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Reporting Year:  2021

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STATE SUMMARY

Changes to ISPP

In the spring of 2020, the Iowa Department of Education sent a request to the U.S. Department of Education (which was subsequently approved) to waive the requirements to administer all federal required assessments in the 2019-2020 school year. As such, many of the measures in the Iowa School Performance Profiles (ISPP) that would normally be reported were not available for the 2020 reporting year.

All state assessments were administered in the spring of 2021, although the disruptions from the prior year are still having an impact on the data reported in the ISPP. The table below details the status of each ISPP measure for the 2021 reporting year.

New school index scores and school rating categories have been calculated with data from the 2020-2021 school year and are displayed on the ISPP for the 2021 reporting year. Some one-year changes to how index scores are calculated to accommodate pandemic-related impacts to the data were made, such as reducing the weight of the Growth measure and increasing the weight of the Proficiency measure to compensate. A full list of the one-year methodological changes can be found in the Technical Guide.

However, coinciding with a waiver received from the U.S. Department of Education in September 2021, no new schools have been identified for Targeted or Comprehensive Support and Improvement (TSI/CSI). Schools previously designated for TSI/CSI will continue with their current designations and have access to all training and support that is able to be supported via electronic/distance options. The 2019 ESSA support status for each school is displayed on the 2021 ISPP for reference.

COVID-19 DATA AVAILABILITY
Section Measure Availability Notes
Learning Measures Achievement (Average Scale Score) Partial The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available, although the results of students who took the ISASP remotely in an unproctored environment are not included in this measure (3.4% of all tested students statewide took the ISASP remotely). While assessment participation was high statewide (97.9% in ELA, 97.6% in Math), districts/buildings/subgroups with lower participation rates and/or higher rates of remote testing may have results that do not reflect the performance of all of their students.
Learning Measures Conditions for Learning Yes The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available as normal.
Learning Measures English Language Progress Partial The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available, although due to COVID-19, assessment participation was lower than normal (93.1% of English learners took the ELPA21 summative in spring 2021). Districts/buildings/subgroups with lower participation rates may have results that do not reflect the performance of all of their English learners.
Learning Measures Graduation Rate Yes The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for the Classes of 2019 (5-year rate) and 2020 (4-year rate) are displayed.
Learning Measures Growth Partial The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available, although the results of students who took the ISASP remotely in an unproctored environment are not included in this measure (3.4% of all tested students statewide took the ISASP remotely). While assessment participation was high statewide (97.9% in ELA, 97.6% in Math), districts/buildings/subgroups with lower participation rates and/or higher rates of remote testing may have results that do not reflect the performance of all of their students. Since 2019-2020 data is not available due to state assessments being cancelled due to COVID-19, the growth measure was calculated using 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 using a skip-year methodology. Due to the missing 2019-2020 data, 4th graders are not included in the growth measure in 2020-2021.
Learning Measures Participation Rate Yes The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available as normal. ISASP remote testers ARE included in this measure.
Learning Measures Postsecondary Readiness: ACT/SAT Participation & Success Yes The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for the Class of 2020 is displayed.
Learning Measures Postsecondary Readiness: College-Level Coursework Yes The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for the Class of 2020 is displayed.
Learning Measures Postsecondary Readiness: CTE Concentrator Yes The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for the Class of 2020 is displayed.
Learning Measures Postsecondary Readiness: Composite Yes The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for the Class of 2020 is displayed.
Learning Measures Proficiency Partial The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available, although the results of students who took the ISASP remotely in an unproctored environment are not included in this measure (3.4% of all tested students statewide took the ISASP remotely). While assessment participation was high statewide (97.9% in ELA, 97.6% in Math), districts/buildings/subgroups with lower participation rates and/or higher rates of remote testing may have results that do not reflect the performance of all of their students.
Additional Metrics Alternate Assessment Results Partial The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available, although due to COVID-19, assessment participation was lower than normal (84.8% of students with alternate assessment marked on their IEPs fully participated in the DLM in spring 2021). Districts/buildings/subgroups with lower participation rates may have results that do not reflect the performance of all of their students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Additional Metrics Attendance Partial The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for 2019-2020 is displayed. Due to COVID-19, most students were physically in school for fewer than 130 days of the typical 180-day school year.
Additional Metrics Chronic Absenteeism Partial The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for 2019-2020 is displayed. Due to COVID-19, most students were physically in school for fewer than 130 days of the typical 180-day school year.
Additional Metrics Civil Rights Data Yes The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for 2017-2018 is displayed. Due to COVID-19 the 2019-2020 collection was postponed to 2020-2021.
Additional Metrics Educator Effectiveness Yes The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available as normal.
Additional Metrics English Language Proficiency Partial The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available, although due to COVID-19, assessment participation was lower than normal (93.1% of English learners took the ELPA21 summative in spring 2021). Districts/buildings/subgroups with lower participation rates may have results that do not reflect the performance of all of their English learners.
Additional Metrics ESSA School Improvement Funds Yes The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available as normal.
Additional Metrics Finance District Report Card Yes The State Fiscal Year 2021 data for this measure is available as normal.
Additional Metrics National Assessment of Educational Progress Partial The NAEP is administered every two years. Data for the 2019 administration are displayed. Due to COVID-19, the 2021 NAEP administration was postponed until 2022. Data for 2022 will be available in fall 2022.
Additional Metrics Per Pupil Expenditures Partial Per pupil expenditure data for fiscal year 2021 is anticipated to be released in spring 2022. To view the most recent per pupil expenditure data, select the prior year (2020) version of the Iowa School Performance Profiles.
Additional Metrics Percent Students Assessed Yes The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available as normal. ISASP remote testers ARE included in this measure.
Additional Metrics Postsecondary Enrollment Yes The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for the Classes of 2017-2019 is displayed.
Additional Metrics Progress on State Goals Partial Graduation rate data includes the 4-year rate for the Class of 2020 and 5-year rate for the Class of 2019. English Language Progress includes data from 2020-2021. Proficiency rate includes data from 2017-2018 (the last year the Iowa Assessments were administered) because targets and goals have not yet been set for the ISASP.
Additional Metrics Science Partial The 2020-2021 data for this measure is available, although the results of students who took the ISASP remotely in an unproctored environment are not included in this measure (3.4% of all tested students statewide took the ISASP remotely). While assessment participation was high statewide (97.0% in Science), districts/buildings/subgroups with lower participation rates and/or higher rates of remote testing may have results that do not reflect the performance of all of their students.
Additional Metrics Staff Retention Yes The October 2020 and October 2021 data for this measure is available as normal.
Additional Metrics Suspension & Expulsion Partial The data for this measure is (and always has been) lagged; data for 2019-2020 is displayed. Due to COVID-19, most students were physically in school for fewer than 130 days of the typical 180-day school year.