Dear Parents,
Students in grades 4th - 8th, ACT Aspire assessment results from the Spring 2018 tests are available on your PowerSchool account. The attached information will give you instructions to download the results. Accessing ACT Aspire Results on PowerSchool
We are pleased with the results for the third year taking this assessment, which is very rigorous and challenges the students. The assessment results provide us with a baseline on our current achievements and areas in need of improvement. ACT Aspire is designed to measure how well students are understanding topics, concepts and skills required to succeed under the Common Core standards and focus on identifying what students should know at the end of each grade level.
We learned, upon release of the scores, that students’ writing scores will not be released to individual schools. Their scores have been calculated into their ELA composite score but the individual scores have not been shared with us. As writing is a critical skill for future success, we will maintain our goal of improving the overall writing skills of our students at all grade levels, including primary. We continue to work on strategies in math and reading to improve our integration of knowledge in reading and written justification in math. We will also once again take the ACT Interim practice tests three times this year and complete quizlets to help students prepare for the type of questions that will appear on Aspire in the Spring of 2019.
The previous and current progress and readiness levels are outlined below. Our students are on target and showing growth at each grade and overall reaching the ready benchmark set by ACT. The attached ACT readiness chart will provide you with information on the levels of readiness for each grade and subject.
We will continue to analyze the results to find ways to improve our current practices to ensure that St. Catherine Alexandria students are ready for their future educational endeavors.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Arlene Baumann
Principal
ACT ASPIRE 2016 - 2017 - 2018
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English
Scale Score
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Math
Scale Score
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Reading
Scale Score
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Science
Scale Score
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Spring 2018
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419
Exceeding
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416
Ready
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415
Ready
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417
Close
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Current 5th Grade
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English
Scale Score
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Math
Scale Score
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Reading
Scale Score
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Science
Scale Score
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Writing
Scale Score
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Spring 2017
3rd grade scores
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420
Exceeding
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417
Exceeding
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417
Ready
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420
Ready
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426
Close
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Spring 2018
4th grade scores
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424
Exceeding
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418
Meeting
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417
Ready
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421
Ready
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Not
Available
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Current 6th Grade
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English
Scale score
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Math
Scale Score
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Reading
Scale Score
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Science
Scale Score
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Writing
Scale Score
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Spring 2016
3rd grade scores
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420
Exceeding
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415
Ready
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416
Ready
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419
Ready
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427
Close
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Spring 2017
4th grade scores
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424
Exceeding
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417
Ready
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420
Ready
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420
Ready
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428
Ready
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Spring 2018
5th grade scores
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427
Exceeding
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419
Ready
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420
Ready
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424
Ready
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Not
Available
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Current 7th Grade
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English
Scale score
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Math
Scale Score
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Reading
Scale Score
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Science
Scale Score
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Writing
Scale Score
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Spring 2016
4th grade scores
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425
Exceeding
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417
Ready
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419
Ready
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422
Ready
|
426
Close
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Spring 2017
5th grade scores
|
429
Exceeding
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419
Ready
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422
Ready
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425
Ready
|
428
Ready
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Spring 2018
6th grade scores
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430
Exceeding
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423
Ready
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423
Ready
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424
Ready
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Not
Available
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Current 8th Graders
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English
Scale score
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Math
Scale Score
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Reading
Scale Score
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Science
Scale Score
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Writing
Scale Score
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Spring 2016
5th grade scores
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427
Exceeding
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418
Ready
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421
Ready
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424
Ready
|
425
Close
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Spring 2017
6th grade scores
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429
Exceeding
|
423
Ready
|
423
Ready
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425
Ready
|
434
Ready
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Spring 2018
7th grade scores
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431
Exceeding
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423
Ready
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423
Ready
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427
Ready
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Not
Available
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Class of 2018
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English
Scale score
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Math
Scale Score
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Reading
Scale Score
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Science
Scale Score
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Writing
Scale Score
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Spring 2016
6th grade scores
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430
Exceeding
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421
Ready
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424
Ready
|
425
Ready
|
428
Ready
|
Spring 2017
7th grade scores
|
433
Exceeding
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423
Ready
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425
Ready
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427
Ready
|
428
Ready
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Spring 2018
8th grade scores
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430
Exceeding
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425
Ready
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426
Ready
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428
Ready
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Not
Available
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