Rooted In
Faith
Growing in Knowledge
SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS
PARISH SCHOOL
708 51st Street,
Western Springs, IL 60558
708-246-4454 Absence Hotline 708-292-1162
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SJC
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Enclosed are your child’s Terra Nova test results. The main purpose of using a standardized testing program is to provide the school with information which will strengthen programs to help the students learn. The Terra Nova results indicate student performance and mastery of specific content objectives as compared to students of their own age and grade level across the nation.
As you look over your child’s Home Report, please note the back of the sheet which provides you with information in regard to strengths and areas of need which may be helpful to you. Over the years, a student’s individual scores should remain within the same range (up to five points below or above last year’s score.) When evaluating your child(ren)’s test scores, it is important to consider the child’s motivation, physical and emotional state and chance to do his/her best on any given test day. Although a standardized test is generally a good indicator of how each student performs, this is not always the case. Each child must be viewed as a total student within any learning situation. Abilities cannot only be judged on standardized test scores.
Below is a table of St. John of the Cross Median National Percentiles by subject and grade level. If you compare your child’s test results with his/her grade level Median Percentile for each subject area, you can determine how he/she scored in comparison with his/her class. For example, the fifth grade Median Percentile, indicated in the table, is 87 in Math. This means that 50% of our fifth graders are above the 87th percentile and 50% are below the 87th percentile.
If you have questions concerning your child’s test results in a particular subject, please contact the teacher of that subject. S/he will be happy to speak with you.
St. John of the Cross Median National Percentiles
EXPLORE Test Results 2006-07
Test December 2006 National – All students taking the Explore Test SJC students tested 64 Local – All students taking the Explore Test Total students tested 934 at LT including SJC students SJC – St. John’s students taking test at LT
Mean Score (average) out of 25
LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
English Reading Math Science Composite
National 14.2 13.8 15.1 15.9 14.9
Local 17.2 16.6 17.6 18.5 17.6
SJC 18.9 17.3 17.6 19.4 18.5
Usage & Mechanics Rhetorical Skills
National 7.4 6.9
Local 8.8 8.3
SJC 9.6 8.8
These results indicate that the SJC students average score on the EXPLORE Test for entrance at LT is at or slightly above the average score of all students taking the test. This indicates that our students should be well prepared to complete the area of studies in high school in comparison to other students who will be attending.
HIGH SCHOOLS SJC STUDENTS WILL ATTEND IN THE FALL 2007
School Girls Boys Total Benet 4 1 5 6% Fenwick 11 16 27 30% Ignatius 4 6 10 12% Nazareth 5 7 12 13% Trinity 1 0 1 1%
Total 25 30 55 62%
Hinsdale Central 0 0 0 0% Hinsdale South 1 1 2 2% Lyons Township 14 17 31 35%
Undecided 1 1%
Total 16 18 34 38% |
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