Northwestern Middle School

Data Inventory
Amy Rugg
Data Source

Content Area

Dates of
Collection

State Mandated
Testing (CRCT, Ga
Milestones)

Language Arts,
Reading, Math,
Science, Social
Studies

April

ITBS

Reading, Language September

Arts, Math, Science

Students
Assessed

Accessibility

Current Data
Use

More Effective
Use

Grades 6-8

District, Intranet,
Principal, Teachers,
Testing Coordinator

Class placement
for students for
the following
school year,
observe trends
among various
student
populations,
instructional
practices within
content areas.

Equitable access
for teachers on
intranet system
that shows all
student data
across all
content areas,
along with
attendance
information.

Grade 8

District, Intranet

Track student
growth from
grade 3, grade 5,
and grade 8.

District and
school can
identify areas of
strengths and
weakness
throughout the
district

Writing
Assessment

Language Arts,
Reading, Science,
Social Studies

January

Grade 8

District, Principal,
Language Arts
Teachers

Student
benchmarking
and retention in
Language Arts

Inform
instruction that
includes a
writing
component

English Proficiency Language Arts

Assessments

September, May Grades 6-8

or when
students enroll

Principal, ELL
Teacher

Student
placement &
accommodation
s

Evaluate scores
and anticipate
progress in the
program

Unit Assessments

Language Arts,
Reading, Math,
Science, Social
Studies, Foreign
Language,
Connections

September,
December,
February, May

Grades 6-8

Administration,
Teachers,
Counselors,
Graduation Coach,
Special Education
Support Staff

Student
benchmarking
along with
students that
are struggling
with curriculum
and provide
support where
necessary

Track data
overtime across
all content areas
to provide full
support to
struggling
students

CogAT and
Torrence

Language Arts,
Reading, Math

September,
February

Grades 6-8

Intranet, Gifted
Coordinator

Gifted/Talented
eligibility
determinations

Item analysis

ECOT

Language Arts,
Reading, Math,
Science, Social
Studies, Foreign
Language

May

Grade 8

District, Intranet,
Teachers

Determines
Inform
whether or not a instruction
student has
passed high
school level
course. Effects
placement for
next year.

Other Student-Level Information

What other student-level information does your school collect?
Race/Ethnicity

English Proficiency

Disability/IEP

Retention

Response To Intervention (RTI)/504

Gifted and Talented

Attendance
Data Wish List
Are there any other types of assessment data you would like to see your school collect and use to improve instruction?
Measures of 21st Century Skills

Number of times students move to different schools

Enrollment levels of students in After School Program or other

academic enrichment programs

Number of years in U.S.

Enrollment in after school activities

Resource
Boudett, K., City, E., Murnane, R. (Eds.) Data Wise. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Education Press