Assessment and Accountability Information

Executive Summary

Casa Esperanza uses a variety of tools to evaluate and assess student academic progress over time. Montessori curriculum has specific pacing which is not always aligned with standardized assessment tools. For more information about specific assessment tools to evaluate all aspects of curriculum at Casa Esperanza, please click on this link.

For the 2003- 2004 school year, Casa Esperanza students made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) (as determined by the state Department of Public Instruction of North Carolina) in both reading and math.  Percent of students proficient in reading was 82.4%; percent of students proficient in math was 76.5%. Statewide target goals for 2003-2004 were 68.9% for reading and 74.6% in math.

Based on the results of all assessment instruments, Casa Esperanza instituted a literacy initiative during the 2004-2005 school year which included guided reading in all elementary classrooms, as well as additional, individualized literacy activities at every grade level.

For the 2004- 2005 school year, Casa Esperanza students again made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) (as determined by the state Department of Public Instruction of North Carolina) in both reading and math.  In 2004-2005, statewide target goals were 76.7% students proficient in reading and 81.0% students proficient in math. In one year, our reading scores increased to 89.8% of students scoring at or above grade-level proficiency. 73.5% of students scored at or above grade-level proficiency in math.

After examining the results from individualized, single-student metrics and group, standardized assessment instruments, the elementary faculty and administration at Casa Esperanza have instituted a mathematics curriculum initiative based on Montessori didactic materials and an incremental approach to math lessons. We look forward to announcing the positive results of the initiative following the 2005-2006 schol year.

Nationally Normed Standardized Assessments at Casa Esperanza

Beginning in fall 2005, we will also administer the Terra Nova standardized test in both English and Spanish for students in grades 2-6.  For more information on the Terra Nova testing program, please click on this link.

NC Statewide Assessments and Accountability Information

AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) is defined (by the Department of Public Instruction of the state of North Carolina) as a series of performance targets that states, school districts, and schools must achieve each year to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In each public school and LEA in North Carolina, there are ten student subgroups. 

For more information on how AYP is calculated, please click on this link.

For more information on Casa's AYP statistics, please click on this link.


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2003-2004 Accountability Information
Casa Esperanza ABCs of Accountability
This information is not calculated by the Department of Public Instruction for Schools in their first year of operation.

Casa Esperanza's School Report Card.
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2004-2005 Accountability Information
Casa Esperanza ABCs of Accountability
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Casa Esperanza's School Report Card
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