Student Assessment Profile
South Shore Charter School
School Description: The South Shore Charter School is located in Hull and serves 340 students in
grades K through 12. The elementary curriculum is based on E.D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge Sequence and
the high school curriculum is project-based. The learning is individually paced, with students at the
high school level having the option of taking college-level courses. This school was founded by a
coalition of local parents, business people and educators led by Timothy Anderson.
Years in operation: 2
School-level Accountability:
South Shore Charter School utilizes an array of standardized and performance-based measures of student
performance. The required curriculum is broken down into modules and monitored through "EduCore," an
on-line report card. This system is updated weekly, so in the future, students and parents can monitor
student progress from their home or office. Regular EduCore assessments are combined with faculty
observations, performance-based assessments (portfolios and student exhibitions), and standardized tests
in an attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of each individual's progress.
South Shore students will participate in all state assessments at the 3rd, 4th, 8th and 10th grade
levels as well as administer the California Achievement Test-5 to students in grades K-12 each fall and
spring.
Analysis:
What is the academic performance level of students entering this charter school?
Average.
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CAT-5 test scores from fall 1996 indicate that the majority of SSCS students are at or slightly above
national norms in terms of grade equivalent levels.
Twenty percent of SSCS students are special needs students and these students scored significantly lower
than the regular education students.
Hull Public Schools do not administer a standardized assessment so comparisons to the district are not
possible.
In sum, the students that entered the South Shore Charter School performed at an average level of
performance in relation to national norms.
Have the students in this charter school made academic gains?
Insufficient Data.
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Only one set of CAT-5 results is available. This year's CAT-5 results are
not yet available.
South Shore Charter School CAT-5 Test Scores (Fall 1996)
| Grade | Subject | National Percentile Ranking | Grade Equivalent Levels
Regular Ed. (Sp.Ed.) |
|---|
| 2 | Reading | 35.7 | 1.8 |
| Language | 45 | 2.0 |
| Math | 77 | 2.4 |
| 3 | Reading | 86.0 | 5.3 |
| Language | 82.7 | 5.4 |
| Math | 92.5 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Reading | 69 | 5.1 |
| Language | 73.5 | 5.8 |
| Math | 73 | 4.6 |
| 5 | Reading | 60 | 5.2 |
| Language | 56 | 5.9 |
| Math | 53.5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Reading | 64 | 8.1 (4.8) |
| Language | 58 | 6.3 (4.3) |
| Math | 77 | 7.0 (4.6) |
| 7 | Reading | 77 | 9.5 (5.8) |
| Language | 73 | 7.9 (4.7) |
| Math | 67 | 7.4 (4.8) |
| 8 | Reading | 74 | 10.7 (5.6) |
| Language | 58 | 9.9 (4.9) |
| Math | 56 | 7.9 (5.6) |
| 9 | Reading | 68 | 10.2 (5.4) |
| Language | 57 | 8.2 (2.7) |
| Math | 42 | 9.4 (6.4) |
| 10 | Reading | 58 | 10.9 |
| Language | 54 | 10.9 |
| Math | 36 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Reading | * | 12.9 (10.0) |
| Language | * | 12.9 (6.3) |
| Math | * | 12.9 (5.5) |
| 12 | Reading | * | 12.6 |
| Language | * | 12.9 |
| Math | * | 12.9 |
Notes:
* Value not reported for fewer than 10 students. The N for regular education students ranged from 7 -
24 per grade level and the N for special education students ranged from 3 - 7 per grade level (fewer
than 3 students was not reported).
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