Montgomery County Public Schools
Raising Achievement for all Students
Access + Equity + Quality
Jerry D. Weast, Ed. D.
Superintendent of Schools
January 10, 2006
Percentage of Students in the Class of
2005 with SAT Scores of 1100 or Higher
Group
Nation
MCPS
All
Students
African
American
Hispanic
38%
53%
11%
20%
18%
22%
January 10, 2006
Percentage Increase in the Number
of SAT Scores of 1100 or Higher
Class of 2000 versus Class of 2005
60%
52.2%
48.1%
50%
37.6%
40%
30%
28.9%
23.5%
20%
10%
0%
All MCPS
January 10, 2006
African
American
Asian
American
Hispanic
White
Percentage of Students in the Class of
2005 Who Took the SAT
Group
Nation
MCPS
(Public Schools)
All
Racial/Ethnic
Groups
36%
76%
African
American
Hispanic
34%
67%
31%
52%
January 10, 2006
Percentage of Graduates
Taking at Least 1 AP Exam
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
54%
38%
29%
22%
17%
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+16pp
+14pp
African American
Hispanic
All MCPS
Class of 2001
January 10, 2006
40%
Class of 2005
Percentage of MCPS Seniors Scoring
3 or Higher on the AP Exam
40%
33%
17%
20%
18%
11%
National
Average
13% in
2004
0%
African American
Hispanic
2001
January 10, 2006
2005
Percentage of Grade 8 Students
Completing Algebra 1 Or Higher Math
60%
48%
50%
43%
40%
30%
20%
21%
24%
2000-2001
2004-2005
23%
16%
10%
0%
African
American
January 10, 2006
Hispanic
All MCPS
Fall 2005 – 36% of MCPS 5th Grade
Students Enrolled in Math A or Higher
Total 5th Grade students
10,369
Total 5th Graders in Math A or Above
3,840
African American 5th Graders in Math
A or Above
Hispanic 5th Graders in Math A or
Above
Total 5th Grade students in Math A or
Above in 2001
500
January 10, 2006
380
196
Record-breaking Proficiency Levels
Fourth Grade MSA Scores in Reading
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
80%
60%
40%
76%
69%
76%
82%
86%
65%
+7
+11
African American
Hispanic
+4
20%
0%
2004
January 10, 2006
2005
All MCPS
Record-breaking Proficiency Levels
Fourth Grade MSA Scores in Math
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
62%
69%
72%
64%
84%
80%
+7
+8
+4
African American
Hispanic
All MCPS
0%
2004
January 10, 2006
2005
Closing the Gap: Increase in
Second Grade Scores at or Above
National Average
Percent at or above the 50th national percentile on Terra Nova Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills
90
75
83 85
80
76 77
80 81
76 77
60
45
30
61
60
45 45 48
+9
52
53
44 41 45
+15
+17
African
American
Hispanic
15
+9
0
Asian
American
2000
January 10, 2006
2001
2002
2003
White
2004
85
Raising the Bar and Closing
the Gap in Grade 2
Percentage of CTBS Scores At or Above 50th National Percentile
24
90%
Percentage
Point Gap
32–36
Percentage
Point Gap
60%
First Class in K
Reform Group
30%
2001
2002
African American
White
January 10, 2006
2003
2004
Hispanic
Asian American
2005
Closing the Gap—Kindergarten
Students at or above text-reading benchmark
90%
81%
78%
60%
65%
69%
69%
71%
61%
55%
52%
30%
68%
59%
42%
+26
+27
+22
African American
Hispanic
All MCPS
0%
2002
January 10, 2006
2003
2004
2005