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Reporting Year:  2025

Thomas Jefferson High School

Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Grant Wood AEA

Achievement Gaps

ESSA Support Category

Targeted Year 2
Black/African American, English Learners (EL), Students with Disabilities (IEP)

An important goal of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to help improve the academic achievement of student groups. ESSA requires the reporting of student performance for all students as well as race/ethnic subgroups, English learners (EL), students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (low socio-economic status) and students with disabilities. An overall score (index) is created for each student group as well as detail about the performance of that subgroup across multiple measures. Subgroups must have 20 or more students to have an overall score or score for each measure. Targeted subgroups are those student groups below the same benchmark which is used to identify comprehensive schools.

This page provides important information about closing the achievement gap between student groups. Data is displayed which shows how subgroups are performing compared to each other, performing to state average and to the benchmark cut score which identifies comprehensive schools.

Index Points – Overall score of a subgroup across multiple measures. Performance detail can be found below.

Program

% of Points Earned

This chart shows two different displays about the achievement for students in this school. The chart on the left shows how much student groups are above or below the overall statewide average. The chart on the right shows how much student groups are performing above or below the cut score that designates whether a school is identified for targeted support.

State average:  63.28

Below | Above

Gap Cut:  42.37

Below | Above

Race

% of Points Earned

This chart shows two different displays about the achievement for students in this school. The chart on the left shows how much student groups are above or below the overall statewide average. The chart on the right shows how much student groups are performing above or below the cut score that designates whether a school is identified for targeted support.

State average:  63.28

Below | Above

Gap Cut:  42.37

Below | Above

 

Performance Detail: Asian

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Chronic Absenteeism    help 48.28 128.57 66.50
Growth Mathematics    help 41.50 192.86 80.04
Growth English Language Arts    help 42.50 192.86 81.96
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 65.00 192.86 125.36
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 75.00 192.86 144.64
498.50
Total Points
55.39%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Performance Detail: Black/African American

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 0.00 50.00 0.00
Chronic Absenteeism    help 52.56 50.00 23.72
English Language Growth (ELPA21) Composite    help 58.26 100.00 58.26
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 81.25 50.00 40.63
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 80.00 50.00 40.00
Growth English Language Arts    help 49.50 100.00 49.50
Growth Mathematics    help 36.00 100.00 36.00
Percent Proficient Science    help 32.10 100.00 32.10
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 26.64 100.00 26.64
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 43.63 100.00 43.63
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 16.07 50.00 8.04
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 33.80 50.00 16.90
375.41
Total Points
41.71%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Performance Detail: English Learners (EL)

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 0.00 50.00 0.00
Chronic Absenteeism    help 51.26 50.00 24.37
English Language Growth (ELPA21) Composite    help 61.39 100.00 61.39
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 78.95 50.00 39.48
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 71.70 50.00 35.85
Growth Mathematics    help 37.00 100.00 37.00
Growth English Language Arts    help 50.00 100.00 50.00
Percent Proficient Science    help 14.29 100.00 14.29
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 12.84 100.00 12.84
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 18.35 100.00 18.35
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 24.32 50.00 12.16
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 20.00 50.00 10.00
315.73
Total Points
35.08%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Performance Detail: Low Socio-Economic Status (FRL)

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 0.11 50.00 0.55
Chronic Absenteeism    help 52.87 50.00 23.57
English Language Growth (ELPA21) Composite    help 59.85 100.00 59.85
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 76.29 50.00 38.15
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 79.73 50.00 39.87
Growth Mathematics    help 38.00 100.00 38.00
Growth English Language Arts    help 54.00 100.00 54.00
Percent Proficient Science    help 44.85 100.00 44.85
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 55.28 100.00 55.28
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 37.32 100.00 37.32
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 33.71 50.00 16.86
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 26.92 50.00 13.46
421.74
Total Points
46.86%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Performance Detail: Hispanic

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 0.00 50.00 0.00
Chronic Absenteeism    help 53.37 50.00 23.32
English Language Growth (ELPA21) Composite    help 70.97 100.00 70.97
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 81.82 50.00 40.91
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 83.33 50.00 41.67
Growth English Language Arts    help 53.00 100.00 53.00
Growth Mathematics    help 39.00 100.00 39.00
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 42.57 100.00 42.57
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 58.42 100.00 58.42
Percent Proficient Science    help 54.29 100.00 54.29
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 32.26 50.00 16.13
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 33.33 50.00 16.67
456.94
Total Points
50.77%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Performance Detail: Students with Disabilities (IEP)

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 1.06 50.00 5.30
Chronic Absenteeism    help 51.93 50.00 24.04
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 50.00 50.00 25.00
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 79.07 50.00 39.54
Growth Mathematics    help 39.00 150.00 58.50
Growth English Language Arts    help 45.00 150.00 67.50
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 24.62 100.00 24.62
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 12.98 100.00 12.98
Percent Proficient Science    help 25.00 100.00 25.00
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 10.26 50.00 5.13
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 39.47 50.00 19.74
307.34
Total Points
34.15%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Performance Detail: Multi-Racial

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 1.25 50.00 6.25
Chronic Absenteeism    help 54.81 50.00 22.60
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 80.00 50.00 40.00
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 85.71 50.00 42.86
Growth Mathematics    help 36.00 150.00 54.00
Growth English Language Arts    help 56.00 150.00 84.00
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 43.37 100.00 43.37
Percent Proficient Science    help 69.70 100.00 69.70
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 64.63 100.00 64.63
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 34.78 50.00 17.39
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 25.00 50.00 12.50
457.29
Total Points
50.81%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Performance Detail: White

Measure Raw
Score help
 Possible
Points help		 Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 1.52 50.00 7.60
Chronic Absenteeism    help 35.85 50.00 32.08
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 80.11 50.00 40.06
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 86.19 50.00 43.10
Growth Mathematics    help 45.00 150.00 67.50
Growth English Language Arts    help 61.00 150.00 91.50
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 61.58 100.00 61.58
Percent Proficient Science    help 69.14 100.00 69.14
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 74.90 100.00 74.90
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 39.07 50.00 19.54
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 48.78 50.00 24.39
531.37
Total Points
59.04%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.