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Report: Chatham High Improves Proficiency in HSPA Tests

State DOE report cards were released Thursday.

 

The has continued its reputation for excellence, according to the 2010-11 state Department of Education report cards released Thursday.

The goal of the School Report Cards is to allow the public to see how the state judges individual elementary, middle and high schools' performance in the 2010-11 school year. The information can be used to find deficiencies and plot courses for improvement. 

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The reports measure standardized test scores for each school in a district and also provides figures on average class size, expulsion rate, length of instruction time, attendance rate and several other factors.

It also provides financial data for districts. Together, the Chathams fund 90 percent of the budget through taxes, while the state average is 52 percent. Per pupil spending costs in the Chathams are $15,428, less than neighbor Madison, whose cost per pupil is $17,130, and less than the state average of $17,469.

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Total cot per pupil in the district for the 2010-11 year was $15,428, compared to a state average, rising from $14,825 in the 2009-10 year, according to .

The Chathams only receives 9 percent in state aid while the state average is 42 percent.

The Class of 2011 had a 96.83 percent graduation rate. According to the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) tests, Chatham High raised its percentage rates of "Advanced Proficiency" in both literature and mathematics over the 2009-10 scores.

The percentage of students who entered and left during the school year fell to almost zero, from 2.5 percent in 2009-10 to 0.7 percent in 2010-11.

Class sizes in remain below the state average at every grade level. The number of students per faculty member is 12.3, compared to a state average of 11.

School suspensions totaled 1 percent at Chatham High and within the district, compared to a 13 percent suspension rate throughout the state.

The report card also shows juniors and seniors from the 2010-11 school year had a 100 percent participation rate in Advanced Placement (AP) classes, though this is an error, according to Interim Superintendent Dennis Fyffe. The actual percentage of juniors and seniors who took AP classes is 67 percent.

You can find breakdowns of the individual elementary schools and grade levels on the DOE website.

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK4)
LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 308
299 18.5%
19.1% 70.8%
68.9% 10.7%
12% District 2010-11
2009-10 308
299 18.5%
19.1% 70.8%
68.9% 10.7%
12% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4341
4366 15.1%
15.9% 67.7%
62.9% 17.2%
21.2% State 2010-11
2009-10 100447
101654 36.7%
40.2% 56%
50.4% 7.3%
9.3%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK4)
MATHEMATICSYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 309
299 7.4%
9% 61.2%
48.8% 31.4%
42.1% District 2010-11
2009-10 309
299 7.4%
9% 61.2%
48.8% 31.4%
42.1% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4352
4377 6%
6.8% 38.6%
34.6% 55.3%
58.6% State 2010-11
2009-10 100776
102032 20%
22.8% 47.5%
42.3% 32.5%
34.9%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK4)
SCIENCEYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 308
298 1.9%
0% 31.2%
39.6% 66.9%
60.4% District 2010-11
2009-10 308
298 1.9%
0% 31.2%
39.6% 66.9%
60.4% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4350
4376 2.3%
1% 27.6%
34.3% 70.1%
64.7% State 2010-11
2009-10 100720
102004 9.6%
6.5% 42.3%
49.2% 48.2%
44.3%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK5)
LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 289
335 11.4%
6.3% 71.6%
68.4% 17%
25.4% District 2010-11
2009-10 289
335 11.4%
6.3% 71.6%
68.4% 17%
25.4% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4413
4504 13.3%
12.9% 69.6%
62.8% 17.2%
24.3% State 2010-11
2009-10 101075
102415 38.6%
36.7% 55.2%
54.5% 6.2%
8.8%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK5)
MATHEMATICSYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 289
336 3.8%
4.2% 31.1%
38.4% 65.1%
57.4% District 2010-11
2009-10 289
336 3.8%
4.2% 31.1%
38.4% 65.1%
57.4% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4423
4521 4.1%
5.4% 27.7%
30.1% 68.2%
64.6% State 2010-11
2009-10 101377
102732 19%
21% 41.2%
42.1% 39.8%
36.9% New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK6)
LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 341
313 7.9%
8.3% 77.1%
66.5% 15%
25.2% District 2010-11
2009-10 341
314 7.9%
8.3% 77.1%
66.6% 15%
25.2% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4496
4442 10.8%
10.9% 70%
67.3% 19.2%
21.8% State 2010-11
2009-10 101922
102281 32.8%
34.5% 59.9%
57.9% 7.4%
7.6%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK6)
MATHEMATICSYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 342
314 4.7%
7.6% 41.8%
39.8% 53.5%
52.5% District 2010-11
2009-10 342
315 4.7%
7.6% 41.8%
39.7% 53.5%
52.7% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4512
4449 5.7%
8.6% 40%
42.8% 54.3%
48.7% State 2010-11
2009-10 102218
102558 22.1%
27.9% 50%
48.5% 27.9%
23.6%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK7)
LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 314
304 8.9%
5.6% 56.7%
51.6% 34.4%
42.8% District 2010-11
2009-10 314
304 8.9%
5.6% 56.7%
51.6% 34.4%
42.8% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4362
4502 11.9%
7.6% 57.3%
52.2% 30.9%
40.2% State 2010-11
2009-10 102032
102516 36.1%
30.5% 51.5%
51.9% 12.5%
17.6% New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK7)
MATHEMATICSYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 315
304 12.4%
10.2% 37.1%
43.1% 50.5%
46.7% District 2010-11
2009-10 315
304 12.4%
10.2% 37.1%
43.1% 50.5%
46.7% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4373
4525 11.8%
11.4% 36.5%
39.4% 51.8%
49.2% State 2010-11
2009-10 102243
102752 33.7%
35.4% 41.7%
40.1% 24.6%
24.5

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK8)
LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 303
275 1.7%
1.5% 52.5%
57.1% 45.9%
41.5% District 2010-11
2009-10 303
275 1.7%
1.5% 52.5%
57.1% 45.9%
41.5% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4502
4317 3.2%
3.3% 53.9%
54.2% 43%
42.5% State 2010-11
2009-10 101757
102168 17.2%
17.1% 63.4%
64.4% 19.4%
18.5%

 

National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP)
GRADE 8 READINGYearProficiency Percentages Below
Basic
Basic Proficient Advanced State (NJ) 2011 15.8% 39.5% 38.6% 6.2% Nation 2011 25.3% 43.0% 28.6% 3.0%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK8)
MATHEMATICSYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 303
275 9.2%
8% 38.3%
37.5% 52.5%
54.5% District 2010-11
2009-10 303
275 9.2%
8% 38.3%
37.5% 52.5%
54.5% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4503
4327 9.3%
9.7% 34%
33.9% 56.7%
56.4% State 2010-11
2009-10 101833
102161 27.9%
31% 41.4%
39.7% 30.8%
29.3%

 

National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP)
GRADE 8 MATHEMATICSYearProficiency Percentages Below
Basic
Basic Proficient Advanced State (NJ) 2011 17.8% 35.3% 33.2% 13.6% Nation 2011 27.7% 38.8% 25.7% 7.8%

 

New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK8)
SCIENCEYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced School 2010-11
2009-10 303
274 2.6%
1.5% 37%
39.1% 60.4%
59.5% District 2010-11
2009-10 303
274 2.6%
1.5% 37%
39.1% 60.4%
59.5% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 4499
4323 3.8%
3% 39.7%
37.1% 56.6%
59.9% State 2010-11
2009-10 101769
102161 18.2%
16.6% 52.2%
51.7% 29.6%
31.6%

 

High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)
LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced






District 2010-11
2009-10 294
240 1%
1.7% 44.9%
53.3% 54.1%
45% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 3869
3722 2.5%
2.2% 51.5%
54.4% 46.1%
43.4% State 2010-11
2009-10 95035
96852 9.6%
12% 69.3%
69.3% 21.2%
18.7% High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)
MATHEMATICSYearNumber
TestedProficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced






District 2010-11
2009-10 294
240
7.8%
6.6% 37.8%
39.2% 54.4%
54.2% DFG 2010-11
2009-10 15448
15539 10.8%
10.3% 45.5%
46.7% 43.7%
43% State 2010-11
2009-10 94942
96761 23.8%
25% 50.5%
50.7% 25.7%
24.3%

 

Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Results   Students
Taking Test
Mathematics Verbal Essay   # % Average
Score
Percentile Scores Average
Score
Percentile Scores Average
Score
Percentile Scores 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 2010-11   School 228 78% 588 520 600 665 569 505 565 640 591 520 600 660 DFG 3533 91% 607 530 610 680 580 510 580 650 591 520 590 670 State 71195 73% 518 440 510 600 494 420 490 570 496 420 490 570 2009-10   School 224 92% 598 520 600 660 577 510 580 645 595 520 600 650 DFG 3428 92% 606 530 610 690 577 510 580 650 588 520 590 660 State 65673 66% 520 440 510 600 496 420 490 570 499 420 490 580 2008-09   School 196 96% 598 530 605 670 580 515 580 650 585 520 590 660 DFG 3145 87% 608 540 620 680 580 510 580 660 587 510 590 670 State 63618 63% 515 430 510 600 494 410 490 570 494 410 490 570

 

 

Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated 100 percent of the juniors and seniors from the 2010-11 school year took Advanced Placement classes. This information was reported on the DOE's School Report Card. However, Interim Superintendent Dennis Fyffe said this is an error. The actual percentage is 67. Chatham Patch has corrected the error and apologizes to our readers.


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