Summary of NH-DoE Academic, Reading, Math Proficiencies and NWEA Projections

Academic Proficiency

There are two sources of public domain data that allow us to assess SAU39 Academic Proficiency:

• New Hampshire Department of Education (NH-DOE) Provides proficiency data associated with all NH Districts, Schools, and Grades

• NWEA Provides proficiency data and performance projections associated with the tens of thousands of NWEA subscriber Districts, Schools, and Grades across the US.

Following is a summary of NH-DOE Reading (ELA) and Math Proficiency data …

To better see the distribution of results, for Reading, 75% Proficient is ‘White’; for Math 60% Proficient is ‘White’, below Proficient results are shades of Red’, above Proficient results are shades of Green.

Reading (ELA) Proficiency – by Comparable SAUs / School Type

Observations:

• Amherst SAU Elementary and Middle School

  • Reading Proficiency results are significantly lower than most of their peers.

  • Low measured Reading Proficiency performance has been the case since the 2016_17 school year.

• There is a clear Reading Proficiency issue exposed when SAU39 students move from Elementary to Middle School.

Reading (ELA) Proficiency – SAU39 by School Type and School Name

Observations:

• Within SAU39

  • Clark-Wilkins and AMS appear to have the lowest Reading Proficiency School Averages.

  • MVVS performance has historically been higher. (Look at performance by Grade)

Reading (ELA) Proficiency – SAU39 by Grade and School Name

Observations:

• MVVS Reading Proficiency results have been trending down in Grades 3 and 4 over the last two years.

• MVVS Reading Proficiency results have been significantly outperforming AMS in Grades 5 and 6 over the last three years.

• AMS Reading Proficiency results in Grade 8 have been particularly low over the past 5 years.

Math Proficiency – by Comparable SAUs / School Type

Observations:

• Amherst SAU39 Middle and High School Math Proficiency is close to the lowest performer of its peers.

• Amherst Elementary School students test in the top 25% of thier peers.

• There seems to be something significant negative happening when students move to the Middle School.

Math Proficiency – SAU39 by School Type and Name

Observations:

• Both Amherst SAU39 Elementary School (MVVS and C-W) students test in the top 25% of their peers.

• Again, there seems to be something significant negative happening when students move to the Middle School.

Math Proficiency – SAU39 by Grade and School Name

Observations:

• Math Proficiency testing issues seem to begin at AMS 5th Grade.

• Student Math instruction at SCHS has historically been unable to recover from earlier Proficiency deficits.

NWEA Projections