RI Schools: The Basic Facts
Profile of Schools, Student Characteristics,
   and Kids Count

Learning and Achievement
Assessments
Disaggregations
Accountability
How Rhode Island Classifies Schools
2004 School-Performance Classification:
Elementary  |Middle  |High

Using Information
State Indicators
Value Added:
Elementary  |Middle  |High
Attendance and Graduation Rates,
Learning Support Indicators:
Elementary  |Middle  |High

Safe and Supportive Environments
Students' Point of View:Middle  |High
Suspensions

Equity and Adequacy of Resources
Property Value/Student Compared to
   Tax Rate
Tax Capacity and Effort
In$ite: Including Other Commitments
In$ite: Excluding Other Commitments
Out-of-District Obligations
In$ite: Instruction
In$ite: General Education
Middle  |High

Curriculum and Instruction
Advanced Placement Exams
Teaching Practices:
Elementary  |Middle  |High
Inclusion
Students with Disabilities
Students with Disabilities: Participation
Elementary  |Middle  |High
Students with Disabilities: Participation by District
Elementary  |Middle  |High

Engaging Families
Elementary  |Middle  |High

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What you are looking at

These bar graphs that show the percentages of students who scored at each level on the Spring 2004 state tests: the New Standards Reference Examinations (NSRE) and the Alternate Assessment, for some students with disabilities (grades 4, 8, and 11), the Rhode Island Writing Assessment (grades 3 and 7), and the Rhode Island Health-Education Assessment (grade 5 only). The NSRE in mathematics contains three subtests, which are: Skills, Concepts, and Problem Solving. The NSRE in English Language Arts contains four subtests, which are: Reading: Basic Understanding, Reading: Analysis and Interpretation, Writing: Effectiveness, and Writing: Conventions.

The top two bands (the two bands above the white band) on the bars show the percentage of students who met or exceeded the state’s standard for proficiency on each subtest. The bottom band on the bars, labeled “no score” in the legend, shows the percentage of students who did not complete the testing.

The number below each bar indicates the percentage of all students who met or exceeded the state standard.

The SAT exam (high school only) is not part of the Rhode Island assessment program. Students who so choose pay to take the tests to fulfill college-admissions requirements. The scores shown are only for seniors, representing the highest score each senior attained (some of which had been attained while they were still juniors). The participation rate is derived by taking the fall 2003 enrollment divided by the number of seniors who have an SAT score.

What you are looking for

The state’s long-term goal is for all students to meet or exceed the standard in all subtests—100 percent proficiency across the board. Like all other states, we are years away from reaching that goal.