Explore Test Results
The Explore Test was administered to St. James eighth graders in order to inform instruction and close learning gaps. The test is also used for placement purposes in District 214. It is a precursor of the ACT and has been used as a reliable predictor of a student's ACT score.
The data below summarizes the performance of the 46 St. James School 8th grade students who took the Explore Test in November, 2011.
In specific disciplines, data demonstrates:
EXPLORE TEST RESULTS
November, 2011
Of the 46 eighth grade students who took the Explore Test in November, 2011
- 81% of students placed in the top quartile in Science, with 5 perfect scores
- 60% of students placed in the top quartile in Math, with 4 perfect scores
- 70% of students placed in the top quartile in Reading, with 6 perfect scores
- 84% of students placed in the top quartile in English, with 7 perfect scores
In specific disciplines, data demonstrates:
MATH
- 23% of all St. James students scored in the top 10 percent with 4 students attaining the highest score possible
ENGLISH
- 49% of all St. James students scored in the top 10 percent with 7 students attaining the highest score possible
SCIENCE
- 45% of St. James students scored in the top 10 percentile with 5 students attaining the highest score possible
READING
- 35% of St. James students scored in the top 10 percent with 6 student attaining the highest score possible
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS
- One-third of all St. James students met the District 214 criteria for the Talented Development Program (TPD)
Subject
|
Percentile Ranking
|
% of SJS Students
|
| Science |
Top 10 |
45 |
|
Top 25 |
81 |
|
Top 50 |
100 |
| Math |
Top 10 |
23 |
|
Top 25 |
60 |
|
Top 50 |
100 |
| Reading |
Top 10 |
35 |
|
Top 25 |
70 |
|
Top 50 |
91 |
| English |
Top 10 |
49 |
|
Top 25 |
84 |
|
Top 50 |
95 |
Explore Test Results 2010 - 2011
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TERRA NOVA TEST RESULTS
The Archdiocese of Chicago tests all students in grades 3, 5, and 7 every spring using the Terra Nova Tests which measure important higher-order thinking skills as well as basic and applied skills. These assessments generate norm-referenced achievement scores, criterion-referenced objective mastery scores, and performance-level information.
The assessments includes reading, language, mathematics, science, and social studies components. The Terra Novas are the only standardized achievement test to combine selected-response items with constructed-response items that ask students to produce their own responses.
Terra Nova Charted Test Scores 2011
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Terra Nova Test Scores 2010
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Terra Nova Test Results
The Archdiocese of Chicago tests all students in grades 3, 5, and 7 every spring using the Terra Nova Tests which measure important higher-order thinking skills as well as basic and applied skills. These assessments generate norm-referenced achievement scores, criterion-referenced objective mastery scores, and performance-level information.
The assessments includes reading, language, mathematics, science, and social studies components. The Terra Novas are the only standardized achievement test to combine selected-response items with constructed-response items that ask students to produce their own responses.
