More detailed descriptions of the proficiency categories by subject and grade are available on-line. The proficiency of students enrolled in a school for at least a full academic year provides one indicator of how successful your school community has been in meeting the academic needs of students in this grade up to the time of testing. Test results are sorted by gender, race, and other student groups in order to improve public understanding the educational task facing each school. The goal is for all students in each group, except students with severe disabilities, to progress to the proficient or advanced levels. Students are grouped for reporting purposes according to standardized definitions.
Complete definitions used by districts in coding student groups are available on-line.
These excluded students are expected to take locally-adopted alternate assessments. Student groups with the lowest achievement levels typically have the highest percentages of students who do not take WKCE tests. Certain results are not reported to protect student privacy. Care is taken to avoid disclosure of confidential information about small groups of students, either directly or indirectly. A group is considered small if the number of students in the group is five or less.