Standards and Testing

Alabama: Adequate Yearly Progress

For 2007-2008

State: Alabama Department of Education

(Based on School Year 2006-2007 Data)

Academic Assessments

GOAL: Score at or above the annual measurable objectives*
  • Have at least a 95% participation rate
  • Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT)
    • Reading in Grades 3 - 8
    • Mathematics in Grades 3 - 8

(Selected Stanford 10 reading and mathematics questions matching the Alabama courses of study and augmented questions ensuring complete coverage of the Alabama courses of study)

  • Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE)
  • Reading and mathematics subject-area tests in Grade 11
  • Alabama Alternate Assessment (AAA)
  • Reading Extended Standards in Grades 3 – 8 and 11
  • Mathematics Extended Standards in Grades 3 – 8 and 11
The results of these assessments and the participation rates will be reported separately for reading and mathematics for the All Students category and disaggregated for the following groups:
  • Economically disadvantaged (free/reduced meals)
  • Major racial/ethnic groups
  • Special education students
  • Students with limited English proficiency
  • See page 10 of the 2006 Interpretive Guide for the annual measurable objective for each grade and subject.
  • Additional Academic Indicators
  • Goal: Reach the goal or make improvement toward the goal
  • Attendance rates for schools without Grade 12 – all grades within the school (goal of 95%)
  • Graduation rates for schools with Grade 12 (goal of 90% at end of Grade 12)

Who Is Included

All schools, including those with no accountability grades.


Other readers' comments on this article:

  1. I would like to know what are the feelings of people out there on the conditions of b. c. rain high school. what do you think?

    Posted by yvetta taylor on Mar 29, 2008 10:50 am



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