Measuring College and Career Readiness PARCC Results: Spring 2017 Administrations DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT Measuring College and Career Readiness

Comparison of Dunellen school district Spring 2015, Spring 2016, & SPRING 2017 PARCC Administrations English Language Arts/Literacy - PERCENTAGES Not Yet Meeting Expectations (Level 1) Partially Meeting Expectations (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting +2.1% Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) Change in Level 1 and Level 2 From 2015 to 2017 Change in Level 4 and Level 5 From 2015 to 2017** Grade 2015 2016 2017 3 15.1% 13.5% 7.1% 17.8% 16.0% 15.3% 23.7% 23.0% 32.9% 38.6% 41.3% 43.5% 4.9% 6.2% 1.2% -10.5% +1.2% 4 7.8% 8.2% 6.5% 14.5% 18.5% 26.6% 24.8% 22.8% 39.4% 40.8% 33.7% 11.7% 12.7% +3.3% +2.1% 5 7.2% 6.7% 14.7% 8.1% 26.1% 25.3% 20.9% 45.1% 46.4% 62.8% 6.4% 6.9% 7.0% -13.0% +18.3% 6 7.9% 7.5% 4.0% 15.5% 14.1% 13.3% 27.8% 26.2% 32.0% 39.7% 37.3% 9.1% 11.0% -6.1% +1.8% 7 10.8% 9.5% 10.3% 12.5% 7.4% 23.1% 21.6% 26.5% 33.9% 35.6% 17.7% 20.7% 16.2% -7.6% +4.3% 8 11.5% 10.1% 16.4% 14.6% 13.0% 22.3% 21.7% 21.8% 39.1% 40.7% 28.2% 17.3% +6.7% 9 17.6% 12.9% 19.0% 15.0% 9.3% 23.6% 22.7% 30.3% 35.8% 43.3% 13.2% -11.8% +12.8% 10 14.2% 11.1% 20.3% 20.4% 18.9% 25.6% 31.0% 13.4% 16.7% -14.1% +15.7% 11* 18.7% 18.1% 23.5% 23.3% 30.1% 31.7% 40.0% 10.9% 8.4% 1.8% -0.9% +0.8% *Grade 11 does not include students who took an AP/IB test. **Level 4 and Level 5 is an indication a student is on pace to be college and career ready. Notes: Data shown is preliminary. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

Comparison of DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT’s Spring 2015, Spring 2016, & SPRING 2017 PARCC Administrations Mathematics - PERCENTAGES Not Yet Meeting Expectations (Level 1) Partially Meeting Expectations (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) Change in Level 1 and Level 2 From 2015 to 2017 Change in Level 4 and Level 5 From 2015 to 2017** Grade 2015 2016 2017 3 8.3% 8.1% 5.9% 18.5% 15.9% 14.1% 28.3% 24.3% 35.3% 36.9% 39.0% 41.2% 8.0% 12.7% 3.5% -3.6% -0.8% 4 7.2% 8.5% 21.9% 18.6% 17.0% 30.3% 26.8% 34.0% 36.3% 4.3% 5.4% 6.4% -1.3% 5 6.1% 6.2% 1.0% 20.7% 18.3% 23.0% 32.1% 28.2% 33.3% 34.9% 38.4% 37.9% 8.8% 5.0% +1.9% 6 7.6% 8.9% 21.4% 19.1% 22.2% 30.2% 29.1% 37.0% 34.8% 35.6% 29.6% 6.0% 7.3% -5.8% -10.2% 7 7.7% 9.0% 22.3% 20.1% 32.3% 48.6% 33.0% 33.5% 34.3 3.8% 5.2% -29.0% -1.5% 8* 21.5% 25.8% 26.2% 25.3% 28.4% 27.5% 29.2% 24.9% 14.6% 0.5% 0.7% 0.0% +8.0% -8.9% ALG I 13.8% 12.8% 10.6% 21.3% 23.1% 25.0% 24.8% 32.7% 32.9% 37.3% 30.8% 3.1% 3.9% 2.0% -5.4% -3.2 GEO 12.4% 29.7% 46.1% 19.9% 31.4% 28.1% 19.5% 23.2% 16.9% 2.9% -0.9% -5.5% ALG II 31.7% 10.5% 24.5% 21.7% 18.8% 22.7% 20.3% 1.6% 2.4% +0.3% *Approximately 30,000 New Jersey students in grade 8 participated in the PARCC Algebra I assessment. Thus, PARCC Math 8 outcomes are not representative of grade 8 performance as a whole. **Level 4 and Level 5 is an indication a student is on pace to be college and career ready. Notes: Data shown is preliminary. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

COMPARISON OF DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT’s 2015 to 2017 Spring PARCC Administrations ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY % Change in Level 1 and Level 2 % Change in Level 4 and Level 5 DUNELLN SCHOOL DISTRICT State DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT Grade 3 Down 10.5% 5.8% Up 1.2% 6.9% Grade 4 3.3% 1.8% 2.1% 4.8% Grade 5 13.0% 18.3% 7.4% Grade 6 6.1% 2.3% 4.5% Grade 7 7.6% 5.0% 4.3% Grade 8 6.7% 5.5% 7.5% Grade 9 11.8% 11.0% 12.8% 11.7% Grade 10 14.1% 8.8% 15.7% 9.7% Grade 11* 0.9% 3.7% 0.8% 2.6% *Grade 11 does not include students who took an AP/IB test. Notes: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. - An up arrow indicates an increase of the % change from the previous year where a down arrow shows a decrease of the % change from the previous year.

COMPARISON OF DUNELLEN’s 2015 to 2017 Spring PARCC Administrations Mathematics % Change in Level 1 and Level 2 % Change in Level 4 and Level 5 DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT State Grade 3 Down 3.6% 4.4% 0.8% 7.5% Grade 4 3.5% 1.3% 6.7% Grade 5 2.5% Up 1.9% 5.2% Grade 6 5.8% 0.2% 10.2% 2.8% Grade 7 29.0% 2.1% 1.5% Grade 8 8.0% 3.8% 8.9% 4.2% Algebra I* 5.4% 4.8% 3.2% Algebra II 0.9% 0.4% 5.5% 2.7% Geometry 0.3% 9.0% 7.4% *Some students in grade 8 participated in the PARCC Algebra I assessment in place of the 8th grade Math assessment. Thus, PARCC Math 8 outcomes are not representative of grade 8 performance as a whole. Notes: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. - An up arrow indicates an increase of the % change from the previous year where a down arrow shows a decrease of the % change from the previous year.

Comparison of DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT’S Students Tested Spring 2016 and Spring 2017 PARCC Administrations English Language Arts/Literacy Students Tested Year to Year Increase 2016 2017 Grade 3 88 85 -3 Grade 4 81 92 +11 Grade 5 77 86 +13 Grade 6 73 75 +2 Grade 7 98 68 -30 Grade 8 110 +29 Grade 9 94 97 +3 Grade 10 84 90 +6 Grade 11* 61 55 -6 TOTAL 737 758 +21 *Grade 11 does not include students who took an AP/IB test. Note: “Students Tested” represents individual valid test scores for English Language Arts/Literacy.

Comparison of DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT’S Students Tested Spring 2016 and Spring 2017 PARCC Administrations Mathematics Students Tested Year to Year Increase 2016 2017 Grade 3 89 85 - 4 Grade 4 81 94 +13 Grade 5 77 87 +10 Grade 6 74 +7 Grade 7 100 70 - 30 Grade 8* 64 +25 Algebra I 88 104 +16 Algebra II 69 Same Geometry 95 - 6 TOTAL 737 768 +31 *Some students in grade 8 participated in the PARCC Algebra I assessment in place of the 8th grade Math assessment. Thus, PARCC Math 8 outcomes are not representative of grade 8 performance as a whole. Notes: “Students Tested” represents individual valid test scores for Mathematics.

Comparison of DUNELLEN SCHOOL DISTRICT’S Spring 2016 and Spring 2017 PARCC Administrations English Language Arts/Literacy to new jersey- percentages Not Yet Meeting Expectations (Level 1) Partially Meeting Expectations (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) District State 2017 Grade 3 7.1% 12.7 15.3% 14.4 32.9% 22.5 43.5% 42.9 1.2% 7.5 Grade 4 6.5% 7.7 18.5% 12.8 22.8% 23.7 33.7% 40.5 15.4 Grade 5 6.8 8.1% 12.2 20.9% 22.1 62.8% 48.2 7.0% 10.7 Grade 6 4.0% 6.5 13.3% 14.6 32.0% 25.6 37.3% 41.0 12.3 Grade 7 10.3% 8.9 7.4% 11.4 26.5% 20.5 39.7% 35.4 16.2% 23.8 Grade 8 16.4% 9.0 11.6 21.8% 20.3 28.2% 17.3% 18.6 Grade 9 15.5% 9.3% 22.7% 22.9 43.3% 37.7 13.8 Grade 10 17.8% 11.1% 13.9 18.9% 19.5 35.6% 32.2 16.7% 14.1 Grade 11* 21.1 12.7% 18.0 23.6% 22.4 40.0% 29.7 1.8% 8.7 *Grade 11 does not include students who took an AP/IB test. Notes: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

Comparison of DUNELLEn SCHOOL DISTRICT’S Spring 2016 and Spring 2017 PARCC Administrations MATHEMATICS to new jersey- percentages Not Yet Meeting Expectations (Level 1) Partially Meeting Expectations (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) District State 2017 Grade 3 5.9% 7.8 14.1% 14.6 35.3% 25.1 41.2% 38.7 3.5% 13.7 Grade 4 8.5% 8.1 17.0% 17.5 34.0% 27.1 40.6 6.4% 6.7 Grade 5 1.0% 6.5 23.0% 17.8 33.3% 29.6 37.9% 37.3 5.0% 8.9 Grade 6 9.7 22.2% 19.1 37.0% 27.7 29.6% 35.0 8.6 Grade 7 8.0 19.9 48.6% 32.5 34.3% 33.9 5.7 Grade 8* 25.8% 22.9 30.3% 21.4 29.2% 28.0 14.6% 26.9 0.0% 0.8 Algebra I 10.6% 12.2 23.1% 22.1 32.7% 24.2 30.8% 36.9 2.0% 4.5 Algebra II 34.8% 34.4 21.7% 28.1% 17.6 16.9% 23.6 3.0 Geometry 10.5% 10.0 46.1% 29.0 23.2% 31.3 20.3% 25.8 4.0 *Some students in grade 8 participated in the PARCC Algebra I assessment in place of the 8th grade Math assessment. Thus, PARCC Math 8 outcomes are not representative of grade 8 performance as a whole. Notes: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.