Proficiency Rate Gap, High 50 percent Yes ≥ (current year) Proficiency Rate Gap, Low < 30 percent Yes (current year) Proficiency Rate Gap Reduction (current year proficiency rate gap vs. 2years prior proficiency rate gap) Yes Discontinued after SY 20132014 Proficiency Rate Gap I, 10 percent Narrowed ≥ (current year proficiency rate vs. 2years prior proficiency rate gap gap) Yes Discontinued until SY 20162017 Proficiency Rate Gap II, 10 percent Narrowed ≥ (current year proficiency rate vs. 2years prior high needs nonhigh proficiency rate) needs Yes Discontinued after SY 20132014 Median Student Growth Percentile Yes (mathematics and English language arts/literacy, but science) not Graduation Rate No No No Graduation Rate Increase, 10 percent in rank 10 percent top and ≥ increase No (current year 2years prior, beginning SY 20132014) vs. Graduation Rate Rank II, 10 percent "met" annual top and No graduation rate target continued Graduation Rate, Low < 70 percent (current year, 1year prior, and 2years prior) No No Note: since only 2 years of ACGR data were available for SY 20122013, consecutive years of low graduation rates were not used to select Priority schools. Graduation Rate Gap, High No 20 percent ≥ CollegeGoing Rate No ACT Explore® (grade 8), percentage of students with a composite scaled score 15 ≥ Yes Note: changed from "median student composite scaled score" to "percentage of students with a composite scaled score 15" ≥ beginning school year 20132014. ACT Plus Writing® (grade 11), percentage of students with a composite scaled score 19 ≥ Note: although a student takes the ACT Plus Writing® Test and Yes receives a Writing subscore, the Writing subscore is not included in the student's composite scaled score that is used for accountability/transparent reporting purposes.
High Proficiency Rate Gap, ≥ 50 percent (current year) Yes Low Proficiency Rate Gap, < 30 percent (current year) Yes Proficiency Rate Gap Reduction (current year proficiency rate gap vs. 2years prior proficiency rate gap) Discontinued after SY 20132014 Yes Narrowed Proficiency Rate Gap I, ≥ 10 percent (current year proficiency rate gap vs. 2years prior proficiency rate gap) Discontinued until SY 20162017 Yes Narrowed Proficiency Rate Gap II, ≥ 10 percent (current year high needs proficiency rate vs. 2years prior nonhigh needs proficiency rate) Discontinued after SY 20132014 Yes Median Student Growth Percentile (mathematics and English language arts/literacy, but not science) Yes Graduation Rate No No No Graduation Rate Increase, top 10 percent in rank and ≥ 10 percent increase (current year vs. 2years prior, beginning SY 20132014) No Graduation Rate Rank II, top 10 percent and "met" annual graduation rate target No continued Low Graduation Rate, < 70 percent (current year, 1year prior, and 2years prior) Note: since only 2 years of ACGR data were available for SY 20122013, consecutive years of low graduation rates were not used to select Priority schools. No No High Graduation Rate Gap, ≥ 20 percent No CollegeGoing Rate No ACT Explore® (grade 8), percentage of students with a composite scaled score ≥ 15 Note: changed from "median student composite scaled score" to "percentage of students with a composite scaled score ≥ 15" beginning school year 20132014. Yes ACT Plus Writing® (grade 11), percentage of students with a composite scaled score ≥ 19 Note: although a student takes the ACT Plus Writing® Test and receives a Writing subscore, the Writing subscore is not included in the student's composite scaled score that is used for accountability/transparent reporting purposes. Yes
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