State Performance Standards 05-06

At Abernethy we believe that student achievement cannot be measured by test scores alone. However, we live in an environment of "school accountability", and we must recognize that standardized tests are an inevitable part of our current academic culture.

In Oregon, standardized tests are administered statewide each year in grades 3 and 5 to determine whether students are meeting established academic benchmarks in reading and math.

In Oregon, schools are also rated on a School Report Card that includes: student performance on statewide assessments, student testing participation,and student average daily attendance.

Abernethy is also rated using national standards under the federal law called "No Child Left Behind". A total of 42 standards need to be met for a school to meet AYP (or Adequate Yearly Progress) in order to meet standards under the "No Child Left Behind" law. There are two ways schools can meet AYP but they must have enough students to be "statistically valid". Each school receives its AYP status as a whole, but that's just part of the status report. Schools also receive their disaggregated AYP status for subgroups of students based on the following categories: race/ethnicity, students with disabilities, Limited English Proficiency, and economically disadvantaged. Abernethy has met all 42 standards and has a designation of "Met" for AYP.

Due to the merger of Abernethy in the 2005-2006 school year with the recently closed Edwards and Richmond neighborhood schools, Abernethy's ratings will not appear publicly for three years. This block of time allows Abernethy to adjust to the new population. The data will still be kept on file but will not be included in public ratings.

The following data reflects the end of the year progress for students in grades 3, 4 and 5 for reading and math from Abernethy. It also covers the writing assessment for grade 4.

THIRD, FOURTH & FIFTH GRADES:

Reading: 95% of the students met or exceeded the reading benchmark.
Math: 93% of the students met or exceeded the math benchmark.

FOURTH GRADE WRITING:

79% of the students met or exceeded the benchmark.

Test Scores from previous school year: 2004-2005

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