Testing Results for Utah Education reported by the Utah State Office of Education

1. SAGE Results
ALL STUDENTS

2.  All three areas of English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics and Science displayed improvement;
 The numbers show that without a doubt, Utah students are making good progress;
 The gains are the result of hard work by teachers, administrators, and our students with the support of
parents, community members and education partners;
 In addition and especially impressive; more students than ever participated in testing. Typically scores for
large scale assessments decrease with the addition of students;
 Large gains were seen in Secondary Math courses as more students are enrolled in prescribed course taking
patterns.
Student performance much improved the
second year of SAGE Assessments (all students)

3. 4.65% change from 2014 to 2015 with an additional 1,854 students tested
Percentage Change=Difference / Original Number X 100

4. 13.75% change from 2014 to 2015 with an additional 15,119 students tested

5. 5.79% change from 2014 to 2015 with an additional 5,116 students tested

6. 44.38%
41.81%
41.93%
43.07%
42.45%
41.14%
39.78%
40.59%
38.31%
45.57%
42.23%
45.07%
45.08%
43.47%
42.74%
44.94%
46.56%
41.04%
3rd Grade
Language Arts
4th Grade
Language Arts
5th Grade
Language Arts
6th Grade
Language Arts
7th Grade
Language Arts
8th Grade
Language Arts
9th Grade
Language Arts
10th Grade
Language Arts
11th Grade
Language Arts
20152014
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY

7. 20152014
44.28%
47.46%
43.70%
35.17%
43.08%
37.21%
31.25%
27.52%
30.45%
50.12%
50.89%
48.97%
38.28%
45.98%
41.88%
40.85%
36.38%
47.86%
3rd Grade
Math
4th Grade
Math
5th Grade
Math
6th Grade
Math
7th Grade
Math
8th Grade
Math
Secondary
Math I
Secondary
Math II
Secondary
Math III
MATHEMATICS

8. 20152014
42.98%
45.57%
45.54%
42.49%
46.18%
42.65%
38.12%
45.44%
44.75%
44.90%
50.57%
47.21%
45.01%
47.20%
44.93%
43.53%
50.92%
49.30%
4th Grade
Science
5th Grade
Science
6th Grade
Science
7th Grade
Science
8th Grade
Science
Earth Science Biology Chemistry Physics
SCIENCE

9. Teachers continue to focus on the standards with new and innovative strategies, as this is the
best approach for student mastery of skills and knowledge;
As students become more familiar with the technology and question types, results are a better
reflection of their true abilities;
True knowledge is more completely tested when students don’t just pick from four answers, but
can drag and drop, graph, calculate, construct short answers, pick multiple answers, formulate
essays etc. with questions matched to their ability level;
As students have been learning from the new core over time, skills and knowledge have also
increased.
What factors contributed to the gains
(for all students)?

10. SAGE Results
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

11. Mathematics displayed improvement in every grade;
Generally, English Language Arts/Literacy and Science displayed improvement (except in ELA grades 4 and 11
and Earth Science);
 The numbers show that Utah students with disabilities are making progress;
 The gains are the result of hard work by teachers, administrators, and our students with the support of
parents, community members and education partners.
We are still missing SWD in statewide assessments, particularly in secondary grades.
Student performance improved the
second year of SAGE Assessments (SWD)

12. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
3rd Grade
Language Arts
4th Grade
Language Arts
5th Grade
Language Arts
6th Grade
Language Arts
7th Grade
Language Arts
8th Grade
Language Arts
9th Grade
Language Arts
10th Grade
Language Arts
11th Grade
Language Arts
Percent Proficient
Grade
SAGE ELA Proficiency Comparison
2013‐2014 Students with Disabilities
2014‐2015 Students with Disabilities
2013‐2014 All Students
2014‐2015 All Students

13. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Percent Proficient
Grade
SAGE ELA Results Students with Disabilities
2013‐2014 2014‐2015

14. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
3rd Grade Math4th Grade Math5th Grade Math6th Grade Math7th Grade Math8th Grade Math Secondary
Math I
Secondary
Math II
Secondary
Math III
SAGE Math Proficiency Comparison
2013‐2014 All Students
2014‐2015 All Students
2013‐2014 Students with Disabilities
2014‐2015 Students with Disabilities

15. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
3rd Grade Math 4th Grade Math 5th Grade Math 6th Grade Math 7th Grade Math 8th Grade Math Secondary Math I Secondary Math II Secondary Math III
Percent Proficient
Course
SAGE Math Proficiency Students with Disabilities
2013‐2014
2014‐2015

16. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
4th Grade Science 5th Grade Science 6th Grade Science 7th Grade Science 8th Grade Science Earth Science Biology Chemistry Physics
SAGE Science Proficiency Comparison
2013‐2014 Students with Disabilities
2014‐2015 Students with Disabilities
2013‐2014 All Students
2014‐2015 All Students

17. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
4th Grade Science 5th Grade Science 6th Grade Science 7th Grade Science 8th Grade Science Earth Science Biology Chemistry Physics
Percent Proficient
Course
SAGE Science Proficiency Students with Disabilities
2013‐2014
2014‐2015

19. Teachers continue to focus on the standards with new and innovative strategies, as this is the
best approach for student mastery of skills and knowledge;
As students become more familiar with the technology and question types, results are a better
reflection of their true abilities;
True knowledge is more completely tested when students don’t just pick from four answers, but
can drag and drop, graph, calculate, construct short answers, pick multiple answers, formulate
essays etc. with questions matched to their ability level;
As students have been learning from the new core over time, skills and knowledge have also
increased.
How can we use IEP teams to leverage and increase the results for SWD?
What factors contributed to the gains
(for SWD)?

20. Reporting
Student Test
Results
 Raw results
 Immediate results are available to students and teachers through the
Online Reporting System as soon as a test is complete and can be shared
with parents.
 Public Data Gateway
 Assessment and Accountability data can be viewed publically at the
school, district, and state levels. SAGE overall school scores can be
viewed in aggregate and by subgroups in late August and Accountability
mid September.
 Secure Data Gateway
 These data are available for educators, administrators and others with a
vested educational interest to view test results by district, school, class,
subgroups, etc.
 Accountability
 For school accountability purposes, there is a requirement of testing 95%
of all students enrolled at their school at the time of test administration.
Students whose parents opt them out of testing will not be counted as a
participant in the State’s School Grading accountability system, however,
they are counted as a participant under the federal UCAS system. Only
students who were present for 160 days of instruction are included in the
calculations.
 All data reporting is in compliance
with The Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA) which is a
federal law that protects students'
privacy by prohibiting disclosure of
education records without adult
consent.
http://schools.utah.gov/assessment/default.aspx

21. Accountability values both
growth and proficiency
Proficiency:
 % of students on the path to college
and career readiness in:
◦ English Language Arts/Literacy
◦ Math
◦ Science
Growth:
A student’s growth indicates how
much gain the student made from
one year to the next compared to like
peers.

22. Medium Growth
Similar CRT performance 2013
SAGE
2015
SAGE
2015
SAGE
2015
Similar CRT performance 2013
Similar SAGE
performance 2014
How Do We Measure Growth?
USOE uses Student Growth Percentiles (SGP’s) to produce measures of
academic growth using performance on SAGE last year, 2014, and SAGE
this year, 2015. The growth calculation identifies and “academic peer
group” of students who performed at the same level in the prior year, and
then produces a growth score depending on how those students
performed on SAGE in the current year. A 50 SGP means that a student
made more growth than 50% of the students who had the same score the
previous year .

23. SFAR
Elements:
 Proficiency
 Growth
 College and Career Ready for HS
Participation:
 All Students (% expected to test
who actually took a test).
 BP Below Proficient (% below
proficient the previous year,
expected to test who actually took
a test).
 At least 40 tests are needed to
complete either calculation.
 If you fail either all students or
below proficient participation
school receives an overall score of
zero. As this is a federal
accountability, opt out tests do
count.
Elem Dugway School Tooele District 187 points
High Panguitch High Garfield District 118 points
Elem Dugway School Tooele District 158 points
High Tabiona High Duchesne 151 points
Largest increases in total Points
Largest Gains in Growth
188
133
321
188
141
329
Growth Achievement Overall
Grade 3‐8 Federal Accountability Reports (SFAR)
2014 and 2015 Average Points Earned
2014 2015
187 180
367
189 192
381
Growth Achievement Overall
High School Federal Accountability Reports (SFAR)
2014 and 2015 Average Points Earned
2014 2015

24. What is PACE and how does it inform a
school’s continual improvement process?
Elementary
K‐6
Middle
7‐8
High
9‐12

25. Elementary
K‐6 Indicators:
• 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency (DIBELS)
• 3rd Grade Math Proficiency (SAGE)
• 6th Grade Reading Proficiency (SAGE)
• 6th Grade Math Proficiency (SAGE)
• School Demographics
• Percent Proficient Grades 3‐6 (SAGE)
• Student Group Percent Proficient
• School Snapshot
• Reading Proficiency Goals and Math
Proficiency Goals are 90%
76.2%
45.5%
44.5%
36.5%
77.5%
51.1%
46.0%
39.4%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
3rd Grade Reading 3rd Grade Math 6th Grade ELA 6th Grade Math
Elementary PACE Statewide Averages
STATE PACE 2014 STATE PACE 2015 STATE PACE Goal

26. High
9‐12 Indicators:
• Graduation Rate
• ACT
• % reaching composite of 18
• School Demographics
• College Credit Earned
• % of students enrolled in a minimum of 1
credit for grades 11 &12
• Concurrent Enrollment
• Advanced Placement
• CTE courses
• International Baccalaureate
• Academics
• SAGE English Language Arts
• SAGE Math
• SAGE Science
• Student Group Percent Proficient
• School Snapshot
81.4%
72.9%
83.1%
72.4%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Graduation Rate (lagged) ACT Scores (lagged)
High School PACE
Graduation Rate and ACT (composite of 18 +)
2014 2015

27. Grading Schools
11 Elements:
 Proficiency
 Growth
 College and Career Ready for HS
Participation:
 All Students (% expected to test
who actually took a test).
 BP Below Proficient (% below
proficient the previous year,
expected to test who actually took
a test).
 At least 40 tests are needed to
complete either calculation. Opt
out students not included in
calculation.
 If you fail either all students or
below proficient participation, you
are docked one letter grade.
 ACT % meeting all four
ACT % meeting
all four
English =18
Reading = 22
Math = 22
Science = 23
90
335
234
56
12
108
356
209
45
9
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
A B C D F
Grading Utah Schools
2014 and 2015
Grades 3‐8
Number of Schools
2014 2015
6
57
38
13 1214
60
41
5 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
A B C D F
Grading Utah Schools
2014 and 2015
High Schools
Number of Schools
2014 2015