1024 -0.0527 -0.0417 -0.0264 4 of 25 22 of 25 15 of 25 15 of 25 15 of 25 Higher Lower No No No 0.1474 0.0643 0.0691 0.1013 0.0910 3 of 13 8 of 13 3 of 13 5 of 13 4 of 13 Higher No Higher Higher Higher 78 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 54 11 of 26 48 11 of 26 47 18 of 26 50 12 of 26 59 3 of 26 52 8 of 26 55 16 of 19 52 10 of 19 48 18 of 19 42 14 of 19 50 3 of 19 49 14 of 19 Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 46 11 of 25 42 13 of 25 43 20 of 25 43 20 of 25 42 19 of 25 43 19 of 25 54 13 of 18 51 3 of 18 51 14 of 18 50 8 of 18 57 4 of 18 53 6 of 18 53 1 of 7 36 7 of 7 68 1 of 7 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 50 4 of 25 47 22 of 25 47 19 of 25 45 20 of 25 47 20 of 25 53 3 of 13 55 8 of 13 51 6 of 13 49 9 of 13 52 5 of 13 79 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Elementary Average State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Cherokee 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 80 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Cherokee .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 81 Cherokee Charter Academy Cherokee State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary ELA State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 82 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Mathematics State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Cherokee 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 83 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Science State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Cherokee 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 84 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Social Studies State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Cherokee 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 85 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Cherokee .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 86 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Cherokee .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 87 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Cherokee .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 88 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Cherokee Charter Academy Comparison District: Cherokee County Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Cherokee] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Cherokee .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 89 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 113 26.5 27.4 30.1 15.9 3,192 24.6 29.2 33.0 13.2 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 107 15.9 34.6 34.6 15.0 3,080 22.5 34.4 34.9 8.1 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 89 18.0 37.1 38.2 6.7 3,182 20.4 34.5 38.1 7.0 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 94 18.1 24.5 42.6 14.9 3,164 19.2 30.7 40.4 9.7 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 75 25.3 34.7 32.0 8.0 3,100 19.9 31.5 40.2 8.5 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 78 15.4 30.8 42.3 11.5 3,085 13.8 32.1 43.9 10.2 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 90 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 113 7.1 38.1 42.5 12.4 3,202 16.6 38.5 35.6 9.3 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 107 14.0 36.4 42.1 7.5 3,094 14.4 33.8 39.5 12.3 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 89 20.2 48.3 25.8 5.6 3,186 16.1 35.3 36.0 12.7 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 94 20.2 33.0 36.2 10.6 3,174 15.1 38.4 36.1 10.4 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 75 18.7 40.0 28.0 13.3 3,109 14.2 34.6 33.5 17.8 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 78 25.6 38.5 25.6 10.3 3,100 13.8 34.6 35.5 16.0 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 91 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 113 15.0 34.5 35.4 15.0 3,203 18.9 41.8 28.3 11.1 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 107 17.8 39.3 29.0 14.0 3,091 20.7 37.0 34.9 7.4 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 89 21.3 40.4 36.0 2.2 3,185 22.2 35.3 33.4 9.1 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 94 23.4 23.4 41.5 11.7 3,166 22.7 27.2 40.9 9.1 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 75 24.0 33.3 34.7 8.0 3,106 25.2 30.5 34.4 9.9 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 78 26.9 32.1 30.8 10.3 3,092 25.9 31.6 35.0 7.4 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 92 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 113 17.7 38.9 23.9 19.5 3,193 21.5 45.1 23.2 10.2 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 107 17.8 43.0 25.2 14.0 3,069 21.0 37.0 33.1 8.9 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 89 19.1 50.6 24.7 5.6 3,168 18.8 48.5 22.3 10.4 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 94 17.0 42.6 31.9 8.5 3,153 19.6 41.9 25.2 13.3 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 75 8.0 37.3 33.3 21.3 3,079 16.8 35.8 30.4 17.1 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 78 19.2 38.5 32.1 10.3 3,072 19.5 40.2 29.7 10.6 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 93 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Analytic Geometry Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average Physical Science Cherokee Charter District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 19 - - 68.4 31.6 3,291 10.9 32.7 47.2 9.2 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 16 - 25.0 56.3 18.8 3,580 13.7 33.4 42.0 10.8 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 11 - 18.2 72.7 9.1 2,690 19.9 36.9 35.7 7.5 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 30 - 26.7 56.7 16.7 2,179 25.0 35.8 34.6 4.6 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 94 Cherokee Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Coweta Charter Academy Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on an elementary student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.0404, meaning that Coweta Charter Academy's performance is indistinguishable from either the state average or the district average of elementary schools. In middle school the school's contribution to student achievement averaged across all subjects is -0.1878, meaning that Coweta Charter Academy's contribution to student achievement is below both the state average and the district average of middle schools. In general, Coweta Charter Academy's strength is elementary ELA, but has weak performance in 3 out 4 subjects in its middle grades. Coweta Charter Academy's performance in the elementary grades in 2014/15 is generally on par with its performance in 2013/14 except math performance fell. On the other hand, its performance in the middle grades in 2014/15 is generally worse than its performance in 2013/14 The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the district average in elementary ELA o lower than the state and district average in elementary math, middle school math, middle school science, and middle school social studies. o indistinguishable from the district and state averages in elementary social studies, and middle school ELA. General Characteristics School Name Calendar Year Opened Coweta Charter Academy 2010 EMO Affiliation Charter Schools USA Grades K-7 Curriculum Focus None School Year SingleGender School Normal No Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement 20 hours volunteer/year Enrollment Restrictions Coweta County Public Schools Zone Students Served School Name Coweta Charter Academy Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 50.3 79.1 8.9 5.9 6.1 20.0 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 0.0 8.8 Pct. Gifted 14.4 95 Coweta Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.0404 Elementary / -0.1878 Middle Overall District Effect: -0.0273 Elementary / 0.0014 Middle Coweta Charter Academy's contribution to an elementary student's average achievement across all four Milestones-tested subjects is indistinguishable from the average elementary school in the state and the average elementary school in the district. The school's contribution to student achievement averaged across all middle school subjects is below both the average middle school in the state and the average middle school in the district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. 96 Coweta Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History 0.0660 -0.1416 -0.0911 0.0195 -0.0404 0.0438 -0.1991 -0.3250 -0.2972 -0.1878 71 No 19 Lower 27 Lower 55 No 36 No 68 No 4 Lower 2 Lower 5 Lower 3 Lower 4 of 21 17 of 21 16 of 21 7 of 21 15 of 21 Higher Lower No No No 4 of 8 8 of 8 8 of 8 8 of 8 8 of 8 No Lower Lower Lower Lower 55 76 2 of 21 43 23 18 of 21 45 28 17 of 21 50 47 10 of 21 48 35 14 of 21 49 47 7 of 8 41 11 8 of 8 29 2 8 of 8 36 7 8 of 8 39 4 8 of 8 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. 97 Coweta Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Coweta Charter Academy's performance in elementary grades in 2014/15 is generally equivalent to their performance in 2013/14. In 2014/15 the school's cross-subject contribution to student achievement in the elementary grades was -0.0404 and in 2013/14 it was 0.0491 and in 2012/13 it was 0.1291. Its performance in elementary math substantially fell in 2014/15 relative to the previous year. In 2014/2015 the school's cross-subject contribution to student achievement in middle grades was -0.1878, whereas in 2013/14 it was -0.0017. The cross-subject average contribution to student achievement in middle grades fell from 20113/14 to 2014/15. Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is Different From District better) Average? 0.2499 0.2064 0.0029 0.1093 0.0906 0.1291 1 of 20 1 of 20 5 of 20 1 of 20 2 of 20 1 of 20 Higher Higher No No Higher Higher 0.0191 0.0529 0.0323 0.0683 0.0809 0.0491 0.2024 0.1401 -0.1909 0.0712 -0.2366 -0.0017 2 of 20 1 of 20 8 of 20 5 of 20 2 of 20 2 of 20 No Higher No No No Higher 1 of 7 1 of 7 7 of 7 2 of 7 7 of 7 6 of 7 No No Lower No Lower No 0.0660 -0.1416 -0.0911 0.0195 -0.0404 4 of 21 17 of 21 16 of 21 7 of 21 15 of 21 Higher Lower No No No 0.0438 -0.1991 -0.3250 -0.2972 -0.1878 4 of 8 8 of 8 8 of 8 8 of 8 8 of 8 No Lower Lower Lower Lower 98 Coweta Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is Different From District better) Average? 99 Coweta Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 66 1 of 20 57 1 of 20 57 2 of 20 60 1 of 20 57 2 of 20 59 1 of 20 Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 53 3 of 20 47 5 of 20 51 6 of 20 51 11 of 20 52 4 of 20 51 3 of 20 62 1 of 7 55 1 of 7 41 7 of 7 51 3 of 7 39 7 of 7 49 4 of 7 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 55 2 of 21 43 18 of 21 45 17 of 21 50 10 of 21 48 14 of 21 49 7 of 8 41 8 of 8 29 8 of 8 36 8 of 8 39 8 of 8 100 Coweta Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Elementary Average State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 101 Coweta Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 102 Odyssey Coweta State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary ELA State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 103 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Mathematics State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 104 Odyssey State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Science State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 105 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Social Studies State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Odyssey Coweta 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 106 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 107 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Odyssey .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 108 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 109 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Coweta Charter Academy Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Coweta Charter Academy 110 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 93 11.8 29.0 43.0 16.1 1,605 28.2 31.8 31.3 8.7 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 95 16.8 27.4 28.4 27.4 1,586 26.7 35.1 30.0 8.1 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 95 8.4 27.4 48.4 15.8 1,605 23.6 34.5 35.9 6.1 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 89 18.0 37.1 38.2 6.7 1,680 26.4 29.2 37.6 6.9 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 48 20.8 33.3 43.8 2.1 1,673 24.1 32.1 36.9 6.9 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 Coweta Charter Academy 111 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 93 14.0 29.0 39.8 17.2 1,608 14.5 44.0 35.6 6.0 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 94 10.6 37.2 41.5 10.6 1,590 15.2 41.6 34.7 8.6 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 94 4.3 34.0 51.1 10.6 1,607 19.6 35.8 33.4 11.1 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 89 21.3 50.6 25.8 2.2 1,691 19.2 38.7 33.3 8.8 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 48 18.8 41.7 33.3 6.3 1,679 16.5 39.4 31.3 12.7 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 Coweta Charter Academy 112 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 93 12.9 30.1 33.3 23.7 1,604 18.6 43.9 28.1 9.4 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 94 14.9 27.7 41.5 16.0 1,585 25.0 40.4 27.8 6.7 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 94 9.6 40.4 40.4 9.6 1,601 25.0 33.8 33.6 7.6 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 89 40.4 31.5 24.7 3.4 1,686 30.5 27.5 35.8 6.1 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 47 38.3 31.9 23.4 6.4 1,683 28.2 32.7 30.5 8.6 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 Coweta Charter Academy 113 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Coweta Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 92 12.0 57.6 22.8 7.6 1,597 20.7 44.7 23.6 11.0 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 94 10.6 31.9 36.2 21.3 1,579 25.1 38.3 27.5 9.1 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 93 7.5 48.4 29.0 15.1 1,599 22.3 48.8 19.8 9.1 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 89 30.3 50.6 13.5 5.6 1,681 21.3 38.5 23.4 16.8 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 46 30.4 41.3 15.2 13.0 1,672 22.3 40.6 25.4 11.7 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 Coweta Charter Academy 114 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Fulton Leadership Academy Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects in middle school is 0.0477, meaning that Fulton Leadership Academy is not statistically different from the state average and above the district average of all middle schools. The school's contributions to student achievement in high school courses is mixed: 9th Grade Literature and Coordinate Algebra are both above district averages; Coordinate Algebra is also above the state average; American Literature, Analytical Geometry and Biology are indistinguishable from both state and district averages; and lastly, Physical Science and U.S. History are both below the state averages with performance in U.S. History also below the district average. In general, Fulton Leadership Academy's strengths include middle school ELA and math as well as Coordinate Algebra, but its performance in middle school science and Physical science is relatively weak in comparison to the state average. Relative to 2013/14, Fulton Leadership Academy's performance in 2014/15 is generally comparable to the previous year. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the district and state average in middle school ELA, middle school math and Coordinate Algebra. o above the district average in middle school social studies and 9th Grade Literature. o below the state average in middle school science and Physical Science. o indistinguishable from both the district and state averages in American Literature, Analytical Geometry and Biology. General Characteristics School Name Fulton Leadership Academy Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation 2010 No Grades Curriculum Focus School Year STEM with focus on aviation and 6-10 aeronautics - Normal partnership with Civil Air Patrol SingleGender School Boys Only Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Enrollment Restrictions Not Specified Fulton County Public Schools Zone 115 Fulton Leadership Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Students Served School Name Fulton Leadership Academy Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 0.0 0.0 99.6 0.4 0.0 99.6 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 0.0 13.4 Pct. Gifted 14.5 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: 0.0477 Middle Overall District Effect: -0.0132 Middle Fulton Leadership Academy's contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is greater than that of the average middle school in the district but indistinguishable from the average middle school in the state. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. In three of the seven measured subjects, Fulton Leadership Academy's contribution to a high school student's achievement is not statistically different from the average high school in the district and the average high school in the state. In two of the seven subjects, their contribution to student's achievement is higher than the district average; whereas, in the final two subjects, Fulton Leadership Academy's contribution to a high school student's achievement is lower than state average. Fulton Leadership Academy 116 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History 0.1206 0.1185 -0.1251 0.0569 0.0477 0.1753 0.1358 -0.0012 -0.0342 0.3821 -0.2165 -0.5687 88 Higher 83 Higher 16 Lower 61 No 69 No 88 No 77 No 52 No 45 No 98 Higher 10 Lower 1 Lower 4 of 24 6 of 24 17 of 24 7 of 24 8 of 24 Higher Higher No Higher Higher 4 of 19 5 of 20 13 of 20 10 of 20 1 of 19 Higher No No No Higher 15 of 18 No 20 of 20 Lower 45 18 21 of 24 55 74 7 of 24 43 20 17 of 24 53 63 10 of 24 49 42 13 of 24 46 32 10 of 19 46 32 13 of 20 43 20 13 of 20 47 40 13 of 20 74 99 1 of 19 34 6 17 of 18 24 1 20 of 20 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Fulton Leadership Academy 117 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Fulton Leadership Academy's performance in 2014/15 is generally comparable to its performance in 2013/14 in middle grades. In 2012/13 its average contribution to student achievement across all five middle school subjects tested on the CRCT was 0.1670, in 2013/14 it was 0.1033, and the four middle school subjects tested on the Milestones in 2014/15 was 0.0477. Fulton Leadership Academy had comparable performance in 2014/15 to 2013/14 in 9th Grade Literature and Physical Science and slight improvement in Coordinate Algebra, the other subjects were not offered in 2013/14. Fulton Leadership Academy 118 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading 0.1512 1 of 24 Higher ELA 0.1882 1 of 24 Higher Math 0.1392 2 of 24 Higher Science 0.0314 5 of 24 No Social Studies 0.3217 2 of 24 Higher All-Subject Average 0.1670 1 of 24 Higher High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 0.2748 0.2197 -0.0113 -0.0705 0.1128 0.1033 1 of 24 2 of 24 14 of 24 19 of 24 5 of 24 5 of 24 Higher Higher No No Higher Higher 0.3009 1 of 19 Higher 0.2485 6 of 18 No -0.0105 12 of 19 No 0.1206 0.1185 -0.1251 0.0569 0.0477 0.1753 0.1358 -0.0012 -0.0342 0.3821 -0.2165 -0.5687 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is Different From District better) Average? 4 of 24 6 of 24 17 of 24 7 of 24 8 of 24 Higher Higher No Higher Higher 4 of 19 5 of 20 13 of 20 10 of 20 1 of 19 Higher No No No Higher 15 of 18 No 20 of 20 Lower Fulton Leadership Academy 119 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 57 12 of 24 54 6 of 24 53 9 of 24 57 5 of 24 69 1 of 24 58 2 of 24 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 63 2 of 24 49 14 of 24 44 16 of 24 47 15 of 24 53 6 of 24 51 12 of 24 65 1 of 19 52 11 of 18 48 10 of 19 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 45 21 of 24 55 7 of 24 43 17 of 24 53 10 of 24 49 13 of 24 46 10 of 19 46 13 of 20 43 13 of 20 47 13 of 20 74 1 of 19 34 17 of 18 24 20 of 20 Fulton Leadership Academy 120 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 121 Fulton Leadership Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 122 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 123 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Fulton Leadership 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 124 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 125 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: 9th Grade Literature State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 126 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: American Literature State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 American Literture - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 127 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Analytic Geometry State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Analytic Geometry - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Fulton Leadership .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 128 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Biology State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Fulton Leadership 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 129 Fulton Leadership State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Coordinate Algebra State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Fulton Leadership Academy 130 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 Fulton Leadership State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Physical Science State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Physical Science - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional Fulton Leadership Academy 131 School FE in Std. Dev. Units -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 Fulton Leadership State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: U.S. History State Charter: Fulton Leadership Academy Comparison District: Fulton County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 U.S. History - [Fulton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional Fulton Leadership Academy 132 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 6 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 82 20.7 37.8 39.0 2.4 6,962 25.0 26.7 35.8 12.5 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 62 29.0 35.5 30.6 4.8 6,976 25.0 28.6 35.2 11.2 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 63 27.0 36.5 34.9 1.6 7,159 20.4 32.0 34.0 13.6 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 System Name Grade 6 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 82 14.6 46.3 35.4 3.7 6,978 24.5 31.2 28.2 16.1 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 62 27.4 35.5 29.0 8.1 6,991 23.2 30.7 25.8 20.3 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 63 11.1 52.4 31.7 4.8 7,164 25.3 30.9 23.3 20.5 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Fulton Leadership Academy 133 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 6 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 82 32.9 30.5 35.4 1.2 6,981 33.0 23.6 34.6 8.8 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 62 37.1 33.9 21.0 8.1 6,986 34.2 25.3 28.2 12.3 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 63 55.6 34.9 9.5 - 7,154 37.3 24.7 26.3 11.8 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 System Name Grade 6 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 82 18.3 40.2 30.5 11.0 6,941 26.3 35.3 21.3 17.1 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 62 22.6 45.2 21.0 11.3 6,942 26.0 30.2 22.9 20.9 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 63 22.2 50.8 19.0 7.9 7,122 30.1 33.7 23.0 13.2 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Fulton Leadership Academy 134 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average American Literature Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Analytic Geometry Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Biology Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average Physical Science Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average U.S. History Fulton Leadership District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 37 10.8 54.1 35.1 - 7,363 22.5 33.1 33.7 10.7 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 37 24.3 40.5 29.7 5.4 6,040 21.9 34.2 33.5 10.4 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 37 13.5 59.5 21.6 5.4 7,488 30.4 28.9 25.7 15.1 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 37 29.7 40.5 27.0 2.7 7,062 30.6 25.7 27.2 16.5 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 35 31.4 20.0 37.1 11.4 7,465 34.8 22.0 29.6 13.6 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 39 51.3 35.9 12.8 - 5,134 40.2 27.2 24.6 8.0 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 24 58.3 29.2 12.5 - 5,514 25.3 30.5 29.6 14.6 96,247 26.9 33.6 29.8 9.7 Fulton Leadership Academy 135 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Georgia Connections Academy Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.1057 in elementary grades and -0.0570 in middle grades, meaning that Georgia Connections Academy's performance is below the state average in elementary and middle grades. The school's estimated contribution to student achievement exceeds the state average in 9th Grade Literature and American literature, but is below the state average in Economics, Physical Science and U.S. History. In general, Georgia Connections Academy's strengths include middle school ELA, and 9th Grade Literature and American Literature in high school. However, its performance in elementary and middle school math and social studies, and high school Economics, Physical Science, and U.S. History is weak relative to the state. Because the school serves students throughout the state it does not have a district comparison group. Relative to 2014/15, Georgia Connections Academy's performance appears to be comparable to the previous year. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the state average in middle school ELA, 9th Grade Literature, and American Literature. o below the state average in elementary math, elementary social studies, middle school math, middle school social studies, high school Economics, Physical Science and U.S. History. o indistinguishable from the state average in elementary ELA, elementary and middle school science, and in high school Analytic Geometry, Biology, and Coordinate Algebra. General Characteristics School Name Georgia Connections Academy Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation Grades 2011 No K-12 Curriculum Focus Online Curriculum School Year SingleGender School Virtual/ Online School Serves Multiple Counties Normal No Yes Online Parental Involvement Requirement Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions Students residing in State of GA 136 Georgia Connections Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Students Served School Name Georgia Connections Academy Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 55.6 53.3 31.6 7.2 7.9 46.6 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 0.2 10.3 Pct. Gifted 4.2 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.1057 Elementary / -0.0570 Middle Georgia Connections Academy's contribution to an elementary student's average achievement across all four Milestones-tested subjects is lower than that of the average elementary school in the state, and its contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is also lower than that of the average middle school in the state. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. In high school, Georgia Connections outperformed the state in 9th Grade Literature and American Literature but performed below the state average in Economics, Physical Science, and U.S. History. Performance was indistinguishable in Analytic Geometry, Biology, and Coordinate Algebra. Georgia Connections Academy 137 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History -0.0283 -0.2107 -0.0425 -0.1470 -0.1057 0.0978 -0.1495 0.0046 -0.2033 -0.0570 0.1376 0.1250 -0.0274 0.0302 0.0515 -0.1729 -0.1566 -0.3950 41 No 9 Lower 42 No 19 Lower 16 Lower 84 Higher 11 Lower 51 No 11 Lower 27 Lower 81 Higher 74 Higher 45 No 59 No 67 No 28 Lower 18 Lower 4 Lower 39 5 42 20 44 19 46 32 42 11 46 23 41 12 45 25 43 20 44 15 49 42 49 47 51 60 48 45 54 67 53 61 38 12 32 7 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Georgia Connections Academy 138 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Georgia Connections Academy's performance in 2014/15 appears to be comparable to the previous school year. In 2012/13 the school's cross-subject average contribution to student achievement in the elementary grades was 0.0029, whereas in 2013/14 it was -0.1212 and -0.1057 in 2014/15. The school's cross-subject average contribution to student achievement in middle school grades was 0.0127 in 2012/13 and -0.0674 in 2013/14 and was -0.0570 in 2014/15. Georgia Connections Academy 139 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 0.1209 0.1455 -0.2357 0.0497 -0.0792 0.0029 0.0969 0.0054 -0.3276 -0.0886 -0.2563 -0.1212 -0.0283 -0.2107 -0.0425 -0.1470 -0.1057 0.2552 0.1707 -0.1863 -0.0726 -0.2303 -0.0127 0.1862 0.1092 -0.1937 -0.0858 -0.3521 -0.0674 0.0978 -0.1495 0.0046 -0.2033 -0.0570 0.2365 0.2714 0.1091 -0.2022 -0.1109 0.1506 0.1558 -0.2586 -0.0935 -0.0574 -0.3992 0.1376 0.1250 -0.0274 0.0302 0.0515 -0.1729 -0.1532 -0.3671 -0.1895 -0.5646 -0.1566 -0.3950 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 2014/15 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? Georgia Connections Academy 140 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) SGPs 55 55 38 49 48 49 61 53 40 44 34 46 62 54 50 43 42 48 29 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 54 48 30 46 39 43 59 53 36 43 33 45 55 50 37 38 50 39 36 21 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 39 42 44 46 42 46 41 45 43 44 49 49 51 48 54 53 38 32 Georgia Connections Academy 141 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Connections Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 152 37.5 30.3 26.3 5.9 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 186 29.6 33.9 30.6 5.9 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 198 23.7 33.8 35.9 6.6 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 246 23.2 30.5 36.6 9.8 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 318 23.0 36.8 34.0 6.3 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 358 15.6 40.2 36.9 7.3 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 142 Georgia Connections Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Connections Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 152 32.9 43.4 20.4 3.3 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 187 30.5 41.7 22.5 5.3 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 198 43.4 30.8 19.7 6.1 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 247 29.1 40.9 26.7 3.2 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 316 23.7 41.8 28.2 6.3 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 359 39.0 42.9 14.8 3.3 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Georgia Connections Academy 143 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Connections Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 154 31.2 33.8 24.0 11.0 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 187 29.4 41.2 25.7 3.7 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 197 28.9 41.1 26.9 3.0 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 246 33.3 27.2 35.8 3.7 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 315 26.0 34.9 29.8 9.2 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 359 44.3 31.8 18.9 5.0 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 Georgia Connections Academy 144 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Connections Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Connections Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 153 42.5 46.4 9.8 1.3 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 187 33.2 41.2 20.3 5.3 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 195 28.2 47.2 17.9 6.7 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 245 34.3 48.6 14.3 2.9 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 313 33.2 48.6 13.4 4.8 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 355 31.3 49.6 14.9 4.2 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Georgia Connections Academy 145 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature GA Connections Statewide Average American Literature GA Connections Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra GA Connections Statewide Average Analytic Geometry GA Connections Statewide Average Biology GA Connections Statewide Average Physical Science GA Connections Statewide Average U.S. History GA Connections Statewide Average Economics GA Connections Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 344 16.0 41.6 35.5 7.0 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 347 15.6 45.5 32.9 6.1 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 337 27.3 45.1 23.4 4.2 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 316 27.5 36.4 31.0 5.1 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 382 35.1 27.0 28.0 9.9 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 235 48.1 31.1 18.3 2.6 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 376 43.9 37.0 17.0 2.1 96,247 26.9 33.6 29.8 9.7 132 35.6 36.4 27.3 0.8 61,076 31.7 31.6 30.5 6.2 Georgia Connections Academy 146 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Georgia Cyber Academy Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.0937 in elementary grades and -0.1136 in middle grades, meaning that Georgia Cyber's performance is below the state average in elementary and middle grades. The school's estimated contribution to student achievement exceeds the state average in 9th Grade Literature and American literature, but is below the state average in Analytic Geometry, Biology, Economics, Physical Science and U.S. History. In general, Georgia Cyber's strengths include 9th Grade Literature and American Literature in high school. However, its performance in all elementary subjects, all middle school subjects, and high school Analytic Geometry, Biology, Economics Physical Science, and U.S. History is weak relative to the state. Because the school serves students throughout the state it does not have a district comparison group. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the state average in 9th Grade Literature, and American Literature. o below the state average in elementary and middle school ELA, elementary and middle school math, elementary and middle school science, elementary and middle school social studies, high school Analytic Geometry, Biology, Economics, Physical Science and U.S. History. o indistinguishable from the state average in Coordinate Algebra. General Characteristics School Name Georgia Cyber Academy Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation 2009 K-12 Grades K-12 Curriculum Focus Online Curriculum School Year SingleGender School Virtual/ Online School Serves Multiple Counties Normal No Yes Yes Parental Involvement Requirement Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions Students residing in State of GA Students Served School Name Georgia Cyber Academy Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 51.3 55.5 31.9 5.9 6.7 65.4 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 0.2 12.8 Pct. Gifted 8.2 Georgia Cyber Academy 147 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.0937 Elementary / -0.1136 Middle Georgia Cyber's contribution to an elementary student's average achievement across all four Milestones-tested subjects is lower than that of the average elementary school in the state, and its contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is also lower than that of the average middle school in the state. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. In high school, Georgia Cyber outperformed the state in 9th Grade Literature and American Literature but performed below the state average in Analytic Geometry, Biology, Economics, Physical Science, and U.S. History. Performance was indistinguishable in Coordinate Algebra. Georgia Cyber Academy 148 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History -0.0452 -0.1172 -0.0451 -0.1546 -0.0937 -0.0382 -0.1312 -0.0493 -0.2376 -0.1136 0.1437 0.2270 -0.1537 -0.1949 -0.0008 -0.1260 -0.1464 -0.3317 36 Lower 23 Lower 41 Lower 18 Lower 19 Lower 36 Lower 15 Lower 33 Lower 8 Lower 12 Lower 83 Higher 91 Higher 20 Lower 14 Lower 51 No 35 Lower 19 Lower 7 Lower 43 14 43 24 44 21 48 39 44 18 44 12 48 38 46 30 44 22 45 22 51 56 54 69 48 44 35 7 51 52 53 59 43 25 35 12 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Georgia Cyber Academy 149 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14, and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Previously, Georgia Cyber was included within Odyssey School and not a separate entity, therefore it is not possible to make any year-to-year comparisons for Georgia Cyber. Georgia Cyber Academy 150 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Cyber Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 698 44.6 25.1 23.5 6.9 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 745 34.0 32.8 28.1 5.2 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 812 38.3 30.4 25.4 5.9 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 1,030 33.0 29.1 31.4 6.5 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 1,220 32.9 32.0 30.2 4.8 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 1,389 25.5 39.0 30.2 5.3 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 151 Georgia Cyber Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Cyber Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 715 39.0 34.7 21.1 5.2 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 753 34.1 34.0 26.4 5.4 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 819 47.0 27.4 18.7 7.0 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 1,036 32.8 37.5 24.2 5.5 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 1,238 31.3 37.9 22.5 8.3 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 1,394 38.1 37.4 17.1 7.3 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Georgia Cyber Academy 152 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Cyber Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 712 36.2 32.9 20.2 10.7 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 754 36.5 36.5 22.4 4.6 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 821 41.4 30.2 21.8 6.6 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 1,041 37.6 26.5 29.7 6.2 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 1,231 39.6 29.3 24.2 6.9 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 1,398 50.0 26.0 19.7 4.3 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 Georgia Cyber Academy 153 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 4 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 5 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 6 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 7 GA Cyber Statewide Average Grade 8 GA Cyber Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 708 51.3 33.5 11.3 4.0 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 754 41.8 35.1 19.0 4.1 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 807 42.3 38.3 11.0 8.4 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 1,038 42.1 39.3 13.4 5.2 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 1,224 41.3 36.6 16.3 5.7 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 1,389 43.9 38.7 13.7 3.7 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Georgia Cyber Academy 154 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature GA Cyber Statewide Average American Literature GA Cyber Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra GA Cyber Statewide Average Analytic Geometry GA Cyber Statewide Average Biology GA Cyber Statewide Average Physical Science GA Cyber Statewide Average U.S. History GA Cyber Statewide Average Economics GA Cyber Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 1,267 23.8 40.6 30.5 5.1 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 902 20.0 42.5 30.9 6.7 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 1,482 44.6 39.2 13.1 3.1 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 1,205 48.1 36.5 12.6 2.7 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 1,431 57.2 24.9 15.4 2.5 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 963 51.2 33.5 13.3 2.0 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 952 49.7 31.9 15.2 3.2 96,247 26.9 33.6 29.8 9.7 142 43.0 37.3 19.7 - 61,076 31.7 31.6 30.5 6.2 Georgia Cyber Academy 155 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Graduation Achievement Charter High School (Formerly Provost Academy) Key Findings In general, Grad Achievement performance in Analytic Geometry, Biology, Coordinate Algebra, Economics, Physical Science and U.S. History is weak relative to the state. Because the school serves students throughout the state it does not have a district comparison group. Grad Achievement's performance in 2014/15 is comparable to its performance in 2013/14. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o below the state average in Analytic Geometry, Biology, Coordinate Algebra, Economics, Physical Science and U.S. History. o indistinguishable from the state average in 9th Grade Literature and American Literature. General Characteristics School Name Grad Achievement (Formerly Provost Academy) Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation Grades 2012 No 9-12 Curriculum Focus Online Curriculum School Year SingleGender School Virtual/ Online School Serves Multiple Counties Normal No Yes Online Parental Involvement Requirement Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions Students residing in State of GA Students Served School Name Grad Achievement (Formerly Provost Academy) Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Pct. Pct. SWD Pct. Black Hispanic FRL LEP Gifted 51.0 23.4 66.0 7.9 2.7 0.9 0.4 12.1 0.0 Graduation Achievement Charter High School (formerly Provost Academy) 156 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Grad Achievement's contribution to student achievement was below the state average in Analytic Geometry, Biology, Coordinate Algebra, Economics, Physical Science and U.S. History; it was not significantly different from the state average in 9th Grade Literature or American Literature. Graduation Achievement Charter High School (formerly Provost Academy) 157 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History -0.0063 -0.0384 -0.2705 -0.1563 -0.1866 -0.3359 -0.1910 -0.4187 44 No 40 No 6 Lower 20 Lower 9 Lower 12 Lower 15 Lower 4 Lower 44 24 43 20 38 9 38 10 40 12 35 7 39 14 29 3 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Graduation Achievement Charter High School (formerly Provost Academy) 158 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Grad Achievement's performance in 2014/15 is generally comparable to 2013/14. Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is better) Different From District Average? 0.1668 0.0233 -0.2831 -0.3020 -0.3012 -0.0349 -0.1480 -0.3882 -0.1998 -0.3199 -0.4493 -0.0063 -0.0384 -0.2705 -0.1563 -0.1866 -0.3359 Graduation Achievement Charter High School (formerly Provost Academy) 159 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is Different From District better) Average? Math II Physical Science U.S. History -0.6350 -0.1548 -0.4902 -0.4450 -0.3824 -0.4703 -0.1910 -0.4187 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Graduation Achievement Charter High School (formerly Provost Academy) 160 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 56 37 30 29 33 17 43 20 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 69 37 35 34 61 37 27 26 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 44 43 38 38 40 35 39 29 Grad Achievement (formerly Provost Academy) 161 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name 9th Grade Literature Grad Achievement Statewide Average American Literature Grad Achievement Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Grad Achievement Statewide Average Analytic Geometry Grad Achievement Statewide Average Biology Grad Achievement Statewide Average Physical Science Grad Achievement Statewide Average U.S. History Grad Achievement Statewide Average Economics Grad Achievement Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 137 54.0 35.0 9.5 1.5 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 177 44.6 39.0 14.1 2.3 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 175 77.7 17.1 4.6 0.6 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 185 74.1 22.7 3.2 - 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 167 77.2 12.6 8.4 1.8 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 190 69.5 23.7 6.3 0.5 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 185 68.6 28.1 3.2 - 96,247 26.9 33.6 29.8 9.7 159 67.9 22.6 8.8 0.6 61,076 31.7 31.6 30.5 6.2 162 Graduation Achievement Charter High School (formerly Provost Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is 0.0542 in middle grades, meaning that, in the middle grades, the Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett is higher than the state and district averages of middle schools. The school's estimated contribution to student achievement in 9th Grade Literature is also higher than the state and district averages, while Biology and Coordinate Algebra are no different from the state averages (Biology is below the district average). In general, the Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett is strong in middle school math and social studies, and 9th Grade Literature. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett's performance in 2014/15 is generally improved from its performance in 2013/14 and 2012/13. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the state and district averages in middle school math, middle school social studies, and 9th Grade Literature. o below the district average in Biology. o indistinguishable from the district and state in middle school ELA and science, and Coordinate Algebra. General Characteristics School Name Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Calendar Year Opened 2008 EMO Affiliation No Grades Curriculum Focus School Year Curriculum is entirely College Preparatory. Extended 6-12 Saturday Academy is Day/Week/ available to Year struggling students. SingleGender School Girls Only Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Enrollment Restrictions Not Specified Gwinnett County Public Schools Zone Students Served School Name Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 100.0 1.6 71.2 17.8 9.4 42.4 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 3.6 7.4 Pct. Gifted 0.0 163 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: 0.0542 Middle Overall District Effect: 0.0102 Middle Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett's contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is statistically the average school in the state and the district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 164 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History 0.0219 0.1494 -0.0530 0.0930 0.0542 0.3120 -0.2175 0.0922 60 No 88 Higher 32 No 71 Higher 73 Higher 98 Higher 10 No 75 No 12 of 32 6 of 32 24 of 33 12 of 33 9 of 33 No Higher No Higher Higher 1 of 22 Higher 22 of 23 Lower 6 of 21 No 52 65 12 of 32 53 67 11 of 32 44 20 28 of 33 48 37 26 of 33 49 43 22 of 33 63 93 1 of 22 34 5 22 of 23 50 50 6 of 21 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 165 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett's performance in 2014/15 is generally improved from its performance in 2013/14 and 2012/13. The estimated impact on student achievement averaged across all subjects was 0.0542 in 2014/15 compared to -0.0027 in 2013/14 and 0.0077 in 2012/13. Changes in estimated performance in specific subjects showed that social studies improved significantly across the period. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 166 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading -0.0930 29 of 31 Lower ELA 0.0389 8 of 31 No Math 0.1717 3 of 31 Higher Science -0.1281 30 of 31 Lower Social Studies 0.0398 20 of 31 Lower All-Subject Average 0.0077 23 of 31 No High 9th Grade Literature 0.1515 3 of 23 No American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology 0.0557 11 of 23 No Coordinate Algebra -0.0725 16 of 22 No Economics Math II -0.5441 23 of 23 Lower Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 0.0148 -0.0256 0.0831 -0.0681 -0.0138 -0.0027 30 of 30 29 of 30 22 of 30 30 of 31 29 of 31 29 of 31 Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower 0.0103 17 of 23 No 0.0219 0.1494 -0.0530 0.0930 0.0542 0.3120 -0.2175 0.0922 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is Different From District better) Average? 12 of 32 6 of 32 24 of 33 12 of 33 9 of 33 No Higher No Higher Higher 1 of 22 Higher 22 of 23 Lower 6 of 21 No Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 167 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of District Rank Individual SGPs (lower is better) 55 29 of 31 54 7 of 31 57 10 of 31 30 29 of 31 47 22 of 31 50 26 of 31 51 6 of 23 46 12 of 23 45 15 of 22 22 23 of 23 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 55 29 of 30 45 30 of 30 47 28 of 30 44 28 of 31 38 28 of 31 46 28 of 31 47 17 of 23 2014/15 School Mean of District Rank Individual SGPs (lower is better) 52 12 of 32 53 11 of 32 44 28 of 33 48 26 of 33 49 22 of 33 63 1 of 22 34 22 of 23 50 6 of 21 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 168 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 169 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 170 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 171 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 172 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 173 Ivy Prep. State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: 9th Grade Literature State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 174 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Biology State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 175 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Coordinate Algebra State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett Comparison District: Gwinnett County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra - [Gwinnett] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 176 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 6 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 106 22.6 25.5 37.7 14.2 13,134 22.5 27.8 36.6 13.2 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 84 19.0 39.3 34.5 7.1 13,248 23.3 29.9 36.4 10.4 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 74 17.6 32.4 37.8 12.2 13,637 19.1 34.3 35.5 11.1 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 System Name Grade 6 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 106 15.1 40.6 37.7 6.6 13,200 17.4 33.5 32.0 17.1 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 84 17.9 36.9 27.4 17.9 13,310 16.5 32.1 30.9 20.5 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 74 13.5 35.1 32.4 18.9 13,705 16.6 35.8 29.6 18.0 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 177 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 6 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 106 32.1 31.1 34.9 1.9 13,169 26.4 24.4 38.3 10.9 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 84 34.5 38.1 21.4 6.0 13,304 25.8 26.0 32.6 15.6 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 73 34.2 32.9 31.5 1.4 13,691 32.3 28.6 28.8 10.3 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 System Name Grade 6 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 106 22.6 34.9 25.5 17.0 13,095 19.7 33.6 24.9 21.8 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 84 19.0 39.3 28.6 13.1 13,208 18.6 28.8 26.9 25.6 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 74 24.3 40.5 27.0 8.1 13,588 22.1 33.3 26.2 18.4 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 178 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average American Literature Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Analytic Geometry Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Biology Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average U.S. History Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average Economics Ivy Prep District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 17 17.6 35.3 41.2 5.9 13,537 16.6 35.8 38.7 8.9 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 6 ----- ----- ----- ----- 11,563 20.9 35.8 33.7 9.5 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 17 23.5 52.9 23.5 - 16,630 20.9 32.9 35.3 10.8 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 4 ----- ----- ----- ----- 8,971 32.7 39.0 25.3 2.9 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 18 72.2 11.1 16.7 - 13,808 25.6 24.2 35.1 15.1 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 6 ----- ----- ----- ----- 11,477 19.8 33.1 35.2 11.9 96,247 26.9 33.6 29.8 9.7 2 ----- ----- ----- ----- 4,926 31.0 32.8 30.2 6.0 61,076 31.7 31.6 30.5 6.2 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Gwinnett 179 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.2723 in elementary grades and 0.0254 in middle grades, meaning that Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls is below the state and district averages in elementary grades and not significantly different than the state and district averages in middle grades. In general, Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls' strengths include middle school ELA and social studies, but its performance in elementary ELA, math, science, and social studies as well as middle school math are weak relative to the state and district. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls' performance in 2014/15 is largely similar to its achievement in 2013/14 and weaker than in 2012/13. The estimated impact on student achievement averaged across all subjects in elementary school was -0.2723 in 2014/15, compared to -0.3300 in 2013/14 and -0.0757 in 2012/13. In middle school the cross-subject average contribution to student achievement was 0.0254 in 2014/15, compared to 0.0339 in 2012/13 and -0.0171 in 2013/14. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the state average in middle school ELA and social studies. o below the district and state average in middle school science as well as every elementary subject. o indistinguishable from the district and state average in middle school math. General Characteristics School Name Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood Calendar Year Opened 2011 EMO Affiliation No Grades Curriculum Focus School Year Curriculum is entirely College Preparatory. Extended K-9 Saturday Academy is Day/Week/ available to Year struggling students. SingleGender School GirlsOnly Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Enrollment Restrictions Not Specified DeKalb County Schools Zone 180 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Students Served School Name Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 100.0 0.8 98.4 0.3 0.5 46.1 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 0.0 3.9 Pct. Gifted 1.3 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.2723 Elementary / 0.0254 Middle Overall District Effect: -0.0062 Elementary / 0.0250 Middle Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls' contribution to an elementary student's average achievement across all subjects is below that of the average elementary school in the state and district. Its contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is not statistically different from the average middle school in the state and district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. While the school did serve students in grade 9, there were fewer than 15 students taking any one EOC exam and thus no value-added or SGP results are reported at the high school level. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 181 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History -0.3281 -0.1598 -0.1962 -0.4082 -0.2723 0.1347 -0.0505 -0.1927 0.2065 0.0254 1 Lower 15 Lower 7 Lower 1 Lower 1 Lower 91 Higher 34 No 6 Lower 90 Higher 59 No 86 of 86 71 of 86 80 of 86 86 of 86 86 of 86 Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower 6 of 33 19 of 33 32 of 33 7 of 33 16 of 33 No No Lower Higher No 31 1 86 of 86 38 11 78 of 86 32 2 85 of 86 27 1 85 of 86 32 1 86 of 86 55 86 12 of 33 47 33 22 of 33 40 11 31 of 33 60 89 7 of 33 50 55 17 of 33 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. High school results are omitted because there were fewer than 15 students taking any one EOC exam. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 182 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls' performance in 2014/15 is largely similar to its achievement in 2013/14, and weaker than in 2012/13. The estimated impact on student achievement averaged across all subjects in elementary school was -0.2723 in 2014/15, compared to -0.3300 in 2013/14 and -0.0757 in 2012/13. In middle school the cross-subject average contribution to student achievement was 0.0254 in 2014/15, compared to 0.0339 in 2012/13 and -0.0171 in 2013/14. Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 183 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect Elementary Reading -0.0193 58 of 85 No ELA 0.0208 27 of 85 No Math -0.4699 85 of 85 Lower Science -0.0600 36 of 85 No Social Studies 0.1479 8 of 85 Higher All-Subject Average -0.0757 48 of 85 No Middle Reading 0.1660 3 of 29 Higher ELA 0.0294 5 of 29 No Math 0.1129 3 of 29 Higher Science -0.2869 28 of 29 Lower Social Studies 0.1340 4 of 29 Higher All-Subject Average 0.0339 4 of 29 Higher High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. -0.1971 -0.2659 -0.2206 -0.4394 -0.5292 -0.3300 82 of 85 84 of 85 68 of 85 85 of 85 85 of 85 85 of 85 Lower Lower No Lower No Lower 0.1309 0.1044 -0.0223 -0.1542 -0.1171 -0.0171 6 of 30 No 5 of 30 No 12 of 30 No 26 of 30 No 19 of 30 No 10 of 30 No -0.3281 -0.1598 -0.1962 -0.4082 -0.2723 0.1347 -0.0505 -0.1927 0.2065 0.0254 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is Different From District better) Average? 86 of 86 71 of 86 80 of 86 86 of 86 86 of 86 Lower Lower Lower Lower Lower 6 of 33 19 of 33 32 of 33 7 of 33 16 of 33 No No Lower Higher No Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 184 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 44 74 of 85 48 31 of 85 25 85 of 85 48 29 of 85 56 9 of 85 44 52 of 85 58 6 of 29 53 5 of 29 56 4 of 29 34 28 of 29 61 3 of 29 52 5 of 29 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 44 73 of 85 33 85 of 85 33 75 of 85 25 85 of 85 16 85 of 85 30 85 of 85 56 11 of 30 53 4 of 30 39 23 of 30 51 10 of 30 39 24 of 30 47 17 of 30 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 31 86 of 86 38 78 of 86 32 85 of 86 27 85 of 86 32 86 of 86 55 12 of 33 47 22 of 33 40 31 of 33 60 7 of 33 50 17 of 33 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 185 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Elementary Average State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 186 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 187 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary ELA State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 188 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Mathematics State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 189 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Science State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 190 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Social Studies State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 191 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 192 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 193 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 194 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 195 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % % Beginning Developing Learner Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 50 38.0 32.0 24.0 6.0 7,898 43.7 27.0 20.6 8.7 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 49 49.0 28.6 20.4 2.0 7,521 37.5 30.8 24.0 7.7 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 25 40.0 44.0 16.0 - 7,387 34.4 31.9 27.1 6.6 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 27 37.0 40.7 22.2 - 6,966 41.0 29.1 24.1 5.8 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 26 38.5 38.5 23.1 - 6,856 41.2 29.5 24.5 4.8 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 42 11.9 47.6 38.1 2.4 7,158 34.0 36.1 24.4 5.5 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 196 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 50 32.0 44.0 24.0 - 8,015 35.1 37.9 21.7 5.4 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 49 36.7 42.9 18.4 2.0 7,624 32.8 38.9 22.7 5.7 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 25 44.0 40.0 16.0 - 7,476 37.0 35.3 20.2 7.4 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 27 14.8 70.4 14.8 - 7,018 39.2 37.9 17.9 5.0 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 26 42.3 50.0 7.7 - 6,907 38.4 36.4 18.0 7.3 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 42 42.9 42.9 14.3 - 7,193 40.8 38.6 14.5 6.1 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 197 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % % Beginning Developing Learner Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 50 38.0 42.0 12.0 8.0 7,985 36.9 37.7 17.7 7.7 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 49 63.3 24.5 10.2 2.0 7,608 43.0 33.2 18.8 5.0 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 25 56.0 36.0 8.0 - 7,455 44.5 31.7 18.3 5.6 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 27 74.1 25.9 - - 6,998 54.3 23.9 17.9 3.9 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 26 69.2 26.9 3.8 - 6,876 51.0 24.7 18.8 5.6 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 42 66.7 31.0 2.4 - 7,172 54.8 25.7 15.7 3.8 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 198 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 50 30.0 44.0 20.0 6.0 7,868 39.0 40.5 13.8 6.7 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 49 59.2 28.6 12.2 - 7,496 43.1 34.4 17.4 5.0 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 25 44.0 52.0 4.0 - 7,358 39.5 41.2 12.7 6.6 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 27 33.3 55.6 11.1 - 6,929 42.3 36.2 13.1 8.4 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 26 26.9 57.7 15.4 - 6,786 42.1 33.6 15.1 9.3 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 42 16.7 69.0 14.3 - 7,115 46.5 33.7 14.0 5.7 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 199 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average Biology Ivy Prep - Kirkwood District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 13 7.7 46.2 46.2 - 5,489 35.8 33.4 25.3 5.5 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 12 33.3 50.0 16.7 - 6,905 42.8 34.8 17.9 4.4 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 14 71.4 21.4 7.1 - 5,018 52.6 21.7 19.1 6.7 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls 200 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.1201 in elementary grades and -0.0257 in middle grades, meaning that Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy is below both the state and district average in elementary grades and not significantly different from the state and district average in middle grades. In general, Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy's performance in elementary science, elementary social studies, middle school math, and Biology is weak relative to the state and district. However, its contribution to student achievement in 9th Grade Literature is strong, exceeding the state average. Performance at Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy generally improved in the elementary and middle grades relative to the prior year. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o below the state and district averages in elementary science, elementary social studies, middle school math, and Biology. o above the state average in 9th Grade Literature. o indistinguishable from the state and district averages in elementary ELA, elementary Math, middle school ELA, middle school science, and Coordinate Algebra. General Characteristics School Name Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Calendar Year Opened 2011 EMO Affiliation No Grades K-9 Curriculum Focus College Preparatory curriculum for all students. School Year Extended Day/Week/ Year SingleGender School BoysOnly Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions DeKalb County Students Served School Name Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 0.0 0.9 97.0 0.6 1.5 41.7 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 0.0 7.7 Pct. Gifted 2.1 201 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.1201 Elementary / -0.0257 Middle Overall District Effect: -0.0062 Elementary / 0.0250 Middle Ivy Preparatory Academy Young Men's Leadership Academy's contribution to an elementary student's average achievement across all five CRCTtested subjects is less than the average elementary school in the state and district, and its contribution to a middle school student's cross-subject average achievement is not statistically different than that of the average middle school in the state and district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 202 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History 0.0077 0.0058 -0.2092 -0.3171 -0.1201 0.0545 -0.1417 0.0605 -0.0888 -0.0257 0.3080 -0.2499 0.0212 52 No 52 No 6 Lower 2 Lower 13 Lower 72 No 13 Lower 70 No 27 No 37 No 98 Higher 7 Lower 58 No 69 of 86 32 of 86 82 of 86 82 of 86 70 of 86 No No Lower Lower Lower 23 of 33 30 of 33 12 of 33 24 of 33 22 of 33 No Lower No Lower No 2 of 24 No 24 of 24 Lower 13 of 22 No 47 35 79 of 86 53 61 36 of 86 38 5 82 of 86 29 1 84 of 86 42 9 79 of 86 49 43 26 of 33 38 5 32 of 33 54 78 7 of 33 48 40 23 of 33 47 32 25 of 33 54 68 10 of 24 35 6 24 of 24 48 40 17 of 22 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 203 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Ivy Preparatory Academy Young Men's Leadership Academy's performance in 2014/15 is generally improved relative to its performance in 2013/14. The cross-subject average contribution to student achievement in elementary grades rose from -0.3223 in 2013/14 to -.1201 in 2014/15. In middle grades, the school's overall performance in 2014/15 rose slightly from its performance in the prior year; the cross-subject average contribution to student achievement in the middle grades was -0.0257 compared to -0.0616. Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 204 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect Elementary Reading 0.0933 21 of 85 No ELA 0.1069 7 of 85 No Math -0.1621 52 of 85 No Science -0.0668 39 of 85 No Social Studies -0.2730 72 of 85 No All-Subject Average -0.0589 42 of 85 No Middle Reading -0.0990 26 of 29 No ELA -0.1412 27 of 29 No Math -0.1696 22 of 29 No Science -0.1815 23 of 29 No Social Studies -0.3371 27 of 29 Lower All-Subject Average -0.1695 27 of 29 Lower High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. -0.2072 -0.1430 -0.4430 -0.3944 -0.4343 -0.3223 84 of 85 79 of 85 83 of 85 84 of 85 81 of 85 84 of 85 Lower No Lower Lower No Lower 0.1313 0.0359 0.1302 -0.1275 -0.4200 -0.0616 5 of 30 11 of 30 5 of 30 22 of 30 30 of 30 22 of 30 No No Higher No Lower No 0.0077 0.0058 -0.2092 -0.3171 -0.1201 0.0545 -0.1417 0.0605 -0.0888 -0.0257 0.3080 -0.2499 0.0212 2014/15 District Statistically Rank (lower is Different From District better) Average? 69 of 86 32 of 86 82 of 86 82 of 86 70 of 86 No No Lower Lower Lower 23 of 33 30 of 33 12 of 33 24 of 33 22 of 33 No Lower No Lower No 2 of 24 No 24 of 24 Lower 13 of 22 No Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 205 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 56 15 of 85 49 26 of 85 43 47 of 85 46 43 of 85 39 63 of 85 47 40 of 85 52 19 of 29 40 27 of 29 43 19 of 29 44 19 of 29 31 26 of 29 42 24 of 29 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 40 82 of 85 38 83 of 85 23 84 of 85 32 82 of 85 25 83 of 85 31 84 of 85 56 10 of 30 49 20 of 30 50 6 of 30 44 24 of 30 27 30 of 30 45 25 of 30 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 47 79 of 86 53 36 of 86 38 82 of 86 29 84 of 86 42 79 of 86 49 26 of 33 38 32 of 33 54 7 of 33 48 23 of 33 47 25 of 33 54 10 of 24 35 24 of 24 48 17 of 22 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 206 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Elementary Average State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 207 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 208 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary ELA State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 209 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Mathematics State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 210 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Science State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 211 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Social Studies State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 212 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 213 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 214 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 215 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Kirkwood Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 216 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: 9th Grade Literature State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature - [Dekalb] Ivy Prep. - Young Mens 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 State Charters Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 Local Charters Traditional Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 217 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Biology State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology - [Dekalb] 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 Ivy Prep. - Young Mens State Charters Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 Local Charters Traditional Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 218 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Coordinate Algebra State Charter: Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy Comparison District: DeKalb County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra - [Dekalb] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Ivy Prep. - Young Mens .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional Mean Student Growth Percentile for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra - [Dekalb] Ivy Prep. - Young Mens 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 State Charters Median SGP across all Georgia public schools = 50 Local Charters Traditional Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 219 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % % Beginning Developing Learner Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 41 51.2 22.0 22.0 4.9 7,898 43.7 27.0 20.6 8.7 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 43 41.9 37.2 18.6 2.3 7,521 37.5 30.8 24.0 7.7 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 23 52.2 30.4 13.0 4.3 7,387 34.4 31.9 27.1 6.6 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 27 59.3 22.2 18.5 - 6,966 41.0 29.1 24.1 5.8 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 24 54.2 37.5 8.3 - 6,856 41.2 29.5 24.5 4.8 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 36 50.0 38.9 11.1 - 7,158 34.0 36.1 24.4 5.5 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 220 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 41 26.8 51.2 22.0 - 8,015 35.1 37.9 21.7 5.4 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 43 30.2 30.2 39.5 - 7,624 32.8 38.9 22.7 5.7 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 23 56.5 30.4 13.0 - 7,476 37.0 35.3 20.2 7.4 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 27 59.3 33.3 7.4 - 7,018 39.2 37.9 17.9 5.0 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 24 50.0 45.8 4.2 - 6,907 38.4 36.4 18.0 7.3 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 36 50.0 50.0 - - 7,193 40.8 38.6 14.5 6.1 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 221 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % % Beginning Developing Learner Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 41 36.6 39.0 17.1 7.3 7,985 36.9 37.7 17.7 7.7 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 43 55.8 32.6 11.6 - 7,608 43.0 33.2 18.8 5.0 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 23 60.9 34.8 - 4.3 7,455 44.5 31.7 18.3 5.6 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 27 55.6 29.6 11.1 3.7 6,998 54.3 23.9 17.9 3.9 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 24 58.3 25.0 16.7 - 6,876 51.0 24.7 18.8 5.6 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 36 63.9 25.0 11.1 - 7,172 54.8 25.7 15.7 3.8 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 222 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 41 31.7 43.9 14.6 9.8 7,868 39.0 40.5 13.8 6.7 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 43 58.1 37.2 4.7 - 7,496 43.1 34.4 17.4 5.0 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 23 47.8 47.8 - 4.3 7,358 39.5 41.2 12.7 6.6 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 27 63.0 29.6 3.7 3.7 6,929 42.3 36.2 13.1 8.4 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 24 62.5 25.0 4.2 8.3 6,786 42.1 33.6 15.1 9.3 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 36 50.0 44.4 5.6 - 7,115 46.5 33.7 14.0 5.7 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 223 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Analytic Geometry Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average Biology Ivy Prep - Young Men's District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 23 21.7 47.8 26.1 4.3 5,489 35.8 33.4 25.3 5.5 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 20 35.0 50.0 10.0 5.0 6,905 42.8 34.8 17.9 4.4 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 1 ----- ----- ----- ----- 5,628 39.6 37.2 18.1 5.2 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 22 50.0 36.4 13.6 - 5,018 52.6 21.7 19.1 6.7 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 Ivy Preparatory Young Men's Leadership Academy 224 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Mountain Education Center Key Findings Mountain Education Center's contribution to student achievement exceeds the state average in 9th Grade Literature, Coordinate Algebra, Biology, and Economics. Since the school serves students from multiple counties it does not have a district comparison group. Compared to 2013/14, Mountain Education Center saw an increase in the contribution to student achievement in all subjects with the exception of Physical Science. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the state average in 9th Grade Literature, Coordinate Algebra, Biology and Economics. o indistinguishable from the state average in American Literature, Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, and U.S. History. General Characteristics School Name Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation Mountain Education 2007 No Charter School Grades 9-12 Curriculum Focus Self-paced, individualized, evening high school for students struggling at other schools School Year Year-round SingleGender School No Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties Yes Parental Involvement Requirement No Enrollment Restrictions Students residing in State of GA Students Served School Name Mountain Education Center Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 48.9 87.8 5.8 6.1 0.3 66.9 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 2.0 15.0 Pct. Gifted 0.0 225 Mountain Education Center State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Mountain Education Center's contribution to student achievement is greater than the state average in 9th Grade Literature, Coordinate Algebra, Biology and Economics. The table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. Mountain Education Center 226 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History 0.2010 -0.0338 0.0978 0.2099 0.2837 0.1413 0.0295 -0.0013 91 Higher 41 No 73 No 87 Higher 96 Higher 72 Higher 60 No 51 No 65 97 50 51 60 90 64 91 66 97 59 82 58 86 48 46 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. Mountain Education Center 227 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Mountain Education Center's performance in 2014/15 was generally improved from its performance in 2013/14 in most subjects. In particular, the school's contribution to performance in Biology and Coordinate Algebra both improved by more than 0.2 standard deviations between 2013/14 and 2014/15. Mountain Education Center 228 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Statistically Rank Different From (lower is District better) Average? Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature 0.4303 American Literature -0.0020 Analytic Geometry Biology 0.0675 Coordinate Algebra Economics 0.0413 Math II -0.0506 Physical Science 0.0078 U.S. History -0.0463 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 0.0498 -0.1565 -0.0198 -0.1002 0.0812 0.3140 0.0914 -0.0678 0.2010 -0.0338 0.0978 0.2099 0.2837 0.1413 0.0295 -0.0013 Mountain Education Center 229 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject Elementary Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle Reading ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 65 40 50 60 51 55 37 Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 44 46 46 49 61 64 52 43 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 65 50 60 64 66 59 58 48 Mountain Education Center 230 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name 9th Grade Literature Mountain Ed. Statewide Average American Literature Mountain Ed. Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Mountain Ed. Statewide Average Analytic Geometry Mountain Ed. Statewide Average Biology Mountain Ed. Statewide Average Physical Science Mountain Ed. Statewide Average U.S. History Mountain Ed. Statewide Average Economics Mountain Ed. Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 62 25.8 53.2 19.4 1.6 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 113 31.0 43.4 24.8 0.9 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 32 31.3 28.1 40.6 - 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 31 19.4 51.6 25.8 3.2 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 64 31.3 37.5 26.6 4.7 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 83 31.3 37.3 28.9 2.4 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 124 25.0 42.7 30.6 1.6 96,247 26.9 33.6 29.8 9.7 195 27.7 38.5 32.8 1.0 61,076 31.7 31.6 30.5 6.2 231 Mountain Education Center State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.0338 in elementary grades and -0.0372 in middle grades, meaning that Odyssey School is indistinguishable from the state and district averages in elementary and middle school. In general, Odyssey School's strengths include elementary science and middle school math and its weaknesses include elementary math, middle school science, and middle school social studies. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the state average in elementary science and middle school math o indistinguishable from the state average in elementary ELA, middle school ELA, and elementary social studies o below the state average in elementary math, middle school science, and middle school social studies No historical comparisons are available because Odyssey and Georgia Cyber Academy were treated as a single school in prior years. General Characteristics School Name Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation Odyssey School 2004 No Grades Curriculum Focus School Year Multi-age classrooms - students grouped K-8 by skill level/Looping: Normal students remain with teacher two years SingleGender School No Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties No Parental Involvement Requirement Enrollment Restrictions 18 hours per academic year Coweta County Public Schools Zone Students Served School Name Odyssey School (not including Georgia Cyber Academy) Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 43.9 54.0 24.9 10.6 10.4 25.2 Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 1.6 19.5 Pct. Gifted 13.5 232 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.0338 Elementary / -0.0372 Middle Overall District Effect: -0.0273 Elementary / 0.0014 Middle Odyssey School's contribution to an elementary student and a middle school student's average achievement across all four Milestones-tested subjects is indistinguishable from the average elementary and middle school in the state or district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. 233 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) Elementary ELA -0.0161 44 No 11 of 21 No 48 37 Math -0.2688 4 Lower 21 of 21 Lower 39 12 Science 0.1375 84 Higher 1 of 21 Higher 57 81 Social Studies 0.0032 51 No 8 of 21 No 52 60 All-Subject Average -0.0338 39 No 11 of 21 No 49 42 Middle ELA 0.0245 61 No 7 of 8 No 48 41 Math 0.1091 80 Higher 2 of 8 No 62 94 Science -0.1295 15 Lower 7 of 8 No 40 11 Social Studies -0.1622 15 Lower 7 of 8 Lower 39 10 All-Subject Average -0.0372 33 No 7 of 8 No 47 30 High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. By construction, the statewide average value-added school effect is zero. 9 of 21 20 of 21 1 of 21 8 of 21 13 of 21 8 of 8 1 of 8 7 of 8 7 of 8 7 of 8 234 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14, and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results In prior years, data on Odyssey School included students enrolled in the Georgia Cyber Academy, therefore it is not possible to make any yearto-year comparisons for the Odyssey School. 235 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Elementary Average State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 236 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 237 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) Odyssey Coweta State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary ELA State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 238 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Mathematics State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 239 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) Odyssey State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Science State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 240 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Social Studies State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Odyssey Coweta 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 241 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 242 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Odyssey .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 243 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 244 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Odyssey School Comparison District: Coweta County Public Schools School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Coweta] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Coweta Odyssey 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 245 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 43.2 27.3 20.5 9.1 1,605 28.2 31.8 31.3 8.7 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 50 20.0 44.0 30.0 6.0 1,586 26.7 35.1 30.0 8.1 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 47 51.1 31.9 14.9 2.1 1,605 23.6 34.5 35.9 6.1 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 49 38.8 24.5 34.7 2.0 1,680 26.4 29.2 37.6 6.9 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 33 30.3 42.4 21.2 6.1 1,673 24.1 32.1 36.9 6.9 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 41 14.6 39.0 41.5 4.9 1,732 18.6 36.6 37.5 7.3 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 246 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 22.7 38.6 27.3 11.4 1,608 14.5 44.0 35.6 6.0 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 50 24.0 46.0 30.0 - 1,590 15.2 41.6 34.7 8.6 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 47 57.4 31.9 10.6 - 1,607 19.6 35.8 33.4 11.1 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 49 26.5 44.9 26.5 2.0 1,691 19.2 38.7 33.3 8.8 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 32 31.3 31.3 21.9 15.6 1,679 16.5 39.4 31.3 12.7 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 41 17.1 39.0 29.3 14.6 1,734 17.9 38.5 29.7 13.9 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 247 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 34.1 36.4 18.2 11.4 1,604 18.6 43.9 28.1 9.4 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 50 18.0 54.0 26.0 2.0 1,585 25.0 40.4 27.8 6.7 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 47 40.4 36.2 14.9 8.5 1,601 25.0 33.8 33.6 7.6 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 49 44.9 26.5 28.6 - 1,686 30.5 27.5 35.8 6.1 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 33 24.2 45.5 21.2 9.1 1,683 28.2 32.7 30.5 8.6 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 41 29.3 41.5 22.0 7.3 1,723 32.0 30.4 30.5 7.1 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 248 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Odyssey District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 34.1 54.5 9.1 2.3 1,597 20.7 44.7 23.6 11.0 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 50 22.0 56.0 18.0 4.0 1,579 25.1 38.3 27.5 9.1 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 47 34.0 44.7 17.0 4.3 1,599 22.3 48.8 19.8 9.1 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 49 42.9 40.8 16.3 - 1,681 21.3 38.5 23.4 16.8 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 32 21.9 56.3 15.6 6.3 1,672 22.3 40.6 25.4 11.7 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 41 22.0 36.6 29.3 12.2 1,724 24.4 39.2 25.9 10.5 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 249 Odyssey School (Not Including Georgia Cyber Academy) State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Pataula Charter Academy Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is 0.0109 in elementary grades and 0.0450 in middle grades, meaning that Pataula Charter Academy is not significantly different than the state average in elementary and middle grades. It is statistically above the district in middle school. At the high school level, the value-added estimates in Biology are above the state average while other subjects are indistinguishable from the state average. In general, Pataula Charter Academy's performance is strong in middle school ELA and middle school social studies relative to the fivecounty area it serves, but its performance in other elementary and middle school subjects is average. The school's performance is also strong in high school Biology where its contribution to student achievement exceeds the state average. Relative to 2013/14, Pataula Charter Academy's performance is generally equivalent in 2014/15. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the five-county average in middle school social studies, middle school ELA, and Biology. o indistinguishable from the state average in all elementary subjects, middle school math, middle school science, middle school social studies, 9th Grade Literature, Analytic Geometry, Coordinate Algebra, and Physical Science General Characteristics School Name Calendar Year Opened Pataula Charter Academy 2010 Students Served School Name Pataula Charter Academy EMO Affiliation No Grades Curriculum Focus School Year Expeditionary Learning: project based lectures and K-10 curriculum Normal delivery/Looping: students remain with teacher for two years SingleGender School No Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties Yes Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Black Hispanic FRL 45.8 80.2 11.1 5.2 3.5 57.1 Parental Involvement Requirement Not Specified Enrollment Restrictions Students residing in Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph Public School districts Pct. Pct. SWD LEP 2.7 11.8 Pct. Gifted 6.6 250 Pataula Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: 0.0109 Elementary / 0.0450 Middle Overall District Effect: -0.0235 Elementary / -0.0271 Middle Pataula Charter Academy's contribution to an elementary student and a middle school student's average achievement across all five CRCTtested subjects is not statistically different from the average elementary and middle school in the state. It is above the five surrounding county districts in middle school. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. Pataula Charter Academy 251 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Elementary ELA 0.0324 60 No Math -0.0174 46 No Science 0.0497 66 No Social Studies -0.0176 46 No All-Subject Average 0.0109 54 No Middle ELA 0.1489 93 Higher Math -0.0050 50 No Science -0.0615 28 No Social Studies 0.0830 68 No All-Subject Average 0.0450 68 No High 9th Grade Literature -0.0032 45 No American Literature Analytic Geometry -0.1087 30 No Biology 0.6431 99 Higher Coordinate Algebra -0.1156 20 No Economics Physical Science 0.1011 74 No U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 2 of 6 No 4 of 6 No 2 of 6 No 3 of 6 No 3 of 6 No 1 of 6 3 of 6 3 of 6 2 of 6 2 of 6 Higher No No Higher Higher 3 of 5 No 4 of 5 1 of 5 5 of 6 No Higher No 2 of 5 No Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) 49 47 1 of 6 53 63 3 of 6 52 62 1 of 6 51 54 3 of 6 52 60 1 of 6 55 84 2 of 6 50 49 2 of 6 53 70 2 of 6 52 57 2 of 6 52 69 2 of 6 43 21 2 of 5 50 56 4 of 5 74 99 1 of 5 54 65 2 of 6 50 55 2 of 5 Pataula Charter Academy 252 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Relative to 2013/14, Pataula Charter Academy's performance is generally equivalent in 2014/15. Pataula Charter Academy 253 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores) 2012/13 2013/14 District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect District Rank (lower is better) Statistically Different From District Average? School Effect 2014/15 District Statistically Rank Different From (lower is District Average? better) Elementary Reading 0.0463 1 of 6 No ELA -0.0925 4 of 6 No Math 0.0694 3 of 6 No Science -0.1610 5 of 6 No Social Studies 0.1182 1 of 6 Higher All-Subject Average -0.0045 3 of 6 No Middle Reading 0.0215 2 of 6 No ELA 0.0133 4 of 6 No Math -0.0816 4 of 6 No Science 0.0203 2 of 6 No Social Studies 0.0052 2 of 6 Higher All-Subject Average 0.0025 2 of 6 No High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. -0.0234 0.0136 -0.0156 -0.0553 0.0028 -0.0091 0.0440 -0.0283 -0.0886 -0.1229 0.0127 -0.0332 0.3183 0.3016 0.0945 4 of 6 4 of 6 3 of 6 3 of 6 3 of 6 3 of 6 2 of 6 5 of 6 5 of 6 3 of 6 1 of 6 2 of 6 2 of 6 No 1 of 5 No 3 of 6 No No No No No No No No No No No Higher No 0.4804 1 of 6 Higher 0.0324 No -0.0174 No 0.0497 No -0.0176 No 0.0109 No 2 of 6 4 of 6 2 of 6 3 of 6 3 of 6 0.1489 -0.0050 -0.0615 0.0830 0.0450 -0.0032 -0.1087 0.6431 -0.1156 1 of 6 3 of 6 3 of 6 2 of 6 2 of 6 Higher No No Higher Higher 3 of 5 No 4 of 5 1 of 5 5 of 6 No Higher No 0.1011 2 of 5 No Pataula Charter Academy 254 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject 2012/13 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) Elementary Reading 54 1 of 6 ELA 44 2 of 6 Math 48 4 of 6 Science 44 5 of 6 Social Studies 52 2 of 6 All-Subject Average 49 2 of 6 Middle Reading 57 2 of 6 ELA 55 1 of 6 Math 50 1 of 6 Science 58 2 of 6 Social Studies 48 3 of 6 All-Subject Average 54 2 of 6 High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Math II Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. Student Growth Percentiles 2013/14 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 46 5 of 6 51 1 of 6 43 3 of 6 47 3 of 6 50 4 of 6 48 3 of 6 55 4 of 6 49 3 of 6 41 1 of 6 48 3 of 6 47 3 of 6 48 3 of 6 69 2 of 6 78 1 of 5 64 1 of 6 65 1 of 6 2014/15 School Mean of Individual SGPs District Rank (lower is better) 49 1 of 6 53 3 of 6 52 1 of 6 51 3 of 6 52 1 of 6 55 2 of 6 50 2 of 6 53 2 of 6 52 2 of 6 52 2 of 6 43 2 of 5 50 4 of 5 74 1 of 5 54 2 of 6 50 2 of 5 Pataula Charter Academy 255 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of School Impact Subject Area: All-Subject Elementary Average State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Average Across All Subjects - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 256 Pataula Charter Academy State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 257 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary ELA State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 English Language Arts - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 258 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Mathematics State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Math - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 259 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Science State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Science - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 260 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Elementary Social Studies State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 4 and 5 Social Studies - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 261 Pataula State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 262 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 263 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 264 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Pataula .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 265 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: 9th Grade Literature State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 9th Grade Literature - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 266 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Analytical Geometry State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Analytic Geometry - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 267 Pataula State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Biology State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Biology - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 268 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Coordinate Algebra State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Coordinate Algebra - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Pataula 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 269 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Physical Science State Charter: Pataula Charter Academy Comparison Districts: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, and Randolph School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 9 through 12 Physical Science - [BCCER] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls Pataula .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Pataula Charter Academy 270 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 3 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 47.7 31.8 18.2 2.3 359 46.0 34.0 17.8 2.2 131,790 33.1 30.0 26.5 10.4 45 15.6 46.7 35.6 2.2 319 46.4 34.5 13.2 6.0 128,768 29.2 33.7 28.0 9.1 46 23.9 45.7 26.1 4.3 315 41.3 38.7 19.0 1.0 127,875 27.1 33.7 31.3 8.0 43 18.6 27.9 39.5 14.0 300 56.0 27.0 15.3 1.7 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 42 19.0 57.1 23.8 - 339 47.2 33.6 18.9 0.3 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 38 18.4 39.5 36.8 5.3 318 40.9 38.7 17.9 2.5 130,002 24.1 36.9 31.4 7.6 Pataula Charter Academy 271 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 40.9 47.7 11.4 - 359 23.4 51.8 21.4 3.3 132,515 21.4 40.5 30.3 7.7 45 11.1 46.7 37.8 4.4 319 31.7 46.1 18.5 3.8 129,480 20.2 39.5 31.3 9.0 46 21.7 47.8 26.1 4.3 315 23.5 46.0 25.4 5.1 128,542 25.4 36.5 27.5 10.6 43 20.9 37.2 39.5 2.3 300 45.3 44.7 8.0 2.0 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 42 19.0 57.1 11.9 11.9 339 31.9 44.5 18.9 4.7 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 38 18.4 57.9 15.8 7.9 318 31.1 48.7 16.0 4.1 130,485 24.8 38.3 24.8 12.1 Pataula Charter Academy 272 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 29.5 52.3 15.9 2.3 359 37.9 43.2 15.3 3.6 132,348 24.4 41.2 24.0 10.4 45 20.0 40.0 35.6 4.4 319 51.1 37.0 11.3 0.6 129,369 29.0 37.5 26.7 6.8 46 19.6 50.0 26.1 4.3 314 34.7 41.7 20.4 3.2 128,422 29.9 34.0 28.4 7.7 43 16.3 30.2 51.2 2.3 300 62.7 24.7 9.7 3.0 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 42 47.6 33.3 11.9 7.1 339 61.4 26.8 10.6 1.2 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 38 50.0 28.9 21.1 - 318 60.1 25.8 12.6 1.6 130,366 38.5 29.8 24.8 6.9 Pataula Charter Academy 273 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 3 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 4 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 5 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 6 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Grade 8 Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 44 47.7 50.0 2.3 - 359 31.5 45.4 15.9 7.2 131,732 26.2 44.1 19.7 10.0 45 22.2 51.1 26.7 - 319 45.1 37.3 13.5 4.1 128,744 28.9 36.4 26.4 8.3 46 17.4 58.7 10.9 13.0 314 26.4 49.7 16.6 7.3 127,850 25.3 45.6 19.3 9.8 43 18.6 25.6 39.5 16.3 300 59.0 31.0 6.0 4.0 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 42 26.2 47.6 21.4 4.8 338 48.5 35.8 12.1 3.6 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 38 26.3 39.5 28.9 5.3 319 49.8 33.9 12.2 4.1 129,668 29.5 37.9 22.0 10.6 Pataula Charter Academy 274 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name 9th Grade Literature Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average American Literature Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Coordinate Algebra Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Analytic Geometry Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Biology Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average Physical Science Pataula Charter District Average Statewide Average MILESTONES END OF COURSE TESTS % N Tested Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 38 13.2 39.5 44.7 2.6 308 50.5 37.7 11.1 0.7 115,991 24.1 36.9 32.6 6.4 1 ----- ----- ----- ----- 274 37.6 42.3 19.0 1.1 94,938 24.9 39.0 29.6 6.6 37 24.3 51.4 24.3 - 371 48.0 39.6 10.8 1.6 131,559 31.0 35.4 25.8 7.8 35 20.0 51.4 28.6 - 339 49.0 40.7 10.0 0.3 105,376 35.3 36.2 22.5 5.9 41 9.8 12.2 51.2 26.8 296 60.5 20.6 16.2 2.7 110,879 37.0 24.9 28.8 9.3 41 14.6 41.5 41.5 2.4 318 68.1 26.5 5.0 0.3 79,313 35.2 34.0 25.7 5.1 Pataula Charter Academy 275 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Utopian Academy for the Arts Key Findings The value-added estimate of the school's impact on a student's average achievement across all subjects is -0.0906 in middle grades, meaning Utopian Academy for the Arts is below the state and district average in middle grades. In general, Utopian's performance is weak in middle school science and social studies. Because 2014/15 was the first year of operation, historical comparisons are not possible. The school's contribution to student achievement is: o above the district average in middle school math o indistinguishable from the state and district average in ELA o below the state and district average in science and social studies. General Characteristics School Name Calendar Year Opened EMO Affiliation Utopian Academy for the 2014 No Arts Grades 6-7 Curriculum Focus School Year Expeditionary Learning Curriculum. Single-gender instructional approach, and classes in the dramatic, media, and culinary arts. Extended Day/Week/ Year SingleGender School No Virtual/ Online School No Serves Multiple Counties Parental Involvement Requirement Enrollment Restrictions No Attendance of a New Parent Orientation Meeting & sign an agreement Students residing in Clayton County, GA Students Served School Name Utopian Pct. Female Pct. White Pct. Pct. Pct. Other Pct. Pct. Pct. SWD Pct. Black Hispanic FRL LEP Gifted 60.7 0.6 97.1 1.2 1.2 1.7 0.0 5.2 22.5 Utopian Academy for the Arts 276 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Value-Added and SGP Results Summary by Grade Level and Subject Overall School Effect: -0.0906 Middle Overall District Effect: -0.0269 Middle Utopian Academy for the Art's contribution to a middle student's average achievement across all subjects is below that of the average middle school in the state and district. It is important to note that averaging achievement scores across subjects masks any variation in school performance between subject areas. As a result, the table below includes the school's effect on student achievement in each subject area. Utopian Academy for the Arts 277 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Grade Level and Subject School Effect Value-Added (Controls for Student Demographics and Prior Test Scores State Statistically District Rank Statistically Percentile Different from (lower is Different from (higher is State Average? better) District better) Average? Elementary ELA Math Science Social Studies All-Subject Average Middle ELA -0.0091 48 No Math 0.0585 70 No Science -0.2408 4 Lower Social Studies -0.1752 13 Lower All-Subject Average -0.0906 18 Lower High 9th Grade Literature American Literature Analytic Geometry Biology Coordinate Algebra Economics Physical Science U.S. History Note: statistical significance based on a 95 percent confidence level. 13 of 18 3 of 18 18 of 18 18 of 18 17 of 18 No Higher Lower Lower Lower Student Growth Percentiles School Mean State District Rank of Individual Percentile (lower is SGPs (higher is better) better) 52 64 8 of 18 61 93 1 of 18 34 4 18 of 18 47 33 17 of 18 48 39 9 of 18 Utopian Academy for the Arts 278 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Comparison of 2014/15, 2013/14, and 2012/13 Value-Added and SGP Summary Results Utopian Academy began operation in 2014/15, therefore it is not possible to make any year-to-year comparisons for Utopian Academy. Utopian Academy for the Arts 279 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: All-Subject Middle Average State Charter: Utopian Academy for the Arts Comparison District: Clayton County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Average Across All Subjects - [Clayton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Utopian 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units 280 Utopian Academy for the Arts State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle ELA State Charter: Utopian Academy for the Arts Comparison District: Clayton County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts - [Clayton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Utopian 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Utopian Academy for the Arts 281 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Mathematics State Charter: Utopian Academy for the Arts Comparison District: Clayton County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Math - [Clayton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Utopian 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Utopian Academy for the Arts 282 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Science State Charter: Utopian Academy for the Arts Comparison District: Clayton County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Science - [Clayton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Utopian 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Utopian Academy for the Arts 283 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Subject Area: Middle Social Studies State Charter: Utopian Academy for the Arts Comparison District: Clayton County School Value Added for Schools Serving Grades 6, 7, and 8 Social Studies - [Clayton] Mean Effect with 95% Confidence Intervals, All Controls .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 Utopian 0 -.7 -.6 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.1 Georgia public schools = 0 State Charters Local Charters Traditional School FE in Std. Dev. Units Utopian Academy for the Arts 284 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 Proficiency Levels System Name Grade 6 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES ELA % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 119 27.7 37.8 30.3 4.2 3,847 41.2 31.9 23.5 3.4 126,186 30.9 30.2 31.3 7.7 48 41.7 33.3 25.0 - 3,929 41.5 34.1 22.3 2.2 127,931 30.5 33.0 30.2 6.4 System Name Grade 6 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES MATHEMATICS % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 119 22.7 52.1 22.7 2.5 3,860 42.0 40.0 14.4 3.7 126,733 25.5 38.9 26.4 9.2 48 31.3 43.8 25.0 - 3,940 40.1 40.6 15.5 3.9 128,303 25.2 37.7 25.0 12.2 Utopian Academy for the Arts 285 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 System Name Grade 6 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SCIENCE % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 119 62.2 29.4 7.6 0.8 3,863 50.7 28.6 18.5 2.1 126,614 35.1 27.0 31.6 6.3 48 43.8 33.3 20.8 2.1 3,935 49.6 30.5 17.1 2.8 128,203 35.1 29.3 26.5 9.1 System Name Grade 6 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average Grade 7 Utopian Academy District Average Statewide Average N Tested MILESTONES SOCIAL STUDIES % Beginning Learner % Developing Learner % Proficient Learner % Distinguished Learner 119 37.8 52.1 6.7 3.4 3,836 39.8 41.2 14.4 4.6 126,092 29.1 38.9 19.5 12.4 48 31.3 45.8 16.7 6.3 3,917 40.4 38.8 15.2 5.6 127,547 27.8 36.2 21.9 14.0 Utopian Academy for the Arts 286 State Charter Schools Performance Evaluation, 2014-2015 V. 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