Gaston Kinderg-Eighth School

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Public | Grades: KG-9 | 221 students
District: Birmingham City

     5400 Oakwood St
     Birmingham, AL  35228-3734

     (205) 231-1310

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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	33	2,110	55,117	33.33	51.47	69.84
Science	2009	5th Grade	27	2,059	56,095	22.22	55.36	73.2
Science	2010	5th Grade	23	2,021	56,612	100	61.11	77.35
Science	2011	5th Grade	24	2,016	57,197	75	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