2005 MSA Scores
Montgomery County Public Schools
June 7, 2005
Third Grade MSA Scores
Reading
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
80%
60%
78%
86% 88%
65% 66%
40%
20%
83%
48%
+10
+18
Asian
American
African
American
89% 91%
60% 63%
40%
+23
+8
Hispanic
White
0%
2003
June 7, 2005
2004
2005
Achievement Gap Shrinks
Grade 3 African American and White Student Scores
90%
90.6%
83.0%
66.4%
35.0
34.7
30.0
50%
48.3%
25.0
24.2
10%
2003
African American
2005
White
Percentage of Grade 3 MSA Reading scores at
or above proficiency
June 7, 2005
20.0
2003 Gap
2005 Gap
Percentage point gap between
African American and White
student scores decreases 30%
Achievement Gap Shrinks
Grade 3 Hispanic and White Student Scores
90%
90.6%
83.0%
62.9%
50%
39.9%
50.0
40.0
43.1
30.0
27.7
10%
2003
Hispanic
2005
White
Percentage of Grade 3 MSA Reading scores at
or above proficiency
June 7, 2005
20.0
2003 Gap
2005 Gap
Percentage point gap between
Hispanic and White student
scores decreases 36%
Third Grade MSA Scores
Reading
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
78% 79%
50%
67%
43%
+12
19%
0%
All Students
48%
+29
LEP
2003
June 7, 2005
53%
30%
+29
Special
Education
2004
57% 60%
59%
2005
38%
+22
FARM S
Fourth Grade MSA Scores
Reading
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
93% 95%
89% 92%
69%
76%
76%
65%
+3
+7
+11
+2
Asian
American
African
American
Hispanic
White
0%
2004
June 7, 2005
2005
Achievement Gap Shrinks
Grade 4 African American and White Student Scores
100%
30.0
94.7%
93.3%
68.6%
76.4%
24.7
20.0
50%
18.3
10.0
0%
2004
African American
2005
White
Percentage of Grade 4 MSA Reading scores at
or above proficiency
June 7, 2005
0.0
2004 Gap
2005 Gap
Percentage point gap between
African American and White
student scores decreases 26%
Achievement Gap Shrinks
Grade 4 Hispanic and White Student Scores
100%
30.0
94.7%
93.3%
75.9%
50%
65.2%
28.1
20.0
18.8
10.0
0%
2004
Hispanic
2005
White
Percentage of Grade 4 MSA Reading scores at
or above proficiency
June 7, 2005
0.0
2004 Gap
2005 Gap
Percentage point gap between
Hispanic and White student
scores decreases 33%
Fourth Grade MSA Scores
Reading
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
80%
82% 86%
60%
60%
40%
20%
+4
41%
+19
59%
67%
62%
72%
+8
+10
Special
Education
FARM S
0%
All Students
LEP
2004
June 7, 2005
2005
Third Grade MSA Scores
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
80%
60%
77.6%
79.2%
75.5%
66.8%
79.4%
40%
20%
0%
Reading
M ath
2003
June 7, 2005
2004
2005
83.0%
Fourth Grade MSA Scores
Percentage of students at or above proficiency on the 2005 Maryland School Assessment
100%
80%
86.4%
81.9%
83.5%
80.0%
60%
Reading
M ath
2004
June 7, 2005
2005
Reading Performance
Reaches New Heights
Percentage of students at or above standard
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Grade 4 (MSA)
82
86
67
78
79
64
64
60
62
73
74
73
n/a
59
68
71
n/a
Grade 3 (MSA)
Grade 2 (CTBS)
64
Grade 1
Kindergarten
June 7, 2005
39