Howard County Public School PARCC results
Howard County public school students continue to perform at levels that significantly outpace their peers across Maryland. Overall scores in nearly every category showed measurable improvement over the prior year.
“PARCC scores provide valuable insight into student growth over time, and help teachers and parents monitor and support academic achievement,” said Superintendent Renee A. Foose. “The steady improvement in our students’ scores underscores our progress in preparing students for lifelong success.”
Testing at the elementary and middle school levels includes English/language arts (ELA) and mathematics. In this second year of PARCC testing, ELA results held steady for Grades 3–5 with 54 percent of students achieving at levels 4 and 5 combined, 14.9 percentage points above the state average of 39.1 percent.
At 53.5 percent, ELA results for Grades 6–8 outpaced the state average by 15.1 percentage points, and showed improvement of 3.7 percentage points over 2015 results.
In mathematics, 57.2 percent of HCPSS elementary students performed at levels 4 and 5 combined, a rise of 7.1 percentage points above scores last year and outpacing the 39.3 percent Maryland average by nearly 18 percentage points.
Middle school mathematics scores also showed significant improvement, with 50.7 percent of students achieving or exceeding college readiness targets, compared to 45.9 percent last year. Middle school grade level math scores are not comparable at the state level, because a large proportion of students begin advanced level mathematics in these grades, and course sequence practices vary widely among school systems.
Test results at the high school level show HCPSS students making rapid gains in mathematics and ELA achievement, and continuing to outpace their Maryland peers. Participation in PARCC Algebra I and English 10 tests are required to meet Maryland graduation requirements.
On the Algebra I assessment, 56.7 percent of HCPSS students achieved at levels 4 and 5 combined, an improvement of 10.8 percentage points over last year, and 21.1 percentage points above the state average.
On the English 10 assessment, 58.8 percent of HCPSS are at levels 4 and 5 combined, an increase by 13.6 percentage points over the prior year, and exceeding the Maryland average by 14.4 percentage points.
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