Academic Performance

District educators believe that a student’s progress is measured not by one assessment at a moment in time, but rather by an entire body of evidence. The body of evidence includes, but is not limited to: projects and performances, common grade or subject-level assessments, teacher-created quizzes and tests, as well as other diagnostic tests administered throughout the school year. 

State Assessment Data

FFC8 students are administered the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessment annually.

• English Language Arts (ELA) - Grades 6-8

• Mathematics (Math) - Grades 6-8

• Science - Grade 8

This data is used to track overall student achievement and growth, as well as monitor any specific growth gaps between student groups.  The data is not received until after the school year is over; therefore, it is most useful as a tool for reflection. 

CMAS ELA   CMAS Math   CMAS Science 

Local Assessment Data

FFC8 uses a high level district assessment to measure general progress in Math and English Language Arts. 

Illuminate DNA - Measures students' progress towards mastery of year-long, grade-level standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts (Grades 6-8)

Benchmark ELA and Math Performance Levels 

The charts below show the percent of students scoring in each performance category of the Fall and Spring district benchmark assessment (Illuminate DNA).  This comprehensive assessment includes  academic skills and standards taught throughout the school year.   The goal is for each student to increase their score by the end of the year, and demonstrate an increase in content knowledge. 

 

6th ELA and Math

Explain Data 2-3 sentences

Our sixth-grade students are showing positive trends in benchmark data for both Math and ELA. Based on the percentage of students that “Meet” or are “Approaching” these aligned standards at the initial benchmark level- we feel confident this will translate into positive growth during the CMAS state assessment. 

 

7th ELA and Math

Explain Data 2-3 sentences

Our seventh-grade students are showing positive trends in benchmark data for Math. Based on the percentage of students that “Meet” or are “Approaching” these aligned standards at the initial benchmark level- we feel confident this will translate into positive growth during the CMAS state assessment.

Currently, our team is analyzing specific data ELA trends aligned to standards in order to determine specific strategies that will shift each performance category by 15% (positive) prior to the CMAS state assessment.

 

8th ELA and Math

Explain Data 2-3 sentences

Our eighth-grade students are showing positive trends in benchmark data for ELA. Based on the percentage of students that “Meet” or are “Approaching” these aligned standards at the initial benchmark level- we feel confident this will translate into positive growth during the CMAS state assessment.

Currently, our team is analyzing specific data Math trends aligned to 8th grade standards in order to determine specific strategies that will shift each performance category by 15% (positive) prior to the CMAS state assessment.

Student Content Mastery

The shift to Standards Based Grading has allowed teachers to address student specific needs, instead of the antiquated task completion grading system (homework, tests, projects). Students can demonstrate mastery of a standard in a variety of methods (evidence) in order to demonstrate growth in their own learning process. Although, these charts are listed from the traditional A-F grading scale, it is more indicative of our work aligned to Standards Based Grading. The data shows the ability to meet students’ academic goals through the lens of standards (sub standards) where we are seeing a higher level of students showing mastery of standards (green, light blue, dark blue) across all content areas, and a much smaller percentage of students approaching standard level mastery (yellow and red).