Academic Achievement data by custom Peer Group can be accessed by drilling into a specific Peer Group.

Figure 43: example levels of academic proficiency for a custom peer group

The “Levels of Proficiency” chart for example identifies four levels of M-Step proficiency: Advanced, Proficient, Partial, and Not Proficient. Each member of the Peer Group is displayed and the Statewide average is included. The list is sorted in descending order based on the sum of Advanced and Proficient. In addition, a vertical line is include that identifies the average total proficiency of the cohort.

The chart includes several cascading filters. These filters are very powerful but require a little experimenting to understand their dynamics. Each filter is dependent on the item selected in the other filters. For example, if a specific district(s) is selected in the District Name filter then only that district’s ISD(s) will appear in the ISD Name filter.