PARCC scores came today

[Anonymous]

Has anyone received middle school PARCC scores?

[Anonymous]

only 4% kids got level 5 in third grade for reading/writing and 12% kids got level 5 on math. Very surprising.

[Anonymous]

RPMS parent, received our PARCC results yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:only 4% kids got level 5 in third grade for reading/writing and 12% kids got level 5 on math. Very surprising.

for your school or MD wide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:only 4% kids got level 5 in third grade for reading/writing and 12% kids got level 5 on math. Very surprising.

for your school or MD wide.

At our school, the average ELA score was 800, which is exceed expectation. My assumption is scores will vary by schools.

[Anonymous]

I guess they must be posted somewhere now.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/k-12/bs-md-parcc-scores-2018-story.html

Maryland scores on the annual math and English assessments inched up among elementary and middle school students this year, with an unusually strong increase in Baltimore City.

The increase in the pass rate for city students outpaced all other school systems in the region and was nearly double the state average. Under schools CEO Sonja Santelises, the city has had an intense focus on academic improvement, which appears to be paying off.

“The whole system is not where we want it to be, but it is hopeful and we are moving in the right direction,” said Santelises. “The pockets of promise are really expanding.” Schools that saw large increases in math or English — of 5 or more percentage points — are dotted across the city, from far east Baltimore to the far northwest corner of the city. “Some of our gems are in sections of the city where people might not expect it,” she said.

Still, the percentage of city students who passed the state test remained remarkably low, about 30 percentage points below high-performing schools systems such as Howard and Carroll counties, and Santelises cautioned that she is not “holding a parade” for the results.

Statewide student pass rates increased by about 1 percentage point in English and math in elementary and middle schools on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, a rigorous test instituted for the first time in 2015.

Despite that increase, more than half the students in the state did not pass either the math or English tests. Only 41.6 percent of students statewide passed the English test in grades three through eight, and only 34.1 percent passed in math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:only 4% kids got level 5 in third grade for reading/writing and 12% kids got level 5 on math. Very surprising.

for your school or MD wide.

MD wide.

[Anonymous]

http://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/

You can find the data for your school here (although it's a really clunky, website).

[Anonymous]

Here’s a better way via The Baltimore Sun newspaper: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/k-12/bs-md-maryland-parcc-scores-20180828-htmlstory.html

[Anonymous]

http://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Documents/08282018/TabI-PARCCResults.pdf

https://wtop.com/maryland/2018/08/maryland-parcc-scores-students-still-struggle-to-pass-english-math-tests-but-some-scores-tick-up/

In Washington and Carroll counties, in Western Maryland, and Dorchester County, on the Eastern Shore, the number of students reaching the proficient level on the language arts test increased by more than 5 percentage points. On the other hand, English scores in Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties dropped significantly. Harford County reported a serious decrease — more than 5 percent — in the number of students notching proficient scores.

At the high school level, just one county — Caroline County, on the Eastern Shore — reported a significant increase in the number of students with proficient scores on the 10th-grade English test.

Many more counties, however, reported significant drops in passing 10th-grade scores. In Frederick, Carroll, Howard and Prince George’s counties, the percentage of students failing to achieve passing scores dropped by up to 5 percentage points.

Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Charles, Baltimore and St. Mary’s were among the counties where passing scores dropped even more dramatically. The percentage of students in those counties with passing scores dropped by more than 5 percent.

[Anonymous]

http://marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Documents/08282018/TabI-PARCCResults.pdf

https://wtop.com/maryland/2018/08/maryland-parcc-scores-students-still-struggle-to-pass-english-math-tests-but-some-scores-tick-up/

In Washington and Carroll counties, in Western Maryland, and Dorchester County, on the Eastern Shore, the number of students reaching the proficient level on the language arts test increased by more than 5 percentage points. On the other hand, English scores in Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties dropped significantly. Harford County reported a serious decrease — more than 5 percent — in the number of students notching proficient scores.

At the high school level, just one county — Caroline County, on the Eastern Shore — reported a significant increase in the number of students with proficient scores on the 10th-grade English test.

Many more counties, however, reported significant drops in passing 10th-grade scores. In Frederick, Carroll, Howard and Prince George’s counties, the percentage of students failing to achieve passing scores dropped by up to 5 percentage points.

Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Charles, Baltimore and St. Mary’s were among the counties where passing scores dropped even more dramatically. The percentage of students in those counties with passing scores dropped by more than 5 percent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a better way via The Baltimore Sun newspaper: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/k-12/bs-md-maryland-parcc-scores-20180828-htmlstory.html

Thanks--it's amazing that the Baltimore Sun has a much nicer interface that the Government in charge of the test scores.

[Anonymous]

DD’s school Greenwood ES did very well!!

[Anonymous]

Churchill cluster dominating, as usual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at the PARCC report, does anyone know if the scores are absolute scores or are they adjusted base on overall percentile scores? i.e. is there a "curve"?

Scores are normed all the time.

It's a numbers game and a joke.

Regarding WCPS, for example, when compared to MCPS, it's apples and oranges. The size of MCPS is huge and the population is diverse. WCPS is a pinpoint on the MCPS map, with very little diversity.

not impressed

The tests change. The numbers change. The cohorts change. When will the American public wake up and realize that these tests own education?