Results of these tests are used to evaluate the instructional program and to assist in planning program improvements for our students. CTBS testing provides one measure of assessing student performance while the school uses a wide variety of additional measures. CTBS test results are presented here for the past three years in the areas of reading, language and math. Fern Drive students continue to rank significantly above the national percentile in all three tested areas on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills. These data are analyzed and compared to other measures of student achievement such as writing samples.
Results indicate continued academic gains for all Fern Drive students.
In addition, Fern Drive students are challenged to grow in the arts, in leadership, and in citizenship. Thirty-two out of 50 states spent more per student than California. Student Attendance School attendance patterns are important identifiers of students who are at risk of dropping out of school in the junior high or high school years. Consequently, efforts are made by the Fern Drive school staff to carefully monitor student attendance to identify those students exhibiting excessive absences. This chart displays the total student attendance rate for the past three years.