Kinawa and Chippewa sixth graders showed very similar results for all
subjects tested EXCEPT Math Computation. Kinawa sixth graders' aggregate results
placed them at the 50th percentile nationally-well below their results for
all other subjects, while Chippewa sixth graders' aggregate results placed
them at the 68th percentile (a result just below most of their other subjects).
Read about these results in Christopher E. Smith's letter
to Superintendent Wertz. His other letters on this topic can be found
here.
|
NATIONAL |
PERCENTILE |
RANK |
||
|
Oct. 1999, Iowa Test of Basic Skills |
Kinawa 6th Grade |
Chippewa 6th Grade |
Difference between Kinawa and Chippewa |
Ames, Iowa 7th Grade |
|
Vocabulary |
69 |
73 |
4 |
|
|
Reading Comp. |
74 |
74 |
0 |
|
|
Reading Total |
74 |
75 |
1 |
|
|
Spelling |
74 |
68 |
6 |
|
|
Capitalization |
65 |
67 |
2 |
|
|
Punctuation |
71 |
71 |
0 |
|
|
Usage & Expression |
70 |
73 |
3 |
|
|
Language Total |
70 |
71 |
1 |
|
|
Math Concepts & Estimation |
77 |
83 |
6 |
95 |
|
Math Probs & Data Interp |
73 |
75 |
2 |
99 |
|
Math Total |
75 |
79 |
4 |
|
|
Core Total |
74 |
75 |
1 |
|
|
Social Studies |
73 |
74 |
1 |
|
|
Science |
80 |
81 |
1 |
|
|
Maps & Diagrams |
71 |
73 |
2 |
|
|
Reference Materials |
72 |
71 |
1 |
|
|
Sources of Info. Total |
72 |
72 |
0 |
|
|
Composite |
75 |
76 |
1 |
|
|
MATH COMPUTATION |
50 |
68 |
18 |
86 |
|
NATIONAL |
GRADE |
EQUIVALENT |
SCORES |
|
|
Oct. 1999, Iowa Test of Basic Skills |
Kinawa 6th Grade |
Chippewa 6th Grade |
Difference between Kinawa and Chippewa |
West Des Moines, Iowa 6th Grade |
|
Vocabulary |
7.3 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
7.4 |
|
Reading Comp. |
8.4 |
8.4 |
0 |
7.7 |
|
Reading Total |
7.8 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
|
Spelling |
7.8 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
7.5 |
|
Capitalization |
7.6 |
7.9 |
0.3 |
9.1 |
|
Punctuation |
8.4 |
8.4 |
0 |
9.7 |
|
Usage & Expression |
8.5 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
8.9 |
|
Language Total |
8.1 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
8.7 |
|
Math Concepts & Estimation |
7.7 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
7.9 |
|
Math Probs & Data Interp |
8.2 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
8.4 |
|
Math Total |
7.9 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
8.1 |
|
Core Total |
8.0 |
8.1 |
0.1 |
8.2 |
|
Social Studies |
8.4 |
8.4 |
0 |
|
|
Science |
9.4 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
|
|
Maps & Diagrams |
8.4 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
|
|
Reference Materials |
8.1 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
|
|
Sources of Info. Total |
8.3 |
8.3 |
0 |
|
|
Composite |
8.3 |
8.5 |
0.2 |
|
|
MATH COMPUTATION |
6.1 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
7.3 |