INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Date: July 26, 2013 To: From: Subject: Dr. Margaret A. Smith, Superintendent of Schools School Board Members Dr. Alicia Parker, Assistant Director Program Accountability and Evaluation 2012-2013 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT The Florida Department of Education has released the 2013 school grades for Elementary and Middle Schools. In 2011-2012, there were changes to the Florida School Accountability System including new assessment standards and new calculations. The State Board of Education allowed an adjustment of grades to prevent a school from dropping more than one letter grade from the 2011 grade earned. For 2012-2013, the Commissioner and the State Board of Education increased expectations and standards. They also agreed to continue with the no more than one letter grade drop as schools and districts transition to the changing accountability standards. Changes were also made to the Exceptional Student Education Center grade calculations. Additional adjustments made to the school grade calculations in 2012-2013 include the following: increasing the writing standard from 3.0 to 3.5 a one letter grade reduction for schools with fewer than 50% of their lowest quartile scoring at a level 3 or above in reading implementation of new achievement level standards for FCAT 2.0 Science, Biology End-of- Course (EOC) Assessment, and Geometry EOC inclusion of the Geometry and Biology EOC assessments as part of the accelerated coursework for middle schools inclusion of the Algebra I EOC results in determining the lowest quartile for math Industry Certifications as part of the middle school grade acceleration criteria Inclusion of only standard diploma in graduation rate calculations. In light of these changes, longitudinal trend analysis, year to year comparison of school grades, is complex. As expected, there were statewide decreases in school grades. Therefore, a conclusion about the correlation between school grades and student achievement should be done in the context of the above referenced adjustments. Volusia Public Traditional Schools Results Summary: Elementary: Middle: K-8: 7 As 4 As 1 D 20 Bs 13 Cs 6 Cs 2 Ds 5 D
Volusia Public Charter Schools Results Summary: Elementary: K-8 1 A 1 A 1 B 1 D 1 D High Schools: At this time, only point values for each high school have been reported for the FCAT portion of the school grade. High will be released in late fall when the other half of the new grading components are calculated together with the FCAT points released today. The district and schools will complete a comprehensive review and analysis of the data to determine successful instructional practices. Focus areas will be developed and will become part of the school improvement planning process for 2013-2014. If you have questions or need additional information, please call me at extension 20650. I will be happy to assist. Thank you for your continued support of our students and school learning communities. Attachments cc: Superintendent s Staff Principals Curriculum Directors 2
Volusia County Elementary Schools: 2012-2013 Accountability Report Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% % Tested Total Applied to Grade* BLUE LAKE 45 55 60 65 57 69 58 63 100 472 472 C B A BOSTON AVE. CHRTR. 43 23 35 46 71 70 71 69 98 428 428 D F D CHAMPION 48 52 42 59 59 54 57 39 100 410 410 D C B CHISHOLM 69 65 39 72 60 59 60 57 100 481 481 C B B CITRUS GROVE 59 59 47 61 65 72 60 76 100 499 499 B B N CORONADO BEACH 61 68 58 68 60 80 60 72 100 527 527 A A A CYPRESS CREEK 72 71 69 70 62 59 49 48 100 500 500 B A A DEBARY 64 62 53 64 58 63 45 52 100 461 495 # B A A DELTONA LAKES 57 54 51 62 61 57 66 64 100 472 495 # B A C DISCOVERY 52 49 24 60 65 54 60 57 99 421 495 # B A A EDGEWATER PUBLIC 49 47 30 66 74 63 75 54 99 458 458 C B **D ENTERPRISE 50 50 29 62 67 81 69 78 100 486 486 C C C FOREST LAKE 69 65 44 74 70 64 55 56 100 497 497 B A A FREEDOM 73 67 64 74 68 64 63 58 100 531 531 A A A FRIENDSHIP 44 48 31 68 56 55 64 60 100 426 435 # C B A GEORGE W. MARKS 64 59 57 54 68 76 66 68 100 512 512 B A *B HORIZON 62 56 49 68 70 62 71 63 100 501 501 B A A INDIAN RIVER 60 49 44 66 61 54 55 57 99 446 446 C B A LONGSTREET 60 49 49 58 66 65 54 61 99 462 495 # B A *B MANATEE COVE 69 68 66 69 68 59 60 54 100 513 513 B A A MCINNIS 47 47 47 58 60 74 60 61 100 454 454 C B C Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\1 Elem Sch Grades 7/26/2013
Volusia County Elementary Schools: 2012-2013 Accountability Report Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% % Tested Total Applied to Grade* ORANGE CITY 49 43 60 48 61 72 72 74 100 479 479 C D C ORMOND BEACH 66 65 64 57 62 62 60 54 100 490 490 C B A ORTONA 64 64 35 64 81 78 81 78 100 545 545 A A *B OSCEOLA 61 59 27 68 67 78 59 83 100 502 502 B B A OSTEEN 64 61 53 74 63 65 58 52 100 490 490 C B A PALM TERRACE 52 52 45 49 58 62 55 54 99 427 427 D C B PATHWAYS 68 68 53 69 68 70 64 61 100 521 521 B A C PIERSON 38 53 29 43 50 68 54 59 100 394 395 # D C C PINE TRAIL 69 61 47 67 60 73 50 71 100 498 498 B A A PORT ORANGE 74 76 74 76 65 75 47 61 99 548 548 *B A A PRIDE 48 39 52 62 64 52 74 52 100 443 443 C B A READING EDGE 58 55 50 38 69 62 69 52 100 453 495 # B A **C READ-PATTILLO 59 51 52 61 56 47 62 40 100 428 495 # B A A SAMSULA ACADEMY 67 67 32 69 65 93 65 93 100 551 551 A C N SOUTH DAYTONA 53 47 25 60 58 66 63 58 100 430 430 D C B SPIRIT 57 55 45 60 62 64 66 63 100 472 495 # B A A SPRUCE CREEK 66 59 65 63 65 62 54 49 100 483 495 # B A A STARKE 27 28 27 41 56 43 79 35 100 336 395 # D C B SUGAR MILL 60 56 65 53 60 59 48 47 100 448 495 # B A A SUNRISE 55 52 51 55 57 68 57 58 100 453 453 C B A SWEETWATER 77 78 88 71 68 69 67 57 100 575 575 A A A TIMBERCREST 72 72 72 77 69 62 74 64 100 562 562 A A *B TOMOKA 72 67 61 71 59 58 58 47 99 493 495 # B A A TURIE T. SMALL 47 54 38 61 70 75 76 87 98 508 508 B B B Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\1 Elem Sch Grades 7/26/2013
Volusia County Elementary Schools: 2012-2013 Accountability Report Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% % Tested Total Applied to Grade* VOLUSIA PINES 55 48 40 70 61 67 69 76 99 486 486 C B *B WESTSIDE 45 57 70 56 69 72 80 84 100 533 533 A B C WOODWARD AVE. 65 64 78 68 68 73 76 81 99 573 573 A A *B Average Scores 58.4 56.5 49.7 62.4 63.7 65.6 62.8 61.6 99.7 480.8 489.7 N= No grade or score reported for schools that were not open NA = No grade or score reported for schools with too few students * School grade reduced from "A" to "B" because less than 50% of the lowest 25% of students made adequate progress in reading or math. **School grade reduced one letter grade because less than 50% of the lowest 25% of students made progress in reading for two consecutive years # For the 2012-2013 School Grade the school could not earn a grade more than one letter lower than the 2011-2012 grade. Therefore, schools were given adjusted points as necssary to keep them within one grade of the 2011-2012 school grade. School Grading Scale: A = 525 pts. or more B = 495-524 pts. C = 435-494 pts. D = 395-434 pts. Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\1 Elem Sch Grades 7/26/2013
Volusia County Middle Schools: 2012-2013 Accountability Report Middle Adequate Progress School Middle School Adjusted % of Lowest 25% Acceleration Acceleration Tested Earned Participation Performance Applied* 6-8 Middle Schools Reading Math Writing Science Reading Math Reading Math 2013 2012 2011 CAMPBELL 40 33 54 35 63 55 61 61 38 48 99 488 488 D C B CREEKSIDE 69 67 73 74 68 69 65 60 32 50 100 627 627 A A A DAVID C. HINSON SR. 65 66 72 70 69 69 62 56 30 50 100 609 609 A A A DELAND 54 46 47 52 59 54 57 58 43 39 100 509 509 C C B DELTONA 53 44 36 47 60 55 55 54 37 44 100 485 485 D C B GALAXY 50 43 44 50 58 60 57 57 35 37 99 491 491 C C B HERITAGE 53 50 71 48 60 63 58 57 38 48 99 546 546 C B A NEW SMYRNA BEACH 57 51 60 55 60 63 59 61 28 49 99 543 543 C C B ORMOND BEACH 65 62 72 50 68 72 66 65 26 50 99 596 596 A B A RIVER SPRINGS 57 53 47 53 62 62 55 57 38 48 99 532 532 C B A SILVER SANDS 61 62 70 66 64 73 61 73 28 49 99 607 607 A A A SOUTHWESTERN 48 44 46 49 56 58 62 59 26 49 99 497 497 C C B Average Scores 56.0 51.8 57.7 54.1 62.3 62.8 59.8 59.8 33.3 46.8 99.3 544.2 544.2 K- 8 Schools 2013 2012 Burns Sci & Tech 57 34 25 47 60 47 57 57 41 32 100 457 457 D F Holly Hill School 41 31 28 39 55 47 56 54 25 34 100 410 445 *D C Ivy Hawn Charter 73 69 45 64 82 83 81 85 40 50 100 672 672 A B School Grading Scale: A = 590 pts. or more B = 560-589 pts. C = 490-559 pts. D = 445-489 pts. F = Fewer than 445 pts. *For the 2012-2013 School Grade the school could not earn a grade more than one letter lower than the 2011-2012 grade. Therefore, schools were given adjusted points as necssary to keep them within one grade of the 2011-2012 school grade. Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\2 Middle Sch Grades 7/26/2013
Volusia County High Schools: 2012-2013 Accountability Report Important Note: The results below only represent 1/2 of high school grade points. Final high school grades will be released this fall when data is available for graduation rates, accelerated coursework, and postsecondary readiness. Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% Bonus % Tested Earned ATLANTIC 52 67 56 87 64 74 71 66 0 97 537 Pending D **D DELAND 56 74 61 86 65 80 62 64 0 95 548 Pending B *B DELTONA 48 61 49 75 64 68 69 64 0 96 498 Pending C B MAINLAND 38 55 47 61 49 64 51 62 0 96 427 Pending C B NEW SMYRNA BEACH 54 62 61 90 59 73 59 56 0 97 514 Pending A *B PINE RIDGE 44 71 63 89 53 80 53 77 0 97 530 Pending D **D SEABREEZE 63 76 71 93 68 85 68 67 10 98 601 Pending *B *B SPRUCE CREEK 71 86 70 96 70 83 70 63 0 98 609 Pending A *B TAYLOR^ 40 43 53 55 57 60 57 57 0 99 489 Pending D C UNIVERSITY 56 65 54 78 67 71 66 57 0 96 514 Pending C C # Average Scores 52.2 66.0 58.5 81.0 61.6 73.8 62.6 63.3 NA 96.9 526.7 Grade Scale A = 1050 pts. or more B = 990-1049pts. C = 870-989 pts. D = 790-869 pts. F = Fewer than 790 pts. * A school may not earn a grade of "A" if the at-risk graduation rate is less than 75%. ** School grade reduced one letter grade because less than 50% of the lowest 25% of students made adequate progress in reading for two consecutive years. ^Taylor Middle/High is a combination school serving grades 6-12. 70% of the school grade is based on FCAT components and 30% is based on Non-FCAT components. # The school grade for University High School is based only on FCAT components as the school has not been open long enough to have a graduating class. Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\3 High Sch Grades.xlsx 7/26/2013