Overview of the Growth report in Imagine Language & Literacy

The Growth report provides students' overall grade-level placement information as well as detailed information about student performance on both the Embedded Benchmark and, if enabled, the Reading Level Assessment (RLA). Benchmark scores are reported in the areas of Literacy and Oral Vocabulary, while the Reading Level Assessment provides a Lexile measure.

In the student level of the report, data from each area can be seen together in the same view: 


In the group/class, school, and district levels of the report, student performance in each area will be viewed separately by selecting a tab at the top of the report.

Click on a tab to learn about the color-coding and score ranges in each category of the report.

Literacy Oral Vocabulary Lexile

The color-coding in the report for Literacy data is as follows:

Color	Meaning
Red	2 or more grades below
Orange	1 grade below
Mint green	On grade level
Dark green	Above grade level

The literacy ranges per grade level are shown below. Because the scale ranges only from PreK through Grade 5, students in PreK, for example, can never be classified below grade level, while students in Grade 7 and higher will always be labeled 2 or more grades below. In these cases, you can disregard the color-coded grade-level categorization and instead track only the scores' numeric values as the year progresses. 

	PreK	K	1	2	3	4	5
Range	58-175	176-550	551-925	926-1400	1401-1915	1916-2150	2151-2317

The color-coding in the report for Oral Vocabulary is detailed below. Oral Vocabulary scores are not associated with grade levels and instead refer to the type of words the student is learning. Basic Vocabulary is common nouns, adjectives, and verbs, while Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced are all associated with Academic Vocabulary.

Color	Meaning	Score Range
Very Light Blue	Basic	68-375
Light Blue	Beginner	376-775
Blue	Intermediate	776-1250
Dark blue	Advanced	1251-1375

The color-coding in the report for Lexile data is as follows:

Color	Meaning
Red	Below grade level.  Note Lexile measures are purposely not sub-divided into 1 Grade Below and 2+ Grades Below because the Lexile ranges overlap from grade to grade. For example, a student with a Lexile of 650 is at the upper end of On Grade Level if they are in Grade 2, but on the lower end of On Grade Level if they are in Grade 3.
Mint green	On grade level
Dark green	Above grade level

Here are the Lexile measures associated with each grade level. The ranges were developed by Metametrics and are not state-specific.

Grade	Range
2	420L–650L
3	520L–820L
4	740L–940L
5	830L–1010L
6	925L–1070L
7	970L–1120L
8	1010L–1185L
9	1050L–1260L
10	1080L–1335L
11 and 12	1185L–1385L

The Growth report updates within an hour after students complete or work on an assessment. The time and date stamp provides the exact moment of the data refresh: 

Information is available at the student, group/class, grade, school, and district levels. Teachers and Administrators can view the organizations and/or classes and students under their purview. 

To access and run the report:

1. Log in to Imagine Language & Literacy.
2. Select an organization from the bottom of the Home page.
3. From the dashboard, review the Growth widget, which provides a high-level overview of your data before you access the report itself. You can filter this widget by a single test or multiple tests, and it displays much of the same information as the Overall Placement portion of the report. The widget has tabs at the bottom to view Literacy (the default), Oral Vocabulary, or Lexile data. 
   
4. To view the report in its entirety, click the arrow at the top of the Growth widget. 
    

5. The report opens with 4 main sections:
   1. Overall Placement (At-a-Glance View)
   2. Status (Counts or percentages of completed tests)
   3. Grade Placement Overview (5-Minute View)
   4. Placement Data Table (Detailed View) 
   

    Note

   The image above is of a school-level report. Your view will look slightly different if you open it at the district or class level, and significantly different once you drill down to the student level. 

6. Depending on your role, use the District, School, Group, and/or Student drop-down menus in the top left to select which data appears in your report, then click Apply Changes. 
   

    Note

   To revert the filters back to their original state, click Clear.

7. Select a tab for the type of data you'd like to view, and choose 1 or more Test Windows from the filter.
   Available tabs:

   • Literacy (default tab; scores are derived from the Embedded Benchmark)
   • Oral Vocabulary (scores are derived from the Embedded Benchmark)
   • Lexile (measures are derived from the Reading Level Assessment)

   

    Notes

   • Growth calculations can only appear in the report when at least 2 assessments are selected. 
   • For reporting purposes, once students complete Placement tests:
     • Placement tests finished between August 1st and November 30th appear in the BOY test window results.
     • Placements finished between December 1st and March 31st count as the MOY.
     • Placements finished between April 1st and July 31st count as the EOY. 
       
       (For example: A student who starts the Placement on November 26th and finishes it on November 27th will have their results display for BOY, while a student who starts on November 26th and finishes on December 2nd will have their results appear for MOY.)

8. To download reports to a CSV file: Depending on which level of the report you are viewing, different downloads are available. To get started, click the download icon in the top right, then make your selection. (If there are no choices to select from, the Full report will download.)
   

   This option converts all data on the page to table format without color coding. The CSV export will be the same regardless of whether you begin the download from the Literacy, Oral Vocabulary, or Lexile tab. 

   Type of download	When available	Notes
   Full report	Group and student views	This option converts all data on the page to table format without color coding. The CSV export will be the same regardless of whether you begin the download from the Literacy, Oral Vocabulary, or Lexile tab.
   Student statuses	School and group views	This option downloads a CSV file of every student in the selected entity with their student ID, first and last name, grade level, and testing completion status (Completed, Not Started, etc.) The export will be different based on the tab from which you download it—Literacy, Oral Vocabulary, or Lexile.

9. To print the report as a PDF, click the printer icon in the top right. At the group level of the report, you'll have the option to print one report for the group or to bulk-print student reports. However, when you print the group report, each assessment area—Literacy, Oral Vocabulary, and Lexile—must be printed separately from the applicable tab in the top left of the report.
   

    Tip

   Send a copy of the student-level report home with families and caretakers during parent-teacher conferences.

10. In the bottom section of the report, you can drill down to the individual student level by clicking the school and/or class hyperlinks. Read the following articles for further details:
    • Analyzing the Growth report at the district and school levels
    • Analyzing the Growth report at the class and student levels