Academic Performance

District educators believe that a student’s progress is measured not by one assessment at a moment in time, but rather by an entire body of evidence. The body of evidence includes, but is not limited to: projects and performances, common grade or subject-level assessments, teacher-created quizzes and tests, as well as other diagnostic tests administered throughout the school year. 

State Assessment Data

FFC8 students are administered the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessment annually.

• English Language Arts (ELA) - Grades 3-5

• Mathematics (Math) - Grades 3-5

• Science - Grade 5

This data is used to track overall student achievement and growth, as well as monitor any specific growth gaps between student groups.  The data is not received until after the school year is over; therefore, it is most useful as a tool for reflection. 

CMAS ELA     CMAS Math     CMAS Science

Local Assessment Data

FFC8 uses a number of high level district assessments to measure general progress in Math and English Language Arts. 

• Acadience Reading (DIBELS) - Measures students' early literacy skills and helps determine if students are on track to read at grade level (K-3)

• Illuminate DNA - Measures students' progress towards mastery of year-long, grade-level standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts (Grades 2-5)

 

 

 

On the mid-year DIBELS assessment 67% of our students at Patriot Elementary School met their achievement and growth goal of either maintaining high achievement, moving up a level, or demonstrating high growth.

Patriot Elementary School addresses instructional needs in the area of reading using the following strategies: 

• Explicit and Systematic Early Literacy Instruction –  Compromised of whole group, small group, and individualized instruction informed by ongoing formative assessment of basic early literacy skills and student response to reading.
• Orton-Gillingham Instruction – An embedded scientific, evidence-based reading practice that provides structured, multisensory, and individualized instruction focused on phonics and language skills to support reading and writing development.
• Heggerty Instruction – Phonemic instructional approach implemented to strengthen students' foundational literacy skills through explicit, systematic, and engaging phonemic awareness activities.
• Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Model – Guides a cyclical process of planning, implementing, assessing, and adjusting individualized instruction to continuously improve specifically identified student learning outcomes.
• Proficiency Scales – Use of clearly defined proficiency scales to measure student progress, providing a transparent and consistent method for assessing mastery of skills and knowledge. 
• Educator Collaboration – General education teachers, interventionists, and special education providers collaborate to analyze student data, set goals, plan small-group instruction, discuss targeted Tier II interventions, and make recommendations to close learning gaps and ensure student success.

Benchmark ELA and Math Performance Levels 

The charts below show the percent of students scoring in each performance category of the Fall and Spring district benchmark assessment (Illuminate DNA).  This comprehensive assessment includes academic skills and standards taught throughout the school year.   The goal is for each student to increase their score by the end of the year, and demonstrate an increase in content knowledge. 

 

 

 

Patriot Elementary School addresses achievement and growth in the area of math using the following strategies:

• Student-Centered Math Instruction – Focuses on meaningful application and the development of conceptual understanding, utilizes the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice to develop mathematical reasoning habits and engage in complex problem solving and encourages the practice of “productive struggle.”
• Eureka Math Squared – K-5 core program used to guide rigorous, innovative and culturally-responsive Tier I math instruction in whole group, small group and individualized settings.
• Add+Vantage Math Recovery (AVMR) – An approach used to develop students' mathematical understanding by focusing on number sense, fluency, and problem-solving skills through targeted, research-based instruction.
• Universal Screeners for Number Sense (USNS) – An assessment administered by our first grade teachers to assess first grade students' mathematical understanding across critical number sense concepts and skills.
• Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Model – Guides a cyclical process of planning, implementing, assessing, and adjusting individualized instruction to continuously improve specifically identified student learning outcomes.
• Proficiency Scales – Use of clearly defined proficiency scale to measure student progress, providing a transparent and consistent method for assessing mastery of skills and knowledge. 
• Educator Collaboration – General education teachers, interventionists, and special education providers collaborate to analyze student data, set goals, plan small-group instruction, discuss targeted Tier II interventions, and make recommendations to close learning gaps and ensure student success.

Patriot Elementary School addresses achievement and growth in the area of ELA using the following strategies

• Effective Literacy Instruction – Explicit and systematic instructional approach comprising whole group, small group and individualized instruction informed by ongoing formative assessment of literacy skills and student response to reading.
• McGraw-Hill Wonders – K-5 core program used as the primary resources for providing a comprehensive, research-based approach to reading, writing, and vocabulary development for all students.
• Orton-Gillingham Instruction – An embedded scientific, evidence-based reading practice that provides structured, multisensory, and individualized instruction focused on phonics and language skills to support reading and writing development.
• Heggerty Instruction – Phonemic instructional approach implemented to strengthen students' foundational literacy skills through explicit, systematic, and engaging phonemic awareness activities.
• Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Model – Guides a cyclical process of planning, implementing, assessing, and adjusting individualized instruction to continuously improve specifically identified student learning outcomes.
• Proficiency Scales – Use of clearly defined proficiency scale to measure student progress, providing a transparent and consistent method for assessing mastery of skills and knowledge. 
• Educator Collaboration – General education teachers, interventionists, and special education providers collaborate to analyze student data, set goals, plan small-group instruction, discuss targeted Tier II interventions, and make recommendations to close learning gaps and ensure student success.