Ashworth Middle

School: A Data
Overview of 6th
Grade Social
Studies
Presented to the 6th Grade Faculty of
Ashworth Middle School
March 2014
Adam Blake Keith

Purpose of the Overview

The following is a collection of data
concerning Ashworth Middle School,
particularly 6th grade Social Studies
students.
Our goal with this data is to develop an
action plan that will help identify problem
areas, provide data to support current
practices, and facilitate discussion on areas
of strength and weakness so that we can
improve overall student achievement.

Ashworth Middle School Demographics Race &

Ethnicity
2.3

2011

Multi-Racial 0.01

0.02

2012

0
Pacific Islander 0
0

2013

n= 651

American Indian 0.01

0.01

n= 642

22.5
20.2
21.1

Hispanic

n= 593

0.4
Asian 0.01
0.01
1.9
0.01
Black/African American
0.01
72.5
75
72.2

White/Non-Hispanic
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Percent of Total Student

80

Ashworth Middle School Demographics - Subgroups

2013
n= 593

2012
2011
n= 642 n= 651

52

48

52.7

47.3

6.8

48.9

51.2

Male

Female

SWD

ELL

7.6

7.7

58

62.7

69

ECD

Percent of student of student

population

Free & Reduced Lunch Rate

Percentage of student qualifying for free or reduced lunch
80
70
60
51.7
50

54.2

57.6

58.9

2006

2007

51.3

67.8

69

2009

2010

72.7

74.7

2011

2012

55.9

40
30
20
10
0
2003

2004

2005

2008

Ashworth Middle School - Transient Rate*

25
24.8

Discussion: how does

your communitys
economy affect your
school?

25

24.6
24.4
24.2

24

24

24
23.8
23.6
23.4

Percent of Transient Students

2011

2012

2013

n= 142
n= 154
n= 162
*numbers are based off of system averages. Exact
population records are not recorded by the system, n
data reflect estimates.

Discussion
Is there a connection between the high number
of economically disadvantaged students and
the high transient rate?
What are some possible
advantages/disadvantages of teaching at a
school with a fairly heterogeneous make up?
What outside factors affect your schools
performance? How will you address these
factors?

6th Grade CRCT Meets &

Exceeds Rate
Meets & Exceeds Rate for all Subjects
100
Meets &
90
Exceeds
Percentage
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

2011

2012
n= 202

n= 214

2013
n= 227

Ashworth 6th Grade Social Studies CRCT

Meets & Exceeds Rate - Subgroups
Meets & Exceeds Amongst Subgroups

Meets & Exceeds Percentage

90
80

85
82
81
79
79 78

75
71
67

70

84
77
77

60
50
40

43
38
32

30
n=
202
n=
214
n=
227

20
10
0

Male Female SWD ELL

ECD
Discussion: What could have
caused the drastic decline in SWD
achievement from 2011-2013??

6th Grade Social Studies CRCT Meets

and Exceeds Rate; Race/Ethnicity
2011
n= 202

2012
n= 214 n= 227

2013

Multiracial
Hispanic
White
Black/African American
Asian
0

10

Meets & Exceeds Percentage

20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

About Meets and Exceeds Rates

by Race/Ethnicity
Due to extremely small population sizes amongst
some races, the following slide is an average of
student meets & exceeds rates of the three year
data period.
I feel that this would provide a more accurate
picture with which our data team can base its
work.
Discussion: what affect can small sample size
have on data samples

6th Grade Social Studies CRCT Meets

and Exceeds Rate; Race/Ethnicity
3 Year Average Meets & Exceeds Rate
Asian

65

African American

77

White

80.3

Hispanic

75.6

Multiracial

71
0

10

Meets & Exceeds Percentage

20
30
40
50
60
70
n data (2011-2013)
Asian 7
African American 14
White 463
Hispanic 142
Multiracial - 13

80

90

Meets & Exceeds Percentage

Ashworth Middle compared other Gordon County

Middle Schools
6th Grade Social Studies CRCT Meets & Exceeds
Rate
2011

88.4
80.9

90
80

81.1

81.3

85
76.1

80

2012

77.2

2013
81.2

78.5

75

2013

70

2012

65
Ashworth

Sonoraville

2011
Calhoun*

* Calhoun Middle is a member of Calhoun

City Schools located within Gordon County

Ashworth remains
competitive amongst
other schools in Gordon

Regional comparison of 6th Grade CRCT meets &

exceeds percentages
Percent of student with meeting and exceeding scores on the 6th grade Social Studies CRCT
2011

2012

80.9

2013
81

81.3

77.5

78.9
76.1

78.2

73
71.6

Ashworth

Gordon County

Georgia

n data (2011-2013)
Ashworth; n= 202, n= 214, n= 227
Gordon County- n= 452, n= 529, n= 497
Georgia- n= 116,813, n= 119,669, n= 120,170

Areas of Caution

There is an immediate need in the achievement of

students with disabilities on the Social Studies CRCT.
The number of students meeting and exceeding the
Social Studies CRCT has declined 50 percentile points in
just three years.
While there are a number of reasons this may have
occurred, Ashworth must take immediate action in this
area to better serve students with disabilities in this area.
2013 saw an 11 percentile point drop in Social Studies
achievement amongst African American students.

Areas of Success

Ashworth continually out performs the state on the

Social Studies CRCT.
Ashworth has enjoyed continued growth from
students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Social Studies achievement amongst 6th graders
has increased by 5 percentile points since 2011.
Ashworths Hispanic population has shown
continual growth in the area of Social Studies
achievement.