Metric |
Definition |
Learning Unit Calculations |
School |
School Group or District |
SGP - Early Literacy |
Star Early Literacy Student Growth Percentile – Median for All Students Assessed |
Represents the growth from the beginning of the school year, based on the median SGP value of all students' SGP who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
Uses SGP from Fall Window to current SGP Window1 (Winter growth = Fall to Winter, Spring growth = Fall to Spring, Fall growth = (prior) Spring to Fall; if student has not taken a Fall test yet, then the previous year's Fall to Spring growth is used). |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
SGP - Math |
Star Math Student Growth Percentile – Median for All Students Assessed |
Represents the growth from the beginning of the school year, based on the median SGP value of all students' SGP who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
Uses SGP from Fall Window to current SGP Window1 (Winter growth = Fall to Winter, Spring growth = Fall to Spring, Fall growth = (prior) Spring to Fall; if student has not taken a Fall test yet, then the previous year's Fall to Spring growth is used). |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
SGP - Reading |
Star Reading Student Growth Percentile – Median for All Students Assessed |
Represents the growth from the beginning of the school year, based on the median SGP value of all students' SGP who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
Uses SGP from Fall Window to current SGP Window1 (Winter growth = Fall to Winter, Spring growth = Fall to Spring, Fall growth = (prior) Spring to Fall; if student has not taken a Fall test yet, then the previous year's Fall to Spring growth is used). |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star % Assessed - Early Literacy |
Percent of Students Who Have Completed a Star Early Literacy Test in Current Testing Time Frame |
The number of Star Assessments taken in the current SGP Window divided by the number of students enrolled in the school that had the opportunity to take a Star assessment. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star % Assessed - Math |
Percent of Students Who Have Completed a Star Math Test in Current Testing Time Frame |
The number of Star Assessments taken in the current SGP Window divided by the number of students enrolled in the school that had the opportunity to take a Star assessment. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star % Assessed - Reading |
Percent of Students Who Have Completed a Star Reading Test in Current Testing Time Frame |
The number of Star Assessments taken in the current SGP Window divided by the number of students enrolled in the school that had the opportunity to take a Star assessment. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Change in Score Last Window1 - Early Literacy |
Difference in Star Early Literacy Scaled Score from Last Testing SGP Window to Current Testing SGP Window |
Median change in Star test score of all students who are enrolled in the school.
Change is measured between the latest Star test score in the standard school year (8/1–7/31) and the latest score in the previous SGP Window. (If either score is unavailable, this metric cannot be used.) |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Change in Score Last Window1 - Math |
Difference in Star Math Scaled Score from Last Testing SGP Window to Current Testing SGP Window |
Median change in Star test score of all students who are enrolled in the school.
Change is measured between the latest Star test score in the standard school year (8/1–7/31) and the latest score in the previous SGP Window. (If either score is unavailable, this metric cannot be used.) |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Change in Score Last Window1 - Reading |
Difference in Star Reading Scaled Score from Last Testing SGP Window to Current Testing SGP Window |
Median change in Star test score of all students who are enrolled in the school.
Change is measured between the latest Star test score in the standard school year (8/1–7/31) and the latest score in the previous SGP Window. (If either score is unavailable, this metric cannot be used.) |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Current Score - Early Literacy2 |
Most Recent Star Early Literacy Scaled Score - Median for All Students Assessed |
Median value of the latest Star score in the standard school year of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
School year is defined as 8/1–7/31. If a student has not taken a test in that time frame, the latest test score from the previous school year is used. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Current Score - Math2 |
Most Recent Star Math Scaled Score - Median for All Students Assessed |
Median value of the latest Star score in the standard school year of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
School year is defined as 8/1–7/31. If a student has not taken a test in that time frame, the latest test score from the previous school year is used. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Current Score - Reading2 |
Most Recent Star Reading Scaled Score - Median for All Students Assessed |
Median value of the latest Star score in the standard school year of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
School year is defined as 8/1–7/31. If a student has not taken a test in that time frame, the latest test score from the previous school year is used. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Performance Level - Math |
Median Star Math normed referenced score representing how schools are performing against each other3 |
Star norm-referenced level corresponding to the Star current score. Performance levels are 6.1, 6.2, 8.2, etc. where 6.1 represents grade placement. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Performance Level - Reading |
Median Star Reading norm referenced score representing how like schools are performing against each other3 |
Star norm-referenced level corresponding to the Star current score. Performance levels are 6.1, 6.2, 8.2, etc. where 6.1 represents grade placement. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Predicted Spring Score - Early Literacy |
Predicted Median Spring Star Early Literacy Scaled Score Forecast Based on Most Recent Assessment3 |
Median Spring predicted score of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place; based on typical growth (SGP = 50) expected from academic peers. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Predicted Spring Score - Math |
Predicted Median Spring Star Math Scaled Score Forecast Based on Most Recent Assessment3 |
Median Spring predicted score of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place; based on typical growth (SGP = 50) expected from academic peers. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Predicted Spring Score - Reading |
Predicted Median Spring Star Reading Scaled Score Forecast Based on Most Recent Assessment3 |
Median Spring predicted score of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place; based on typical growth (SGP = 50) expected from academic peers. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Projected Spring Score - Early Literacy |
Projected Median Spring Star Early Literacy Scaled Score Based on First Assessment Taken in the Fall4 |
Median Spring projected score of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place (based on first Fall score); based on typical growth (SGP = 50) expected from academic peers. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Projected Spring Score - Math |
Projected Median Spring Star Math Scaled Score Based on First Assessment Taken in the Fall4 |
Median Spring projected score of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place (based on first Fall score); based on typical growth (SGP = 50) expected from academic peers. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star Projected Spring Score - Reading |
Projected Median Spring Star Reading Scaled Score Based on First Assessment Taken in the Fall4 |
Median Spring projected score of all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place (based on first Fall score); based on typical growth (SGP = 50) expected from academic peers. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star % Predicted to Meet Benchmark - Math |
Percent of Students on Track to be Proficient in Math at the End of the School Year Based on Most Recent Assessment3 |
Number of students predicted to reach the state benchmark by the end of the school year (Spring Window) divided by the total number of students who have taken the Star test. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Star % Predicted to Meet Benchmark - Reading |
Percent of Students on Track to be Proficient in Reading at the End of the School Year Based on Most Recent Assessment3 |
Number of students predicted to reach the state benchmark by the end of the school year (Spring Window) divided by the total number of students who have taken the Star test. |
School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Intervention Screening Report - Early Literacy |
Number of Students in Each District Benchmark Category Based on Most Recent Assessment5 |
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School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.6
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Intervention Screening Report - Math |
Number of Students in Each District Benchmark Category Based on Most Recent Assessment5 |
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School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.6
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
Intervention Screening Report - Reading |
Number of Students in Each District Benchmark Category Based on Most Recent Assessment5 |
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School Group: Median SGP value of all the schools that are part of the school group.6
District: Median SGP value of all the schools in the district that match the current filter criteria. |
1. "Window" refers to SGP Windows (Fall Window = 8/1–11/30, Winter Window = 12/1–3/31, Spring Window = 4/1–7/31). For more information, see the definitions of SGP in Star Early Literacy, Star Math, and Star Reading.
2. If students do not have scores available in the current academic year, the latest score since previous April is used.
3. The predicted score is based on typical growth (a Student Growth Percentile of 50). This calculation is based on the most recent Star Math or Star Reading test and a prior score in a testing window (such as the previous Spring score). The predicted score is adjusted based on the latest Star test score and an assumption of typical growth (SGP of 50).
4. Projected scores show the Scaled Score the student would attain if they experienced typical growth (a Student Growth Percentile of 50). The calculation is based on the first Fall Star Early Literacy, Star Math, or Star Reading test of the school year and a prior score in a testing window (such as the previous Spring score) to establish a new Spring Scaled Score projection based on an SGP of 50. This score does not change as the school year goes on.
5. The number/color of district benchmark categories and their cut score values are set in the individual programs: Star Early Literacy (benchmark structure, cut scores); Star Math (benchmark structure, cut scores); Star Reading (benchmark structure, cut scores).
6. In the expanded view, schools are grouped based on what category the median SGP at each school falls into: High SGP = 66 or higher, Moderate SGP = 35–65, Low SGP = 34 or lower. Within each of these groups, the percent of students in each district benchmark category is shown. |
Metric |
Definition |
Learning Unit Calculations |
School |
School Group or District |
AR Average Instruction Minutes |
Average Number of AR Instructional Engagement Minutes for Students Enrolled in AR 360 / AR Classes |
Average of minutes read for the school in the current school year—includes all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place and includes students who have not read any instructions in the average calculation.
Average is calculated on the sum of minutes read of instruction/articles for the current school year. The minutes read are calculated by processing the BookPositionSet events from the SubText app: one event for the day for the book/student combo = assumption that the student read 5 minutes; multiple events = duration between two successive events (capping at maximum of 5 minutes—the reasoning is that the two events are not related to each other and are from different reading activity). |
Average of the school minutes read values. |
AR Average Practice Points |
Average Number of AR Practice Points Earned for Students Enrolled in AR 360 / AR Classes |
Average of students' practice points earned—includes all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place in the current school year.
Average is based on the sum of AR points earned for each passing Practice RP quiz taken in the current school year. |
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AR Instruction % Nonfiction |
Average Percent of Nonfiction AR Instructional Reading for Students Enrolled in AR 360 / AR Classes |
Average of students' % of instruction/articles read in current school year that are not fiction—includes all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place and had instruction activity (students who haven't read any instruction/article in the current school year are excluded in the average calculation).
Computed by processing the "Assignment Completed" event generated by the SubText app; if the bookid in the event has a value set for fiction/notfiction, then the event is included—otherwise, the event is excluded from the calculation. |
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AR Instruction % at Grade |
Average Percent of Instructional Reading at Grade Level for Students Enrolled in AR 360 / AR Classes |
Average of students' % of instruction read in the current school year that are at grade level—includes all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
Determined by percentage of instruction/articles read in the current school year with an ATOS level in the student's grade. Articles with an ATOS level below a student's grade are accounted for in the "AR Instruction % Below Grade Level" metric; articles with an ATOS level above a student's grade is accounted for in the "AR Instruction % Above Grade Level" metric. |
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AR Instruction Quiz % Correct |
Average Percent Correct on AR Instructional Quizzes for Students Enrolled in AR 360 / AR Classes |
Average of students' Instruction Quiz % correct for the current school year, including all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
Calculated as average of Quiz % Correct from all AR "Other Reading" (OR) quizzes taken in the current school year, including quizzes with passing or failing percentages. Note: OR quizzes include Subtext article quizzes. |
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AR Practice % Nonfiction |
Average Percent of Nonfiction AR Practice Reading for Students Enrolled in AR 360 / AR Classes |
Average of students' % nonfiction practice for the current school year, including all students who are enrolled in the school in Renaissance Place.
Average is calculated as the total number of passing AR "Reading Practice" (RP) non-fiction quizzes in the current school year divided by the total number of passing RP quizzes taken. |
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AR Practice % within ZPD |
Average Percent of AR Practice Reading Within the "Just Right" Range for Optimal Reading Growth |
Average percentage of student practice reading that fell within each individual student's ZPD, including all students who are enrolled as part of the school in Renaissance Place.
Average is calculated as the total number of passing "Reading Practice" (RP) quizzes where the book level was within the student's ZPD (at the time the quiz was taken) divided by the total number of passing RP quizzes where the book level was outside the student's ZPD.
Note: If the student didn't have a ZPD when an RP quiz was taken, that quiz is excluded from this metric calculation. |
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AR Practice Quiz % Correct |
Average Percent Correct on AR Practice Quizzes for Students Enrolled in AR 360 / AR Classes |
Average of students' Practice Quiz % correct for the current school year, including all students who are enrolled as part of the school in Renaissance Place.
Calculated as the average of Quiz % Correct from all the AR "Reading Practice" (RP) quizzes taken in the current school year, including quizzes with passing or failing percentages. |
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Metric |
Definition2 |
Learning Unit Calculations |
School |
School Group or District |
% State Benchmark Level1 - Math |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Math |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level2 - Math |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Math |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level3 - Math |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Math |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level4 - Math |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Math |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level5 - Math |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Math |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level1 - Reading |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Reading |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level2 - Reading |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Reading |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level3 - Reading |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Reading |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level4 - Reading |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Reading |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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% State Benchmark Level5 - Reading |
Percent of Students in State Benchmark Category for Reading |
Number of students who are in the specific state benchmark level divided by total # of students who have taken the Star tests in the current school year (defined as August 1–July 31).
State benchmark levels are assigned based on Predicted Spring Scores. |
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1. Name and number of levels will vary by state.
2. Percent of students predicted to be in each state benchmark category by the end of the year, using the most recent Star Early Literacy, Star Math, or Star Reading test score and an assumption of typical growth (SGP of 50). |