Transcript Marlborough Public Schools Marlborough, MA

Littleton Public Schools
MCAS Report 2008
Geri Lyn Ajemian, Ed.D.
Curriculum Director
December 4, 2008
1
Highlights
Statewide 2008 MCAS Results
Overall achievement is up
Across-the-board gains in Mathematics
Scores in Mathematics are the highest in the
history of the MCAS program
Continued improvement at grade 10
Early grades’ ELA scores were flat or in some
cases declined.
2
MCAS Trends
Students
Achieving
Proficiency
Advanced
Proficient
Students Not
Achieving
Proficiency
Needs Improvement
Warning
3
English Language Arts – Statewide Results
Percent of students scoring Proficient and higher
Grade
Percent of Students Scoring
Proficient and higher
Percent Point Change,
2007 to 2008
2007
2008
Grade 3
59
56
-3
Grade 4
56
49
-7
Grade 5
63
61
-2
Grade 6
67
67
0
Grade 7
69
69
0
Grade 8
75
75
0
Grade 10
71
75
4
The ELA tests at grades 3, 5, 6, and 8 assess reading comprehension, while the ELA tests at grades 4, 7, and 10, assess reading comprehension
and writing.
4
Mathematics Results — Statewide
Percent of students scoring Proficient and higher
Grade
Percent of Students
Scoring Proficient and
higher
Percent Point Change,
2007 to 2008
2007
2008
Grade 3
60
61
1
Grade 4
48
49
1
Grade 5
51
52
1
Grade 6
52
56
4
Grade 7
46
47
1
Grade 8
45
49
4
Grade 10
68
72
4
5
Science and Technology/Engineering
Statewide Results
Percent of students scoring Proficient and higher
Grade
Percent of Students Scoring
Proficient and higher
2007
Percent Point Change,
2007 to 2008
2008
Grade 5
51
50
-1
Grade 8
33
39
6
Note: Participation requirements for high school STE tests differed in
2007 from those in 2008, so comparisons of results for these two years
are not valid.
6
District to State Comparisons
Students Achieving Proficiency
Source: DOE website -- www.profiles.doe.mass.edu
7
Littleton – MCAS ELA Tests
of Spring 2008
Students Achieving
Proficiency
Grade Level
% Advanced & Proficient
Students Not Achieving
Proficiency
% Needs improvement &
Warning/Failing
LPS
State
LPS
State
Grade 3 Reading
72
56
29
44
Grade 4 ELA
63
49
37
52
72
61
28
38
78
67
22
32
95
69
5
31
84
75
16
25
90
74
10
25
Grade 5 ELA
Grade 6 ELA
Grade 7 ELA
Grade 8 ELA
Grade 10 ELA
8
Littleton – MCAS Math Tests
of Spring 2008
Students Achieving
Proficiency
Grade Level
Grade 3 Math
Grade 4 Math
Grade 5 Math
Grade 6 Math
Grade 7 Math
Grade 8 Math
Grade 10 Math
% Advanced & Proficient
Students Not Achieving
Proficiency
%Needs Improvement &
Warning /Failing
LPS
State
LPS
State
75
61
26
39
59
49
40
51
59
52
41
47
76
56
34
44
71
47
28
53
60
49
41
51
87
72
13
28
9
Littleton Public Schools
Highlights
3/
Source: DOE website -- www.profiles.doe.mass.edu
10
Littleton MCAS 3-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Grade 3 Reading
Percentage of Students
60%
55%
50%
46%
43%
40%
30%
2008
26% 25%
28%
28%
2007
25%
2006
19%
20%
10%
4%
1% 2%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
11
Littleton MCAS 3-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Grade 3 Math
Percentage of Students
70%
62%
60%
50%
40%
46%
45%
38%
2008
29%
30%
22%
20%
2007
26%
2006
14%
6%
10%
4% 3% 5%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
12
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 4 ELA
80%
70%
56%
52%51% 53%
60%
2008
50%
37%
31%
29%
40%
30%
2006
26%
18%
20%
10%
2007
7%
2005
9%
8% 7% 9%
2%
4%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
13
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 4 Math
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
27%
30%
20%
33%
30%
27%
2008
47%49%
43%
36%
2007
39%
2006
16%18%
10%
2005
14%
4% 6%
10%
2%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
14
Littleton MCAS 3-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Grade 5 ELA
Percentage of Students
70%
58%
57%
60%
52%
50%
2008
40%
30%
27%
30%
21%
20%
15%
2007
2006
23%
11%
10%
1%
4%
1%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
15
Littleton MCAS 3-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Grade 5 Math
Percentage of Students
40%
35%
30%
36%
33%
30%
27%
34%
33%
29%
29%
26%
25%
2008
20%
2007
2006
15%
11%
8%
10%
5%
5%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
16
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 5 Science & Technology
80%
70%
60%
50%
37%
40%
47%
46%
40%
38%
30%
20%
17%
13%
2008
40%
33%
2007
29%
2006
21%
17%
10%
2005
4%
7%
4%
7%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
17
Littleton MCAS 3-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Grade 6 ELA
Percentage of Students
80%
74%
70%
58%
60%
50%
50%
2008
2007
40%
30%
20%
30%
28%
2006
18%
17%
8%
10%
11%
4%
1% 1%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
18
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 6 Math
80%
70%
60%
2008
50%
37%
40%
30%
26%
34%
26%
40%
37%
2007
39%
28%
31%
25%
24%
21%
20%
2006
10%
2005
14%
10%
2%
5%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
19
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 7 ELA
80%
72%
66%64%
70%
74%
60%
2008
50%
40%
2007
29%
2006
30%
20%
17%
11%11%
12%13%14%
10%
4%
2005
7%
1%
4%
1%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
20
Littleton MCAS 3-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Grade 7 Math
Percentage of Students
45%
39% 39% 38%
40%
35%
33%
32%
30%
25%
26% 27%
2008
22%
21%
2007
20%
2006
13%
15%
10%
6%
5%
2%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
21
Littleton MCAS 3-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Grade 8 ELA
Percentage of Students
90%
76% 78%
80%
69%
70%
60%
2008
50%
2007
40%
2006
30%
20%
15% 15% 15%
8% 9% 6%
10%
8%
1% 1%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
22
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 8 Math
80%
70%
60%
2008
50%
35%
40%
30%
20%
43%
39%
34%
34%
26%
2007
33%
30%
2006
23%
20%
16%
17%
18%
14%
10%11%
2005
10%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
23
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 8 Science & Technology
80%
70%
56%
60%
45%46%
50%
2008
41%
40%
2007
38% 36%38%
35%
2006
30%
20%
10%
16%
14%
1%
10%
6% 4%
4%
10%
2005
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
24
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 10 ELA
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
52%
38%
54%55%
48%
2008
2007
39%
30%30%
2006
30%
20%
8%
10%
2005
13%13%
10%
2% 4% 2% 2%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
25
Littleton MCAS 4-Year Trends
Performance Level Results
Percentage of Students
Grade 10 Math
80%
70%
60%
61%
56%54%
2008
48%
50%
2007
40%
29%
26%24%26%
30%
2006
17%
12%12%13%
20%
10%
2005
8% 7% 6%
1%
0%
Advanced
District Level Analysis
Proficient
Needs
Improvement
Warning
26
Cohort Analysis
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Current 11th Graders
Class of 2010
Cohort Analysis
English Language Arts
80%
74%
Percentage of Students
70%
61%
Advanced
60%
52%
Proficient
50%
38%
40%
Needs
Improvement
Warning
30%
30%
20%
10%
14%
11%
8%
7%
2%
1%
2%
0%
2002 - Grade 4
2005 - Grade 7
2008 - Grade 10
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Current 11th Graders
Class of 2010
Cohort Analysis
Mathematics
70%
61%
61%
Advanced
Percentage of Students
60%
50%
Proficient
43%
40%
30%
30%
35%
33%
30%
27%
26%
20%
Warning
16%
11%
10%
Needs
Improvement
7%
2%
12%
5%
1%
0%
2002 - Grade 4
2004 - Grade 6
2006 - Grade 8
2008 - Grade 10
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Current 8th Graders
Class of 2013
Cohort Analysis
English Language Arts
80%
74%
70%
66%
Percentage of Students
Advanced
60%
58%
53%
Proficient
50%
40%
30%
30%
20%
29%
26%
Warning
18%
17%
11%
10%
Needs
Improvement
4%
8%
1%
1%
2006 - Grade 5
2007 - Grade 6
4%
1%
0%
2005 - Grade 4
2008 - Grade 7
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Current 8th Graders
Class of 2013
Cohort Analysis
Mathematics
45%
39%
Percentage of Students
40%
35%
30%
36%
33%
27%
39%
37%37%
34%
26%
Advanced
32%
25%
26%
Proficient
25%
Needs
Improvement
Warning
20%
15%
10%
5%
5%
2%
2%
2%
2007 - Grade 6
2008 - Grade 7
0%
2005 - Grade 4
2006 - Grade 5
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