VA schools vs. MD Schools test scores

[Anonymous]

When comparing test scores on great schools, I am shocked that the MD state average is almost half of VA's in math and english proficiency. Are these National or State standards. Are Maryland standards higher than VA? Or are we that far behind?

[Anonymous]

They're different tests and not comparable. The Maryland tests are pretty terrible. The Virginia tests vary in difficulty, for some years the tests are considered easy and then they make it harder for a few years until they decide it's too hard and make them easier, etc.

[Anonymous]

What's the ESOL and FARMs rate in MD vs VA schools? There's part of your answer.

[Anonymous]

Here is a good break-down:

https://fairfax.homebyschool.com/fairfax-county-public-schools-ranking-2012/


In sum

FFX > MoCo (but, not by a wide margin)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When comparing test scores on great schools, I am shocked that the MD state average is almost half of VA's in math and english proficiency. Are these National or State standards. Are Maryland standards higher than VA? Or are we that far behind?

Maryland's state tests are a lot harder than Virginia's, and as such, there's no surprise that their pass rates are lower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When comparing test scores on great schools, I am shocked that the MD state average is almost half of VA's in math and english proficiency. Are these National or State standards. Are Maryland standards higher than VA? Or are we that far behind?

Maryland's state tests are a lot harder than Virginia's, and as such, there's no surprise that their pass rates are lower.

LOL. That's hilarious that you think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When comparing test scores on great schools, I am shocked that the MD state average is almost half of VA's in math and english proficiency. Are these National or State standards. Are Maryland standards higher than VA? Or are we that far behind?

Maryland's state tests are a lot harder than Virginia's, and as such, there's no surprise that their pass rates are lower.

Their pass rates are lower because Baltimore City has a larger percentage of their public school population

[Anonymous]

I have went to Brandywine Elemantry school and the place is basically ghetto not just that school but the whole entire county is just ghetto itself and a lot of people just don't pay attention in class so when its time to do the SOL its most likely they fail

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When comparing test scores on great schools, I am shocked that the MD state average is almost half of VA's in math and english proficiency. Are these National or State standards. Are Maryland standards higher than VA? Or are we that far behind?

Sorry but bolded is the correct answer. Of course Baltimore does a lot to bring overall scores down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're different tests and not comparable. The Maryland tests are pretty terrible. The Virginia tests vary in difficulty, for some years the tests are considered easy and then they make it harder for a few years until they decide it's too hard and make them easier, etc.

The average Virginia SAT score is 1101 to 1116, for the whole state, while Maryland’s statewide average is only 998.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're different tests and not comparable. The Maryland tests are pretty terrible. The Virginia tests vary in difficulty, for some years the tests are considered easy and then they make it harder for a few years until they decide it's too hard and make them easier, etc.

The average Virginia SAT score is 1101 to 1116, for the whole state, while Maryland’s statewide average is only 998.

yet the NMSF cutoff has been higher in MD than VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're different tests and not comparable. The Maryland tests are pretty terrible. The Virginia tests vary in difficulty, for some years the tests are considered easy and then they make it harder for a few years until they decide it's too hard and make them easier, etc.

The average Virginia SAT score is 1101 to 1116, for the whole state, while Maryland’s statewide average is only 998.

Only 48% Virginia students take the SAT test, while 73% of students in Maryland take the test. The higher your participation rate, the lower your score tends to trend.
Kansas has the highest average SAT score with 1238, but Kansas also has lower test participation than most of the US at 2%.

https://scholarships360.org/college-admissions/average-sat-score/#:~:text=A%20key%20factor%20to%20keep%20in%20mind,because%20the%20pool%20of%20test%2Dtakers%20is%20larger.

Average SAT scores vary from state to state. A key factor to keep in mind is participation rate, which is the percentage of graduating students in the state that took the SAT during high school. States with higher participation rates typically have lower scores because the pool of test-takers is larger.

Meanwhile, states with lower participation rates generally have higher scores. Because of this, scores between states can only be accurately compared when the participation rates are similar