MCAS Results Merrymount Elementary School 2011

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2011 MCAS Results

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GRADE 3 RESULTS

WHERE DO WE STAND? CITY RANKINGS Merrymount 3 rd Graders placed second in the district in ELA and in Mathematics. STATE RANKINGS ELA 436 out of 957 MATH 249 out of 957

ELA Performance Rating Graph A: 15% P: 51% NI: 24% W: 10%

Math Performance Rating Graph A: 20% P: 59% NI: 15% W: 7%

Grade 3 ELA Annual Comparisons

Grade 3 Math Annual Comparisons

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GRADE 4 RESULTS

WHERE DO WE STAND? CITY RANKINGS Merrymount 4 th Graders placed second in the district in ELA and in Mathematics. STATE RANKINGS ELA 228 out of 944 MATH 140 out of 943

ELA Performance Rating Graph A: 5% P: 64% NI: 27% W: 4%

Math Performance Rating Graph A: 22% P: 45% NI: 27% W: 5%

Grade 4 ELA Annual Comparisons

Grade 4 Math Annual Comparisons

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GRADE 5 RESULTS

WHERE DO WE STAND? CITY RANKINGS Merrymount 5 th Graders placed first in the district in ELA and third in the district in Mathematics. STATE RANKINGS ELA 171 out of 879 MATH 293 out of 879

ELA Performance Rating Graph A: 26% P: 58% NI: 11% W: 5%

Math Performance Rating Graph A: 31% P: 38% NI: 24% W: 7%

Grade 5 ELA Annual Comparisons

Grade 5 Math Annual Comparisons

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Student Growth at Merrymount

HOW IS STUDENT GROWTH MEASURED? Student Growth Percentile (SGP) answers the question: “How much did a student grow over the previous year compared to his or her academic peers?” SPG Ranges 1-39 Lower Growth Moderate Growth Higher Growth Merrymount’s SGP Medians Grade 4: ELA 42 MATH 58.5 Grade 5: ELA 54 MATH 38

Grade 4 ELA Growth Model

Grade 4 Math Growth Model

Grade 5 ELA Growth Model

Grade 5 Math Growth Model

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A LOOK AT COMPOSITE SCORE INDEX (CPI)

How is CPI determined? Advanced and Proficient = 100 High Needs Improvement = 75 Low Needs Improvement = 50 High Warning = 25 Low Warning = 0

Grade 3 ELA CPI Information Merrymount ELA CPI Average = 84.1 District ELA CPI Average = 79.9

Grade 3 Math CPI Information Merrymount Math CPI Average = 89.6 District Math CPI Average = 84.2

Grade 4 ELA CPI Information Merrymount ELA CPI Average = 87.7 District ELA CPI Average = 77.8

Grade 4 Math CPI Information Merrymount Math CPI Average = 86.8 District Math CPI Average = 76.5

Grade 5 ELA CPI Information Merrymount ELA CPI Average = 92.5 District ELA CPI Average = 84.2

Grade 5 Math CPI Information Merrymount Math CPI Average = 85.9 District Math CPI Average = 80.2

Merrymount CPI Information ELA Aggregate: 88.6 Target was: 95.1 Down: -4.8 from 2010 MATH Aggregate: 87.3 Target was: 92.2 Down: -4.4 from 2010

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Adequate Yearly Progress AYP Merrymount DID NOT make AYP for AYP Accountability Status: No Status Performance Rating: High Improvement Rating: Declined

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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? We need to establish goals and action steps that address the unique concerns of Merrymount’s student population.

“What you get by achieving your goals is as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” -Henry David Thoreau

WHO DO WE WANT TO BECOME?