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Student Growth Percentiles

Student Growth Percentiles - applicable to 4th-8th grade language arts literacy (LAL) and math teachers only – are state-calculated scores that can be used to measure an individual student's (or group of students') growth from one year to the next on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK).

Download Additional Information:

• Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Video
• AchieveNJ SGP Overview
• AchieveNJ SGP Overview Presentation

Learn More About SGP Methodology:

• SGP General Overview
  This August 2011 white paper from the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessments (NCIEA) provides a 6-page overview of Student Growth Percentiles

• SGP Technical Overview
  This technical paper provides a detailed explanation of the statistical methodology used to calculate student growth percentiles