PARCC scores not aligning with SES

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That is incorrect. The test is designed to test college readiness through problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

No. First, the CC stands for College and Careers. Second, Maryland gives the PARCC test for grades 3 through 8. Do you think that the test is designed to test the college readiness of 9-year-olds? A major component of the test is the knowledge, skills, and practices students performing at a given level are able to demonstrate at any grade.

No, you don't understand the point of the test. From PARCC:


Meaning of the College- and Career-Ready Determinations

A student who is determined to be College- and Career-Ready through performance on the PARCC high school
assessments is one who has demonstrated the academic knowledge, skills, and practices in ELA/literacy or
mathematics necessary to enter directly into and succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing courses in those content
areas in programs leading to a credential or degree1 from two- and four-year public2 institutions of higher
education. PARCC will make College- and Career-Ready Determinations in ELA/literacy and in mathematics.

? Students who earn a College- and Career-Ready Determination in ELA/literacy will have demonstrated
the academic knowledge, skills and practices necessary to enter directly into and succeed in entry-level,
credit-bearing courses in College English Composition, Literature, and technical courses requiring
college-level reading and writing.

? Students who earn a College- and Career-Ready Determination in mathematics will have demonstrated
the academic knowledge, skills and practices necessary to enter directly into and succeed in entry-level,
credit-bearing courses in College Algebra, Introductory College Statistics, and technical courses requiring
an equivalent level of mathematics3.

Source: https://parcc-assessment.org/content/uploads/2017/11/PARCCCCRDPolicyandPLDsFINAL.pdf

Hit submit too soon. Forgot to add that testing at the ES and MS level to geared toward this goal. So yes, the test is trying to predict if a 9 year old will be college ready in 9 to 10 years.