Diocese of Covington - Education at PO Box 15550, Covington, KY 41015-0550 US

2009 Diocesan Test Scores

The Standards

The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Covington provide a challenging and innovative curriculum from preschool through high school. In addition to the core subjects of religion, science, math, language arts, social studies, computer applications and fine arts, schools offer programs for the gifted and challenged students. All of our schools strive to meet the needs of the individual student. Every school in the Diocese of Covington is certified by the Kentucky Board of Education. The main purpose for using the Terra Nova norm based reference test is to assess the strength and weakness of the individual student. The test will also give indicators that are used to analyze curriculum deficiencies. Students in the elementary schools of the Diocese of Covington are tested annually using this testing instrument provided and scored by McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.

The Statistics

*99% of all Catholic high school students GRADUATE

*Catholic high school graduates receive millions of dollars in SCHOLARSHIPS.

*79% of all eligible Catholic high school students QUALIFY for KEES (Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship)

*Many Catholic school students receive NATIONAL MERIT recognition for academic excellence.

*Catholic school students consistently test in the UPPER PERCENTILES on achievement tests and college admissions exams.

TEST RESULTS
Spring 2009

MNP (Median National Percentile)
MNCE (Mean Normal Curve Equivalent)

Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 4 Gr 5 Gr 6 Gr 7

NP NCE NP NCE NP NCE NP NCE NP NCE NP NCE NP NCE

Read 78 66 71 62 69 68 69 59 71 62 73 63 75 65

Voc 82 69 73 63 66 68 72 61 74 64 73 63 68 60

COMPST 85 71 75 64 69 70 72 61 75 64 74 64 74 64

Lang NA NA 68 69 65 58 69 61 76 64 76 65

Mech NA
NA
80 59 76 75 79 66 76 67 75 64 75 66

COMPST

74 74 77 64 77 66 77 66 78 67

Math 83 70 78 66 70 70 60 55 70 61 72 61 77 65

Comp 80 66 76 66 65 67 63 56 67 60 70 61 77 66

COMPST 82 69 77 66 70 71 58 56 71 62 74 62 78 67

TOT BT 87 74 75 65 72 71 65 58 72 62 75 65 80 67

Wd. Anal. 81 58 76 65 72 63 NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Spell NA
NA
70 61 68 63 77 58 69 60 67 59 77 65

Sci 80 68 73 63 76 62 72 62 72 62 73 63 68 630

Soc Stu 83 70 79 67 78 64 77 64 73 61 82 67 77 65

The Interpretation

Mean Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) score uses 50.0 as the score received by an average student. For example, the 66.0 (NCE) Total Battery score received by Grade 1 indicates an above average test result. NCE numbers are helpful when comparing scores from different test instruments.

The Median National Percentile (MNP) score is a score that divides the distribution in half. A 76 MNP indicate that half of the NP scores were above 76 and half were below 76. The National Percentile is the percentage of students who scored below a student's score. For example, a 76 (NP) received by Grade 7 student indicates that 75 out of every 100 students in the National norm group scored below the average score for Grade 7 students . It also means that 14 out of every 100 students scored above the average score for Grade 7 students. .

Along with these scores, another important indicator is the Obtained Achievement Score verses the Anticipated Achievement Score (See Below).

Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 4 Gr 5 Gr 6 Gr 7

OBT ANT OBT ANT OBT ANT OBT ANT OBT ANT OBT ANT OBT ANT

Read NA NA NA NA 69 70 69 71 71 71 73 75 75 70

Voc NA NA NA NA 69 70 72 68 74 69 73 71 68 77

COMPST NA NA NA NA 69 72 72 70 75 72 74 74 74 81

Lang NA NA NA NA 62 60 62 60 65 61 64 62 68 65

Mech NA NA NA NA 65 59 66 58 65 58 64 60 67 63

COMPST NA NA NA NA 64 60 65 59 66 60 65 61 69 65

Math NA NA NA NA 63 61 61 61 62 61 63 61 65 67

Comp NA NA NA NA 62 58 60 57 62 57 63 59 68 62

COMPST NA NA NA NA 63 59 61 59 63 60 63 61 67 65

TOT BT NA NA NA NA 63 61 63 60 65 61 64 62 67 66

Wd. Anal. NA NA NA NA 63 58

Spell NA NA NA NA 63 57 63 56 59 57 61 57 65 61

Sci NA NA NA NA 62 59 64 60 64 61 62 61 63 66

Soc Stu NA NA NA NA 64 60 64 61 64 61 65 61 69 66

Anticipated scores are based on the In View Test of Cognitive Skills. This test offers a prediction of how well a student will perform on various components of the Terra Nova. Students in Grades 3 and above are given this test.

The average scores for students in the Diocesan Elementary schools resulted in the Obtained score meeting or exceeding the Anticipated score in all areas of the test. (A difference is considered meaningful if the Obtained Score is 7 points (+ or -) different than the Anticipated Score.

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	Gr 1		Gr 2		Gr 3		Gr 4		Gr 5		Gr 6		Gr 7
	NP	NCE	NP	NCE	NP	NCE	NP	NCE	NP	NCE	NP	NCE	NP	NCE
Read	78	66	71	62	69	68	69	59	71	62	73	63	75	65
Voc	82	69	73	63	66	68	72	61	74	64	73	63	68	60
COMPST	85	71	75	64	69	70	72	61	75	64	74	64	74	64

Lang	NA	NA			68	69	65	58	69	61	76	64	76	65
Mech	NA	NA	80	59	76	75	79	66	76	67	75	64	75	66
COMPST					74	74	77	64	77	66	77	66	78	67

Math	83	70	78	66	70	70	60	55	70	61	72	61	77	65
Comp	80	66	76	66	65	67	63	56	67	60	70	61	77	66
COMPST	82	69	77	66	70	71	58	56	71	62	74	62	78	67

TOT BT	87	74	75	65	72	71	65	58	72	62	75	65	80	67

Wd. Anal.	81	58	76	65	72	63	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Spell	NA	NA	70	61	68	63	77	58	69	60	67	59	77	65
Sci	80	68	73	63	76	62	72	62	72	62	73	63	68	630
Soc Stu	83	70	79	67	78	64	77	64	73	61	82	67	77	65


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The Statistics