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Use achievement data to:

Observe shifts in entering achievement for different groups of students over the years
Identify patterns of effectiveness with students at differing levels of entering achievement
Support vertical conversations with feeder schools or teachers of prerequisite courses

The table below gives general information about the achievement columns and links to more in-depth information.

Column Name	Glossary Definition	Where to Find More Information
Entering Achievement and Exiting Achievement	Depending on the assessment, achievement is reported in Normal Curve Equivalents (NCEs) or scale scores and does not reflect proficiency. Entering achievement is either the average of the students' NCEs from the most recent prior year available or the average of the students' expected scale scores. Exiting achievement is either the average of the students' current year NCEs or the average of the students' actual scale scores.	Understanding Entering Achievement and Exiting Achievement

Column Name

Glossary Definition

Where to Find More Information

Entering Achievement and Exiting Achievement

Depending on the assessment, achievement is reported in Normal Curve Equivalents (NCEs) or scale scores and does not reflect proficiency.

Entering achievement is either the average of the students' NCEs from the most recent prior year available or the average of the students' expected scale scores.
Exiting achievement is either the average of the students' current year NCEs or the average of the students' actual scale scores.

Entering Achievement Percentile

The entering achievement for the group of students relative to the overall distribution for this assessment.

Student Count

The number of students included in the analysis.