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State
School Report Card
Results 2005
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Who
takes the test?
Annually, students throughout the State of Illinois
are assessed in grades three, five and eight in the
areas of reading and mathematics, and students in grades
four and seven are assessed in science. These test results
are compiled by the State of Illinois into a document
commonly referred to as the School Report Card. Results
from District 112 schools for the tests administered
in the spring of 2005 as part of the Illinois Standards
Achievement Test Program (ISAT). |
The
2005 test results
-- plus additional school data--can be accessed below.
The format and distribution of this school report card
are mandated by the State of Illinois. The primary distribution
format of the School Report Card is the district’s
website. A limited number of printed copies available
are available.
In addition to demographic data about the district and
the student body of individual schools, this School
Report Card also includes summary data regarding the
performance of grade-level groups. School personnel
find this information most useful to track the improvements
of each group as they move from grade level to grade
level. The expectation is that group performance scores
(comparing the same group of students in third, fifth
and eighth grade) will improve over time, while the
level of test item difficulty increases over time. Since
each year a different group of students is tested, comparing
one group to another is not as useful. However, over
time, the district can look at trend data to ensure
that the trend continues upward, rather than remaining
the same or moving downward. |
How
are the tests used?
A separate ISAT score report is also available for
each student providing additional information that
supplements our Terra Nova testing and assessments
done at the classroom level. These individual scores
identify individual progress as meriting a designation
of Exceeds Standards, Meets Standards, Does Not
Meet Standards or Academic Warning. Those students
whose performance results in a “warning”
category are required to participate in a remediation
plan. District 112 is fortunate, as the number of
students whose performance falls in the Does Not
Meet or Academic Warning categories is minimal.
The performance of these students requires a thorough
review and the development of a differentiated program
to meet the individual student’s needs.
Although the most common use of this information
is to assist school staff in preparing our school
improvement plans, you will also see this data used
to compare schools throughout Lake County, the Chicago
metropolitan area, and the State of Illinois. We
are proud of our student achievement and continue
to acknowledge the need for us to constantly improve
our teaching to maintain good scores on this and
other measures of achievement.
Should you have any questions on this information
or other assessment information shared with you
this year, please contact the District 112 Director
of Learning (847) 681-6700, or the building administrator
of any of the District 112 schools for answers to
your questions.
The following chart contains links for each school's
report card. Please click on the links to view the
information in Portable Document Format (PDF). We
have provided a link to the Adobe web site (see below)
if you wish to download the Acrobat Reader software
needed to view PDF files.
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