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School Performance Score |
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| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| JJHS | 79.9 | 91.5 | 84.9 | 86.4 | 99.7 | 93.9 | |
All Louisiana public school receive a SPS (School Performance Score) every year which shows how well the school is performing.
The SPS consists of 4 components: The LEAP 21 - 60 %
The IOWA test - 30%
Student Attendance - 5%
Student Dropout - 5%
Our school's SPS goal for next year is 96.4.
The state's goal for all schools is to have an SPS of 120.
How much has our school (JJHS) improved?
> We met our Growth Target.
> We needed to make a Growth Target of 2.9 points. Our SPS increased 13.3
points from last year.
> We are not in School Improvement (SI). Schools that do not meet
performance and growth requirements are placed in School Improvement.
> We are eligible for a monetary reward.
> We received an "Exemplary Academic Growth" Growth Label - A school that makes
its Growth Target, has all subgroups grow at least two points, and is not in
School Improvement .
> We received a "Two Star" Performance Label for having a SPS range of 80.0 -
99.9.
> We met requirements in 6 out of 6 subgroups.
How well did our school (JJHS)
perform
of each of the 4 SPS parts?
Part 1: LEAP 21 (60% SPS weight)
> Each student is placed at one of five achievement levels (Advanced,
Mastery, Basic, Approaching Basic, & Unsatisfactory), based on his or her
test results.
> The Percent Basic and Above is the percent of students scoring at the top
three levels (Advanced, Mastery, & Basic).
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Spring 2004 Grade 8 LEAP 21 Test Results (Percent Basic & Above) |
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| JJHS | District | State | |
| English/L.Arts | 57 % | 55 % | 48 % |
| Mathematics | 77 % | 77 % | 57 % |
| Science | 56 % | 65 % | 50 % |
| Social Studies | 68 % | 66 % | 53 % |
Part 2: The IOWA Tests (30% SPS weight)
> The IOWA Tests shows how well Louisiana students perform compared
to students across the nation.
> The typical student in the nation performs at the 50th percentile.
| The IOWA Tests - Spring 2004 - National Percentile Rank | ||||
| JJHS | District | State | Nation | |
| 7th Grade | 60 | 59 | 48 | 50 |
Part 3 & 4: Attendance and Dropout Rates
(10% SPS weight)
> Attendance and Dropout rates are based on prior year's data.
> For the dropout rate, a lower percentage is better.
| 2002 - 2003 Attendance & Dropout Rates | |||
| JJHS | District | State | |
| Attendance | 94.3 % | 94.4 % | 93.5 % |
| Dropout (7-12 Grades) | 0.0 % | 2.3 % | 5.4 % |
School Characteristics
| Teacher Quality (2003 - 2004) | ||
| JJHS | District | |
| Percent of Core Courses Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers | 90 % | 90 % |
> Core Courses are English, Math, Science,
Social Studies, Foreign Languages, and The Arts.
Safety & School Environment
School Climate (2003 -2004)
> JJHS has a Written Parental Involvement Statement
> JJHS has a Student Code of Conduct
> JJHS has a Crisis Management Plan
> JJHS has not been identified as "Persistently Dangerous"
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Class Size (2003 - 2004) |
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| Class Size Range | JJHS | District | State |
| 1 - 20 | 60 % | 55 % | 37 % |
| 21 - 26 | 40 % | 46 % | 40 % |
| 27 - 33 | 0 % | 0 % | 23 % |
| 34 or more | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
Louisiana Department of Education - contains more information on each school in the state tests results, SPS, subgroups, testing information, LEAP tutoring lessons, etc.
Louisiana PASS - Practice Assessment / Strengthen Skills Internet tool to access practice test questions with instructional feedback.
Teach Louisiana - Find out the certification status of teachers at our school.
Leap Query System - LA State Department's web-based system for analyzing student achievement data.
