2015 PARCC Results and
Next Steps
Presentation to the School
Committee
December 1, 2015
Topics
• Belmont PARCC results compared to state
results, by grade and subject
• Belmont 2015 PARCC results compared to
2014 MCAS results, by grade and subject
• Belmont results by cohort (year of graduation)
for grades that took 2014 MCAS and 2015
PARCC
• Next steps and decisions for 2016
PARCC has five achievement levels
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education3
• Exceeded expectationsLevel 5
• Met expectationsLevel 4
• Approached expectationsLevel 3
• Partially met expectationsLevel 2
• Did not yet meet expectationsLevel 1
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 3 ELA/L
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 339 1% 5% 9% 62% 23% 85% 95.3 n/a
State 28,470 10% 14% 22% 47% 7% 54% 85.3 n/a
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education4
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 3 Math
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 338 0% 5% 10% 44% 41% 85% 96.1 n/a
State 28,484 6% 14% 25% 43% 12% 55% 82.5 n/a
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education5
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 4 ELA/L
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 319 0% 2% 8% 42% 48% 90% 95.2 78
State 28,370 5% 12% 25% 42% 15% 57% 77.8 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education6
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 4 Math
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 319 1% 4% 16% 51% 28% 80% 92.9 64
State 28,390 5% 18% 29% 41% 6% 48% 77.1 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education7
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 5 ELA/L
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 338 0% 5% 8% 60% 26% 87% 95.7 70
State 28,877 4% 10% 23% 55% 8% 63% 87.0 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education8
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 5 Math
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 339 1% 7% 16% 40% 35% 75% 92.5 68
State 28,831 5% 15% 26% 44% 11% 55% 83.2 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education9
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 6 ELA/L
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 318 0% 2% 8% 58% 31% 90% 97.3 67
State 28,391 4% 11% 25% 48% 12% 60% 86.6 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education10
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 6 Math
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 317 1% 2% 13% 46% 38% 84% 96.0 74
State 28,378 5% 14% 28% 44% 10% 53% 81.2 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education11
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 7 ELA/L
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 317 0% 2% 8% 42% 49% 90% 97.7 62
State 28,637 6% 11% 22% 40% 21% 61% 86.4 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education12
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 7 Math
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 309 0% 3% 20% 49% 27% 76% 91.8 74
State 28,141 4% 18% 32% 37% 8% 45% 72.5 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education13
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 8 ELA/L
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 281 0% 2% 6% 46% 46% 91% 98.8 70
State 28,679 5% 10% 20% 48% 16% 64% 92.0 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education14
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 8 Math
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 88 3% 10% 16% 65% 5% 70% 87.5 65
State 25,232 10% 15% 22% 43% 10% 53% 78.1 50
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education15
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Belmont 2015 PARCC Data
Grade 8 Algebra 1
# of
students
included
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
Level
4/5CPI SGP
Belmont 194 1% 0% 3% 64% 32% 97% 99.2 73
State 3,558 1% 4% 15% 66% 14% 80% 92.4 51
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education16
Achievement
Levels Growth
Achievement
Summary
Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results
Grade 3
% Meeting or Exceeding
Expectations
% Approaching or Not
Meeting Expectations
2014 grade 3 ELA
MCAS81% 18%
2015 grade 3 ELA/L
PARCC85% 15%
2014 grade 3 Math
MCAS89% 11%
2015 grade 3 Math
PARCC85% 15%
Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results
Grade 4
% Meeting or Exceeding
Expectations
% Approaching or Not
Meeting Expectations
2014 grade 4 ELA
MCAS72% 27%
2015 grade 4 ELA/L
PARCC90% 10%
2014 grade 4 Math
MCAS79% 21%
2015 grade 4 Math
PARCC80% 15%
Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results
Grade 5
% Meeting or Exceeding
Expectations
% Approaching or Not
Meeting Expectations
2014 grade 5 ELA
MCAS91% 9%
2015 grade 5 ELA/L
PARCC87% 13%
2014 grade 5 Math
MCAS88% 12%
2015 grade 5 Math
PARCC75% 24%
Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results
Grade 6
% Meeting or Exceeding
Expectations
% Approaching or Not
Meeting Expectations
2014 grade 6 ELA
MCAS89% 11%
2015 grade 6 ELA/L
PARCC90% 10%
2014 grade 6 Math
MCAS82% 18%
2015 grade 6 Math
PARCC84% 16%
Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results
Grade 7
% Meeting or Exceeding
Expectations
% Approaching or Not
Meeting Expectations
2014 grade 7 ELA
MCAS93% 7%
2015 grade 7 ELA/L
PARCC90% 10%
2014 grade 7 Math
MCAS83% 17%
2015 grade 7 Math
PARCC76% 23%
Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results
Grade 8
% Meeting or Exceeding
Expectations
% Approaching or Not
Meeting Expectations
2014 grade 8 ELA
MCAS97% 3%
2015 grade 8 ELA/L
PARCC91% 8%
2014 grade 8 Math
MCAS83% 17%
2015 grade 8 Math
PARCC70% 29%
2015 grade 8 Algebra 1
PARCC97% 4%
ELA Results by YOG
Year of
Graduation
Current
Grade
2015 PARCC
% Levels 4
and 5
2014 MCAS
% Proficient
and
Advanced
2024 4 85% n/a
2023 5 90% 81%
2022 6 87% 72%
2021 7 90% 91%
2020 8 90% 89%
2019 9 91% 93%
Math Results by YOG
Year of
Graduation
Current
Grade
2015 PARCC %
Levels 4 and 5
2014 MCAS
% Proficient
and
Advanced
2024 4 85% n/a
2023 5 80% 89%
2022 6 75% 79%
2021 7 84% 88%
2020 8 76% 82%
2019 9
70%, grade 8
and 97% Alg. 1 83%
Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education25
2014-15 MCAS
MCAS PaperNo Hold
Harmless
PARCC
Paper
(By School)
Hold Harmless
CBT
(By School)
Hold Harmless
2014-15 PARCC
PARCC
Paper
(By School)
Hold Harmless
CBT
(By School)
Hold Harmless
District Choice for Grades 3-8 in
2015-2016
All districts will continue to administer:
�Grade 5 and 8 MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering tests
�Grade 10 MCAS ELA and Mathematics tests
�High school MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering tests
�High school MCAS retests
�MCAS-Alt
�ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Spring 2016 testing windows
�MCAS
�Grades 3-8 ELA: March 21-April 12
�New - ELA window will be one week later for grades 3-8
�Grade 10 dates will remain the same.
�Grades 3-8 Math: May 9-24
�PARCC
�New - Consolidated schedule (PBA and EOY from 2015 combined into one window for 2016)
�CBT: April 25-June 6
�PBT: April 25-May 27
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Timeline for making decisions
Date Event
November 23 District superintendents and directorsof outplacements receive instructions and passwords via email to register the district’s choice via an online tool
By December 18 Districts register decisions using the online tool, or request an extension from ESE via [email protected]
Mid-January 2016 Decisions published on ESE website; Districts that did not make a decision will default to 2015 decisions
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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