Data OverviewNewton County Theme School

Intended Audience: Staff of Newton County Theme SchoolNovember 23, 2014

Purpose

The purpose of this data overview is to provide a detailed account of student achievement results at Newton County Theme School. Strengths and weaknesses will be highlighted in order to create constructive conversations among staff members.

Newton County Theme School Background Information

The Theme School in Newton County provide school choice within the Newton County School System. In order to be a part of Newton County Theme School, students and parents must make a commitment to adhere to the Theme School contract. This contract includes items such as following a uniform code of dress, an emphasis on increased behavioral expectations and parental reinforcement of the instructional program.

Newton County Theme School Mission and Vision Statements• The mission of Newton County Theme School is to provide

educational excellence for all students by creating a collaborative environment that empowers students, parents, staff, and community members to ignite a lifetime desire and love of learning through project-based learning, rigorous curriculum, and family involvement.

• The vision of Newton County Theme School is to become a world-class school where students engage in rigorous and well-rounded curriculum in a safe and motivating environment that prepares them for future learning and life beyond school.

NCTS Race/Ethnicity Demographic Data

Year White Black Hispanic Multi-Racial

American Indian

Asian

*2013-20142012-2013

358 373 19 34 2 9

2011-2012

358 346 18 26 3 6

2010-2011

165 270 7 19 2 2

NCTS Other Student Subgroups Demographic Data

Year Female Male Economically Disadv.

Not Economically

Disadv.

Students with

Disability

Students without

Disability

Limited English

Proficiency

*2013-20142012-2013

466 394 287 573 36 824 3

2011-2012

392 365 234 523 36 721 5

*2010-2011

5th Grade CRCT Data for Newton County Theme SchoolYear Tested Math Reading English

Language ArtsScience Social Studies

2011 94.3 92.5 94.3 96.2 83.02012 93.8 97.9 97.9 87.6 92.72013 97.2 100 100 95.4 97.22014 97.2 99.1 99.1 98.2 98.2

NCTS CCRPI 2012 Data

NCTS CCRPI 2013 Data

NCTS vs. County Performance on CRCT 2011-2013

2011 NCTS

2011 County

2012 NCTS

2012 County

2013 NCTS

2013 County

Read-ing

92 87 98 93 100 93

ELA 94 91 98 96 100 95

Math 94 82 94 80 97 88

Sci-ence

96 71 88 72 96 78

Social Stud-ies

83 60 93 75 97 81

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NCTS Strengths• Reading and English Language Arts – stronger areas in NCTS• NCTS Reading - 97% pass rate from 2011-2013• Newton County Reading – 91% pass rate from 2011-2013• NCTS ELA – 97% pass rate from 2011-2013• Newton County Reading – 94% pass rate from 2011-2013

NCTS Weaknesses• Social Studies – weaker area in NCTS as well as Newton County• County Average – 72% pass rate from 2011-2013• NCTS Average – 91% pass rate from 2011-2013

Resources• CRCT Statewide Scores. Georgia Department of Education.

http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/CRCT-Statewide-Scores.aspx

• Governor’s Office of Student Achievement http://reportcard2011.gaosa.org/(S(dgq1stkcpgxhxtfqxpp3ei3j))/k12/Demographics.aspx?TestType=Demographics&ID=707:123

• K-12 Public Schools’ Report Card https://gaawards.gosa.ga.gov/analytics/saw.dll?PortalPages&PortalPath=%2Fshared%2FPublic%20Portal%2F_portal%2FK-12%20Public%20Schools%20Report%20Card%20-%20Indicators%20%26%20Demographics&P1=dashboard&Action=Navigate&ViewState=jtfg9r332uand40c5f82gskp36&P16=NavRuleDefault&NavFromViewID=d%3Adashboard~p%3Apvgi69upfabujugm