2012 MARYLAND STATE ASSESSMENT (MSA) CITYWIDE TEST

1
2014
MARYLAND SCHOOL ASSESSMENT
(MSA) CITY SCHOOLS
DISTRICTWIDE TEST RESULTS
GRADES 3-8
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014 MSA Summary:
Assessment not aligned to Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards;
misalignment most pronounced in Math
2
READING
1 yr change
MATH
1 yr change
3 yr change
3 yr change
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
-5.5
-8.1%
-6.6
-9.6%
-16.9
28.7%
-19.4
-31.6%
69.0
67.3
67.9
62.4
61.4
63.4
58.9
42.0
N=
(33,848)
(34,343)
(34,438)
(32,098)
2011
2012
2013
2014
N=
(33,786)
(34,276)
(34,373)
(31,483)
2011
2012
2013
2014
Note: MSA results for grades 3-8 combined, percent Proficient or Advanced. Between 2009 and 2012, Mod-MSA results were reported as part of MSA total scores. Starting in 2013, the ModMSA was discontinued and all students took the regular MSA. Ns refer to the total number of students who took the MSA. The PARCC field test was administered in Spring 2014, which
decreased the number of students taking the MSA.
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014 MSA: Reading
Percent of Students Scoring Basic, Proficient or Advanced
3
BASIC
1 yr change
PROFICIENT
3 yr change
1 yr change
ADVANCED
3 yr change
1 yr change
3 yr change
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
+5.5
+17.1%
+6.6
+21.3%
-3.1
-6.2%
-5.3
-10.2%
-2.4
-13.3%
-1.3
-7.7%
50.3
49.9
52.1
46.8
37.6
31.0
32.7
32.1
(10,479) (11,244) (11,065) (12,065)
2011
2012
2013
2014
16.9
17.0
18.0
(17,646 (17,277) (17,179) (15,018)
(5,723)
(5,822)
(6,194)
(5,015)
2011
2011
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
15.6
Note: MSA results for grades 3-8 combined. Between 2009 and 2012, Mod-MSA results were reported as part of MSA total scores. Starting in 2013, the Mod-MSA was discontinued and all
students took the regular MSA. Ns refer to the total number of students who took the MSA. N’s represent the number of students testing basic, proficient and advanced. The PARCC field test
was administered in Spring 2014, which decreased the number of students taking the MSA.
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014 MSA: Math
Percent of Students Scoring Basic, Proficient or Advanced
4
BASIC
1 yr change
PROFICIENT
3 yr change
1 yr change
ADVANCED
3 yr change
1 yr change
3 yr change
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
+16.9
+41.1%
+19.4
+50.3%
-9.2
-20.3%
-11.2
-23.7%
-7.6
-56.3%
-8.3
-58.5%
58.0
47.3
38.6
36.6
47.2
41.1
45.3
36.1
14.2
16.2
13.5
5.9
(13,036) (12,541) (14,140) (18,246)
2011
2012
2013
2014
(15,964) (16,187) (15,578) (11.377)
2011
2012
2013
2014
(4,786)
(5,548)
(4,655)
(1,860)
2011
2012
2013
2014
Note: MSA results for grades 3-8 combined. Between 2009 and 2012, Mod-MSA results were reported as part of MSA total scores. Starting in 2013, the Mod-MSA was discontinued and all
students took the regular MSA. Ns refer to the total number of students who took the MSA. The PARCC field test was administered in Spring 2014, which decreased the number of students
taking the MSA.
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014 MSA: Reading
Percent of Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced—by Grade
5
73.2
75.4
76.1 75.8
72.9
69.4
73.6 73.9
67.6
65.5 64.9
65.7 64.9 66.6
67.3
62.6
66.8
62.0
55.9
58.8
61.4
58.8
62.0
54.7
6057 6119 6263 5668
5928 5876 5892 5548
5753 5839 5821 5714
5661 5654 5586 5060
5441 5603 5493 4885
5008 5252 5383 5223
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Note: Between 2009 and 2012, Mod-MSA results were reported as part of MSA total scores. Starting in 2013, the Mod-MSA was discontinued and all students took the regular MSA. Ns
refer to the total number of students who took the MSA. Ns refer to the total number of students who took the MSA by grade. The PARCC field test was administered in Spring 2014, which
decreased the number of students taking the MSA.
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014 MSA: Math
Percent of Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced—by Grade
6
79.1 79.6
73.4 73.6
75.9
70.4
68.1
64.8
65.0
61.7
64.3
57.5
53.1
49.0 49.6
47.0
42.5
45.4
42.9
34.9
35.1
39.5 37.9
28.5
6060 6119 6261 6018
5929 5870 5887 5553
5749 5822 5805 5722
5641 5645 5581 5175
5408 5578 5477 3802
4999 5242 5362 5213
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Note: Between 2009 and 2012, Mod-MSA results were reported as part of MSA total scores. Starting in 2013, the Mod-MSA was discontinued and all students took the regular MSA. Ns
refer to the total number of students who took the MSA.. Ns refer to the total number of students who took the MSA by grade. The PARCC field test was administered in Spring 2014,
which decreased the number of students taking the MSA.
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014 MSA: Reading Results by Grade Band
7
GRADES 6-8
GRADES 3-5
1 yr change
72.8
N=
3 yr change
1 yr change
3 yr change
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
-4.5
-6.4%
-7.0
-9.6%
-6.5
-10.0%
-6.2
-9.6%
72.2
70.3
65.8
(17,738)
(17,834)
(17,976)
(16,930)
2011
2012
2013
2014
64.9
N=
62.0
65.2
58.7
(16,110)
(16,509)
(16,462)
(15,168)
2011
2012
2013
2014
Note: MSA results show aggregates of percent Proficient or Advanced. Ns refer to the total number of students who took the MSA. The PARCC field test was administered in Spring 2014,
which decreased the number of students taking the MSA.
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2014 MSA: Math Results by Grade Band
8
GRADES 6-8
GRADES 3-5
1 yr change
72.5
3 yr change
1 yr change
3 yr change
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
Pct Pt
Pct
-22.3
-32.0%
-25.1
-34.6%
-11.6
-24.6%
-13.6
-27.7%
74.5
69.7
49.1
47.4
51.4
47.1
35.5
N=
(17,738)
(17,811)
(17,953)
(17,293)
2011
2012
2013
2014
N=
(16,048)
(16,465)
(16,420)
(14,190)
2011
2012
2013
2014
Note: MSA results show aggregates of percent Proficient or Advanced. Between 2009 and 2012, Mod-MSA results were reported as part of MSA total scores. Starting in 2013, the Mod-MSA
was discontinued and all students took the regular MSA. Ns refer to the total number of students who took the MSA. The PARCC field test was administered in Spring 2014, which decreased
the number of students taking the MSA.
BALTIMORE CITY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS