Raising the Bar and
Closing the Gap in Grade 2
Percentage of CTBS Scores At or Above 50 National Percentile
th
24
Percentage Point Gap
90%
32–36
Percentage Point Gap
First Class in K
Reform Group
60%
30%
2001
2002
2003
African American
White
2004
2005
Hispanic
Asian American
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE • MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • ROCKVILLE, MD
Closing the Gap:
Second Grade Scores
Increase for All Groups
Percentage of CTBS Scores At or Above 50 National Percentile
th
90%
75%
77%
86%
77%
60%
63%
45%
45%
30%
15%
0%
86%
62%
41%
+9
+18
+21
+9
Asian
American
African
American
Hispanic
White
2001
2005
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE • MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • ROCKVILLE, MD
Five Years of Progress:
MCPS Students Make Gains
on CTBS 2001–2005
Percentage of CTBS Scores At or Above 50 National Percentile
th
80%
70%
60%
64%
2001
67%
2002
75%
76%
2004
2005
70%
2003
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE • MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • ROCKVILLE, MD
Closing the Gap:
Second Grade Scores
Increase for All Groups
Percentage of CTBS Scores At or Above 50 National Percentile
th
90%
75%
60%
76%
64%
50%
45%
30%
15%
0%
34%
58%
39%
39%
47%
+12
+16
+19
+8
All
Students
LEP
FARMS
Special
Education
2001
2005
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE • MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • ROCKVILLE, MD
Raising the Bar and
Closing the Gap at
Oakland Terrace ES
Percentage of CTBS Scores At or Above 50 National Percentile
th
90%
80%
79%
75%
85%
68%
60%
45%
30%
15%
0%
38%
35%
66%
46%
+41
+45
+22
+19
Asian
American
African
American
Hispanic
White
2001
2005
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE • MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • ROCKVILLE, MD
MCPS Schools Among the
Highest Achieving in the Nation
70%
Percentage of Schools Scoring At or Above
th
75 Median National Percentile Rank
50%
30%
10%
59%
58%
39%
34%
20%
2001
45%
31%
26%
2002
2003
Reading
37%
2004
40%
2005
Math
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE • MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • ROCKVILLE, MD
Five Years of Progress:
African American and Hispanic
Scores in the Red Zone Improve Every Year
Percentage of Grade 2 CTBS Scores
th
At or Above 50 National Percentile
80%
60%
40%
43%
48%
39%
42%
51% 51%
63% 61%
59% 59%
20%
0%
2001
2002
2003
African American
2004
2005
Hispanic
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE • MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS • ROCKVILLE, MD