What is the “average student growth at our school or district?
The median growth percentile for the school or district summarizes the growth percentiles for all students in the school or district providing a measure of “average” student growth for a school or district. These values are made publicly available by the Colorado Department of Education and can be accessed at http://www.schoolview.org/, either by using the interactive Colorado Growth Model application, or by consulting data and reports on every school and district at http://www.schoolview.org/performance.asp It is important to note that averages (means) cannot be calculated for student growth percentiles – medians must be used instead. Most computer programs for organizing data will have a median calculation function.
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- Which students get growth percentiles, and which student growth percentiles are included in a school or district median?
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