Wakefield Middle: NC ABCs Results
The ABCs of Public Education is North Carolina's accountability program which is designed to improve student achievement, reward excellence, and provide assistance to schools that need extra help. The program measures student achievement by a formula that measures student progress from one year to the next.
At the elementary level, the formula takes into account scores on reading, writing, and mathematics. At the middle school level, the 8th grade Computer Skills Test results are also included.
At the high school level, the ABCs results are based on the performance of students in 10 core End-Of-Course tests Algebra I; Algebra II; English I; Biology; Chemistry; Geometry; Physical Science; Physics; Economic, Legal, and Political Systems; and US History. The high school model also includes measures of the dropout rate and the percentage of students who graduate in the college prep track.
Note: The ABCs results for 2008 are not complete. Performance composites and official recognitions (School of Distinction, School of Excellence and so on) with not be released until the reading scores are available in November, 2008.
Results
| Year | Performance Composite | Growth Recognition | Performance Recognition |
| 2008 | High Growth | ||
| 2007 | 87.3 | High Growth | School of Distinction |
| 2006 | 85.5 | High Growth | School of Distinction |
| 2005 | 93.5 | High Growth | Honor School of Excellence |
| 2004 | 94.4 | Expected Growth | Honor School of Excellence |
| 2003 | 92.9 | High Growth | School Of Excellence |
| 2002 | 91.7 | Met Expected Growth Standard | School of Excellence |
| 2001 | 86.5 | Met the exemplary growth standard | School of Distinction |
Key
- Met Expected - attained the expected growth standard.
- Met High - attained the high growth standard.
- Honor School of Excellence - at least 90 percent of students performed at or above grade level, the school met at least expected growth and Federal No Child Left Behind requirements for AYP.
- School of Excellence - at least 90 percent of students performed at or above grade level and the school met at least expected growth.
- School of Distinction - at least 80 percent of students performed at or above grade level and the school met at least expected growth.
- School of Progress - at least 60 percent of students performed at or above grade level and the school met at least expected growth.
- Priority School - fewer than 60 percent of students performed at or above grade level.
- Low-Performing - fewer than 50 percent of students performed at or above grade level.