Stanford 10 scores up in Baltimore
On the testing front, the good news keeps coming for Baltimore schools. This morning, the news is out that Stanford 10 scores for first- and second-graders are up substantially.
First-graders outscored 63 percent of peers in a national sample in math (up from 55 percent) and 50 percent in reading (up from 47 percent). For second-graders, those figures are 57 percent in math (up from 49) and 46 percent in reading (up from 42). And the gap between special ed and regular ed students' performance narrowed.
While we newspaper people tend to look at how this year's first-graders compare with last year's first grade and this year's second-graders compare with last year's second grade, I always find it interesting to see how a cohort is doing over time (understanding that there's going to be some turnover so we're not exactly comparing apples to apples). The second-graders who scored on average at the 57th percentile in math this year scored at the 55th percentile last year as first-graders. In reading, their performance at the 46th percentile this year is down a point from the 47th percentile last year. In other words, the gains aren't as great as when you compare the same grades against each other, but there's not a big backslide, either.
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BCPSS Office of DREAA SY2009 Compare/Contrast and Increase/Decrease in math/reading scores for 1st and 2nd grader assessment test Stanford 10 is a very important academic indicator to watch for predicting future student academic results-driven outcomes for primary school K-5 levels.
BCPSS Office of Enrichment is linked to the testing front performance of Stanford 10, attention paid to should be reviewing Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs for BCPSS students. Special programs for being on task at all schools for enrichment models measurement which support high academic achievement and provide authentic, enriching, and rigorous opportunities that link school work to real world experiences and the world outside the school. Including special programs Primary Years Programme PYP and Primary Talent Development PTD quarterly outcomes.
Posted by: GATE | May 8, 2009 10:53 AM
Sara, any idea when the schools will release info to parents? And any idea how much info they release? Individual results? By grade? School?
Thanks.
Posted by: Jeff | May 8, 2009 11:27 AM
(@ Post by Jeff about SAT10 )
Contact the Division of Research, Evaluation, Assessment, and Accountability (DREAA) Staff Assessment Services, 410-396-8962.
A hard copy is to be mailed to the district elementary schools this week from the DREAA office. I was told this when I called to ask about when the SAT10 test scores release is made to each district elementary school. In addition an electronic delivery will be forwarded to each elementary school from DREAA this week. Contact DREAA to confirm.
Posted by: Interested & Engaged Parent of City Schools | May 11, 2009 8:41 AM