1997

Grades served: K – 6

Student population: 280

Free / reduced price lunch: 6.5%

Limited English Proficiency: N/A

Implemented Core Knowledge: 1994

Jefferson Academy

Broomfield, CO

Results:

After three years of operation, Jefferson Academy, a charter school and a Core Knowledge school, showed consistent improvements in its scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), and moved up to third of 95 schools in the district rankings of ITBS scores. In 1996-97, Jefferson Academy's fifth-grade ITBS scores tied for first in the district. The following tables present ITBS NCE Mean scores (NCE: Normal Curve Equivalent, a unit of measure similar to percentiles).

ITBS Scores 1994-97
NCE Means Grade 1
Fall 1994		 Grade 1
Spring 1995		 Grade 2
Spring 1996		 Grade 3
Spring 1997
Vocabulary
33
77
70
70
Reading
NA
59
66
71
Language
58
53
80
82
Work Study
NA
NA
73
69
Math
78
84
71
79
Composite
NA
71
76
77
ITBS Scores 1994-97
NCE Means Grade 2
Fall 1994		 Grade 2
Spring 1995		 Grade 3
Spring 1996		 Grade 4
Spring 1997
Vocabulary
31
67
71
71
Reading
25
59
64
73
Language
53
54
83
81
Work Study
37
NA
76
76
Math
37
76
77
85
Composite
31
70
77
79
ITBS Scores 1994-97
NCE Means Grade 3
Fall 1994		 Grade 3
Spring 1995		 Grade 4
Spring 1996		 Grade 5
Spring 1997
Vocabulary
38
60
71
72
Reading
51
63
71
80
Language
42
77
79
79
Work Study
38
71
69
73
Math
35
76
83
84
Composite
37
57
71
81
ITBS Scores 1994-97
NCE Means Grade 4
Fall 1994		 Grade 4
Spring 1995		 Grade 5
Spring 1996		 Grade 6
Spring 1997
Vocabulary
51
70
73
77
Reading
35
59
70
76
Language
41
70
74
75
Work Study
39
62
69
64
Math
47
63
78
77
Composite
40
70
74
76
ITBS Scores 1996-97
NCE Means Grade 1
Spring 1996 		Grade 2
Spring 1997		 Grade 3
Spring 1998		 Grade 4
Spring 1999
Vocabulary
84
83
Reading
80
83
Language
64
89
Work Study
85
89
Math
88
91
Composite
88
87

Other data from Jefferson Academy

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