How Students Are Assessed At DCPS, we measure our success by how
well our students are achieving. We believe that children can
achieve at the highest levels, and that it is our job to enable
this. Our goal is to ensure that students are performing at or
above grade-level and ultimately graduating on time, prepared
for college and career. DCPS measures student achievement in a
variety of ways, including students’ mastery of standards by
content area, promotion rate, on-time graduation rates and
college-readiness indicators. We also evaluate student
performance and achievement through several qualitative means,
such as observing student engagement and participation in the
classroom and reviewing student coursework and portfolios.
Periodic Assessments to Inform Instruction After each paced
interim assessment is given and scored, teachers use the data
from these assessments to modify instruction and better assess
student needs. Summative Assessments to Measure Annual Progress: