Grade 4: Rand Road - Zebulon

1998-1999 Writing Scores

Understanding the Scoring

The four-point scoring scale is as follows: Level 4 means the response exhibits a strong command of a particular style of writing; 3 means the response exhibits a reasonable command; 2 means a weak command; and 1 means a lack of command. Characteristics that test readers look for in a student's essay are a main idea, supporting details, organization, and coherence. Scores of 2.5 or higher are considered to demonstrate appropriate writing skills.

Students also receive a "conventions" score that indicates the level of proficiency in sentence formation, usage, and mechanics like spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Conventions ratings are awarded as "+" or "-". A "+" means the writer showed a reasonable and acceptable level of proficiency; a "-" means the writer did not show a reasonable and acceptable level of proficiency. Students receive "++" or "--" to show both test readers agreed, or both "+" and "-" to show both test readers did not agree. The number in the NS column is the percentage of tests that were Not Scoreable.


School/unit Year %>=2.5 % 4.0 % 3.5 % 3.0 % 2.5 % 2.0 % 1.5 % 1.0 NS % ++
Rand Road 1998-99 65.2 5.2 3.5 39.1 17.4 33.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 40.0
Rand Road 1997-98 56.7 1.7 3.3 30.0 21.7 40.8 2.5 0.0 0.0 75.0
Rand Road 1996-97 56.2 0.0 3.3 39.7 13.2 40.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 89.3
Rolesville 1998-99 62.6 2.5 0.8 39.0 20.3 35.6 1.7 0.0 0.0 50.0
Rolesville 1997-98 73.3 3.8 9.5 54.3 5.7 20.0 1.9 3.8 1.0 77.1
Rolesville 1996-97 54.9 0.9 0.9 36.0 17.1 40.5 0.9 3.6 0.0 91.0
Root 1998-99 87.3 11.3 4.2 53.5 18.3 9.9 0.0 2.8 0.0 57.7
Root 1997-98 66.6 1.3 2.7 49.3 13.3 29.3 2.7 1.3 0.0 80.0
Root 1996-97 75.5 1.1 2.2 62.2 10.0 22.2 0.0 2.2 0.0 91.1
Smith 1998-99 65.3 2.0 0.0 38.8 24.5 34.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.5
Smith 1997-98 57.2 2.6 5.2 37.7 11.7 41.6 0.0 1.3 0.0 81.8
Smith 1996-97 62.2 1.2 0.0 42.7 18.3 37.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 93.9
Stough 1998-99 62.4 0.0 5.4 24.7 32.3 36.6 0.0 1.1 0.0 31.2
Stough 1997-98 67.0 4.7 5.9 43.5 12.9 25.9 3.5 3.5 0.0 83.5
Stough 1996-97 63.5 2.1 1.0 45.8 14.6 25.0 0.0 10.4 1.0 83.3
Swift Creek 1998-99 63.8 3.1 2.4 44.1 14.2 33.9 0.8 1.6 0.0 33.1
Swift Creek 1997-98 64.2 1.7 0.8 39.2 22.5 31.7 1.7 2.5 0.0 73.3
Swift Creek 1996-97 58.2 0.9 0.9 31.6 24.8 40.2 0.9 0.9 0.0 94.9
Timber Drive 1998-99 68.8 2.8 4.6 44.0 17.4 30.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 39.4
Timber Drive 1997-98 73 0.0 3.8 43.6 25.6 24.4 1.3 1.3 0.0 80.8
Timber Drive 1996-97 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Underwood 1998-99 64.1 4.9 1.2 42.0 16.0 33.3 1.2 1.2 0.0 65.4
Underwood 1997-98 60.5 1.4 4.2 47.9 7 32.4 2.8 4.2 0 67.6
Underwood 1996-97 42.9 1.4 0.0 22.9 18.6 52.9 2.9 1.4 0.0 91.4
Vance 1998-99 60.2 6.0 2.4 34.9 16.9 38.6 0.0 1.2 0.0 42.2
Vance 1997-98 76.3 0.0 6.3 45.0 25.0 21.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 65.0
Vance 1996-97 58.9 0.0 4.4 36.7 17.8 35.6 3.3 2.2 0.0 80.0
Vandora Spgs. 1998-99 28.4 0.0 1.7 20.0 6.7 63.3 3.3 5.0 0.0 40.0
Vandora Spgs. 1997-98 37.6 0.0 0.0 28.7 8.9 48.5 6.9 6.9 0.0 80.2
Vandora Sprgs. 1996-97 53.4 0.0 2.3 33.7 17.4 41.9 0.0 4.7 0.0 94.2
Wake Forest 1998-99 44.9 3.4 0.0 18.2 23.3 49.4 1.1 4.5 0.0 31.8
Wake Forest 1997-98 45.8 2.9 2.3 25.7 14.9 45.7 5.1 3.4 0.0 85.1
Wake Forest 1996-97 48.3 2.3 1.2 29.7 15.1 50.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 94.8
Washington 1998-99 60.5 3.8 4.8 37.5 14.4 36.5 1.9 1.0 0.0 33.7
Washington 1997-98 68.4 4.0 5.0 43.6 15.8 22.8 0.0 8.9 0.0 75.2
Washington 1996-97 41.1 2.8 1.9 24.3 12.1 46.7 5.6 6.5 0.0 87.9
Weatherstone 1998-99 82.3 5.0 10.6 51.8 14.9 16.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 47.5
Weatherstone 1997-98 70.1 4.8 4.0 47.6 13.7 25.0 2.4 2.4 0.0 79.0
Weatherstone 1996-97 63.7 0.0 1.0 40.2 22.5 32.4 2.9 1.0 0.0 90.2
Wendell 1998-99 49.0 0.0 0.0 27.6 21.4 48.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 37.8
Wendell 1997-98 53.5 1.2 4.7 27.6 20.0 43.5 1.2 1.8 0.0 50.6
Wendell 1996-97 32.1 0.0 0.0 17.1 15.0 60.0 4.3 3.6 0.0 83.6
West Lake 1998-99 63.8 4.5 3.4 41.2 14.7 35.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 44.1
West Lake 1997-98 59.1 1.1 4.0 40.2 13.8 36.8 2.3 1.7 0.0 56.9
West Lake 1996-97 60.3 1.1 2.9 43.1 13.2 35.6 0.0 3.4 0.6 87.9
Wilburn 1998-99 65.4 0.0 2.0 38.6 24.8 34.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.6
Wilburn 1997-98 52.8 1.1 4.4 27.5 19.8 42.9 1.1 3.3 0.0 78.0
Wilburn 1996-97 35.3 1.0 1.0 18.6 14.7 59.8 2.9 2.0 0.0 89.2
School/unit Year %>=2.5 % 4.0 % 3.5 % 3.0 % 2.5 % 2.0 % 1.5 % 1.0 NS % ++
Wiley 1998-99 67.9 8.9 3.6 41.1 14.3 28.6 0.0 3.6 0.0 33.9
Wiley 1997-98 63.5 0.0 13.5 34.6 15.4 28.8 0.0 7.7 0.0 75.0
Wiley 1996-97 59.7 3.5 3.5 40.4 12.3 33.3 3.5 3.5 0.0 91.2
Willow Spgs 1998-99 55.8 2.1 0.0 43.2 10.5 43.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 40.0
Willow Spgs 1997-98 63.3 2.6 4.3 40.2 16.2 29.9 4.3 2.6 0.0 75.2
Willow Spgs 1996-97 36.7 0.0 0.0 20.5 16.2 59.8 0.0 3.4 0.0 90.6
York 1998-99 69.9 8.7 3.9 40.8 16.5 29.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 37.9
York 1997-98 63.0 3.7 1.9 43.5 13.9 30.6 1.9 4.6 0.0 68.5
York 1996-97 71.3 0.0 3.2 55.3 12.8 26.6 1.1 1.1 0.0 95.7
Zebulon 1998-99 45.6 0.0 1.0 22.8 21.8 52.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 16.8
Zebulon 1997-98 52.2 0.9 2.6 41.0 7.7 42.7 2.6 2.6 0.0 74.4
Zebulon 1996-97 45.9 1.8 1.8 27.9 14.4 47.7 2.7 3.6 0.0 85.6


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