1 The Tennessee Ready Graduate rate represents the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness for postsecondary and career, as well as other factors evaluated by the Tennessee Department of Education. A Tennessee Ready Graduate is a student who graduated on time and earned a composite ACT score of a 21 or higher; 2 Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System scores that assess growth at the school or district level based on student performance on statewide assessments across all available subjects and grades from one year to the next. 1 represents the lowest score, 5 represents the highest score a school system can receive. For the 2015-2016 school year, TVAAS composites do not include grades 4-8 due to suspension of testing in grades 3-8; 3 ACT is a national college admissions exam that all Tennessee students are required to take in the 11th grade. The highest score possible on the ACT is 36. In 2016, ACT scores reflect the highest score per student. In previous years, the most recent score has been reported. When comparing past years' scores, there may be an increase due to this change; 4 Includes students who are directly certified to receive free lunch based on their receipt of support from federal assistance programs like SNAP,TANF and Head Start, or based on their status as migrant, homeless, runaway or foster student; 5 Primary responsibility for school funding rests with the state, but federal funds are available for programs/resources for low-income students, supplemental educational services, professional development for teachers, education research, etc.
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