School Report Card District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD

School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH

2008–2009
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

School Report Card

Report cards are an important source of information about school This report contains:
performance and accountability. They allow schools to compare
data in a consistent way and highlight opportunities for
improvement. • Attendance
Attendance data
Attendance rates are displayed for the most
This report card will show not only the achievement of students recent school year.
year.
overall, but also the progress that disaggregated groups are
making in closing achievement gaps. Report card data help • The Accountability Report
Pennsylvania school districts and the Pennsylvania Department This section shows the school’s performance
of Education focus on specific groups of students who are currently compared with the goals set by No Child Left
not meeting academic standards. Behind. Student results from the Pennsylvania
System of School Assessment (PSSA) are listed by
The report card is designed to ensure that the public is fully disaggregated group and by Performance Level.
informed about performance, and to promote broader
participation and better decision‑making by providing a • The Assessment Report
shared source of performance data. This federal initiative is based Here you can compare two years of PSSA and
on the idea that a well‑informed public plays an important part PASA academic performance and participation
in school improvement. data for this school. These results are displayed
by grade, subject, and disaggregated group.

• Teacher Qualifications
Using Report Card Data This section includes both numbers and percentages
of teachers in the school who are highly qualified or
Report cards should be used to share information. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is not
hold emergency certification.
measured by the strength of this report card. The data on this report card may not match
AYP data published for this school.

For more information:

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Bureau of Assessment and Accountability
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
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 Attendance Data
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH
Pennsylvania’s accountability system includes school assessment based on
attendance rates. Attendance rates measure the number of days that a
student was both enrolled and present in the school. Research shows that
a strong relationship exists between regular attendance and academic
performance.

Attendance Targets

Attendance Target: 90%

All Student Groups1 School District State

All Students ✔ 96% 95% 94%
Male ✔ 96% 95% 94%
Female ✔ 96% 95% 94%
White ✔ 96% 95% 95%
Black — — 96% 91%
Latino/Hispanic — — 95% 92%
Asian — — 97% 96%
Native American — — — 93%
Multiracial — — — —
IEP ✔ 95% 94% 92%
English Language Learners — — 96% 93%
Migrant — — — 94%
Economically Disadvantaged ✔ 95% 93% 92%

— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
 Accountability Report
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH
The purpose of this section of the report card is to show how students performed compared with the goals
of No Child Left Behind. All tables in this report include students who were enrolled in this school for a full
academic year. These numbers may not match the results in the Assessment section of the Report Card.

School Overall Results in Mathematics

This data table captures participation and performance results of students overall and by
disaggregated group who took the PSSA and PASA in Grades 3 and 4.

All Student Groups1 Students Assessed Percentage of students in Percentage of students

# % each Performance Level Proficient and above
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

All Student 2 175 99% 2% 11% 38% 48% 86%

Male 98 100% 2% 11% 38% 49% 87%

Female 77 99% 3% 12% 38% 47% 86%

White 166 99% 2% 12% 37% 49% 86%

Black — — — — — —
Latino/Hispanic — — — — — —
Asian — — — — — —
Native American — — — — — —
Multiracial — — — — — —
IEP — — — — — —
English Language Learners — — — — — —
Migrant — — — — — —
Economically Disadvantaged 35 100% 9% 14% 43% 34% 77%

2009 Target 56%

NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
2
The performance of students scoring proficient and above includes those who took the alternate assessment (PASA), although
the number of proficient and advanced scores based on the PASA will not exceed 1% of all assessed students in each subgroup
(except for IEP where 1% of total students assessed are used).
 Accountability Report
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH
The purpose of this section of the report card is to show how students performed compared with the goals
of No Child Left Behind. All tables in this report include students who were enrolled in this school for a full
academic year. These numbers may not match the results in the Assessment section of the Report Card.

School Overall Results in Reading

This data table captures participation and performance results of students overall and by
disaggregated group who took the PSSA and PASA in Grades 3 and 4.

All Student Groups1 Students Assessed Percentage of students in Percentage of students

# % each Performance Level Proficient and above
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

All Student 2 176 100% 11% 14% 42% 33% 74%

Male 98 100% 13% 20% 38% 29% 66%

Female 78 100% 9% 6% 47% 38% 84%

White 167 100% 11% 13% 42% 34% 75%

Black — — — — — —
Latino/Hispanic — — — — — —
Asian — — — — — —
Native American — — — — — —
Multiracial — — — — — —
IEP — — — — — —
English Language Learners — — — — — —
Migrant — — — — — —
Economically Disadvantaged 35 100% 26% 20% 29% 26% 54%

2009 Target 63%
NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
2
The performance of students scoring proficient and above includes those who took the alternate assessment (PASA), although
the number of proficient and advanced scores based on the PASA will not exceed 1% of all assessed students in each subgroup
(except for IEP where 1% of total students assessed are used).
 Assessment Report
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH
The purpose of this section of the report card is to show how students performed on the PSSA over the past two years in Mathematics,
Reading, and Science. This data table captures this school’s overall performance results and participation rates by disaggregated group and
compares it to this school’s results in the previous year. The table reflects all students taking the PSSA in Grades 3 and 4 who were in this
school for any part of the academic year.

School PSSA Results in Grade 3 Mathematics

Student Group1 Academic Participation Percentage of students in Percentage of students

Year Rate each Performance Level Proficient and above
School District State
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

2008–2009 99% 0% 17% 41% 42% 83% 89% 81%

All Students 2007–2008 100% 0% 10% 52% 38% 90% 92% 80%
2008–2009 100% 0% 18% 39% 43% 82% 89% 82%
Male 2007–2008 100% 0% 4% 51% 44% 96% 95% 81%
2008–2009 97% 0% 16% 43% 41% 84% 89% 81%
Female 2007–2008 100% 0% 16% 54% 30% 84% 87% 80%
2008–2009 99% 0% 17% 41% 42% 83% 89% 87%
White
2007–2008 100% 0% 9% 53% 38% 91% 92% 87%
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Black 2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Latino/Hispanic 2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Asian 2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Native American 2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Multiracial 2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
IEP 2007–2008 100% 0% 25% 44% 31% 75% 76% 55%
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
English Language Learners
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Migrant 2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 100% 0% 31% 31% 38% 69% 78% 69%
Economically Disadvantaged 2007–2008 100% 0% 0% 67% 33% 100% 100% 66%

NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
This table reflects all students enrolled for any portion of the academic year, meaning that these numbers may not match the results
reported for Accountability purposes.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
 Assessment Report
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH

School PSSA Results in Grade 3 Reading

Student Group1 Academic Participation Percentage of students in Percentage of students

Year Rate each Performance Level Proficient and above
School District State
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

2008–2009 100% 9% 14% 54% 23% 77% 78% 77%

All Students 2007–2008 100% 11% 9% 72% 9% 80% 84% 77%
2008–2009 100% 10% 18% 51% 20% 71% 75% 74%
Male
2007–2008 100% 13% 9% 69% 9% 78% 85% 73%
2008–2009 100% 8% 8% 58% 26% 84% 82% 80%
Female
2007–2008 100% 8% 8% 76% 8% 84% 83% 80%

White 2008–2009 100% 10% 14% 52% 24% 76% 77% 83%
2007–2008 100% 10% 9% 72% 9% 81% 85% 83%
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Black
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Latino/Hispanic
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Asian 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Native American
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Multiracial
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
IEP
2007–2008 100% 44% 13% 44% 0% 44% 55% 44%

English Language Learners 2008–2009 — — — — — — —

2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Migrant 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Economically Disadvantaged 2008–2009 100% 31% 15% 38% 15% 54% 42% 63%
2007–2008 100% 0% 13% 87% 0% 87% 89% 61%

NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
This table reflects all students enrolled for any portion of the academic year, meaning that these numbers may not match the results reported
for Accountability purposes.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
 Assessment Report
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH

School PSSA Results in Grade 4 Mathematics

Student Group1 Academic Participation Percentage of students in Percentage of students

Year Rate each Performance Level Proficient and above
School District State
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

2008–2009 100% 3% 7% 35% 55% 90% 90% 81%

All Students 2007–2008 100% 5% 7% 29% 59% 88% 89% 79%
2008–2009 100% 2% 4% 38% 56% 94% 95% 82%
Male
2007–2008 100% 2% 11% 26% 61% 87% 90% 80%
2008–2009 100% 5% 10% 33% 53% 85% 84% 81%
Female
2007–2008 100% 9% 2% 34% 55% 89% 89% 79%

White 2008–2009 100% 4% 7% 33% 56% 89% 90% 87%

2007–2008 100% 5% 6% 30% 59% 89% 90% 86%
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Black
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Latino/Hispanic
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Asian 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Native American
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Multiracial
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
IEP
2007–2008 100% 18% 27% 32% 23% 55% 61% 51%

English Language Learners 2008–2009 — — — — — — —

2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Migrant 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Economically Disadvantaged 2008–2009 100% 10% 5% 52% 33% 86% 84% 69%
2007–2008 100% 0% 18% 36% 45% 82% 74% 65%

NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
This table reflects all students enrolled for any portion of the academic year, meaning that these numbers may not match the results reported
for Accountability purposes.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
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District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH

School PSSA Results in Grade 4 Reading

Student Group1 Academic Participation Percentage of students in Percentage of students

Year Rate each Performance Level Proficient and above
School District State
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

2008–2009 100% 13% 15% 31% 42% 73% 76% 72%

All Students 2007–2008 100% 12% 11% 30% 46% 77% 79% 70%
2008–2009 100% 15% 23% 25% 38% 63% 70% 69%
Male
2007–2008 100% 17% 9% 35% 39% 74% 76% 67%
2008–2009 100% 10% 5% 38% 48% 85% 84% 76%
Female
2007–2008 100% 7% 14% 25% 55% 80% 84% 73%

White 2008–2009 100% 12% 12% 32% 44% 76% 77% 79%
2007–2008 100% 12% 11% 30% 46% 76% 79% 77%
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Black
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Latino/Hispanic
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Asian 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Native American
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Multiracial
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
IEP
2007–2008 100% 50% 14% 27% 9% 36% 45% 35%

English Language Learners 2008–2009 — — — — — — —

2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Migrant 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Economically Disadvantaged 2008–2009 100% 19% 24% 24% 33% 57% 64% 56%
2007–2008 100% 18% 9% 55% 18% 73% 68% 52%

NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
This table reflects all students enrolled for any portion of the academic year, meaning that these numbers may not match the results reported
for Accountability purposes.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
 Assessment Report
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH

School PSSA Results in Grade 4 Science

Student Group1 Academic Participation Percentage of students in Percentage of students

Year Rate each Performance Level Proficient and above
School District State
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

2008–2009 100% 1% 5% 35% 59% 94% 93% 83%

All Students 2007–2008 100% 0% 0% 36% 64% 100% 97% 81%
2008–2009 100% 2% 4% 31% 63% 94% 96% 83%
Male
2007–2008 100% 0% 0% 37% 63% 100% 96% 81%
2008–2009 100% 0% 5% 40% 55% 95% 91% 84%
Female
2007–2008 100% 0% 0% 36% 64% 100% 98% 81%

White 2008–2009 100% 1% 5% 35% 59% 94% 94% 91%

2007–2008 100% 0% 0% 36% 64% 100% 97% 89%
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Black
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Latino/Hispanic
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Asian 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Native American
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
Multiracial
2007–2008 — — — — — — —
2008–2009 — — — — — — —
IEP
2007–2008 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 100% 100% 61%

English Language Learners 2008–2009 — — — — — — —

2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Migrant 2008–2009 — — — — — — —
2007–2008 — — — — — — —

Economically Disadvantaged 2008–2009 100% 5% 10% 48% 38% 86% 88% 70%
2007–2008 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 100% 89% 66%

NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
This table reflects all students enrolled for any portion of the academic year, meaning that these numbers may not match the results reported
for Accountability purposes.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
 Assessment Report
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH
The Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) uses performance tasks to measure the knowledge and skills of students with
significant cognitive disabilities. As with the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA), the purpose of the PASA is to provide
information to school districts and other educational service providers that will help them improve instruction for students with the most
severe cognitive disabilities.

School PASA Results

This had no1 PASA dataAcademic
school Group
Student available inParticipation
grades 3-8 or 11 toPercentage of studentsresults.
evaluate Assessment in Percentage of students
Year Rate each Performance Level Proficient and above
State
Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 20 40 60 80 100

2008–2009
All Students 2007–2008

2008–2009
Male 2007–2008

2008–2009
Female 2007–2008

2008–2009
White
2007–2008

2008–2009
Black 2007–2008

2008–2009
Latino/Hispanic 2007–2008

2008–2009
Asian 2007–2008

2008–2009
Native American 2007–2008

2008–2009
Multiracial 2007–2008

2008–2009
IEP 2007–2008

2008–2009
English Language Learners
2007–2008

2008–2009
Migrant 2007–2008

2008–2009
Economically Disadvantaged 2007–2008

NOTE:
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
This table reflects all students enrolled for any portion of the academic year, meaning that these numbers may not match the results
reported for Accountability purposes.
— Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect
the privacy of individual students, data are printed only when the total number of students
in a group is at least 10.
1
There can be overlap among the groups since a student may belong to more than one of these groups.
 Teacher Qualifications
District NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH SD
School NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH EL SCH

Professional Qualifications of Teachers

No Child Left Behind requires that all public school teachers in core academic subjects be Highly Qualified.
Teachers are generally required to be fully certified and to demonstrate their knowledge.

In Pennsylvania, a Highly Qualified teacher is one who: (1) holds full certification, (2) has at least a bachelor’s
degree, (3) has completed a content area major, (4) has passed a content area test, and (5) has completed
teacher education coursework.

Number Percentage

Classrooms with Non‑Highly Qualified Teachers1 0 0%

High Poverty 0 0%
Low Poverty 0 0%
Teachers with Emergency Certification2 0 0%
High Poverty 0 0%
Low Poverty 0 0%

NOTES:
1
Includes classroom teachers only.
2
Includes all professionals, not just classroom teachers.