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Achievement Testing Information

National Data

Did you Know…

According to the results of the 2007 NAEP Catholic School students scored higher than the national public school average in every category in both grades 4 and 8, by as many as 21 points.
According to the 2008 results of the SAT students in religiously affiliated schools scored higher than the national public school average in every category, by as many as 65 points.
According to a 2004 National Center for Education Statistics High School Transcript Study private school students were more likely to…
- Earn more credits
- Take more AP/IB classes
- Achieve a higher GPA
Catholic school students stay in high school longer than students in other schools (99.1 percent of students in catholic high schools graduate)
Catholic school students attend college at a higher rate (97 percent of Catholic high school graduates attend four-year colleges, community colleges or technical schools)
According to the US Census Bureau a majority of upper income families (defined as making more than $75,000 a year) send their children to public schools. Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are diverse socio-economically as well as racially, ethnically, and religiously.

Archdiocese of Atlanta Data

Iowa Assessment

Archdiocesan students are tested annually in grades 2-7 using the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). This national examination serves as a standard to assist Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta in assessing the delivery and mastery of the curriculum. Student performance on the ITBS is utilized by schools to inform annual goals, to guide professional development efforts, and as an indicator in the pursuit of continuous improvement.

Iowa Assessment Spring 2013 Administration Results

Core Total National Percentile Ranking
K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
94	82	88	82	83	81	81	83	84

English Language Arts Total National Percentile Ranking
K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
92	83	85	84	88	87	88	90	90

Math Total National Percentile Ranking
K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
94	84	91	80	79	78	76	77	80

Social Studies Total National Percentile Ranking
K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	82	86	76	82	81	80	81	81

Science Total National Percentile Ranking
K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	83	86	81	82	81	79	74	79

ACRE

The Assessment of Catechesis Religious Education (ACRE) is annually administered to all Archdiocesan students, both Catholic and non-Catholic, in grades 5, 8, and 11. The ACRE is produced by the National Catholic Educational Association and serves as an integrated approach to assessment offering both faith knowledge (cognitive domain) as well as beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and practices (affective domain) sections. Results of the ACRE are used by Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to guide the implementation and development of religious instruction and formation.

ACRE Results 2013
	Grade 5	Grade 8	Grade 11
Archdiocese of Atlanta Average	80%	85%	80%
National Average	71%	71%	70%

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