Teams of teacher and administrators meet regularly to analyze assessment results and to set District, building, and grade level or class goals accordingly. Seventy percent is the degree of proficiency expected on tests, writing samples, and other District adopted assessments. It provides a comprehensive appraisal of students progress toward widely accepted goals of a high school education. The tests include vocabulary, reading, comprehension, written expression, math concepts and problem solving, math computation, social studies, science, and information processing. Results of these tests for grades four, eight and eleven are reported to the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
Data includes both special education and regular education students.
4 National Percentile Scores National Percentile Scores indicated how the Great Falls Public Schools compare to other schools in the United States. A score of 80, for example, would indicate that the Great Falls Public Schools core better than 8 out of 10 schools. Fourth grade Math scores increased, and Reading and Social Studies showed a gradual increase while Sources of Information and Language dropped causing the Composite score to reflect that decrease. 8 National Percentile Scores National Percentile Scores indicate how the Great Falls Public Schools compare to other schools in the United States. A score of 80, for example, would indicate that the Great Falls Public Schools score better than 8 out of 10 schools.