The 2012 Indicators Report employs masking of performance data in
order to comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA). Generally speaking, the term "masking"
refers to the use of special symbols to conceal the performance
results. STAAR is masked when very few students in a group are assessed. If
performance is revealed for a group of very few students, then
it is possible that the result for an individual student could
be known, which violates that student's right to privacy.
The tables below show each of the masking situations that are
possible on the 2012 Indicators Reports. Different rules apply
for the STAAR indicators compared to other performance indicators.
Symbols Used for Masking STAAR Performance (includes TAKS grade 11)
| |
at Phase-in 1 Level II or above |
|
| Scenarios |
Numerator |
Denominator
(Total Tests) |
Percent |
Meaning |
| Case 1 |
* |
* |
* |
- Numerator is less than 5.
|
| Examples |
4 |
4 |
100% |
|
3 |
30 |
10% |
0 |
45 |
0% |
| Case 2 |
** |
** |
** |
- When only one ethnic/race group is masked, then the second smallest
ethnic/race group is masked (regardless of size) with double asterisk.
|
| Smallest Group: |
3 |
4 |
75% |
|
| Next Smallest Group: |
190 |
200 |
95% |
| Case 3 |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Example |
0 |
0 |
0% |
|
Other Information:
- The above rules will mask at Phase-in 1 Level II or above as well as at Final Level II or above and at Level III Advanced. If at Phase-in 1 Level II or above is not masked, then the other two performances are not masked, regardless of size.
- TAKS performance is not included in the numerator for at Final Level II or above or at Level III Advanced but is included in the denominator for all.
Symbols Used for Masking
the Graduation and Dropout Rates:
| Scenarios |
Numerator |
Denominator |
Percent |
Meaning |
| Case 1 |
* |
* |
* |
- Denominator is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
|
| Examples |
4 |
4 |
100.0% |
|
3 |
4 |
75.0% |
0 |
4 |
0.0% |
| Case 2 |
- |
- |
- |
- Denominator is
0, and
- Numerator is 0
|
| Example |
0 |
0 |
• |
|
| Case 3 |
? |
? |
? |
- Denominator is
0, and
- Numerator is greater than 0
|
| Example |
1 |
0 |
• |
|
| Case 4 |
? |
? |
? |
- Rate is greater than 100.
|
| Examples |
8 |
6 |
133.0% |
|
6 |
3 |
200.0% |
81 |
68 |
119.1% |
| Case 5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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2012 Indicators Reports
| Performance Reporting
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