PARCC scores came today

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Anonymous wrote:I was happy to get the scores today, and a group of us are now comparing scores of our DDs on a group chat. Fun way to see how everyone is doing!

You are a weirdo. I would never reveal my kids scores to anyone. Are you all housewives (don't work)?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Wow, that is incredibly telling. And disheartening.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone actually seen some of the sample questions posted online? Try some out and see how you do.

[Anonymous]

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-performance-on-parcc-tests-exceeds-state-average-but-high-school-passage-rates-declined/

English scores
Thirteen of Maryland’s 24 public school systems saw improvements in English language arts scores for elementary and middle school students. In Montgomery County, the number of elementary school students passing the English test, 51.2 percent, ticked up slightly since last year with an increase of 1.3 percentage points.
Montgomery County, along with several other counties in the state, saw a sharp drop in the percentage of students passing the Grade 10 English exam. In Montgomery County, the number of students passing the exam dropped by 8 percentage points compared to a year earlier. About 56.2 percent of county 10th– graders passed the exam, placing Montgomery County seventh in the state on that indicator.


Math scores

Statewide, 34.1 percent of students in third- through eighth-grade passed the math exam, a 1 percentage point increase from a year earlier. Nine school systems in the state saw an increase in the percentage of elementary and middle school students passing the math exam.

In Montgomery County, 44.2 percent of elementary and middle school students met or exceeded expectations on math exams. That also represents a slight increase, 1.1 percentage points, over last year. Montgomery County was ranked seventh in the state for its passage rate.

MCPS said 50.2 percent of students in grades three through five scored at a performance level of 4 or 5 last year, compared to the statewide average of 39.5 percent. About 33.7 percent of students in sixth through eighth grade passed the exam, compared to 26.9 percent statewide, according to MCPS.

Across the state, fewer than a third of students, about 31.2 percent, who took the Algebra I exam passed. That figure represents a 5.3 percentage point decrease from a year earlier.

The percentage of MCPS students passing the state’s Algebra I exam decreased by 2.3 percentage points; about 40.6 percent of students met or exceeded expectations. Montgomery County ranked ninth in the state for this measure.

[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.

Right?! DCUM has conditioned me to believe that all MoCo children are above average. W ones anyway.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t yet received my kids’ parcc scores (Pyle Middle School). Has anyone else from this school received them?

[Anonymous]

Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Our DD has ADD as well -- her scores last year were awful. I am still waiting for this year's scores.... sigh.

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Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Our DD has ADD as well -- her scores last year were awful. I am still waiting for this year's scores.... sigh.

My consolation is that I know he’s learning material. He comes home and is excited about school and even though he struggles with subjects, especially math, he gets pretty good grades. It’s just the test taking that is really bad. So, even though his scores are really bad I try not to put so much stock in them. At least in his case .

[Anonymous]

Remember many states have dropped PARCC because it is such a bad test..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Our DD has ADD as well -- her scores last year were awful. I am still waiting for this year's scores.... sigh.

My consolation is that I know he’s learning material. He comes home and is excited about school and even though he struggles with subjects, especially math, he gets pretty good grades. It’s just the test taking that is really bad. So, even though his scores are really bad I try not to put so much stock in them. At least in his case .

I think it's especially difficult for some kids because of the computer interface rather than paper/pencil. My kids both have ADHD and given how reliant technology is for schools, we focused on getting them familiar with working on the computer. More importantly, we stress the importance of not putzing when they are online since this is so incredibly easy for most kids to do, especially those who have ADHD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Does he have a 504? If this is his first time taking PARCC and his results don't reflect his performance in the classroom, the school can provide accommodations for tests. Ask for a 504 review in light of these results!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Does he have a 504? If this is his first time taking PARCC and his results don't reflect his performance in the classroom, the school can provide accommodations for tests. Ask for a 504 review in light of these results!

+1 A 504 made a big difference for my son's PARCC scores because of accommodations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Does he have a 504? If this is his first time taking PARCC and his results don't reflect his performance in the classroom, the school can provide accommodations for tests. Ask for a 504 review in light of these results!

He does not. He had an Education Management Team but when I asked for an IEP (this was in 2nd and 3rd) they said he did not need it. I believe he does . I will ask for a 504 review- thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Just received my son’s scores. They are dismal. He has ADD and even with medication his focus and test taking skills are pretty bad. Not sure how to interpret the scores.

Our DD has ADD as well -- her scores last year were awful. I am still waiting for this year's scores.... sigh.

My consolation is that I know he’s learning material. He comes home and is excited about school and even though he struggles with subjects, especially math, he gets pretty good grades. It’s just the test taking that is really bad. So, even though his scores are really bad I try not to put so much stock in them. At least in his case .

I think it's especially difficult for some kids because of the computer interface rather than paper/pencil. My kids both have ADHD and given how reliant technology is for schools, we focused on getting them familiar with working on the computer. More importantly, we stress the importance of not putzing when they are online since this is so incredibly easy for most kids to do, especially those who have ADHD.

Yup, according to my son's third grade teacher, the testing interface is really abysmal and very difficult, especially for the younger kids. Their school had the quarterly tests on paper in 1st and 2nd quarters, and then in 3rd quarter they had the quarterly tests (not parc) using a program similar to the parcc test. The scores plummeted and when she reviewed the errors, it was clear that a ton of the problems were computer issues, not knowledge issues.