Today is the release of the 2016 NeSA State Test Scores
.....or at least part of them!
(NDE Statement 9/15/16) Following inquiries from some school districts, the Nebraska Department of Education is confirming the accuracy of calculations of NeSA-Writing data. Therefore, NeSA-Writing data will remain embargoed until the review is complete.
Why have I been impatient to report the 2016 CHS State Test scores?
Because we had our best results ever! Not only was Chadron High School's percentage of 'proficient' students higher than the state average in all four subjects (by double digits), but we had our highest scores ever recorded in three of the four subjects!
- CHS has the 3rd highest Reading proficiency in the state!
- (data embargoed)CHS currently has the 2nd highest Writing proficiency West of Omaha!
- CHS has the 2nd highest Math and Science proficiency in the panhandle!
Information about the Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) tests: High school students are tested in four subjects (Writing, Reading, Math, and Science) during the spring of their junior year and results are provided in the fall. Students score into one of three categories on each test: ‘below standards’, ‘meets standards’, or ‘exceeds standards’. Proficiency is calculated by combining the ‘meets standards’ and the ‘exceeds standards’. Parents will receive a report on their child's scores from the local school district later this fall. Detailed reports for schools and districts are available on the Nebraska Department of Education's homepage at www.education.ne.gov. Writing results are not available at this time.
Here is a snapshot of the 2016 results:
Writing
While the Writing data is not released publicly until another review for accuracy is completed, I'll just report that current results show we had more students score at the 'proficient' level than ever. Much higher than the state average with many students obtaining perfect scores. Once NDE finishes another review, I'll update our final results.
Reading
Reading had a large increase compared to last year’s scores. 93% proficiency is the highest recorded at Chadron High School. Our overall proficiency was 10% higher than last year and 21% higher than the state average. In addition, it is exciting to see that 41% of our students scored in the ‘exceeds standards’ category with 6 perfect scores!!!
Math
Math is another subject with our highest-ever proficiency. We had 81% of our students test proficient which is 18% higher than the state average and 14% higher than our scores a year ago! Our 5 perfect scores were our most in this subject as well.
Science
Science has always been one of our highest proficiency subjects and the most consistent. Even though we had a 3% decrease from a year ago, the 84% proficiency is 10% above the state average.
% Proficient
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Writing
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CHS
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State
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2012
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78
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62
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2013
|
82
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69
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2014
|
state data errors
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2015
|
83
|
76
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2016
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:)
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Reading
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2012
|
90
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64
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2013
|
87
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67
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2014
|
79
|
70
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2015
|
83
|
69
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2016
|
93
|
72
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Math
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2012
|
79
|
56
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2013
|
73
|
58
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2014
|
78
|
61
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2015
|
67
|
62
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2016
|
81
|
63
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Science
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2012
|
87
|
67
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2013
|
86
|
73
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2014
|
86
|
74
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2015
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87
|
74
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2016
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84
|
74
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