Volusia FCAT Writing Scores Released

For Immediate Release May 24, 2013 Volusia FCAT Writing Scores Released DELAND-- The School District of Volusia County's 2013 FCAT Writing results were released today. The test is administered to students in grades 4, 8 and 10 to assess on-demand writing proficiency. Scores are reported for all curriculum groups and cannot be used to predict school grades. Making direct comparisons from year to year is challenging, as writing prompts and other factors change over time. This year, there changes in the FCAT 2.0 scoring and test administration. First, the cut score used to calculate school grades and identify students performing at grade level expectation was increased from 3.0 to 3.5. There is no passing score for FCAT 2.0 Writing. Students receive scores on a 1 to 6 point scale. Second, students were given an additional 15 minutes to complete their response to the writing prompt. Grade 4 Percentage of students scoring 3.5 or higher increased from 41% to 50% 54% 58% Grade 8 Percentage of students scoring 3.5 or higher increased from 52% to Grade 10 Percentage of students scoring 3.5 or higher increased from 55% to "We are pleased with the increased percentage of students meeting or exceeding proficiency at all grade levels, said Superintendent Dr. Margaret Smith. Elementary schools equaled the state by increasing 9 percentage points, middle schools equaled the state by increasing 2 percentage points, and high schools closed the achievement gap by increasing 3 percentage points, whereas the state average increased by 2 percentage points. Volusia students are writing better and we will build on their work this year for further improvement.

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Mean Score % 3.5 or Above 2013 Grade 4 FCAT 2.0 Writing (All Curriculum Percent Earning Each Score Point 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 Groups) FLORIDA 3.4 2 1 6 7 26 20 24 8 4 1 * 57 VOLUSIA 3.3 2 2 7 10 28 19 22 6 2 1 * 50 Blue Lake 3.4 0 1 9 1 28 24 28 3 6 0 0 61 Boston Ave. Charter 2.8 5 5 20 15 20 20 15 0 0 0 0 35 Burns Sci-Tech Chart. 2.9 2 6 12 16 38 14 12 0 0 0 0 26 Champion 3.1 3 5 3 11 37 23 15 4 0 0 0 42 Chisholm 3.0 3 0 14 9 34 19 14 3 0 0 2 38 Citrus Grove 3.2 3 1 2 9 41 18 23 3 1 0 0 45 Coronado Beach 3.4 0 2 0 10 29 24 33 2 0 0 0 60 Cypress Creek 3.7 1 2 3 5 19 21 28 13 3 3 2 70 DeBary 3.3 2 2 7 11 25 17 22 10 2 2 0 52 Deltona Lakes 3.3 2 1 3 8 36 20 23 4 1 1 0 49 Discovery 2.7 2 8 18 16 32 18 6 0 0 0 0 24 Edgewater Public 2.9 5 7 13 14 35 11 13 2 1 0 0 27 Enterprise 3.0 2 1 11 15 41 9 15 2 2 0 0 28 Forest Lake 3.2 1 2 4 14 36 22 15 7 0 0 0 43 Freedom 3.5 0 2 3 12 18 24 21 15 4 1 0 65 Friendship 3.0 3 1 12 17 35 16 13 1 1 0 0 32 George Marks 3.5 0 1 5 11 26 20 21 6 7 1 1 57 Holly Hill School 2.9 5 3 10 16 33 17 13 2 1 0 0 32 Horizon 3.2 5 2 5 10 29 23 20 3 4 0 0 50 Indian River 3.1 4 5 8 14 23 22 18 4 1 0 0 45 Ivy Hawn Charter 3.2 0 0 5 5 49 30 5 5 0 0 0 41 Longstreet 3.2 3 5 7 11 27 12 24 5 3 1 0 46 Manatee Cove 3.5 1 2 6 10 15 20 23 15 4 3 0 65 McInnis 3.1 2 2 12 10 33 12 27 0 2 0 0 41 Orange City 3.4 0 1 5 9 26 19 32 6 1 0 1 59 Ormond Beach 3.4 0 2 11 7 18 20 20 7 7 5 0 59 Ortona 2.8 4 8 19 12 27 19 12 0 0 0 0 31 Osceola 2.9 7 6 7 13 41 11 8 6 1 0 0 27 Osteen 3.3 2 0 11 4 31 20 24 4 2 1 0 52 Palm Terrace 3.2 2 1 8 7 34 26 18 1 2 1 0 47 Pathways 3.4 0 1 6 4 37 17 23 6 3 2 1 52 Pierson 2.8 4 3 12 18 35 22 3 3 0 1 0 28 Pine Trail 3.2 1 4 9 8 34 18 21 3 2 1 0 45 Port Orange 3.7 2 0 6 4 14 20 30 11 5 6 1 73 Pride 3.2 3 5 4 13 21 26 19 4 4 0 0 53 Reading Edge 3.4 0 0 4 11 33 22 19 11 0 0 0 52 Read-Pattillo 3.2 3 4 4 7 28 24 22 6 0 0 0 52 Samsula Academy 3.0 0 3 17 13 37 17 7 7 0 0 0 30 South Daytona 2.7 7 4 16 14 34 14 11 0 0 0 0 25 Spirit 3.2 0 1 5 12 35 15 16 7 3 1 0 43 Spruce Creek 3.6 2 1 5 3 24 19 30 16 2 0 0 66 Starke 2.7 4 6 10 27 33 17 4 0 0 0 0 21 Sugar Mill 3.4 0 2 6 8 20 27 27 9 1 0 0 64 Sunrise 3.1 5 1 13 8 22 18 26 5 1 0 0 50 Sweetwater 4.0 1 0 1 3 8 18 45 14 10 1 1 88 Timbercrest 3.6 1 1 3 7 17 23 32 9 3 3 0 70 Tomoka 3.4 4 1 4 6 22 21 30 6 3 1 1 62 Turie T. Small 3.0 2 2 11 9 42 23 12 0 0 0 0 35 Volusia Pines 3.2 1 2 7 11 38 11 28 1 0 0 0 40 Westside 3.5 0 0 5 3 25 25 35 7 0 0 0 67 Woodward Avenue 3.6 1 0 4 4 17 23 39 11 1 1 0 75 Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Gr.4 FCAT Writing 5/24/2013

Grade 4 FCAT 2.0 Writing - All Curriculum Groups Percent of Students Scoring 3.5 and Higher Scores by School Ranked by 2013 Scores FLORIDA 57 FLORIDA 57 VOLUSIA 50 VOLUSIA 50 Blue Lake 61 Sweetwater 88 Boston Ave. Charter 35 Woodward Avenue 75 Burns Sci-Tech Charter 26 Port Orange 73 Champion 42 Cypress Creek 70 Chisholm 38 Timbercrest 70 Citrus Grove 45 Westside 67 Coronado Beach 60 Spruce Creek 66 Cypress Creek 70 Freedom 65 DeBary 52 Manatee Cove 65 Deltona Lakes 49 Sugar Mill 64 Discovery 24 Tomoka 62 Edgewater Public 27 Blue Lake 61 Enterprise 28 Coronado Beach 60 Forest Lake 43 Orange City 59 Freedom 65 Ormond Beach 59 Friendship 32 George Marks 57 George Marks 57 Pride 53 Holly Hill School 32 DeBary 52 Horizon 50 Osteen 52 Indian River 45 Pathways 52 Ivy Hawn Charter 41 Reading Edge 52 Longstreet 46 Read-Pattillo 52 Manatee Cove 65 Horizon 50 McInnis 41 Sunrise 50 Orange City 59 Deltona Lakes 49 Ormond Beach 59 Palm Terrace 47 Ortona 31 Longstreet 46 Osceola 27 Citrus Grove 45 Osteen 52 Indian River 45 Palm Terrace 47 Pine Trail 45 Pathways 52 Forest Lake 43 Pierson 28 Spirit 43 Pine Trail 45 Champion 42 Port Orange 73 Ivy Hawn Charter 41 Pride 53 McInnis 41 Reading Edge 52 Volusia Pines 40 Read-Pattillo 52 Chisholm 38 Samsula Academy 30 Boston Ave. Charter 35 South Daytona 25 Turie T. Small 35 Spirit 43 Friendship 32 Spruce Creek 66 Holly Hill School 32 Starke 21 Ortona 31 Sugar Mill 64 Samsula Academy 30 Sunrise 50 Enterprise 28 Sweetwater 88 Pierson 28 Timbercrest 70 Edgewater Public 27 Tomoka 62 Osceola 27 Turie T. Small 35 Burns Sci-Tech Charter 26 Volusia Pines 40 South Daytona 25 Westside 67 Discovery 24 Woodward Avenue 75 Starke 21 Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Gr.4 FCAT Writing 5/24/2013

Mean Score % 3.5 or Above 2013 Grade 8 FCAT 2.0 Writing (All Curriculum Groups) Percent Earning Each Score Point 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 FLORIDA 3.3 2 2 8 9 26 19 23 7 3 1 * 54 VOLUSIA 3.3 2 2 8 10 25 20 23 6 3 1 * 54 Burns Science & Tech. 3.0 Charter 0 6 11 11 50 0 22 0 0 0 0 22 Campbell Middle 3.3 2 2 6 13 24 20 28 4 1 0 0 53 Creekside Middle 3.7 1 * 5 3 19 21 29 12 7 2 1 72 David Hinson Middle 3.6 1 0 4 4 21 28 30 9 2 1 * 71 DeLand Middle 3.2 1 4 10 13 27 17 21 5 2 1 0 46 Deltona Middle 2.9 5 1 16 15 29 20 11 2 * 0 0 33 Galaxy Middle 3.1 2 1 6 13 34 22 16 3 1 * 0 43 Heritage Middle 3.8 1 1 3 8 17 17 23 14 8 5 3 70 Holly Hill School 2.8 4 3 15 24 36 8 11 1 0 0 0 19 Ivy Hawn Charter 3.2 0 0 0 24 29 33 14 0 0 0 0 48 New Smyrna Beach 3.4 1 2 4 7 26 21 31 5 2 * * 59 Ormond Beach Middle 3.5 1 1 6 5 17 26 30 8 3 1 1 69 River Springs Middle 3.2 2 3 9 10 30 20 20 4 1 * 0 46 Silver Sands Middle 3.6 * 1 5 7 20 18 32 10 4 3 0 67 Southwestern Middle 3.2 2 2 12 13 26 16 17 8 3 1 0 45 Taylor Middle-High 3.1 2 1 7 16 28 22 18 4 1 0 0 45 Volusia Virtual 3.1 0 0 24 12 24 12 24 6 0 0 0 41 Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Gr.8 FCAT Writing 5/24/2013

Grade 8 FCAT 2.0 Writing - All Curriculum Groups Percent of Students Scoring 3.5 and Higher Scores by School Ranked by 2013 Scores FLORIDA 54 FLORIDA 54 VOLUSIA 54 VOLUSIA 54 Burns Science & Tech. Charter 22 Creekside 72 Campbell 53 David Hinson 71 Creekside 72 Heritage 70 David Hinson 71 Ormond Beach 69 DeLand 46 Silver Sands 67 Deltona 33 New Smyrna Beach 59 Galaxy 43 Campbell 53 Heritage 70 Ivy Hawn Charter 48 Holly Hill School 19 DeLand 46 Ivy Hawn Charter 48 River Springs 46 New Smyrna Beach 59 Southwestern 45 Ormond Beach 69 Taylor Middle-High 45 River Springs 46 Galaxy 43 Silver Sands 67 Volusia Virtual 41 Southwestern 45 Deltona 33 Taylor Middle-High 45 Burns Science & Tech. Charter Volusia Virtual 41 Holly Hill School 19 22 Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Gr.8 FCAT Writing 5/24/2013

Mean Score % 3.5 or Above 2013 Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Writing (All Curriculum Groups) Percent Earning Each Score Point 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 FLORIDA 3.5 1 1 4 8 23 22 28 8 3 1 * 62 VOLUSIA 3.4 1 1 5 9 27 22 26 6 2 1 * 58 Atlantic 3.4 * * 6 5 32 23 25 5 1 2 0 56 DeLand 3.4 1 1 4 9 25 26 24 6 3 1 1 60 Deltona 3.2 1 0 6 12 31 26 21 2 * 0 0 49 Mainland 3.2 * 2 7 11 33 20 20 4 2 0 0 45 New Smyrna Beach 3.4 1 3 3 6 26 21 29 9 2 * * 61 Pine Ridge 3.4 1 1 4 8 24 24 28 8 2 1 0 61 Seabreeze 3.6 * 0 2 6 22 24 33 8 3 1 1 69 Spruce Creek 3.7 * * 3 6 21 19 35 7 5 1 1 70 Taylor Middle-High 3.4 0 1 4 10 26 28 25 4 3 0 0 60 University 3.3 1 1 6 9 30 21 23 5 2 * * 53 Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Gr.10 FCAT Writing 5/24/2013

Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Writing - All Curriculum Groups Percent of Students Scoring 3.5 and Higher Scores by School Ranked by 2013 Scores FLORIDA 62 FLORIDA 62 VOLUSIA 58 VOLUSIA 58 Atlantic 56 Spruce Creek 70 DeLand 60 Seabreeze 69 Deltona 49 New Smyrna Beach 61 Mainland 45 Pine Ridge 61 New Smyrna Beach 61 DeLand 60 Pine Ridge 61 Taylor Middle-High 60 Seabreeze 69 Atlantic 56 Spruce Creek 70 University 53 Taylor Middle-High 60 Deltona 49 University 53 Mainland 45

Mean Score % 3.5 or Above Mean Score % 3.5 or Above 2013 Grade 8 FCAT 2.0 Writing - Special Centers (All Curriculum Groups) Percent Earning Each Score Point 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 FLORIDA 3.3 2 2 8 9 26 19 23 7 3 1 * 54 VOLUSIA 3.3 2 2 8 10 25 20 23 6 3 1 * 54 Highbanks Learning Center 2.3 25 6 13 25 19 0 13 0 0 0 0 13 2013 Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Writing - Special Centers (All Curriculum Groups) Percent Earning Each Score Point 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 FLORIDA 3.5 1 1 4 8 23 22 28 8 3 1 * 62 VOLUSIA 3.4 1 1 5 9 27 22 26 6 2 1 * 58 The Chiles Academy 2.3 20 10 10 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 Richard Milburn Academy 2.6 7 5 15 19 37 10 5 0 0 0 0 15 *Percentage is greater than zero and less than.5%. Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Special Center FCAT Writing 5/24/2013

Change Change Grade 4 FCAT 2.0 Writing - All Curriculum Groups Ranked by Change Level 3.5 Or Greater Level 3.5 Or Greater SCHOOL SCHOOL 11-12 Year 12-13 Year 11-12 Year 12-13 Year STATEWIDE AVERAGE 48 57 9 STATEWIDE AVERAGE 48 57 9 VOLUSIA AVERAGE 41 50 9 VOLUSIA AVERAGE 41 50 9 BLUE LAKE 44 61 17 VOLUSIA VIRTUAL NA 22 NA BOSTON AVE. CHARTER 18 35 17 ORANGE CITY 11 59 48 BURNS SCI-TECH CHAR. 34 26-8 SPRUCE CREEK 37 66 29 CHAMPION 38 42 4 WESTSIDE 38 67 29 CHISHOLM 24 38 14 MANATEE COVE 41 65 24 CITRUS GROVE 37 45 8 PALM TERRACE 26 47 21 CORONADO BEACH 45 60 15 WOODWARD 55 75 20 CYPRESS CREEK 55 70 15 TURIE T. SMALL 16 35 19 DEBARY 45 52 7 BLUE LAKE 44 61 17 DELTONA LAKES 39 49 10 BOSTON AVE. CHARTER 18 35 17 DISCOVERY 30 24-6 FREEDOM 48 65 17 EDGEWATER 35 27-8 ORTONA 15 31 16 ENTERPRISE 43 28-15 PRIDE 37 53 16 FOREST LAKE 29 43 14 READING EDGE 36 52 16 FREEDOM 48 65 17 CORONADO BEACH 45 60 15 FRIENDSHIP 39 32-7 CYPRESS CREEK 55 70 15 GEORGE W. MARKS 47 57 10 ORMOND BEACH 44 59 15 HOLLY HILL SCHOOL 33 32-1 CHISHOLM 24 38 14 HORIZON 43 50 7 FOREST LAKE 29 43 14 INDIAN RIVER 33 45 12 PATHWAYS 38 52 14 IVY HAWN CHARTER 52 41-11 SUGAR MILL 51 64 13 LONGSTREET 43 46 3 INDIAN RIVER 33 45 12 MANATEE COVE 41 65 24 MCINNIS 29 41 12 MCINNIS 29 41 12 SUNRISE 39 50 11 ORANGE CITY 11 59 48 DELTONA LAKES 39 49 10 ORMOND BEACH 44 59 15 GEORGE W. MARKS 47 57 10 ORTONA 15 31 16 CITRUS GROVE 37 45 8 OSCEOLA 38 27-11 TIMBERCREST 62 70 8 OSTEEN 47 52 5 DEBARY 45 52 7 PALM TERRACE 26 47 21 HORIZON 43 50 7 PATHWAYS 38 52 14 READ-PATTILLO 46 52 6 PIERSON 23 28 5 SPIRIT 37 43 6 PINE TRAIL 45 45 0 OSTEEN 47 52 5 PORT ORANGE 73 73 0 PIERSON 23 28 5 PRIDE 37 53 16 SWEETWATER 83 88 5 READING EDGE 36 52 16 VOLUSIA PINES 35 40 5 READ-PATTILLO 46 52 6 CHAMPION 38 42 4 SAMSULA ACADEMY 34 30-4 LONGSTREET 43 46 3 SOUTH DAYTONA 34 25-9 PINE TRAIL 45 45 0 SPIRIT 37 43 6 PORT ORANGE 73 73 0 SPRUCE CREEK 37 66 29 HOLLY HILL SCHOOL 33 32-1 STARKE 23 21-2 STARKE 23 21-2 SUGAR MILL 51 64 13 SAMSULA ACADEMY 34 30-4 SUNRISE 39 50 11 DISCOVERY 30 24-6 SWEETWATER 83 88 5 FRIENDSHIP 39 32-7 TIMBERCREST 62 70 8 BURNS SCI-TECH CHAR. 34 26-8 TOMOKA 70 62-8 EDGEWATER 35 27-8 TURIE T. SMALL 16 35 19 TOMOKA 70 62-8 VOLUSIA PINES 35 40 5 SOUTH DAYTONA 34 25-9 VOLUSIA VIRTUAL NA 22 NA IVY HAWN CHARTER 52 41-11 WESTSIDE 38 67 29 OSCEOLA 38 27-11 WOODWARD 55 75 20 ENTERPRISE 43 28-15 I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Writing 4th Change 5/24/2013

Change Change Grade 8 FCAT 2.0 Writing - All Curriculum Groups Level 3.5 Or Greater SCHOOL 11-12 Year 12-13 Year STATEWIDE AVERAGE 52 54 2 VOLUSIA AVERAGE 52 54 2 Burns Science & Tech. Charter 50 22-28 Campbell Middle 54 53-1 Creekside Middle 63 72 9 David Hinson Middle 66 71 5 DeLand Middle 37 46 9 Deltona Middle 40 33-7 Galaxy Middle 37 43 6 Heritage Middle 63 70 7 Holly Hill School 39 19-20 Ivy Hawn Charter 58 48-10 New Smyrna Beach 51 59 8 Ormond Beach Middle 50 69 19 River Springs Middle 53 46-7 Silver Sands Middle 61 67 6 Southwestern Middle 56 45-11 Taylor Middle-High 40 45 5 Volusia Virtual NA 41 NA Ranked by Change Level 3.5 Or Greater SCHOOL 11-12 Year 12-13 Year STATEWIDE AVERAGE 52 54 2 VOLUSIA AVERAGE 52 54 2 Volusia Virtual NA 41 NA Ormond Beach Middle 50 69 19 Creekside Middle 63 72 9 DeLand Middle 37 46 9 New Smyrna Beach 51 59 8 Heritage Middle 63 70 7 Galaxy Middle 37 43 6 Silver Sands Middle 61 67 6 David Hinson Middle 66 71 5 Taylor Middle-High 40 45 5 Campbell Middle 54 53-1 Deltona Middle 40 33-7 River Springs Middle 53 46-7 Ivy Hawn Charter 58 48-10 Southwestern Middle 56 45-11 Holly Hill School 39 19-20 Burns Science & Tech. Charter 50 22-28

Change Change Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Writing - All Curriculum Groups Level 3.5 Or Greater SCHOOL 11-12 Year 12-13 Year STATEWIDE AVERAGE 60 62 2 VOLUSIA AVERAGE 55 58 3 Atlantic 56 56 0 DeLand 55 60 5 Deltona 51 49-2 Mainland 46 45-1 New Smyrna Beach 59 61 2 Pine Ridge 49 61 12 Seabreeze 66 69 3 Spruce Creek 67 70 3 Taylor Middle-High 60 60 0 University 51 53 2 Volusia Virtual NA 100 NA Ranked by Change Level 3.5 Or Greater SCHOOL 11-12 Year 12-13 Year STATEWIDE AVERAGE 60 62 2 VOLUSIA AVERAGE 55 58 3 Volusia Virtual NA 100 NA Pine Ridge 49 61 12 DeLand 55 60 5 Seabreeze 66 69 3 Spruce Creek 67 70 3 New Smyrna Beach 59 61 2 University 51 53 2 Atlantic 56 56 0 Taylor Middle-High 60 60 0 Mainland 46 45-1 Deltona 51 49-2 Office of Program Accountability I:\FCAT\FCAT 2013\Report Masters\Sending\2013 Writing 10th Change 5/24/2013