Chart Generation – Summative Data

POST /student-growth-summative: Generate a growth chart based on student summative assessment data.

Summative: This endpoint exclusively accepts summative Lexile and Quantile measures derived from end-of-grade or end-of-course state assessments. For each measure submitted, the following information must be included: the date the measure was obtained, the student’s grade at the time, and the school year start date for that grade. The Growth Planner API utilizes this data to project the student’s growth in reading and math by the end of grade 12 in relation to college and career-ready targets.

Base URL: https://growth-planner-api.lexile.com/student-growth-summative

Given historical student performance (measurements, dates) on summative assessments, this API will generate a graph of their projected growth. No PII is required by the API, and no data is saved. Graphs can be generated using either Lexile or Quantile student measures.

The graph plots the student's measures and makes a prediction for growth through 12th grade. Visual indicators on the graph show the recommended growth path, as well as various College and Career Readiness Ranges. The graph is WCAG 2.1 AA compliant, and all information required for the generation of informative alt-text is in the response data. Clients should use this data to write their own alt-text.

Parameters

POST /authToken Retrieve an Auth Token for use with protected endpoints.

application/json

Sample request body for the Lexile scale.
{
        "scale": "lexile",
        "language": "english",
        "measures": [
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2021
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2020
        },
        "grade": 4,
        "measure": 815
        },
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2022
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2021
        },
        "grade": 5,
        "measure": 930
        },
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2023
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2022
        },
        "grade": 6,
        "measure": 1040
        },
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2024
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2023
        },
        "grade": 7,
        "measure": 1170
        }
        ],
        "additionalOptions": [
        "recommendedGrowthPath",
        "universityReadinessRange",
        "communityCollegeReadinessRange",
        "workplaceReadinessRange"
        ]
        }
Sample request body for the Quantile scale.
{
        "scale": "quantile",
        "language": "english",
        "measures": [
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2021
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2020
        },
        "grade": 4,
        "measure": 815
        },
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2022
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2021
        },
        "grade": 5,
        "measure": 930
        },
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2023
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2022
        },
        "grade": 6,
        "measure": 1040
        },
        {
        "testDate": {
        "month": 3,
        "year": 2024
        },
        "schoolYearStart": {
        "month": 8,
        "year": 2023
        },
        "grade": 7,
        "measure": 1170
        }
        ],
        "additionalOptions": [
        "recommendedGrowthPath",
        "advancedCollegeAndCareerReadinessRange",
        "fundamentalCollegeAndCareerReadinessRange",
        "limitedCollegeAndCareerReadinessRange"
        ]
        }
        Responses

Responses

Code Description
200

Success

Media Type: application/json

Example Value / Schema

{
                      "finalEstimate": 1000,
                      "finalTarget": 1000,
                      "targetRanges": {
                      "communityCollegeReadinessRange": {
                      "max": {
                      "value": 1370
                      },
                      "min": {
                      "value": 1200
                      },
                      "label": "Community College Readiness Range"
                      },
                      "universityReadinessRange": {
                      "max": {
                      "value": 1480
                      },
                      "min": {
                      "value": 1300
                      },
                      "label": "University Readiness Range"
                      }
                      },
                      "codes": [
                      "belowCCR"
                      ],
                      "finalMeasures": {
                      "estimate": {
                      "value": 1000,
                      "display": "1000L"
                      },
                      "target": {
                      "value": 1200,
                      "display": "1200L"
                      }
                      },
                      "chart": "string placeholder for brevity of base64-encoded chart."
                      }
400

Validation error response

Media Type: application/json

Example Value / Schema

{
                      "type": "validation_error",
                      "errors": [
                      {
                      "code": "required",
                      "detail": "Scale is required",
                      "attr": "scale"
                      }
                      ]
                      }
401

Client error response

Media Type: application/json

Example Value / Schema

{
                      "type": "client_error",
                      "errors": [
                      {
                      "code": "not_authenticated",
                      "detail": "Authentication credentials were not provided.",
                      "attr": null
                      }
                      ]
                      }
500

Server error response

Media Type: application/json

Example Value / Schema

{
                      "type": "server_error",
                      "errors": [
                      {
                      "code": "error",
                      "detail": "A server error occurred.",
                      "attr": null
                      }
                      ]
                      }