Assessment Results

Flexible schedules allow for exciting and beneficial cross-curricular projects.

—Michelle, parent

Our latest results are in as of November 2019. In all grades and subjects reported, the percentage of St. Patrick students that are either proficient or advanced proficient (represented by the two blue bars) exceeds the state average— by very significant amounts! 

The benefits of our rigorous curriculum, small group instruction, and personalized learning program, however, go well beyond high test scores. We work to develop problem solvers and creative thinkers. Standardized test scores are one of many ways to measure student achievement and progress.


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About the Test

The Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) replaced the former Iowa Assessment, with students taking new tests for the first time in spring 2019. Results are to be used by schools to assist with improvement planning and to provide information to the community. What's different about the new test?

• National Percentile Ranks are not available as ISASP is a customized assessment for the state of Iowa.
• ISASP is specifically aligned to the Iowa Core. The previous test was a national assessment.
• ISASP measures English Language Arts standards in reading, writing and language as opposed to only reading. Essays and constructed-response questions are now used in addition to multiple-choice questions.

Not familiar with the new test and curious about how we have done in the past?

The charts for reading, math and science show the performance of St. Patrick students (green "District") compared to students attending schools in our area (blue "AEA") and Iowa (red "State"). St. Patrick scores (shown in green) exceed AEA and state scores in every category on the Average NSS by Grade charts.  View the previous report here.