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Core 40 End-Of-Course Assessments (ECAs)
What are Core 40 End-of-Course
Assessments? (8/29/06) - Aligned with Indiana’s
Academic Standards, End-of-Course Assessments (ECAs) are final exams measuring
what students know and are able to do upon completion of targeted Core 40
courses. The Core 40 End-of-Course Assessments are designed to ensure the
quality, consistency, and rigor of Core 40 courses across the state. (more
Q & A)
How did Caston perform on the 2005 Algebra
I ECA? (8/29/06) - Results for the 2005-06 school
year are not yet publicly available on the DOE (Indiana Department of Education)
website. In
the table below are the results for the Algebra 1 ECA administered in the spring
of 2005. You will note that all of the Midwest Conference Schools, except
Frontier, are included as well as several other area schools. Frontier's data is
not online. (all
IN schools)
The "Proficiency Rating" column
shows the percent of students passing (a scaled score of at least 579 was
required to pass). For Caston you will note that 2.2% of the 46 students taking
the test, or 1 student, passed the Algebra 1 ECA.
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Algebra
I End-Of-Course Assessment
Spring 2005
(Passing Scaled Score: 579) |
| Corporation |
#
of Students |
Average
Scaled Score |
Proficiency
Rating |
Linear
Equations and Inequalities |
Sketching
and Interpreting Graphs |
Systems
of Linear Equations and Inequalities |
Polynomials |
Quadratic
Equations |
|
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(place-
holder) |
200
- 800 |
%
Passing |
%
Correct |
%
Correct |
%
Correct |
%
Correct |
%Correct |
| 21pts |
5pts |
6pts |
10pts |
8pts |
| Indiana |
68705 |
510 |
24.20 |
46% |
64% |
47% |
58% |
28% |
| NO.
MIAMI |
87 |
526 |
24.1 |
45% |
65% |
53% |
66% |
24% |
| WINAMAC |
108 |
503 |
22.2 |
43% |
59% |
48% |
59% |
29% |
| ROCHESTER |
182 |
505 |
19.8 |
42% |
63% |
43% |
62% |
27% |
| SO.
NEWTON |
83 |
508 |
18.1 |
46% |
58% |
45% |
56% |
28% |
| LOGANSPORT |
298 |
456 |
12.1 |
36% |
58% |
37% |
47% |
22% |
| W.
CENTRAL |
50 |
479 |
12 |
40% |
58% |
40% |
52% |
29% |
| PIONEER |
116 |
476 |
11.2 |
37% |
67% |
38% |
49% |
26% |
| ARGOS |
64 |
483 |
10.9 |
41% |
54% |
50% |
60% |
17% |
| TRI-COUNTY |
53 |
460 |
3.8 |
35% |
64% |
37% |
44% |
21% |
| NO.
WHITE |
72 |
444 |
2.8 |
33% |
48% |
29% |
43% |
20% |
| CASTON |
46 |
434 |
2.2 |
32% |
47% |
38% |
39% |
12% |
| FRONTIER |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
How did Caston perform on the
2005 English 11 ECA? (8/30/06) - Results for the 2005-06 school
year are not yet publicly available on the DOE website. In
the table below are the results for the English 11 ECA administered in the spring
of 2005. You will note that all of the Midwest Conference Schools, except
Frontier, are included as well as several other area schools. Frontier's data is
not online. (all
IN
schools)
The "Proficiency Rating" column
shows the percent of students passing (a scaled score of at least 500 was
required to pass). For Caston you will note that 32.5% of the 40 students taking
the test, or 13 students, passed the English 11 ECA.
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English
11 End-Of-Course Assessment
Spring 2005
(Passing Scaled Score: 500) |
| Corporation |
#
of Students |
Average
Scaled Score |
Proficiency
Rating |
Reading
Comprehension
|
Language
Conventions |
Writing
Applications |
|
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(place-
holder) |
200
- 800 |
%
Passing |
%
Correct |
%
Correct |
%
Correct |
| 34pts |
8pts |
12pts |
| PIONEER |
80 |
522 |
61.3 |
63% |
85% |
57% |
| SO.
NEWTON |
54 |
524 |
61.1 |
61% |
87% |
62% |
| TRI-COUNTY |
64 |
504 |
59.4 |
59% |
77% |
61% |
| WINAMAC |
72 |
501 |
55.6 |
58% |
84% |
59% |
| NO.
WHITE |
42 |
493 |
54.8 |
55% |
79% |
65% |
| Indiana |
50088 |
501 |
52.70 |
59% |
78% |
58% |
| NO.
MIAMI |
81 |
493 |
44.4 |
57% |
78% |
58% |
| W.
CENTRAL |
23 |
497 |
43.5 |
57% |
71% |
71% |
| LOGANSPORT |
215 |
484 |
40 |
57% |
75% |
54% |
| ROCHESTER |
107 |
446 |
34.6 |
54% |
69% |
42% |
| CASTON |
40 |
453 |
32.5 |
61% |
60% |
39% |
| ARGOS |
47 |
473 |
29.8 |
59% |
75% |
46% |
| FRONTIER |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
During the 2006-2007 school year
ECAs will be given for Algebra I,
Algebra II, Biology I, and English 11. ***
Spring
2006 End Of Course Assessment Results (3/9/07) - Results
for all Indiana Schools are available here.
Using this link will also give you detailed results as seen above. Corporation
identification #s are here. Caston
had 49 students take the Algebra 1 test and none of them passed as shown in the
table below. Fifty-five students took the English 11 test and as shown below
30.90% (or 17 students) passed. An asterisk (*) indicates membership in
the Midwest Conference.
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Spring 2006 End Of Course
Assessment –
Percent Of Students Passing
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Algebra I |
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ARGOS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (5470)
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26.80%
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*EASTERN PULASKI COM SCH CORP (6620)
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24.60%
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INDIANA
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24.00%
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NORTH MIAMI COMM SCHOOLS (5620)
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20.20%
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ROCHESTER COMM SCH CORP (2645)
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18.80%
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*WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL CORP (6630)
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15.90%
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*SOUTH NEWTON SCHOOL CORP (5995)
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12.80%
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*NORTH WHITE SCHOOL CORP (8515)
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11.70%
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*PIONEER REGIONAL SCH CORP (0775)
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11.70%
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LOGANSPORT COMM SCH CORP (0875)
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9.10%
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*TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL CORP (8535)
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3.80%
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*CASTON SCHOOL CORPORATION (2650)
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00.00%
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*FRONTIER
SCHOOL CORP (8525)
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No results
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Spring 2006 End Of Course
Assessment –
Percent Of Students Passing
|
English 11 |
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*EASTERN PULASKI COM SCH CORP (6620)
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67.80%
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*PIONEER REGIONAL SCH CORP (0775)
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61.30%
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NORTH MIAMI COMM SCHOOLS (5620)
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54.00%
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*SOUTH NEWTON SCHOOL CORP (5995)
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51.90%
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INDIANA
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51.00%
|
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LOGANSPORT COMM SCH CORP (0875)
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50.20%
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ARGOS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (5470)
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50.00%
|
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*NORTH WHITE SCHOOL CORP (8515)
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47.70%
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*TRI-COUNTY SCHOOL CORP (8535)
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44.80%
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ROCHESTER COMM SCH CORP (2645)
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38.10%
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*WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL CORP (6630)
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34.90%
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*CASTON SCHOOL CORPORATION (2650)
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30.90%
|
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*FRONTIER
SCHOOL CORP (8525)
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No results
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***
14.3%
Of Caston Algebra II Students Pass ECA Final Exam In Spring 2007
(11/11/07) - At the November 6, 2007 School Board meeting
Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Dan Foster reported that 14.3% of
Caston's Algebra II students in the spring of 2007 passed the ECA
final exam. He noted that Caston exceeded the statewide average of 12%
passing the exam. When the results for other area schools are made
public it will be posted here similar to the above. Phillips believes
it's also worth noting that this 14.3% compares to Caston's Algebra I
results of 00.00% passing in 2006 and 2.2% passing in 2005 (see above
tables).
Among Foster's comments: "...Are we happy with that (14.3%)?
Well, kind of...I am pleased that we were able to surpass the state
average, but we got to try pushing on..."
23.5% Of Caston Biology I Students Pass ECA Final Exam In Spring 2007
(12/7/07)
- At the December 4, 2007 School Board meeting it was
confirmed that 23.5% of
Caston's Biology I students in the spring of 2007 passed the ECA
final exam. Throughout Indiana 50% of the students passed this final
exam. When the results for other area schools are made
public it will be posted here similar to the above.
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