Merrymount Elementary School

PTO MCAS Presentation

November 10, 2015

Grades and Subjects Tested

Grade 3- Reading and Mathematics

Grade 4- English Language Arts and Mathematics

Grade 5- English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science and Technology/Engineering

Composite Performance Index

(CPI)• Advanced (100 points)

• Proficient (100 points)

• High Needs Improvement (75 points)

• Low Needs Improvement (50 points)

• High Warning (25 points)

• Low Warning (0 points)

Student Growth Percentile (SGP)

• Each student’s rate of change is compared to other students with a similar test score history (“academic peers”)

• The rate of change is expressed as a percentile

• Typical student growth percentiles are between about 40 and 60

2015 MCAS“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be

lived forwards.”-Søren Kierkegaard

English Language ArtsGrades 3-5

CPI= 91.7

SGP= 66

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 28% 19% 27%

Proficient 49% 51% 48%

Needs Improveme

nt20% 21% 19%

Warning 3% 9% 7%

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI increased from 90.3 to 91.7

High Needs CPI slightly increased from 83.2 to 83.9

Low Income CPI increased from 83.9 to 87.8

Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 73.4 to 71.7

Median SGP increased from 50 to 66

High Needs Median SGP increased from 55.5 to 67

Grade 3 Reading

CPI= 88.7

4th in Quincy

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 8% 7% 11%

Proficient 58% 51% 49%

Needs Improveme

nt31% 32% 32%

Warning 3% 10% 9%

Grade 3 Reading

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI decreased from 90.1 to 88.7

High Needs CPI decreased from 84.2 to 83.6

Students with Disabilities CPI increased from 75 to 77.3

Multiple Choice APC decreased from 87% to 85%

Open Response APC decreased from 55% to 46%

Language Anchor Standard APC increased from 86% to 90%

Reading Anchor Standard APC decreased from 80% to 75%

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use APC increased from 85% to 89%

Grade 4 ELA

CPI= 92.9

SGP= 74.0

1st in Quincy

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 35% 11% 11%

Proficient 51% 47% 53%

Needs Improveme

nt10% 31% 33%

Warning 4% 11% 14%

Grade 4 ELA

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI increased from 88.9 to 92.9

High Needs CPI increased from 82 to 83.8

Median SGP increased from 63.5 to 74

High Needs Median SGP increased from 64 to 70.5

Open Response APC increased from 57% to 62%

Language Anchor Standard APC decreased from 87% to 85%

Reading Anchor Standard APC increased from 74% to 75%

Writing Anchor Standard APC increased from 76% to 81%

Grade 5 ELA

CPI= 93.7

SGP= 58.0

1st in Quincy

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 42% 22% 23%

Proficient 40% 47% 48%

Needs Improveme

nt16% 21% 20%

Warning 1% 9% 9%

Grade 5 ELA

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI increased from 92.1 to 93.7

High Needs CPI increased from 83.3 to 84.5

Median SGP increased from 43 to 58

Multiple Choice APC increased from 81% to 84%

Open Response APC increased from 52% to 64%

Language Anchor Standard APC increased from 79% to 85%

Reading Anchor Standard APC increased from 71% to 77%

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas APC increased from 64% to 87%

MathematicsGrades 3-5

CPI= 91.5

SGP= 65

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 47% 30% 36%

Proficient 32% 30% 30%

Needs Improveme

nt19% 25% 21%

Warning 2% 15% 13%

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI decreased from 93.4 to 91.5

High Needs CPI decreased from 89.5 to 85.6

Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 81.5 to 77.5

Median SGP increased from 59 to 65

High Needs Median SGP decreased from 72 to 52

Grade 3 Math

CPI= 89.8

5th in Quincy

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 31% 32% 32%

Proficient 42% 39% 39%

Needs Improveme

nt27% 19% 18%

Warning 0% 10% 11%

Grade 3 Math

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI decreased from 96.6 to 89.8

High Needs CPI decreased from 94.2 to 85.9

Low Income CPI decreased from 98.3 to 87.5

Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 88.3 to 86.4

Multiple Choice APC decreased from 90% to 80%

Open Response APC decreased from 80% to 66%

Short Answer APC increased from 74% to 82%

Geometry APC increased from 76% to 84%

Measurement and Data APC decreased from 83% to 67%

Number and Operations in Base Ten APC decreased from 90% to 81%

Number and Operations- Fractions APC decreased from 80% to 74%

Operations and Algebraic Thinking APC decreased from 91% to 84%

Grade 4 Math

CPI= 91.8

SGP= 65.0

1st in Quincy

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 51% 21% 19%

Proficient 27% 25% 29%

Needs Improveme

nt20% 41% 40%

Warning 2% 12% 13%

Grade 4 Math

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

High Needs CPI increased from 87 to 90

Students with Disabilities CPI decreased from 88.3 to 86.4

Median SGP increased from 56 to 65

High Needs Median SGP increased from 57 to 65

Multiple Choice APC decreased from 88% to 84%

Open Response APC increased from 67% to 80%

Short Answer APC increased from 81% to 88%

Geometry APC decreased from 86% to 82%

Number and Operations in Base Ten APC decreased from 90% to 84%

Number and Operations- Fractions APC increased from 75% to 84%

Operations and Algebraic Thinking APC increased from 80% to 90%

Grade 5 Math

CPI= 92.9

SGP= 66.0

1st in Quincy

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 60% 31% 35%

Proficient 25% 32% 32%

Needs Improveme

nt12% 23% 21%

Warning 3% 14% 12%

Grade 5 Math

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI increased slightly from 92.1 to 92.9

High Needs CPI decreased from 85.7 to 81

Low Income CPI decreased from 91.7 to 87.5

Median SGP decreased from 73 to 66

Open Response APC increased from 78% to 80%

Short Answer APC decreased from 86% to 83%

Geometry APC increased from 82% to 90%

Measurement and Data APC decreased from 83% to 79%

Number and Operations in Base 10 APC decreased from 89% to 81%

Number and Operations- Fractions APC decreased from 79% to 78%

Operations and Algebraic Thinking APC increased from 72% to 89%

Grade 5 STE

CPI= 94.4

1st in Quincy

Merrymount

Quincy

State

Advanced 37% 19% 16%

Proficient 43% 37% 35%

Needs Improveme

nt19% 35% 37%

Warning 0% 10% 13%

Grade 5 STE

Noteworthy Differences from 2014:

CPI increased from 89.5 to 94.4

High Needs CPI increased from 77.4 to 88.1

Low Income CPI increased from 81.7 to 89.3

Multiple Choice APC increased from 82% to 87%

Open Response APC increased from 57% to 61%

Earth and Space APC increased from 71% to 76%

Life Science APC increased from 72% to 81%

Physical Sciences APC decreased from 83% to 82%

Technology/Engineering APC increased from 72% to 77%

Review of 2014-2015 Goals

“A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions.”

-William Kingdon Clifford

English Language Arts

During the 2014-2015 school year, students will demonstrate a growing understanding of increasingly complex

text. This will be evident by an increase of 2% or more on the school-wide average percent correct in the

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard for Key Ideas and Details from a base of 74% as measured by

the 2015 English Language Arts MCAS Standards Report.

Average Percent Correct

Key Ideas and Details2014 2015

Goal Met?

Grade 3 79% 75% No

Grade 4 71% 74% Yes

Grade 5 72% 75% Yes

All Students

74% 74.6% No

Mathematics

During the 2014-2015 school year, students will demonstrate an increased ability to persevere and use

reasoning to solve increasingly complex math tasks as related to open response type questions. This will be

evident by an increase of 2% or more on the school-wide average percent correct from a base of 75%, as

measured by the 2015 Mathematics MCAS Standards Report.

Average Percent Correct

Open Response2014 2015

Goal Met?

Grade 3 80% 66% No

Grade 4 67% 80% Yes

Grade 5 78% 80% Yes

All Students

75% 75% No

2015-2016 Goals

English Language Arts

During the 2015-2016 school year, students will demonstrate a growing understanding of

increasingly complex text. This will be evident by an increase of 1% or more on the school-wide average percent correct in the College

and Career Readiness Anchor Standard for Key Ideas and Details from a base of 74% as

measured by the 2016 English Language Arts Standards Report.

Mathematics

During the 2015-2016 school year, students will demonstrate an increased understanding of Number and Operations in Base Ten. This will be evident by an increase of 1% or more on the school-wide average percent correct

from a base of 82% in the area of Number and Operations in Base Ten, as measured by the

2016 Mathematics Standards Report.

Questions?