Accountability: School Performance Index
Updated: April 22, 2013
BACKGROUND
As part of South Dakota’s ESEA flexibility waiver, the Department of Education is beginning the roll-out of a new accountability system. The waiver, offered by the U.S. Department of Education, provides states with flexibility from certain provisions of No Child Left Behind.
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE INDEX
South Dakota’s new accountability system is based on a 100-point School Performance Index, or SPI, consisting of multiple indicators to measure a school’s performance. The key indicators of performance are different at the elementary/middle school and high school levels. Indicators will be phased in over time. As more data is collected and the model is re-evaluated, it will expand to include a total of five indicators by the 2014-15 school year.
CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS
For Fall 2012, Exemplary, Priority, and Focus schools will be classified. The Department of Education will begin working with Priority and Focus schools on targeted intervention programs beginning immediately.
Click here to view a list of elementary and middle schools with their SPI scores. NOTE: Exemplary schools are highlighted in blue; Focus schools in gold; and Priority schools in red.
Click here to view a list of high schools with their SPI scores. NOTE: Exemplary schools are highlighted in blue; Focus schools in gold; and Priority schools in red.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
As you review the data available via this page, please remember that this is a transition year and not the final model. The SPI is designed so that as we progress and learn more about our schools, the calculations can be updated to better capture the experiences of students in South Dakota.
The data provided via the accountability system is designed to inform the work of educators within the state, and is not intended as a standalone measure to be used to judge schools.
In the coming years, the indicators noted above will be phased into the model. These measures have the potential to grow and change.
School Performance Index
Elementary/Middle Schools
School Performance Index – High Schools
Fall 2012 School Performance Index Data
The documents in the charts below present School Performance Index scores and data for each public school in the state. Schools are grouped by elementary/middle and high schools.
SUMMARY OF DATA
PHASE I IMPLEMENTATION (Fall 2012 -- Transition)
In fall 2012, the SPI was calculated for the first time. Each public school in the state received an SPI score out of 100 total possible points.* Student Achievement data came from state assessments conducted in the 2011-12 school year.
Based on total SPI scores, the majority of schools in South Dakota are performing well. At the Elementary and Middle School level, 82.7 percent of schools earned at least 70 SPI points. At the High School level, 71.5 percent of schools earned at least 70 SPI points. It is at the 70 mark that SPI scores begin to drop rapidly. Priority and Focus schools generally fall within this range. The Department of Education will be working to utilize targeted interventions and supports with these schools, and will continue to analyse the data to better understand why the drop in scores occurs.
CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
In the graphs below, the green line indicates the actual SPI scores of each school in the state. The black vertical lines on the graphs represent 90% confidence intervals for each school. A confidence interval is a mathematical calculation applied to the components of a school’s SPI score that indicates the potential that each school had to score above or below its current SPI score. This means that it is expected with 90% certainty, that regardless of when the SPI score is calculated, a given school would score within the range indicated.
Graph 2011-12 Elementary\Middle School Performance Index
Graph 2011-12 High School Performance Index
Looking at these confidence bands, it was plausible that 32.5 percent of Elementary/Middle Schools and 68 percent of High Schools could have scored in the exemplary range based on this year's data.
In subsequent phases of implementation, additional years of data will be added to the SPI calculation to even out the wide fluctuations that may occur due to the small size of the student populations in many of the state’s schools.
*SPI scores were calculated for all schools; however, schools with fewer than 10 students in their testing groups were omitted from the classification. For a list of these schools, see the Small School link under the Documents section above right.
BACKGROUND
As part of South Dakota’s ESEA flexibility waiver, the Department of Education is beginning the roll-out of a new accountability system. The waiver, offered by the U.S. Department of Education, provides states with flexibility from certain provisions of No Child Left Behind.
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE INDEX
South Dakota’s new accountability system is based on a 100-point School Performance Index, or SPI, consisting of multiple indicators to measure a school’s performance. The key indicators of performance are different at the elementary/middle school and high school levels. Indicators will be phased in over time. As more data is collected and the model is re-evaluated, it will expand to include a total of five indicators by the 2014-15 school year.
CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS
For Fall 2012, Exemplary, Priority, and Focus schools will be classified. The Department of Education will begin working with Priority and Focus schools on targeted intervention programs beginning immediately.
Click here to view a list of elementary and middle schools with their SPI scores. NOTE: Exemplary schools are highlighted in blue; Focus schools in gold; and Priority schools in red.
Click here to view a list of high schools with their SPI scores. NOTE: Exemplary schools are highlighted in blue; Focus schools in gold; and Priority schools in red.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
As you review the data available via this page, please remember that this is a transition year and not the final model. The SPI is designed so that as we progress and learn more about our schools, the calculations can be updated to better capture the experiences of students in South Dakota.
The data provided via the accountability system is designed to inform the work of educators within the state, and is not intended as a standalone measure to be used to judge schools.
In the coming years, the indicators noted above will be phased into the model. These measures have the potential to grow and change.
School Performance Index
Elementary/Middle Schools
| SCHOOL YEAR | INDICATOR #1: Student Achievement |
INDICATOR #2: Academic Growth |
INDICATOR #3: Attendance |
INDICATOR #4: Effective Teachers & Principals |
INDICATOR #5: School Climate |
| Fall 2012 (transition) | Points: 80 | Points: 0 | Points: 20 | Points: 0 | Points: 0 |
| 2012-13 & 2013-14 | Points: 80 | Points: 0 | Points: 20 | Points: 0 | Points: 0 |
| 2014-15 & beyond | Points: 25 | Points: 25 | Points: 20 | Points: 20 | Points: 10 |
School Performance Index – High Schools
| SCHOOL YEAR | INDICATOR #1: Student Achievement |
INDICATOR #2: High School Completion |
INDICATOR #3: College & Career Ready |
INDICATOR #4: Effective Teachers & Principals |
INDICATOR #5: School Climate |
| Fall 2012 (transition) | Points: 50 | Points: 25 | Points: 25 | Points: 0 | Points: 0 |
| 2012-13 & 2013-14 | Points: 50 | Points: 25 | Points: 25 | Points: 0 | Points: 0 |
| 2014-15 & beyond | Points: 25 | Points: 25 | Points: 20 | Points: 20 | Points: 10 |
Fall 2012 School Performance Index Data
The documents in the charts below present School Performance Index scores and data for each public school in the state. Schools are grouped by elementary/middle and high schools.
| SPI Report Fall 2012 | SPI Detailed Data Fall 2012 | ||
| Elementary/Middle Schools | Elementary/Middle Schools | ||
| PDF Version | Excel Version | PDF Version | Excel Version |
| High Schools | High Schools | ||
| PDF Version | Excel Version | PDF Version | Excel Version |
| Small School List | SPI Calculation Template |
| Elementary/Middle Schools | Elementary/Middle Schools |
| High Schools | High Schools |
SUMMARY OF DATA
PHASE I IMPLEMENTATION (Fall 2012 -- Transition)
In fall 2012, the SPI was calculated for the first time. Each public school in the state received an SPI score out of 100 total possible points.* Student Achievement data came from state assessments conducted in the 2011-12 school year.
Based on total SPI scores, the majority of schools in South Dakota are performing well. At the Elementary and Middle School level, 82.7 percent of schools earned at least 70 SPI points. At the High School level, 71.5 percent of schools earned at least 70 SPI points. It is at the 70 mark that SPI scores begin to drop rapidly. Priority and Focus schools generally fall within this range. The Department of Education will be working to utilize targeted interventions and supports with these schools, and will continue to analyse the data to better understand why the drop in scores occurs.
CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
In the graphs below, the green line indicates the actual SPI scores of each school in the state. The black vertical lines on the graphs represent 90% confidence intervals for each school. A confidence interval is a mathematical calculation applied to the components of a school’s SPI score that indicates the potential that each school had to score above or below its current SPI score. This means that it is expected with 90% certainty, that regardless of when the SPI score is calculated, a given school would score within the range indicated.
Graph 2011-12 Elementary\Middle School Performance Index
Graph 2011-12 High School Performance Index
Looking at these confidence bands, it was plausible that 32.5 percent of Elementary/Middle Schools and 68 percent of High Schools could have scored in the exemplary range based on this year's data.
In subsequent phases of implementation, additional years of data will be added to the SPI calculation to even out the wide fluctuations that may occur due to the small size of the student populations in many of the state’s schools.
*SPI scores were calculated for all schools; however, schools with fewer than 10 students in their testing groups were omitted from the classification. For a list of these schools, see the Small School link under the Documents section above right.