Data Overview

Shallowford Falls Elementary School

3rd Grade English Language Arts
July 2017
Amy Alfonso
Purpose of Presentation
•  Review demographic and academic data at Shallowford Falls over the
past four years to identify any changes.

•  Review 3rd Grade English Language Arts (ELA) data in comparison to the
state and district levels.

•  Determine strengths and weaknesses among current 3rd Grade ELA

instruction.

•  Determine ways to alleviate the achievement gap between all students

and students with disabilities.
Questions to Consider

•  What are the strengths of the 3rd Grade ELA scores?

•  What are the weaknesses of the 3rd Grade ELA scores?

•  What ideas can we incorporate into the current ELA instruction to address
the weaknesses identified?

•  What effective short term data can we instill to keep track of our progress in
meeting our goals?
Demographic Data
Shallowford Falls
The student enrollment has been varied Student Enrollment Data
from 2013 – 2016 with little increase or 2013 - 2016
decrease. 670 665
665

Number of Students
660 657
653
655
650
645 641
640
635
630
625
2013 2014 2015 2016
School Year
Demographic Data
Shallowford Falls
Demographic data at Shallowford Falls Race/Ethnicity Data
is disaggregated into the following 2013 - 2016
categories:

Number of Students
600
488
497
500 455 473
•  Race/Ethnicity 400
300 2013

•  Gender 200 2014

56 55 27 42 46
100 50 63 41 36 42 47 29 24 2015
1 12 0 35 30 34
•  Socioeconomic Status (free or 0 2016
White Asian African American Latino/a Muliti
reduced lunch program) American Indian Racial

Race/Ethnicity
 Demographic Data
Shallowford Falls Shallowford Falls
Gender Data Socioeconomic Status
2013 - 2016 2013 - 2016

% of Students who qualify

400 363
344 365 343 12% 10%
350 309 302 298
Number of Students

292 10% 8% 8%
300 8%
8%
250
6%
200
Female 4%
150
100 Male 2%
50 0%
2013 2014 2015 2016
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 School Year
School Year
 Demographic Data
Shallowford Falls
Demographic data at Shallowford Falls % of Students Enrolled
Elementary is also disaggregated by academic in Academic Programs
programs as follows: 2013 - 2016
30%
•  English as a Second Language (ELL) 25%
24%

% of Students
20%
•  Students with Disabilities (SWD) 18% ELL
15% 13% 13% 13% 13%
11% 13% SWD
9% 9% 9%
•  Early Intervention Program (EIP) 10% 8%
Talented/Gifted
5%
5% 3% 3% 3%
EIP
•  Talented/Gifted Program
0%
2013 2014 2015 2016
School Year
 Shallowford Falls
Number of Teachers
2013 - 2016
Teacher Data 48

# of Teachers
46 44
44 42
41 46
Shallowford Falls has shown a 42
40
steady average amount of 38
2013 2014 2015 2016
teachers for the 2013 – 2016
School Year
school years.
Shallowford Falls
The teaching experience is Teaching Years of Experience
slightly varied with an average of 2013 - 2016
15 years of teaching experience 20 17 17 16 15 17 16 17
across 2013 – 2016.
# of Teachers
15 12
10 2013
10 7 8 7
2014
5 2 2 2 2 2015
1 2 2 2
0 2016
<1 yr 1 - 10yrs 11 - 20 yrs 21 - 30 yrs >30 yrs
# of Years
 3rd Grade
CRCT ELA Results

Proficency Level
2013 & 2014
64%
Academic Data Exceeds
62% 2014
35%
Meets
37%
1% 2013
Shallowford Falls Elementary Does Not Meet
2%
School is part of the Cobb
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
County School District. 2013  2014 % of Students
N = 98 N = 122

Currently Cobb County utilizes 3rd Grade

the Georgia Milestone ELA Milestone Results
assessment. 2015 & 2016
30%
Distinguished Learner
Proficency Level 32%
Previously the CRCT was utilized 44%
Proficient Learner
38%
as the end of grade assessment.
Developing Learner 20% 2016
16%
2015
Beginning Learner 6%
14%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

2015 2016
N = 107 N = 98
% of Students
 Georgia Milestone 2016 3rd Grade ELA Milestone Scores
2016 45%
44%

40%

Milestone Proficiency is reported as 35% 33%

32% 32%
follows: 30% 30%

Percent of Students
30% 27%
26%
•  Beginning Learner – Level 1
25%
20% School
•  Developing Learner – Level 2 20% District
State
15% 12%
•  Proficient Learner – Level 3
10% 8%
6%
•  Distinguished Learner – Level 4
5%

0%
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Proficency Level
School N = 98
District N = 8,865
State N = 135,645
 2015 3rd Grade ELA Milestone Scores
SWD Subgroup
55%
60%
38%

Percent of Students
32%
40% All Students
14% 16% 18% 18%
20% 9%
Students with Disabilities
0%
3rd Grade ELA Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All N = 107 SWD N = 11

Milestone Scores ~ Proficency Level

Students with 2016 3rd Grade ELA Milestone Scores

Disabilities (SWD) SWD Subgroup
44%
Percent of Students 50%
40% 29% 29% 29% 30%
30% 20%
20% 12% All Students
6%
10% Students with Disabilities
0%
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 All N = 98 SWD N = 17

Proficency Level
 3rd Grade ELA Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths: Weaknesses:

•  Percent of students achieving level 3 or 4 •  Significant gap between Level 3 and Level 4 in
proficiency is higher than the state and district student performance at Shallowford Falls.
percentage.
•  Significant difference in performance of Students
•  Percent of students achieving level 1 or 2 with Disabilities and all students.
proficiency is lower than state and district
percentage.

•  Almost half of Shallowford Falls’ students

perform at the Proficient Level.
Discussion Questions

•  How can we promote overall student growth from Level 3 to Level 4 in our current 3rd
grade ELA instruction?

•  How can we better address the achievement gap between all students and our
students will disabilities?

•  What local data sources will be best to utilize for improving ELA test results for ALL of
our students?
Next Steps

•  Openly discuss questions from previous slide

•  Determine an appropriate action plan for addressing the weaknesses of student

growth between level 3 and level 4 and the achievement gap affecting our students
with disabilities

•  Decide how to effectively assess and measure progress

•  Discuss any questions or concerns with me