District ACT Results for Graduating Class 2003
The
chart below provides a comparison of the performance of 2003 Dubuque Community
School District graduates with that of all Iowa and national graduates
on the ACT assessment. This test is usually taken by students planning
to continue formal education after high school. A score of 20 or higher
on the 36-point scale indicates probable success in college, according
to the Iowa Department of Education. 77% of Dubuque's 2003 graduates earned
a composite score of 20 or higher, compared with 69% of Iowa and 58% of
national students.
|
DCSD # tested |
English |
Math |
Reading |
Science |
Composite |
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|
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
||
|
Core or More |
291 |
21.4 |
22.3 |
22.6 |
21.6 |
22.6 |
24.2 |
22.2 |
23.3 |
23.7 |
21.7 |
22.9 |
23.5 |
21.8 |
22.9 |
23.6 |
|
Less than Core |
131 |
18.5 |
19.2 |
20.6 |
18.9 |
19.5 |
21.6 |
19.7 |
20.5 |
22.4 |
19.5 |
20.5 |
21.9 |
19.3 |
20.0 |
21.7 |
|
Total Group |
422 |
20.3 |
21.3 |
22.0 |
20.6 |
21.6 |
23.3 |
21.2 |
22.4 |
23.3 |
20.8 |
22.1 |
23.0 |
20.8 |
22.0 |
23.0 |
Highlights:
In comparing DCSD total group performance with that of Iowa and the nation’s ACT-tested students, you will see that our students consistently perform above both the Iowa and national averages. The chart below presents those differences:
|
English |
+0.7 better than Iowa |
+1.7 better than national |
|
Math |
+1.7 better than Iowa |
+2.7 better than national |
|
Reading |
+0.9 better than Iowa |
+2.1 better than national |
|
Science |
+0.9 better than Iowa |
+2.2 better than national |
|
Composite |
+1.0 better than Iowa |
+2.2 better than national |
In comparing the performance of 2003 graduates with that of 2002 graduates, the following differences can be noted:
|
English |
2003 performance = +.4 compared with 2002 |
|
Math |
2003 performance = +.7 compared with 2002 |
|
Reading |
2003 performance = +.3 compared with 2002 |
|
Science |
2003 performance = +.3 compared with 2002 |
|
Composite |
2003 performance = +.4 compared with 2002 |
District ACT Results for Graduating Class 2002
The
chart below provides a comparison of the performance of 2002 Dubuque Community
School District graduates with that of all Iowa and national graduates
on the ACT assessment. This test is usually taken by students planning
to continue formal education after high school. A score of 20 or higher
on the 36-point scale indicates probable success in college, according
to the Iowa Department of Education. 75% of Dubuque’s 2002 graduates
earned a composite score of 20 or higher, compared with 69% of Iowa and
58% of national students.
2002 Graduates
|
|
DCSD # tested |
English |
Math |
Reading |
Science |
Composite |
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|
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
Natl. |
State |
DCSD |
||
|
Core or More |
292 |
21.4 |
22.3 |
22.2 |
21.6 |
22.7 |
23.1 |
22.2 |
23.3 |
23.1 |
21.8 |
22.9 |
23.1 |
21.8 |
22.9 |
23.1 |
|
Less than Core |
111 |
18.4 |
19.0 |
20.2 |
18.8 |
19.5 |
21.1 |
19.5 |
20.4 |
21.8 |
19.2 |
20.4 |
21.8 |
19.2 |
19.9 |
21.4 |
|
Total Group |
397 |
20.2 |
21.2 |
21.6 |
20.6 |
21.7 |
22.6 |
21.1 |
22.4 |
22.7 |
20.8 |
22.1 |
22.7 |
20.8 |
22.0 |
22.6 |
Highlights:
In comparing DCSD total group performance with that of Iowa and the nation’s ACT-tested students, you will see that our students consistently perform above both the Iowa and national averages. The chart below presents those differences:
|
English |
+.4 better than Iowa |
+1.4 better than national |
|
Math |
+.9 better than Iowa |
+2.0 better than national |
|
Reading |
+.3 better than Iowa |
+1.6 better than national |
|
Science |
+.6 better than Iowa |
+1.9 better than national |
|
Composite |
+.6 better than Iowa |
+1.9 better than national |
In comparing the performance of 2002 graduates with that of 2001 graduates, the following differences can be noted:
|
English |
2002 performance = -.5 compared with 2001 |
|
Math |
2002 performance = -.1 compared with 2001 |
|
Reading |
2002 performance equals 2001 performance |
|
Science |
2002 performance = -.4 compared with 2001 |
|
Composite |
2002 performance = -.3 compared with 1000 |
The five year data, 1998-2002 reveals that the performance trend in Reading, Math, and Composite is stable, while English and Science performance is slightly lower over five years.
Staff from Hempstead and Senior High will be examining their own results. The following is an abbreviated report of school results for the total tested 2002 graduates compared with 2000 and 2001 graduates:
|
School/Year |
Number & % tested |
English |
Math |
Reading |
Science |
Composite |
|
Hempstead |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
220 – 58.4% |
21.0 |
22.3 |
22.5 |
22.6 |
22.2 |
|
2001 |
237 – 58.2% |
21.6 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
22.4 |
|
2000 |
206 – 54.6% |
22.1 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
22.9 |
22.6 |
|
Senior High |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
169 – 52.3% |
22.3 |
23.1 |
23.8 |
22.9 |
23.2 |
|
2001 |
177 – 50.4% |
22.9 |
23.0 |
23.8 |
23.6 |
23.4 |
|
2000 |
198 – 61.5% |
22.7 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
If you have questions about this data, please contact John Burgart, Superintendent of Schools jburgart@dubuque.k12.ia.us
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