Student Achievement

Each year, St. Paul the Apostle School must submit an annual report to the State of Iowa indicating student achievement in grades 4 and 8. Below are graphs of the percentage of students in grades 4 and 8, in the fall of 2008 who meet or exceed the State of Iowa standard (above 40th percentile) in Reading and Mathematics based on ITBS National Percentile Ranking. It's clear to see that our students are exceeding these requirements and their public school peers.

Annual Progress Goals for 2008-2009

Reading

The percentage of eighth grade students scoring in the medium and high category on the ITBS will increase by 1.1%. Met

Math

The percentage of fifth grade students scoring in the medium and high category on the ITBS will increase by 3.7%. Not Met

Science

The percentage of sixth grade students scoring in the medium and high category on the ITBS
will increase by 2.6%. Met

Annual Progress Goals for 2009-2010

Reading

The percentage of seventh grade students scoring in the intermediate and high category on the eading section of the ITBS will increase by 1.5% from 90.5% to 92%.

Math

The percentage of fifth grade students scoring in the intermediate and high category on the math section of the ITBS will increase by 2% from 89.1% to 91.1%.

Science

The percentage of sixth grade students scoring in the intermediate and high category on the science section of the ITBS will increase by 1% from 92% to 93%.