Data Overview April 2014 Sweetwater Elementary Sweetwater Elementary Faculty Meeting

The purpose of this presentation is to give you an overview of the data at Sweetwater Elementary School over the past 3 years. The CRCT data will show you how scores varied from grades 3-5 over the past 3 years and also how Sweetwater’s scores compare to both district and state. Demographic data is also provided. This presentation will serve to give a better understanding of the data and set the stage for dialogue as to what move we should make next.

Student Enrollment Number of Students Years Over the past 5 years, there has been a steady decline in enrollment at Sweetwater Elementary. Years

Sweetwater Demographic Data Gender School Year Number of Students by Gender

Sweetwater Demographic Data Race/Ethnicity n=661 n=653 n=602

Sweetwater Demographic Data Free and Reduced Lunch Enrollment numbers have dropped at Sweetwater but the percentage of free and reduced lunch has continued to increase. What does this say about our demographics?

Sweetwater Elementary CRCT Data 3rd Grade- 2011, 2012, 2013 Percentage Meets or Exceeds For 3rd grade students, ELA and Reading are definitely strengths. Students continue to struggle with math and math has been a continual focus on our SIP. n=111 n=110 n=105 Years

Sweetwater Elementary CRCT Data 4th Grade- 2011, 2012, 2013 Percentage Meets or Exceeds 4th Grade test scores are fairly consistent. Math is more of a strength for 4th graders than it is for 3rd and 5th graders. Students also perform considerably better in Science and Social Studies than in 3rd grade. n=99 n=110 n=91 Years

Sweetwater Elementary CRCT Data 5th Grade- 2011, 2012, 2013 Percentage Meets or Exceeds 5th grade scores have continued to increase over the past 3 years. ELA scores went slightly down but there was improvement in the other 4 subject areas. Math scores gained 21% from 2011-2013. n=111 n=107 n=107 Years

Sweetwater Elementary CRCT Data English Language Learners- 2011, 2012, 2013 Percentage Meets or Exceeds Years

Sweetwater Elementary CRCT Data Economically Disadvantaged 2011, 2012, 2013 Percentage Meets or Exceeds Years

Sweetwater Elementary CRCT Data Students with Disabilities 2011, 2012, 2013 Percentage Meets or Exceeds Years

CRCT Data 2011 Sweetwater, Douglas County, Georgia Grades 3-5 Percentage Meets or Exceeds Subject Area

CRCT Data 2012 Sweetwater, Douglas County, Georgia Grades 3-5 Percentage Meets or Exceeds Sweetwater scores are at least 7% lower than both district and state scores. What is the learner centered problem causing this and what can we do to increase student achievement? Subject Area

CRCT Data 2013 Sweetwater, Douglas County, Georgia Grades 3-5 Percentage Meets or Exceeds The trend remains the same from 2011-2013. How do we identify the weaknesses in our instruction to better fit the needs of our students? Subject Area

Data Summary Strengths 4th Grade test scores are fairly consistent. Math is more of a strength for 4th graders than it is for 3rd and 5th graders. Students also perform considerably better in Science and Social Studies than in 3rd grade. Reading continues to be a strength, especially in 5th Grade. Reading scores have increased in all three grade levels from 2011-2013. 5th grade math scores have gotten increasingly better over the past 3 years.

Data Summary Weaknesses Sweetwater’s test scores continue to fall below the scores of both district and state. Math continues to show the biggest gap. 3rd grade math scores continue to fall below 70% mastery when the goal is at least 85%.

Next Steps Where do we go from here? How do we identify the learner-centered problem in our areas of weakness? Why do you think we are weak in these areas? Consider teaching practices versus blaming student achievement. What can we do in our instructional practices to improve student achievement?