The student must read, plan, and independently write their responses in 45 minutes. Trained readers make an overall judgement about the papers on such things as how well the writing focuses on the topic and how well the details are organized. The scores range from a low of zero to a high of 6. Shown here are the number of students tested and the average writing scores for the school, district, and state. This untimed multiple-choice test in communications and mathematics is administered to eleventh grade students each October.
Students have several chances to take the test.
Teacher absences This table shows the average number of days teachers were absent during the 180-day school year for personal leave, sick leave, temporary duty elsewhere, and all other leave. 8.6 7.9 Administrator absences This table shows the average number of days school administrators were absent during the 180-day school year for personal leave, sick leave, temporary duty elsewhere, and all other leave. The information displayed in the table should be used to assess school safety need and to develop plans for improvement. The schools, districts, and state ensure professional teachers and staff. The table shows the number and percentage of teachers and other instructional staff, and school-based administrators who received satisfactory annual evaluations based on a district assessment system.