NH Department of Education – Preliminary Results

PerformancePLUS Smarter Balanced Reporting (Pushed Reports)

As of October 24, 2016NECAP Science Reports have been added to the SBAC reports that were ‘pushed’ on June 14th. These‘pushed’reports now available in PerformancePLUSto users, for 2015-16 SBAC results, SAT results and NEAP Science.

The NH DOE has worked with PerformancePLUS to “push” reports to users in the PerformancePLUS system. To “push” a report means that the PerformancePLUS team created a report and added it to your account. When you log into PerformancePLUS, click on the “Reports” icon and look under the “My Reports” section. You will see folders containing links to reports of Smarter Balanced results. You can click on any pushed report to see your preliminary school or student results. Below is a description of the reports that are pushed.

How do I access my reports?

  1. Login to PerformancePLUSvia the NH DOE single sign-on system (https:/my.doe.nh.gov). For questions about the sign-on, please contact .
  2. Once in P+, select the “Reports” icon at the top of the page; choose “My Reports” to view folders that contain your preformatted preliminary reports. You can also create your own reports.
    Choose “Reports”

View “My Reports” to see folders containing preformatted reports. The folders are organized by grade, along with one ‘overall results’ folder. These folderscontain preformatted reports. Just click the report and it will run.

What Reports will be Accessible?

We are “pushing” a series of reports to provide 1-click access. But remember, there is so much more you can do with PerformancePLUS. You can view multiple assessments including local assessments, run reports for different groups of students (e.g. English language learners, special education, etc.), you can create individual learning plans, you can view a content library of assessment questions, create your own assessments, as well as many other functions.
You will see folders with pre-maid reports based on your security level. If you have school level access to an elementary school (K-5), you will see folders with reports for grades 3, 4 and 5. If you have district level access you will see a folder for all grades 3-8.

Try not to get overwhelmed! Although there may be many reports and folders in My Reports, some are duplicates, one for each grade.

In the “0. All Grades - Overall Results” folder you should find six reports.

In this folder you will find six reports. They provide overall subject level proficiency information.

Report 1. All Grades by Building - SBAC 2016

This report provides subject level (math and ELA) percent of students at each level (1-4) for each grade, broken down by school. Note you will only see students / schoolsto which you have security.

Report 2. All Grades by IEP and LEP - SBAC 2016

This report provides subject level (math and ELA) percent of students at each level (1-4) broken out by demographic (IEP and LEP groups). It also includes all students not in either of these groups.

Report 3. Pie charts - SBAC 2016 (as well as 2015 results)

This report provides a Pie Chart for each grade and subject for 2015 and for 2016. The chart breaks down the Number and Percent of students by performance level (1-4) for the overall Math and ELA subjects.

Reports 4-6.

These reports mirror the first three reports, except for NECAP Science data rather than SBAC data.

In the 2015-16 SBAC Grade x Results

In this folder you will find eight reports (six for grade 3). You will have a separate folder for each grade of student data. These reports provide both aggregate data for your overall grade as well as student level data that identifies how each student performed on the assessment. Remember, you can click on the hyperlinks in the reports to drill down to more detailed information.

Report 1. Claim Results by grade – G4 – SBAC 2016

This report displays the percent of students at each level for the subject and the claims scores. Claims break down the overall subject score to give more detail with the results. This report includes both Math and ELA results. District users will additionally have results by school.

Report 2a[and b]. ELA Target Results by grade – G4 - SBAC 2016

These two reports (2a and 2b) display the percent of students at each level for the overall subject score, the claims and the targets. Claims break down the overall subject score to give more detail to the results. Targets are a further breakdown of the claims to give more detail to inform instruction. Since there are so many targets, this information is divided into two reports 3a for ELA and 3b for Math.
Each student may have a different number of question/points for any given Target (this is because the test is adaptive and dependent on how a student answers each question, the system determines what question to ask next). Therefore what is included in this report, at the target level, is the number of students who receive 0-25% of the possible points correct; the number of students who received 26-50% of the total possible points and so on (51-75% an 76-100%).

Report 3. Claim Results by Student – G4 - SBAC 2016 (as well as 2015 results)

This report give results, by student, for the 2016 subject (math and ELA) and claims scores as well as the same information for the 2015 SBAC results.

Report 4a [and b]. ELA Target Results by Student – G4 - SBAC 2016

These reports display target level data by student. They display the percentage of points each student received and the total number of points the student could have received for a given target.

It is important to take note of the total points possible. For example, receiving one point out of five points is different then one point out of one point for a given target. In most cases you will see a very small number of points each student could have received for a given target. This should help emphasize the importance of using multiple measures. Even though a student received zero out of one point on the target “build fractions from unit fractions”, he/she may still understand the topic. You should use this information in conjunction with other data points – other assessments.

Report 5a [and b]. Cohort Compare – ELA - G8-2016 to G7-2015

These reports are ScatterPlots of the 2015 and 2016 results for each student. From left to right, the bottom axis (x axis) represents the 2015 score (left being the lowest score and right being the highest). From bottom to top, the left axis (y axis) represents the 2016 score. So a dot in the top right corner represents a student who performed very well last year and again very well this year. However, dots in the top-middle represent students who performed in the middle band last year, but improved this year. Additionally, dots in the bottom-middle, or bottom-right, represent a student who did well last year, but dropped in performance this year. Hover over a dot to see the student’s name, or click the dot, to drill down and see the student’s portfolio. Use this report to help identify students who have improved or fallen over time and perhaps discuss with colleagues why the change might have taken place.

In the 2015-16 NECAP Grade xResults

In these folders you will find three reports. You will have a separate folder for each grade of student data (grades 4, 8 and 11). These reports provide both aggregate data for your overall grade as well as item level data that identifies how students performed on each item in the assessment (note: not all items are released). Remember, you can click on the hyperlinks in the reports to drill down to more detailed information.

Report 1. Claim Results by grade – Gx – NECAP 2016

This report displays the percent of students at each level for the subject and the claims scores. Claims break down the overall subject score to give more detail with the results. This report includes Science results.

Report 2. Claim Results by Student – Gx - NECAP 2016

This report give results, by student, for the 2016 subject (Science) and claims results. This student roster can be used to view student level results. As with all the reports, you can click on the column headings to sort by different variables – e.g. sort to group students for a specific claim.

Report 3. Item Results by Question – Gx - NECAP 2016

These reportsgive results, by released item, for the 2016 Science results. You can view the number of students who answered each question and which answer they provided. You can open up the question text to see what was asked.

Summary Comments

A few ideas to remember as you review these reports:

  • These reports are just a starting point. Explore the filters and options in PerformancePLUS to create additional reports and to look at subgroups of students (e.g. EL, Special Ed, students who missed more than 10 days of school, etc.).
  • Create reports for other assessments
  • The count of students and list of students will include any student in your school during the testing year. So you may have a student who left your school but is still included in the report. You can add filters in P+ to limit the students to those who were enrolled in only one school during theyear.
  • Do not try to compare these counts to ‘accountability’ reports created by the Department of Education. The accountability reports have very specific filtering criteria to limit which students a school is accountable for, when considering school achievement. The PerformancePLUS reports are intended for instructional improvement and support for students, and therefore the reports are more inclusive of a broader set of students.
  • Remember:These reports and all your PerformancePLUS reports are based on students you have access to view. If you have access to view all students in your school, then you will see school level counts. If you only have access to your classes, then the number of students should correspond to your class sizes. You can “drill-down” on the report to see which students have been included.
  • The classes listed in the system and the students listed in your schools (and classes) are determined by uploads your schools make in the i4see system (initiative for school empowerment and excellence). If you are not seeing the right students in any of your reports, please contact and we can help determine the anomalies. Also, you can find your district i4see coordinator at the following link:
  • The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium report results for overall subject in four levels, (1 to 4, where 1 represents the lowest scores). Claims are reported in three levels,("Below Standard”, “At or Near Standard”, “Above Standard”). You will see these different levels in the reports.
  • Not all students have the same number of questions or possible points for each target. One student may have three question totaling four points for a given target while another student may have two questions totaling two points. For this reason, the target level reports display the percent of points correct. Student level reports will display the number of total points the student could have received.
  • For teachers, use the “Class” filter to view specific student rosters. For example, you can choose last year’s class to see how your class from last year performed on this year’sSBAC.

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