Powderly Elementary School

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Public | Grades: PK-5 | 252 students
District: Birmingham City

     1901 20th St SW
     Birmingham, AL  35211-4999

     (205) 231-1500

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Test:  ASA ScienceADAW Grammar and UsageADAW Holistic CompositionADAW Sentence FormationADAW Writing MechanicsARMT MathematicsARMT Reading  Grade:    (Switch to advanced graphs)

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ASA			Students tested			% met standard
Test	Year	Grade	School	District	State	School	District	State
Science	2008	5th Grade	32	2,110	55,117	40.63	51.47	69.84
Science	2009	5th Grade	28	2,059	56,095	53.57	55.36	73.2
Science	2010	5th Grade	25	2,021	56,612	64	61.11	77.35
Science	2011	5th Grade	29	2,016	57,197	51.72	56.15	78.77

Source:  Alabama State Department of Education

Primary Purposes:

• To assess students’ mastery of state content standards in science
• To report individual and group performance
• To report relative strengths and weaknesses of individuals and groups
• To provide data to study changes in performance over time

Content:

• Grade 5—Alabama state content standards
  • Six standards in physical science
  • Three standards in life science
  • Two standards in earth and space science
  
  
• Grade 7—Alabama state content standards
  • Eleven standards in life science

Additional Information:

• The ASA is a criterion-referenced test.
• The ASA consists of 66 multiple-choice questions.
• The ASA is aligned to the Alabama state content standards in science.
• Performance is reported in the following achievement levels:
• Level I—Does not meet academic content standards
• Level II—Partially meets academic content standards
• Level III—Meets academic content standards (proficient or grade-level performance)
• Level IV—Exceeds academic content standards

Source: Overview of Alabama Student Assessment Program, Alabama Dept of Education