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School Level Report: PALM BEACH


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Districts: PALM BEACH, Years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Subjects: Reading, Mathematics, Writing and Science

  
The table below provides School performance data for FCAT Reading, Mathematics, Writing and Science. Students that score Achievement Level 3 and above in Reading, Mathematics or Science are considered on grade level, proficient, or advanced. As of 2011, certain FCAT assessments are no longer administered. In their place are new assessments called FCAT 2.0, which are aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. This transition began in 2011 with FCAT 2.0 Reading (grades 3-10) and FCAT 2.0 Mathematics (grade 3-8) assessments. A comprehensive mathematics assessment is no longer administered to grade 9 students. The only FCAT assessments administered in 2011 are FCAT Mathematics (grade 10), FCAT Science (grades 5, 8, and 11), and FCAT Writing (grades 4, 8, and 10). FCAT 2.0 results are not reported in this database. They may be accessed in Excel spreadsheets found at http://fcat.fldoe.org/mediapacket/2011/default.asp.For the FCAT Writing essay, the table provides the percent of students scoring 3.5 and above for the years 2002-2009, and the percent of students scoring 4.0 and above for the years 2010-2011. In May 2011, the State Board of Education increased the proficiency level used for school grading purposes to a 4.0. When reviewing FCAT Writing results from 2010 and beyond, comparisons to previous years’ writing scores should be avoided. This caution is given for two reasons. First, beginning in 2010, each essay was scored by one rater. In previous years, two raters were used and the scores were averaged. A student could have received a half-point score, such as 4.5, whereas since 2010, no half-point scores are possible. Second, beginning in 2010, each student within the same grade level was required to write an essay using the same mode of writing (narrative, expository, or persuasive). In previous years, there were two modes assessed at each grade level with half of the students responding to each mode. For example, the 2010 Grade 4 FCAT Writing required all students to write a narrative essay. In 2009, half of the students wrote a narrative essay, and half of the students were required to write an expository essay.
School Percent Scoring Three and Above
Grade
Level
ReadingMathematicsWriting Essay
(3.5 and above)
Writing Essay
(4.0 and above)
Science
  200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120012002200320042005200620072008200920102011 200620072008200920102011
Palm Beach
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY (1571)
9 NA  15  15  18  20  24  20  28  29  35  NA  NA  32  40  39  40  49  49  66  60  73  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA 
10 17  19  20  14  12  18  16  21  21  25  NA  54  44  46  51  39  47  55  61  67  71  73  ‡  54  75  74  63  57  82  73  80  70  86  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA 
11 NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  11  27  18  18  29  33 
+Indicates data is not available at this time.
‡The State compiled State Percent Scoring 3.5 and Above data from 2002-2009
Note: NA indicates the test was not given for that year or grade level, or Achievement Levels had not been established.


The table below provides the School mean Scale Scores in Reading, Mathematics, Writing and Science. The Scale Score is a score used to report test results on the entire test. Scale Scores on the FCAT Sunshine State Standards tests range from 100 through 500 for each grade level and content area. A computer program is used to analyze student responses and to compute the Scale Score. As of 2011, certain FCAT assessments are no longer administered. In their place are new assessments called FCAT 2.0, which are aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. This transition began in 2011 with FCAT 2.0 Reading (grades 3-10) and FCAT 2.0 Mathematics (grade 3-8) assessments. A comprehensive mathematics assessment is no longer administered to grade 9 students. The only FCAT assessments administered in 2011 are FCAT Mathematics (grade 10), FCAT Science (grades 5, 8, and 11), and FCAT Writing (grades 4, 8, and 10). FCAT 2.0 results are not reported in this database. They may be accessed in Excel spreadsheets found at http://fcat.fldoe.org/mediapacket/2011/default.asp.
School Mean Scores
Grade
Level
ReadingMathematicsWritingScience
  2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120012002200320042005200620072008200920102011200620072008200920102011200320042005200620072008200920102011
Palm Beach
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY (1571)
9 NA  273  271  282  287  296  295  304  305  312  NA  NA  273  285  282  282  294  291  306  303  312  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA 
10 288  287  290  275  266  280  281  289  295  300  NA  314  308  307  312  300  308  315  319  322  328  328  262  277  277  NA  NA  NA  271  253  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA 
11 NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  255  270  290  288  288  300  305 
+Indicates data is not available at this time.
Note: NA indicates the test was not given for that year or grade level, or Achievement Levels had not been established.
Note: FCAT Writing+ was administered from 2006 – 2008. In 2009, the multiple-choice items were removed from the statewide writing assessment; therefore, the test name was changed back to FCAT Writing, and Scale Scores are no longer reported for the statewide writing assessment.

The table below provides the School average Developmental Scale Score (DSS) in Reading and Mathematics for FCAT and the change in DSS score since last year. The DSS is a score used to determine a student's annual progress from grade to grade. The FCAT Developmental Scales for Reading and Mathematics range from 86 through 3008 across grades 4 through 10.
School - Mean Developmental Scale Score (DSS)
Grade Reading ScoresMathematics Scores
Grade
Level
% of Students Matched to 2010 Mean DSS (Matched Students 2011) Mean DSS (Matched Students 2010) Mean DSS Change for Matched Students % of Students Matched to 2010 Mean DSS (Matched Students 2011) Mean DSS (Matched Students 2010) Mean DSS Change for Matched Students
Palm Beach
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY (1571)
10****952000196040
Note: Matched DSS data cannot be generated for grade 3 because it is the first year that students take the FCAT.

The tables below provide a School summary of FCAT Reading, Mathematics, Writing and Science, including the percent of students scoring in each Achievement Level. For FCAT Reading and Mathematics, the data include the number of students tested, mean Scale Scores, mean Developmental Scale Scores, and the percentage of students scoring in each achievement level. There are five categories of achievement that describe the success students have with the content tested on the FCAT Reading, Mathematics and Science. Level 5 is the highest, and level 1 is the lowest. Levels 3 and above are considered on or above grade level. Writing is assessed in grades 4, 8, and 10. Writing mean essay scores combined are the result of combining the average scores for each type of writing assessed, in years when multiple prompts per grade level were administered. When reviewing FCAT Writing results from 2010 and beyond, comparisons to previous years’ writing scores should be avoided. This caution is given for two reasons. First, beginning in 2010, each essay was scored by one rater. In previous years, two raters were used and the scores were averaged. A student could have received a half-point score, such as 4.5, whereas since 2010, no half-point scores are possible. Second, beginning in 2010, each student within the same grade level was required to write an essay using the same mode of writing (narrative, expository, or persuasive). In previous years, there were two modes assessed at each grade level with half of the students responding to each mode. For example, the 2010 Grade 4 FCAT Writing required all students to write a narrative essay. In 2009, half of the students wrote a narrative essay, and half of the students were required to write an expository essay. As of 2011, certain FCAT assessments are no longer administered. In their place are new assessments called FCAT 2.0, which are aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. This transition began in 2011 with FCAT 2.0 Reading (grades 3-10) and FCAT 2.0 Mathematics (grade 3-8) assessments. A comprehensive mathematics assessment is no longer administered to grade 9 students. The only FCAT assessments administered in 2011 are FCAT Mathematics (grade 10), FCAT Science (grades 5, 8, and 11), and FCAT Writing (grades 4, 8, and 10). FCAT 2.0 results are not reported in this database. They may be accessed in Excel spreadsheets found at http://fcat.fldoe.org/mediapacket/2011/default.asp.
School Summary of Students Tested
Grade 9
Reading Scores
 Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
YearStudents
Tested
Mean
DSS
Mean Scale
Score
12345Level 3 & above**
Palm Beach
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY (1571)
2001  229  NA  273  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  
2002  304  1709  273  58  28  11  3  1  15  
2003  338  1701  271  59  26  13  1  1  15  
2004  306  1757  282  50  32  12  4  2  18  
2005  258  1784  287  47  33  14  5  2  20  
2006  285  1834  296  37  39  18  4  2  24  
2007  271  1832  295  32  48  17  3  0  20  
2008  303  1877  304  28  44  20  7  1  28  
2009  258  1883  305  27  44  22  6  1  29  
2010  279  1920  312  17  48  26  8  2  35  
Mathematics Scores
 Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
Year Students
Tested
Mean
DSS
Mean Scale
Score
1 2 3 4 5 Level 3 & above**
Palm Beach
2001  231  NA  282  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  NA  
2002  306  1824  273  34  35  24  7  1  32  
2003  337  1865  285  21  39  28  10  2  40  
2004  305  1856  282  25  36  30  7  1  39  
2005  258  1856  282  26  34  28  10  2  40  
2006  284  1897  294  16  35  33  14  2  49  
2007  272  1887  291  14  37  38  11  1  49  
2008  301  1939  306  8  26  46  19  1  66  
2009  256  1927  303  11  29  38  19  4  60  
2010  279  1959  312  5  22  50  18  5  73  
* No data is reported when fewer than ten students were tested.
** Adding the percents in Achievement Levels 3 – 5 may not result in the percent reported under "Level 3 and above" due to rounding.

Note: NA indicates the test was not given for that year or grade level, or Achievement Levels had not been established.
Note: FCAT Writing+ was administered from 2006 – 2008. In 2009, the multiple-choice items were removed from the statewide writing assessment; therefore, the test name was changed back to FCAT Writing, and Scale Scores are no longer reported for the statewide writing assessment.

Grade 10
Reading Scores
 Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
YearStudents
Tested
Mean
DSS
Mean Scale
Score
12345Level 3 & above**
Palm Beach
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY (1571)
2001  91  NA  288  45  37  15  2  0  17  
2002  186  1856  287  49  32  16  3  0  19  
2003  291  1871  290  43  37  16  2  2  20  
2004  297  1790  275  59  27  11  2  1  14  
2005  297  1744  266  68  20  8  3  1  12  
2006  289  1817  280  54  27  12  3  3  18  
2007  276  1822  281  57  27  10  4  2  16  
2008  289  1868  289  47  31  14  2  5  21  
2009  321  1901  295  41  37  15  3  4  21  
2010  259  1924  300  39  36  15  3  6  25  
Mathematics Scores
 Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
Year Students
Tested
Mean
DSS
Mean Scale
Score
1 2 3 4 5 Level 3 & above**
Palm Beach
2001  91  NA  314  22  23  37  15  2  54  
2002  187  1922  308  24  32  25  18  1  44  
2003  289  1918  307  25  30  25  19  2  46  
2004  296  1939  312  20  29  32  17  2  51  
2005  297  1890  300  26  35  27  11  1  39  
2006  290  1920  308  25  28  26  20  1  47  
2007  276  1950  315  13  32  34  19  2  55  
2008  289  1965  319  13  26  38  20  3  61  
2009  321  1979  322  9  24  41  25  1  67  
2010  259  2004  328  5  24  37  31  4  71  
2011  272  2003  328  6  21  38  31  4  73  
Science Scores
 Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
Year Students
Tested
  Mean Scale
Score
1 2 3 4 5 Level 3 & above**
Palm Beach
2003  254     271  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
2004  293     253  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
Writing Scores
 Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
Year Students
Tested
Mean Essay
Score Combined
Mean Scale
Score
1 2 3 4 5  
Palm Beach
2001  91  3.3  NANANANANANA 
2002  166  3.3  NANANANANANA 
2003  286  3.6  NANANANANANA 
2004  295  3.6  NANANANANANA 
2005  282  3.4  NANANANANANA 
2006  287  3.4  262NANANANANA 
2007  280  3.8  27727442260 
2008  291  3.6  27726412481 
2009  326  3.8  NANANANANANA 
2010  259  3.8  NANANANANANA 
2011  275  4.2  NANANANANANA 
† Mean essay score combined is the result of combining the mean scores for each mode of writing assessed. Prior to 2010, with the exception of grade 10 in 2008, two modes were assessed per grade level. Beginning in 2010, one mode was assessed per grade level.
* No data is reported when fewer than ten students were tested.
** Adding the percents in Achievement Levels 3 – 5 may not result in the percent reported under "Level 3 and above" due to rounding.

Note: NA indicates the test was not given for that year or grade level, or Achievement Levels had not been established.
Note: FCAT Writing+ was administered from 2006 – 2008. In 2009, the multiple-choice items were removed from the statewide writing assessment; therefore, the test name was changed back to FCAT Writing, and Scale Scores are no longer reported for the statewide writing assessment.

Grade 11
Science Scores
 Percentage of Students by Achievement Level
Year Students
Tested
  Mean Scale
Score
1 2 3 4 5 Level 3 & above**
Palm Beach
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY (1571)
2005  258     255  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
2006  279     270  50  38  11  11  
2007  251     290  39  34  24  27  
2008  263     288  38  43  17  18  
2009  287     288  41  41  16  18  
2010  269     300  27  44  27  29  
2011  245     305  25  42  27  33  
* No data is reported when fewer than ten students were tested.
** Adding the percents in Achievement Levels 3 – 5 may not result in the percent reported under "Level 3 and above" due to rounding.

Note: NA indicates the test was not given for that year or grade level, or Achievement Levels had not been established.
Note: FCAT Writing+ was administered from 2006 – 2008. In 2009, the multiple-choice items were removed from the statewide writing assessment; therefore, the test name was changed back to FCAT Writing, and Scale Scores are no longer reported for the statewide writing assessment.