2016-17 SCHOOL PROGRESS REPORT

Davis Drive Elementary ABOUT OUR SCHOOL Mission

Contact Us

Wake County Public School System will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.

www.wcpss.net/davisdrivees 2151 Davis Drive Cary, NC 27519 (919) 387-2130

Vision

Our Students

Davis Drive Elementary provides a quality education in a challenging, nurturing, multicultural environment. Students are actively engaged in rigorous learning experiences through academics, arts, and extracurricular opportunities. Community volunteers are valued and play a vital role in our student success. Learning extends beyond the confines of the classroom, including outdoor spaces within the community and hands-on science investigations. Teachers use technology as a vital component of the integrated curriculum to enhance daily learning while preparing students to be 21st century citizens.

Number of Students: 1002 Classroom Teachers: 62 Free/Reduced Lunch: 4.5% Limited English Proficient: 7.8% Special Education: 7.0%

HOW WE COMPARE Students At Grade Level

School’s Academic Growth

2016-17

2016-17

This graph shows the percentage of students scoring at grade level. For more information on this graph, go to www.wcpss.net/progressreports.

This graph shows how much academic material students mastered in the past school year on average. Students are expected to master at least one year of material each school year, indicated in the academic growth chart above by the average North Carolina school. For more information on this graph, go to www.wcpss.net/progressreports.

OUR SCORES 2016-17 School Year

School Performance

Teacher Characteristics

OUR SCHOOL

WCPSS AVERAGE

NC AVERAGE

2016-17 Performance Composite

95.4%

67.2%

59.2%

Reading Percent Proficient

93.7%

66.5%

57.5%

Math Percent Proficient

95.9%

63.6%

55.4%

Science Percent Proficient (Grade 5)

98.3%

72.8%

70.1%

Percent Reaching Reading Goals (DIBELS)

92.3%

80.5%

n/a

Percent of Kindergarten Students Read to Daily at Home

62.1%

45.4%

n/a

Percentage National Board Certified Teachers

33.9%

14.8%

14.0%

Percentage of Teachers with 4 or More Years of Experience

90.3%

81.3%

77.0%

Percentage Staff Turnover

6.1%

12.2%

n/a

Percentage of students suspended short-term

0.1%

4.3%

n/a

Percentage of students suspended long-term

0.0%

0.0%

n/a

Time available to collaborate with colleagues

93.6%

83.5%

74.6%

Allowed to focus on educating without interruption

91.9%

76.4%

71.3%

The school environment is clean and maintained

85.5%

78.0%

83.5%

Parents/guardians support teachers

96.7%

80.8%

73.5%

The school environment is safe

98.4%

92.3%

92.5%

Atmosphere of trust and mutual respect

87.1%

74.6%

75.6%

School is a good place to work and learn

98.4%

88.3%

86.5%

Minimal time spent addressing discipline

69.4%

43.3%

56.0%

School administrators support teachers’ efforts to maintain classroom discipline

91.9%

77.6%

81.1%

School leadership consistently supports teachers

91.9%

78.7%

80.6%

School leadership supports data-based decision-making

96.8%

91.4%

94.5%

Staff is comfortable raising issues of concern

83.9%

71.4%

73.5%

Percentage of teachers who agree with the following statements:*

School Climate

Percentage of teachers who agree with the following statements:*

School Leadership

* State results from 2015-16 NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey (www.ncteachingconditions.org) ggg

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