NCS Fact Sheet 2009 - 2010 School Year

Student Enrollment 2009-2010:

341 students were enrolled in the Neighborhood Charter School for its eighth year of operation in the following grade level configuration:

  • 4 Kindergarten classes of 15 children;
  • 3 classes of 20 children each at grades First through Fifth.

The student body for 2009 - 2010 was most diverse:

  • 12% of our students were in the free and reduced lunch program.
  • 27% of our children live in single parent homes. 

The racial makeup of the students was:

  • 25% African American,
  • 63% Caucasian,
  • 10% Multi-racial,
  • 1% Hispanic
  • 1% Asian

94% of the 2009 - 2010 student body re-enrolled for the 2010 - 2011 school year.

Standardized Test Scores

Iowa Test of Basic Skills:

GRADE 3 — Grade Equivalent Averages
Vocabulary Composition Total
Reading		 Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Usage Language
Total
4.9 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.4
Concept Probability Computation Math Total Core Total
4.8 5.1 3.8 4.6 4.7
Social Studies Science Maps Reference Material Information Total COMPOSITE
5.1 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0
GRADE 5 – Grade Equivalent Averages
Vocabulary Composition Total
Reading		 Spelling Capitalizaiton Punctuation Usage Language
Total
7.4 7.5 7.4 6.8 6.2 7.3 8.4 7.1
Concept Probability Computation Math Total Core Total
7.2 6.8 5.7 6.6 6.9
Social Studies Science Maps / Diagrams Reference
Materials		 Information
Total		 COMPOSITE
7.4 7.7 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.2

Georgia Writing Assessment - Grade 3

  Ideas Organization Style Conventions
  % Meets/Exceeds % Meets/Exceeds % Meets/Exceeds % Meets/Exceeds
Informational 83 83 77 80
Persuasive 93 84 68 78
Narrative 80 87 68 85
Response to Literature 85 92 73 85

GRADE 5 - 68% Meets/Exceeds Writing Standards

CRCT:    Percentage of students meeting or exceeding standard

Grade Math Reading Language Arts
 Social Studies
 Science
1 98 93 87 NA NA
2 95 83 90 NA NA
3 97 95 90 95 96
4 100 96 84 89 84
5 98 92 84 90 92

Attendance 2009-2010:

Students: NCS student average daily attendance for the year was 97%.
Staff: NCS staff average daily attendance for the year was 96%.
Parent Participation: During the eighth year of our school, families volunteered over 6,687 hours; that represents families giving 113% of the total required volunteer hours.

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