The norm-referenced section determines how South Bend students compare with a national sample.
Gradual improvement suggests that there has been systemic change.
This kind of improvement is more likely to be sustained over time than is a sudden, large increase. The data' s positive trend helps to validate the school corporation's system-wide approach to raising student achievement. Over the past two years, each building has examined the individual objectives that comprise the English and math standards, and has analyzed carefully its students' success at mastering these standards. Buildings have adjusted school-wide curriculum to address the specific objectives in which a majority of their students are weak. Back to Top Criterion-referenced data are the data that show the percent of students at or above the state standard in English and math at each grade level.