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Students at Walnut Ridge Baptist Academy (The Ridge) continually outperform other students in the Cedar Valley, the state and the nation on standardized tests. 2006 Reading Proficiency, as measured by Iowa Test of Basic Skills exams |
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Grade
|
The
Ridge
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Waterloo
Schools
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Cedar
Falls Schools
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Black
Hawk County
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State
of Iowa
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4th
Grade
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100%
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61.7%
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87.9%
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71.6%
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76.6%
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8th
Grade
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92%
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50.9%
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74.8%
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60.6%
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70.0%
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11th
Grade
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100%
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71.4%
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85.6%
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75.9%
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77.6%
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| 2006 Math Proficiency, as measured by Iowa Test of Basic Skills exams |
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Grade
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The
Ridge
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Waterloo
Schools
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Cedar
Falls Schools
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Black
Hawk County
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State
of Iowa
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4th
Grade
|
79%
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59%
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90.5%
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71.1%
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79.1%
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8th
Grade
|
92%
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49.8%
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79.5%
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61.5%
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73.8%
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11th
Grade
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93%
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66.3%
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86.1%
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74.2%
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77.6%
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| Note: All data other than The Ridge taken from SchoolMatters website, a service of Standard & Poor’s. |
| ACT Composite Scores |
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Year
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The Ridge Average |
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2007
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23.4 (100% of 2007 graduates took exam) |
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2006
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23.6 |
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2005
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22.9 |
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2004
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23.6 |
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2003
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23.9 |
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2002
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23.1 |
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2001
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23.5 |
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2000
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23.0 |
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The Ridge eight-year
average = 23.4 Other Highlights Why do The Ridge
students excel academically? |