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Tennessee Report Card Grading
Scale
Grades are based on NCE scores.
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Grade
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Status
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Writing
Assessment
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Achievement
3 - 8
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Goal:
4.0
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Reading/
Language
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Math
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Science
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Social
Studies
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Score/
Range
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Score/
Range
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Score/
Range
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Score/
Range
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Score/
Range
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A
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Exemplary
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4.0 – 6.0
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57-99
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56-99
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59-99
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60-99
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B
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Above Average
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3.5 – 3.9
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52-56
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51-55
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54-58
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54-59
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C
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Average
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3.0 – 3.4
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46-51
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46-50
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49-53
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48-53
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D
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Below Average
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2.5 – 2.9
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41-45
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39-45
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42-48
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41-47
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F
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Deficient
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0.0 – 2.4
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0-40
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0-38
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0-41
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0-40
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TVAAS/Value Added
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Grade
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Status
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Mean Gain
Range
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Reading/
Language Arts
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Math
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Social Studies
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Science
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A
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Exceptional
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> 1.2
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>1.5
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>0.4
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>0.6
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B
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Exceeds State Growth
Standard
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0.7 to 1.2
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0.5 to 1.5
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-0.1 to 0.4
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-0.2 to 0.6
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C
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Maintains State Growth
Standard
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- 0.1 to 0.6
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-0.5 to 0.4
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-0.8 to -0.2
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-1.1 to -0.3
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D
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Below State Growth Standard
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-0.6 to -0.2
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-1.9 to -0.6
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-1.6 to -0.9
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-1.9 to -1.2
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F
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Deficient
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<-0.6
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<-1.9
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<-1.6
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<-1.9
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- Grades Based on NCE – Tennessee
administered both NRT and CRT tests in
the spring of 2004. Since each student
took both tests, this has enabled an
equating of the two tests such that previous
NRT test data can be mapped onto the
CRT scale. After mapping onto the CRT
scale, the data were converted into state
normal curve equivalents (NCE) using
the 1998 data as a base. If a school
has an NCE of 50, then that school's
mean achievement score would be equal
to the state average in 1998.
- TVAAS/Value Added – Value-added
measures student progress within a grade
and subject, which demonstrates the influence
of in-school factors on the student’s
achievement. This diagnostic tool is
designed to improve educational opportunities
for students in various achievement levels.
Tennessee has transitioned from using
a norm referenced test to a criterion
referenced test and scores have been
back mapped for correlation purposes
to 1998 to assure consistency in scales.
Status:
Above means that students in this school made
significantly more progress in this subject
than students in the average school in the
state.
Below means that students in this school made
significantly less progress in this subject
than students in the average school in the
state.
NDD means that the progress of students in this
school was Not Detectably Different from the
progress of students in the average school
in the state.
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