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Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Alfredo Andrews Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 6% 3% 11% 6% 40% 39% 21% 30% 23% 22% 435/474 26% 17% 35% 12% 9% 29% 23% 35% 7% 5% 40 © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 2/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Reading Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Claude O. Markoe Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 6% 2% 8% 4% 42% 38% 21% 28% 23% 27% 395/431 Eulalie Rivera K-8 Window 2 Window 1 6% 3% 12% 8% 36% 35% 18% 24% 28% 31% 585/615 John H. Woodson Jr. High School Window 2 Window 1 17% 11% 8% 10% 12% 13% 8% 6% 55% 61% 265/435 Juanita Gardine K-8 Window 2 Window 1 9% 4% 14% 7% 35% 33% 15% 22% 27% 34% 273/290 Lew Muckle Window 2 Window 1 10% 5% 14% 6% 44% 43% 21% 30% 12% 16% 307/352 Pearl B. Larsen K-8 Window 2 Window 1 10% 6% 12% 6% 35% 36% 16% 22% 26% 30% 393/431 Positive Connections Window 2 Window 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 1/11 Ricardo Richards Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 16% 8% 21% 14% 35% 39% 13% 20% 15% 20% 397/405 41 © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 3/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Reading Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total St. Croix Central High School Window 2 Window 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 100% 88% 8/678 St. Croix Educational Complex Window 2 Window 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 1/916 42          $GGHQGXP%67;6FKRROV%2<YV02<0DWK'LDJQRVWLF5HVXOWV                                     © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 1/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Math Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 Criterion Referenced Overall Placement Students Assessed/Total: 2,899/5,010 Mid or Above Grade Level 108 Students (From 27 Students) Early On Grade Level 178 Students (From 80 Students) One Grade Level Below 1,227 Students (From 1,044 Students) Two Grade Levels Below 620 Students (From 802 Students) Three or More Grade Levels Below 766 Students (From 946 Students) Switch Table View Choose to Show Results By Number and Operations (NO) Algebra and Algebraic Thinking (ALG) Measurement and Data (MS) Geometry (GEO) Placement by Domain Placement Summary School Showing 11 of 11 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Alfredo Andrews Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 2% 1% 4% 2% 43% 33% 27% 36% 24% 28% 432/474 Claude O. Markoe Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 2% 0% 4% 2% 48% 36% 25% 32% 21% 29% 394/431 26% 21% 42% 6% 4% 33% 28% 36% 3% 1% 44 © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 2/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Math Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Eulalie Rivera K-8 Window 2 Window 1 3% 1% 5% 2% 40% 34% 19% 24% 33% 39% 590/615 John H. Woodson Jr. High School Window 2 Window 1 9% 3% 2% 5% 11% 19% 8% 10% 70% 64% 151/435 Juanita Gardine K-8 Window 2 Window 1 2% 0% 8% 0% 47% 42% 14% 23% 29% 34% 271/290 Lew Muckle Window 2 Window 1 2% 1% 6% 1% 52% 43% 27% 32% 14% 23% 294/352 Pearl B. Larsen K-8 Window 2 Window 1 4% 1% 8% 4% 40% 32% 22% 28% 27% 35% 382/431 Positive Connections Window 2 Window 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0/11 Ricardo Richards Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 9% 1% 11% 7% 47% 45% 19% 26% 13% 21% 396/405 St. Croix Central High School Window 2 Window 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 7/678 45 © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 3/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Math Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total St. Croix Educational Complex Window 2 Window 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0/916 46          $GGHQGXP&677-6FKRROV%2<YV02<5HDGLQJ'LDJQRVWLF5HVXOWV                                     © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 1/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Reading Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 Criterion Referenced Overall Placement Students Assessed/Total: 3,041/5,215 Mid or Above Grade Level 267 Students (From 142 Students) Early On Grade Level 405 Students (From 246 Students) One Grade Level Below 1,134 Students (From 1,077 Students) Two Grade Levels Below 502 Students (From 660 Students) Three or More Grade Levels Below 733 Students (From 916 Students) Switch Table View Choose to Show Results By Phonological Awareness (PA) Phonics (PH) High-Frequency Words (HFW) Vocabulary (VOC) Comprehension: Overall (COMP) Literature (LIT) Informational Text (INFO) Not assessed (due to grade or domain exempted) Placement by Domain Placement Summary School Showing 11 of 11 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School Window 2 Window 1 9% 7% 9% 9% 17% 19% 13% 11% 53% 54% 329/594 24% 17% 37% 13% 9% 30% 22% 35% 8% 5% 48 © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 2/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Reading Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Charlotte Amalie High School Window 2 Window 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0/1,019 Edith Williams Alternative Academy Window 2 Window 1 9% 0% 5% 5% 0% 9% 14% 0% 73% 86% 22/31 Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Window 2 Window 1 11% 4% 15% 8% 14% 13% 3% 6% 56% 69% 118/725 Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 6% 3% 17% 6% 47% 47% 18% 25% 11% 19% 172/177 Joseph Gomez Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 7% 1% 11% 5% 51% 46% 19% 30% 11% 18% 448/480 Joseph Sibilly Elementary Window 2 Window 1 21% 10% 22% 18% 48% 56% 8% 13% 2% 4% 200/209 Julius Sprauve School Window 2 Window 1 6% 4% 9% 4% 41% 32% 13% 27% 30% 33% 215/226 Lockhart Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 10% 7% 13% 9% 32% 28% 17% 19% 28% 37% 800/908 49 © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 3/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Reading Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Ulla F. Muller Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 8% 2% 17% 8% 41% 41% 20% 30% 14% 19% 369/429 Yvonne E. Milliner- Bowsky Elementary School Window 2 Window 1 5% 3% 13% 7% 43% 43% 22% 26% 17% 21% 368/420 50          $GGHQGXP'677-6FKRROV%2<YV02<0DWK'LDJQRVWLF5HVXOWV                                     © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 1/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Math Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 Criterion Referenced Overall Placement Students Assessed/Total: 3,006/5,208 Mid or Above Grade Level 140 Students (From 31 Students) Early On Grade Level 257 Students (From 90 Students) One Grade Level Below 1,351 Students (From 1,127 Students) Two Grade Levels Below 542 Students (From 782 Students) Three or More Grade Levels Below 716 Students (From 976 Students) Switch Table View Choose to Show Results By Number and Operations (NO) Algebra and Algebraic Thinking (ALG) Measurement and Data (MS) Geometry (GEO) Placement by Domain Placement Summary School Showing 11 of 11 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School Window 2 Window 1 4% 1% 5% 5% 16% 16% 13% 15% 61% 62% 334/594 Charlotte Amalie High School Window 2 Window 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0/1,013 24% 18% 45% 9% 5% 32% 26% 37% 3% 1% 52 © Curriculum Associates, LLC, All Rights Reserved. ɸ|ɸ i-Ready.com 01/31/25 ɸ|ɸ Page: 2/3 Diagnostic Results School All Schools Subject Math Academic Year 2024 - 2025 Diagnostic Window 2 Prior Diagnostic Window 1 School Overall Grade-Level Placement Students Assessed/Total Edith Williams Alternative Academy Window 2 Window 1 14% 0% 10% 5% 10% 5% 0% 5% 67% 86% 21/31 Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Window 2 Window 1 19% 5% 23% 8% 2% 6% 5% 4% 51% 77% 83/724 Jane E. 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