Average student gains for each school system, school, grade level and subject are reported each October in accountability report card supplements.
Schools can make a difference in how well students learn.
We would like for this data to be used in a positive way to make a difference in schools. By making this information widely accessible to educators and the public we hope to encourage discovery of new and effective ways to help students improve. The achievement goal established by the 21st Century Schools Program is for progress by Tennessee students to equal or exceed gains made by the nation's students. Although the report card supplements provide yearly achievement gains, progress in meeting state achievement goals is measured by using average gains over three-year periods to minimize the effect of any ususual occurrences in a school or system during any one reporting year. Also for the third consecutive year, Tennessee student gains exceeded the national average gains in language arts.