Family & Community Alternative Learning
1997 Test Results from
Massachusetts Charter Schools

Student Assessment Profile

Seven Hills Charter School

School Description: The Seven Hill Charter School is located in Worcester and serves 524 students in grades K through 7. The mission of the school is to prepare a diverse cross-section of the city's children for success with a high quality education at prevailing public school costs. The school was founded by local business, political and educational leaders and is managed by The Edison Project.

The mission of Renaissance is The school was founded by a partnership between a local foundation and community members and it is managed by The Edison Project, a private educational management company

Years in operation: 1

School-level Assessment: Seven Hills Charter School (SHCS), utilizes a range of assessment tools to measure student performance. Each spring, students in grades 3 and 4 will participate in the state assessment system and students in grades 3 and 4 will take the MAT-7. Students in grades 5, 6 and 7 will take the Stanford-9 each fall and students in grades 2-5 take the Gates-McGinite.

In addition, based on Edison Project standards, SHCS administers an open-ended assessment developed in partnership with the Educational Testing Service. The Seven Hills faculty have also worked with the faculty of the twelve Edison schools nation-wide to develop a credible portfolio and performance-based assessment system (e.g. Edison project faculty from around the nation meet regularly to compare their assessments of student work in an effort to ensure scoring reliability.)

Analysis:

What is the academic performance level of students entering this charter school?
Insufficient Data.

Seven Hills will administer the MAT-7 this spring. These scores are not yet available.

Have the students in this charter school made academic gains?
Insufficient Data.

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