State and DHHS Percent Proficient

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

State DHHS State DHHS State DHHS State DHHS
Reading Grades 3-8 Composite Multiple Choice All Students 86.7% 11.3% 87.4% 7.1% 56.8% <5% 68.7% <5%
HI 62.2% 10.0% 65.3% <5% 26.3% 38.7% <5%
VI 80.8% 40.0% 78.2% Too Small 47.5% 61.7% 25.0%
NCEXTEND2 All Students 19.2% <5% 22.5% 5.7% 21.3% 8.8% 36.6% <5%
HI 11.5% <5% 13.0% <5% 10.6% 21.2% <5%
VI 19.0% N/A 36.8% N/A 27.3% 40.0% 40.0%
Portfolio (0506) NCEXTEND1 (0607-0809) All Students 81.1% 92.3% 82.3% 85.2% 55.1% 42.9% 66.3% 43.5%
HI 81.3% 85.7% 82.1% 83.3% 70.8% 84.0% <5%
VI 81.8% N/A 75.0% N/A 42.9% 46.7% 40.0%
NCCLAS All Students 28.2% N/A 36.9% N/A 23.5% N/A 44.6% N/A
HI N/A N/A N/A N/A 37.5% N/A N/A
VI 51.7% N/A 83.3% N/A 80.0% 50.0% N/A
All Assessments All Students 84.9% 26.7% 85.5% 25.2% 55.6% 14.5% 67.6% 13.4%
HI 50.8% 14.7% 52.9% 8.3% 23.8% 35.2% 9.4%
VI 71.1% 38.5% 72.9% 44.4% 45.6% 57.9% 35.7%
Math Grades 3-8 Composite Multiple Choice All Students 64.2% <5% 67.2% <5% 71.0% <5% 80.9% 11.4%
HI 34.1% <5% 40.5% <5% 49.2% 59.8% 9.5%
VI 50.0% 20.0% 50.6% Too Small 59.6% 71.3% 16.7%
NCEXTEND2 All Students 25.0% <5% 32.5% <5% 38.1% 13.3% 53.4% 20.0%
HI 27.3% <5% 29.3% 5.6% 37.0% 50.2% 18.5%
VI 20.9% <5% 22.9% Too Small 36.1% 43.6% 25.0%
Portfolio (0506) NCEXTEND1 (0607-0809) All Students 81.1% 88.5% 78.3% 74.1% 53.8% 53.6% 69.0% 65.2%
HI 75.0% 85.7% 79.0% 83.3% 83.3% 88.0% 80.0%
VI 72.7% N/A 87.5% N/A 28.6% 73.3% 60.0%
State DHHS State DHHS State DHHS State DHHS
 

NCCLAS (0506-0809)

All Students 38.8% N/A 46.8% N/A 56.1% N/A 64.3% N/A
HI N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
VI N/A N/A 60.0% N/A 71.4% 60.0% N/A
All Assessments All Students 63.4% 21.0% 66.4% 18.5% 69.9% 17.1% 80.0% 27.6%
HI 33.6% 8.8% 39.0% 8.3% 47.4% 58.3% 20.8%
VI 46.5% 21.4% 48.5% <5% 56.0% 67.8% 33.3%

HI=hearing impaired

VI=visually impaired

NCEXTEND1, NCEXTEND2, and NCCLAS are alternate assessments for certain students with disabilities

 

Source: NC Department of Health and Human Services, “Plans to Achieve Efficiencies of Scale and Ensure the Appropriate Education of Students with Visual and Hearing Impairments,” May 1, 2010, p. 53.