MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Board Members Terry B. Grier, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

June 20, 2012

SUBJECT:

SPRING 2012 STANFORD AND APRENDA NORM-REFERENCED TEST (NRT) RESULTS

The district has received the spring 2012 Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3 results for students in grades 18. This year Houston Independent School District (HISD) assessed elementary and middle school students. This is the first year that HISD has not assessed high school level grades. This year the testing window for the norm-referenced test (NRT) was May 715. Below are summaries of HISDs performance of all students, as well as non-special education students only, in grades 18 on Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3 tests. The results provided include: The National Percentile Rank (NPR) is a score that quantifies the rank order of student performance for each subtest score compared to the national norming sample. The Normal Curve Equivalents (NCE) is a score which is referenced to a nationally representative group of students and can be compared across grades and time. At or Above 50th Percentile provides a baseline for average student performance. Students who score at the 50th percentile, are by definition, on grade level. This percentage can be compared across grades and over time. Figure 1 displays four years of Stanford and Aprenda combined data depicting the percent of all students who are at or above the 50th NPR (or on-grade level).

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

Figure1:FourYearNRTTrendAnalysis:PercentofAll StudentsAtorAbovethe50th NPR

64 56 49 48 49 50 58

61
51 50 51

63 63

53

56 56 51 45 47

47

2009 2010 2011 2012

Reading

Math

Language

Science

SocialScience

The percentage of students who scored at or above the 50th national percentile rank on the NRT from 2011 to 2012 increased for reading and language, decreased for math and social science, and remained the same for environment/science. Table 1 displays the percentages of students at or above the 50th NPR for all students tested on the Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3, by grade for 2011 and 2012.
Table 1: Percent of All Students At or Above the 50th NPR: 2011 and 2012
Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Reading 2011 2012 64 65 59 58 62 57 50 52 40 41 40 34 38 45 41 40 49 50 Math 2011 67 66 73 72 59 61 62 61 64 2012 62 62 67 66 57 53 59 56 61 Language 2011 2012 67 61 63 58 63 60 66 66 47 43 42 44 44 48 37 37 51 53 Environ./Science 2011 2012 62 57 67 69 64 65 66 57 69 70 60 49 58 66 69 66 63 63 Social Science 2011 2012 ----62 61 54 50 50 38 37 35 43 51 50 42 51 47

(--) No Data Available.

For Stanford 10 and Aprenda 3 combined, the percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR in reading increased from 2011 to 2012 for first, fourth, fifth, and seventh graders. The percentage of students meeting the 50th percentile in language increased from 2011 to 2012 for sixth and seventh graders. In environment/science, the percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR increased for all students from 2011 to 2012 in second, third, fifth, and seventh grades. The percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR in social science increased from 2011 to 2012 for seventh graders. From 2011 to 2012, there were no increases in the percentage of students at or above the 50th NPR in math.

The Stanford 10 results of non-special education students for the years 2011 and 2012 are presented in Table 2.

Table 2: Spring 2011 and 2012 Stanford 10 Results for Non-Special Education Students
Reading 2011 Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total NCE 48 46 49 49 47 47 47 48 48 2012 2012 NCE NPR 48 46 48 50 47 45 49 47 48 46 43 47 50 45 41 48 44 2011 NCE 53 51 58 59 56 56 57 57 56 Math 2012 NCE 50 50 56 58 55 54 56 54 54 2012 NPR 50 50 61 64 60 57 61 58 2011 NCE 52 48 50 57 50 48 49 47 50 Language 2012 NCE 48 45 48 57 49 49 50 47 49 2012 NPR 47 41 47 63 47 47 50 44 Environ./Science 2011 NCE 49 52 52 55 60 55 54 61 55 2012 NCE 49 54 55 53 63 51 58 58 55 2012 NPR 48 58 59 56 74 51 65 64 Social Science 2011 NCE --49 50 52 46 49 53 50 2012 NCE --49 48 48 45 51 49 49 2012 NPR --48 47 47 41 52 49

NCE- Normal Curve Equivalents, a standard scale of scores with a mean of 50 that can be used for comparisons across years. NPR- National Percentile Ranks indicate the relative standing of a student in comparison with other students in the same grade in the national norm-reference group. (--) No Data Available.

In the spring of 2012, the highest NPR for HISD non-special education students on the Stanford 10 assessment was found in fifth and seventh grade science where students ranked at the 74th and 65th percentile, respectively. Average NCE increases were found at two grade levels in reading and language, four grade levels in environment/science, and one grade level in social science.

The percentages of students who scored at or above the 50th national percentile on Stanford 10 for each grade during the spring of 2011 and 2012 are presented in Table 3.
Table 3: Percent of Students Scoring at or Above the 50th NPR on the Stanford 10 for Non-Special Education Students, Spring 2011 and 2012
Reading 2011 Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total % 49 41 47 44 42 43 41 45 44 2012 % 50 42 46 49 44 37 49 43 45 Math 2011 % 57 55 66 70 62 65 67 66 64 2012 % 53 52 62 66 61 57 63 60 60 Language 2011 % 57 48 49 65 50 46 48 40 50 2012 % 49 41 48 66 46 48 52 40 49 Environ./ Science 2011 % 49 56 50 62 73 64 62 74 62 2012 % 48 61 57 54 74 53 70 69 61 Social Science 2011 % --47 48 53 40 46 54 48 2012 % --51 46 41 38 54 45 45

(--) No Data Available.

Table 4 shows the Aprenda 3 results of non-special education students for 2011 and 2012.
Table 4: Spring 2011 and 2012 Aprenda 3 Results for Non-Special Education Students
Reading 2011 Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total NCE 78 76 76 73 60 48 61 65 76 2012 2012 NCE NPR 72 72 71 67 58 50 45 47 71 85 85 84 79 65 50 41 44 2011 NCE 76 76 80 84 57 61 70 60 78 Math 2012 NCE 70 71 73 76 57 65 56 56 72 2012 NPR 82 84 86 89 63 76 61 62 2011 NCE 75 77 84 73 57 49 59 62 78 Language 2012 NCE 70 77 79 71 56 47 50 49 75 2012 NPR 83 90 92 84 61 44 50 49 Environ./Science 2011 NCE 73 79 83 85 64 65 64 61 79 2012 NCE 65 75 73 77 60 56 47 50 71 2012 NPR 76 88 87 90 67 61 44 50 Social Science 2011 NCE --81 81 62 60 70 65 81 2012 NCE --72 74 60 57 48 53 73 2012 NPR --85 88 68 63 47 56

NCE- Normal Curve Equivalents, a standard scale of scores with a mean of 50 that can be used for comparisons across years. NPR- National Percentile Ranks indicate the relative standing of a student in comparison with other students in the same grade in the national norm-reference group. (--) No Data Available.

In the spring of 2012, the highest NPR for HISD non-special education students on the Aprenda 3 assessment were found in third and second grade language and fourth grade science where students ranked at 92nd, 90th, and 90th percentile, respectively. The only NCE increases from 2011 to 2012 were found at grade six in reading and math.

Table 5 shows the percentages of students who scored at or above the 50th national percentile on Aprenda 3 in 2011 and 2012.
Table 5: Percent of Non-Special Education Students Scoring at or Above the 50th NPR on the Aprenda 3, Spring 2011 and 2012
Reading 2011 Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total % 94 95 99 94 71 33 69 100 96 2012 % 92 92 90 88 71 36 58 40 91 Math 2011 % 86 89 93 96 57 83 77 60 90 2012 % 80 84 85 89 63 71 58 75 83 Language 2011 % 88 93 98 94 71 67 77 80 93 2012 % 85 92 94 92 71 57 50 42 90 Environ./ Science 2011 % 87 89 98 99 68 83 77 80 92 2012 % 75 89 90 95 76 71 42 55 85 Social Science 2011 % --97 97 75 50 92 100 97 2012 % --89 93 61 79 58 58 90

(--) No Data Available.

Appendix A shows the 2012 Stanford 10, Aprenda 3, and combined test results for all students at or above the 50th NPR. A full report summarizing the district results will follow the release of this information. Please contact me or Carla Stevens, Department of Research and Accountability, at (713)556-6700 if you have any questions.

TBG attachment cc: Superintendents Direct Reports Chief School Officers Alicia Thomas Viramontes Arnold

Appendix A: 2012 Stanford and Aprenda National Percenile Rank Results for All Students Stanford Reading # 50th # < 50th % 50th NPR NPR NPR Grade # Tested 1 10,635 5,202 5,433 49 2 10,618 4,320 6,298 41 3 11,394 4,966 6,428 44 4 13,045 5,934 7,111 45 5 14,973 6,070 8,903 41 6 12,527 4,247 8,280 34 7 11,976 5,422 6,554 45 8 11,932 4,729 7,203 40 Total 97,100 40,890 56,210 42 Aprenda Reading # 50th # < 50th % 50th NPR NPR NPR Grade # Tested 1 6,215 5,691 524 92 2 5,662 5,152 510 91 3 4,826 4,264 562 88 4 2,267 1,965 302 87 5 38 27 11 71 6 14 5 9 36 7 12 7 5 58 8 20 8 12 40 Total 19,054 17,119 1,935 90 Combined Reading # 50th # < 50th % 50th NPR NPR NPR Grade # Tested 1 16,850 10,893 5,957 65 2 16,280 9,472 6,808 58 3 16,220 9,230 6,990 57 4 15,312 7,899 7,413 52 5 15,011 6,097 8,914 41 6 12,541 4,252 8,289 34 7 11,988 5,429 6,559 45 8 11,952 4,737 7,215 40 Total 116,154 58,009 58,145 50 Stanford Mathematics # 50th # < 50th % 50th NPR NPR NPR Grade # Tested 1 10,752 5,521 5,231 51 2 10,620 5,400 5,220 51 3 11,464 6,801 4,663 59 4 13,075 8,090 4,985 62 5 14,976 8,585 6,391 57 6 12,517 6,662 5,855 53 7 11,977 7,066 4,911 59 8 11,922 6,726 5,196 56 Total 97,303 54,851 42,452 56 Aprenda Mathematics # 50th # < 50th % 50th NPR NPR NPR Grade # Tested 1 6,202 4,907 1,295 79 2 5,663 4,726 937 83 3 4,808 4,022 786 84 4 2,244 1,980 264 88 5 38 24 14 63 6 14 10 4 71 7 12 7 5 58 8 20 15 5 75 Total 19,001 15,691 3,310 83 Combined Mathematics # 50th # < 50th % 50th NPR NPR NPR Grade # Tested 1 16,954 10,428 6,526 62 2 16,283 10,126 6,157 62 3 16,272 10,823 5,449 67 4 15,319 10,070 5,249 66 5 15,014 8,609 6,405 57 6 12,531 6,672 5,859 53 7 11,989 7,073 4,916 59 8 11,942 6,741 5,201 56 Total 116,304 70,542 45,762 61

HISD Research and Accountability__________________________________________________________________A-1