 | University Heights Charter School REACHing for the Heights of Character, Scholarship and Leadership!
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University Heights Charter School continues to close the achievement on the NJASK, the statewide-standardized assessment given to all students in grades 3-8 each spring. In every area tested UHCS students achieved double-digit gains in proficiency from 2009 to 2010:
| Proficiency Rate 2009 | Proficiency Rate 2010 | Growth | | Grade 3 Reading | 35% | 50% | +15% | | Grade 3 Math | 45% | 78% | +33% | | Grade 4 Reading | 11% | 47% | +36% | | Grade 4 Math | 11% | 66% | +55% | | Grade 4 Science | 57% | 92% | +35% |
UHCS performance in 2010 beat Newark Public Schools’ average performance in 2009 in all areas: | | NPS 2009 | UHCS 2010 | Difference | | Grade 3 Reading | 41% | 50% | +9% | | Grade 3 Math | 52% | 78% | +26% | | Grade 4 Reading | 40% | 47% | +7% | | Grade 4 Math | 54% | 66% | +12% | | Grade 4 Science | 76% | 92% | +16% | UHCS narrowed the achievement gap with the state in all areas and in two subjects beat the state’s 2009 average: | | 2009 Gap with State | 2010 Gap with State | Comment | | Grade 3 Reading | 27 points behind | 16 point behind | Cut the gap by nearly ½! | | Grade 3 Math | 30 points behind | 3 points AHEAD! | Beat the state! | | Grade 4 Reading | 52 points behind | 16 points behind | Cut the gap by nearly ¾! | | Grade 4 Math | 62 points behind | 6 points behind | Cut the gap by 90% | | Grade 4 Science | 34 points behind | 1 point AHEAD! | Beat the state! | As a result, University Heights Charter School made Adequate Yearly Progress for a second year in a row and is in good standing under No Child Left Behind.
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