The Nebraska State Assessment has gradually shifted to the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System. As each subject area transitioned to new standards and assessment, there is a remarkable drop in scores.

In the area of English-Language Arts, the 2016-2017 transition resulted in a drop of scores ranging from 14%-71% per cohort, but scores are beginning to rebound. Additionally, there tends to be a noticeable decline in benchmark scores between cohorts during the transition from 6th grade to 7th grade. The ACT shows a strength in English, but Reading scores are much lower: approximately half of the English proficiency.

In the area Math, scores declined slightly with the transition to the new standards and assessment, but have recovered to close to our goal proficiency of 80%.

Science scores maintain across cohorts in elementary and junior high, but decline with the ACT test.

With our current mobility rate and small classes, yearly differences in classes can influence scores greatly. Therefore, it is difficult to see a trend in scores.

District average scores are consistently higher than the state average, and grade level scores are generally above the state average for all tested subject areas.

The NWEA MAP percentiles are based on the number of students per class that score 50% or higher according to the NWEA 2015 normative data. As with the NSCAS data, there does not seem to be a trend across cohorts or grade levels. In the 2018-2019 school year, a third of classes scored lower in the winter than fall. Again, in the 2019-2020 school year, one third of classes scored lower in the winter than in the fall.

Additionally, there is not a clear correlation between the percentage of students who score at or above the norm on the NWEA MAP and the percentage of students who meet or exceed the NSCAS-ELA. Differences in class percentiles range from a decrease of 44% to an increase of 20%.

High mobility rates and small classes can, again, influence scores and trends to a high degree.