Explanation of Terms.databkxls - Jefferson County Public Schools
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COMPREHENSIVE TEST OF BASIC SKILLS (CTBS/5) The Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS/5) is a nationally standardized achievement test administered to all students in grades 3, 6, and 9. (Reading, language and math tests were administered.) Scores are reported in Mean Normal Curve Equivalents (NCEs. An NCE ranges from 1 to 99 with an average of 50.) These scores compare a student’s performance to a national norm group. NCE’s are used in these reports because they can be averaged and compared over time. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/bkirchn2/Desktop/ctbsdef9900.htm [05/21/2003 2:10:15 PM]
2002/2003 School Year General Information Number of Schools National Ranking (size) 152 school sites 26th-largest district in the United States Student Population In excess of 95,001 In excess of $644 million from local, Budget state, and federal funds. Number of Employees In excess of 13,000 employees Number of Teachers In excess of 5,601 Teacher's Average Years of Experience 15 Percent of Teachers with Master's Degrees or Better 79% Student/Teacher Ratio 17 to 2 Student/Computer Ratio 5.2 to 2 Attendance Rate 93.10% Dropout Rate 4.8 (Grades Seven through Twelve) Per-Pupil Expenditure (1999-2000 General Fund) $6,018 Average ACT Score 19.1 Average SAT Score 1084 College, employment, military, or other training. 98% PTA Membership In excess of 67,001 Champions for Children (1999-2000) 11,672
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COMPREHENSIVE TEST OF BASIC SKILLS<br />
(CTBS/5)<br />
The Comprehensive Test <strong>of</strong> Basic Skills (CTBS/5) is a nationally standardized<br />
achievement test administered to all students in grades 3, 6, and 9. (Reading,<br />
language and math tests were administered.) Scores are reported in Mean Normal<br />
Curve Equivalents (NCEs. An NCE ranges from 1 to 99 with an average <strong>of</strong> 50.)<br />
These scores compare a student’s performance to a national norm group. NCE’s<br />
are used in these reports because they can be averaged and compared over time.<br />
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