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The District Report

Track Dimensional Mastery Across Schools

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Written by Erin Cooke
Updated over 3 weeks ago

District Administrators have access to InnerOrbitโ€™s District Report, which provides dimensional data by school to help track mastery across the district.

What This Help Article Covers:


๐Ÿ“Š Overview of the District Report

The District Report provides insights into student performance across all schools in your district by analyzing proficiency levels for the three NGSS dimensions:

  • Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) โ€“ Content knowledge mastery

  • Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs) โ€“ Application of scientific skills

  • Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) โ€“ Scientific thinking patterns


โ“How to Access the District Report:

  1. Navigate to the "Reports" tab

  2. Select the "District" subtab

How to Navigate the Report:

๐Ÿ”„ Toggle Between Dimensions

  • View school performance for DCIs, SEPs, and CCCs.

๐Ÿ“Š Compare School vs. District Averages

  • The purple bar at the top shows district-wide averages, allowing comparison with individual school results.

โš™๏ธ Customize Proficiency Ranges

InnerOrbitโ€™s default proficiency ranges can be customized to better reflect your districtโ€™s goals.

To adjust:

  1. Click inside the proficiency range box.

  2. Input the desired value.

  3. Press "Enter" to apply your changes.

Curious how InnerOrbit proficiency ranges compare to your stateโ€™s science test ranges?

๐Ÿ’ก Pro Tip: If youโ€™d like custom proficiency ranges set for your district based on your state test scale scores, please contact your account manager.


๐Ÿงญ Origin of Data: Where Do These Numbers Come From?

The District Report presents dimensional proficiency percentages across all schools within a district, calculated using:

  • Percentage of Correct Responses

    • The % of questions answered correctly for each dimension across all students and assessments in a given school year.

  • Color-Coded Proficiency Categories

    • Default ranges are based on patterns observed in state science test scale scores across multiple NGSS-aligned states.

The default proficiency ranges are:

  • Advanced: 60%

  • Proficient: 40%

  • Basic: 20%

  • Below Basic: 0%

๐Ÿ“– Want to learn more about InnerOrbit's default proficiency percentages? Read: How Are the Default Proficiency Percentages Set?


๐Ÿ”€ Filters to Customize Your Data

Find the exact data you need by applying filters:

  • ๐Ÿ“… Filter by Time Range

    • Example: View Quarter 1 data from August 1 - October 1.

  • ๐Ÿ“ Filter by Common Assessment

    • Analyze results for a specific district-wide assessment.

  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Compare School Years

    • Track student performance trends across multiple years.


๐Ÿ“ฅ Download CSV: Export Your Data

Need to export data? Click the โ€œDownload CSVโ€ button to export dimensional data by school.

โš ๏ธ Looking for assessment-level data for 3rd party data systems?


๐Ÿ’ก Examples & Tips for Using the District Report

  • Analyze Common Assessments Across Schools โ€“ Compare school performance on shared assessments.

  • Check Overall Dimensional Mastery โ€“ Identify trends in student understanding across the district.

    • Be Aware of Diagnostic Data โ€“ This report includes all assessments, even those given early in the year for diagnostics.

  • Compare District Data Across School Years โ€“ Monitor growth over time, especially for common assessments.

  • Identify Key Questions for Further Analysis โ€“ Use this data to generate wonderings before diving deeper into individual Dimensions Reports.

  • Drill Down into Question-Level Data โ€“ For detailed question performance insights, check out the Assignment Report.


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