District Administrators have access to InnerOrbit’s District Report, which provides dimensional data by school to help track mastery across the district.
What This Help Article Covers:
📊 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) – Content knowledge mastery
Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs) – Application of scientific skills
Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) – Scientific thinking patterns
❓How to Access the District Report:
Navigate to the "Reports" tab
Select the "District" subtab
How to Navigate the Report:
🔄 Toggle Between Dimensions
View school performance for DCIs, SEPs, and CCCs.
📊 Compare School vs. District Averages
The purple bar at the top shows district-wide averages, allowing comparison with individual school results.
⚙️ Customize Proficiency Ranges
InnerOrbit’s default proficiency ranges can be customized to better reflect your district’s goals.
To adjust:
Click inside the proficiency range box.
Input the desired value.
Press "Enter" to apply your changes.
Curious how InnerOrbit proficiency ranges compare to your state’s science test ranges? 📖 Read: InnerOrbit Cut Scores for State Test Alignment
💡 Pro Tip: If you’d like custom proficiency ranges set for your district based on your state test scale scores, please contact your account manager.
🧭 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%
📖 Want to learn more about InnerOrbit's default proficiency percentages? Read: How Are the Default Proficiency Percentages Set?
🔀 Filters to Customize Your Data
Find the exact data you need by applying filters:
📅 Filter by Time Range
Example: View Quarter 1 data from August 1 - October 1.
📝 Filter by Common Assessment
Analyze results for a specific district-wide assessment.
📈 Compare School Years
Track student performance trends across multiple years.
📥 Download CSV: Export Your Data
Need to export data? Click the “Download CSV” button to export dimensional data by school.
📖 Looking for assessment-level data for 3rd party data systems? Use the Assignment Report CSV
💡 Examples & Tips for Using the District Report
Analyze Common Assessments Across Schools – Compare school performance on shared assessments.
Check Overall Dimensional Mastery – Identify trends in student understanding across the district.
Be Aware of Diagnostic Data – This report includes all assessments, even those given early in the year for diagnostics.
Compare District Data Across School Years – Monitor growth over time, especially for common assessments.
Identify Key Questions for Further Analysis – Use this data to generate wonderings before diving deeper into individual Dimensions Reports.
Drill Down into Question-Level Data – For detailed question performance insights, check out the Assignment Report.
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