The accountability program focuses on the performance of individual schools in the basics of reading and math. Rather than comparing different students from one year to the next, this plan holds schools accountable for the educational growth of the same group of students. Scores on the NC End of Grade Reading and Math Test determine student growth. These scores are reported on developmental scales, which yield rulers to measure growth in subject areas across time and grades. Levels three and four are considered at or above grade level.
Student achievement is evaluated on actual growth from one year to the next.