 | 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.
| UHCS NJASK
Results |
UHCS Proficiency
2009 |
UHCS
Proficiency 2010 |
UHCS Proficiency
2011 |
| Grade 3 ELA |
38% |
50% |
58% |
| Grade 3 Math |
45% |
78% |
95% |
| Grade 4 ELA |
11% |
47% |
45% |
| Grade 4 Math |
11% |
66% |
90% |
| Grade 4 Science |
57% |
92% |
88% |
In every area tested UHCS students achieved double-digit gains in proficiency from 2008 to 2010:
| UHCS vs
Previous Year |
Change from 2009
to 2010 |
Change from 2010
to 2011 |
Cumulative change
from 2009 to 2011 |
Over past 2
years UHCS made gains of +20 to +79 points in each grade/subject test of the
NJASK: |
| Grade 3 ELA |
+12% |
+8% |
+20% |
Went up 20 points in
grade 3 ELA |
| Grade 3 Math |
+33% |
+17% |
+50% |
Went up 50 points in
grade 3 Math |
| Grade 4 ELA |
+36% |
-2% |
+34% |
Went up 34 points in
grade 4 ELA |
| Grade 4 Math |
+55% |
+24% |
+79% |
Went up 79 points in
grade 4 Math |
| Grade 4 Science |
+35% |
-4% |
+31% |
Went up 31 points in
grade 4 Science |
UHCS performance in 2011 beat estimated Newark Public Schools’ average performance in 2011 in all areas (estimates based on historical patterns of NPS vs statewide socioeconomic disadvantaged scores; actual NPS results for 2011 are not available at this time):
| UHCS vs
Newark District |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 (estimated) |
Over past 2
years UHCS came from behind the distirct proficiency to ahead by double-digit points in all
subjects |
| Grade 3 ELA |
-3% |
+12% |
+15% |
Went from 3 points
behind district to 15 points ahead |
| Grade 3 Math |
-7% |
+22% |
+38% |
Went from 7 points
behind district to 38 ahead |
| Grade 4 ELA |
-29% |
+11% |
+5% |
Went from 29 points
behind district to 5 ahead |
| Grade 4 Math |
-43% |
+11% |
+31% |
Went from 43 points
behind district to 31 ahead |
| Grade 4 Science |
-19% |
+12% |
+15% |
Went from 19 points
behind district to 15 ahead |
UHCS narrowed the achievement gap with the state in English Language Arts and science has surpassed the state in Mathematics.
| UHCS vs
State |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Over past 2
years UHCS cut the gap with the state by +27 points in ELA and is now beating
the state by 14 points in math. |
| Grade 3 ELA |
-25% |
-10% |
-5% |
Cut gap with state by
20 points, within 5 points |
| Grade 3 Math |
-30% |
0% |
16% |
Eliminated gap with
state & now beating by 16 points |
| Grade 4 ELA |
-52% |
-13% |
-18% |
Cut gap with state by
34 points, still 18 points behind |
| Grade 4 Math |
-62% |
-11% |
11% |
Eliminated gap with
state & now beating by 11 points |
| Grade 4 Science |
-34% |
-1% |
-2% |
Statistically tied
with the state |
UHCS has further surpassed the state socioeconomic non-disadvantaged proficiency rate in mathematics, completely eliminating the Achievement Gap in that subject!
| UHCS vs
Non-Disadvataged |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Over the past 2
years UHCS cut the cap with non-disadvantaged students by 27 points in ELA and is now
beating non-disadvantaged students by 5 points in math |
| Grade 3 ELA |
-35% |
-20% |
-16% |
Cut gap with non-poor
by 19 points, still 16 behind |
| Grade 3 Math |
-38% |
-9% |
7% |
Eliminated gap with
non-poor & now beating by 7 points |
| Grade 4 ELA |
-63% |
-24% |
-29% |
Cut gap with non-poor
by 34 points, still 29 behind |
| Grade 4 Math |
-70% |
-19% |
2% |
Eliminated gap with
non-poor & now statistically tied |
| Grade 4 Science |
-38% |
-5% |
-8% |
Cut gap with non-poor
by 30 points, still 8 behind |
As a result, University Heights Charter School made Adequate Yearly Progress for a THIRD year in a row and is in good standing under No Child Left Behind.
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