Measuring
College and
Career
Readiness
PARCC RESULTS:
YEAR ONE
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT
JANUARY 20, 2016
In 2015, New Jersey adopted the Partnership for Assessment
of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to replace HSPA
and previous assessments in the elementary and middle
school in language arts and mathematics.
Students took PARCC English Language Arts and Literacy
Assessments (ELA/L) in grades 3 – 11.
Students took PARCC Mathematics Assessments in grades 3 –
8 and End of Course Assessments in Algebra I, Geometry, and
Algebra II.
NEW JERSEY’S STATEWIDE
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Level 1: Not yet meeting grade-level expectations
Level 2: Partially meeting grade-level expectations
Level 3: Approaching grade-level expectations
Level 4: Meeting grade-level expectations
Level 5: Exceeding grade-level expectations
PARCC PERFORMANCE LEVELS
Not Yet
Meeting
(Level 1)
Partially
Meeting
(Level 2)
Approaching
Expectations
(Level 3)
Meeting
Expectations
(Level 4)
Exceeding
Expectations
(Level 5)
% >=
Level 4
Grade 3 8% 19% 28% 37% 8% 45%
Grade 4 7% 22% 30% 36% 4% 41%
Grade 5 6% 21% 32% 35% 6% 41%
Grade 6 8% 21% 30% 35% 6% 41%
Grade 7 8% 22% 33% 33% 4% 37%
Grade 8* 22% 26% 28% 23% 1% 24%
Algebra I 14% 25% 25% 33% 3% 36%
Geometry 12% 36% 30% 20% 3% 22%
Algebra II 32% 25% 20% 22% 2% 24%
NEW JERSEY’S 2015 PARCC OUTCOMES
MATHEMATICS
* Note: Approximately 30,000 New Jersey students participated in the PARCC
Algebra I assessment while in middle school. Thus, PARCC Math 8 outcomes are
not representative of grade 8 performance as a whole.Note: Numbers may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Not Yet
Meeting
(Level 1)
Partially
Meeting
(Level 2)
Approaching
Expectations
(Level 3)
Meeting
Expectations
(Level 4)
Exceeding
Expectations
(Level 5)
% >=
Level 4
Grade 3 15% 18% 24% 39% 5% 44%
Grade 4 8% 15% 27% 39% 12% 51%
Grade 5 7% 15% 26% 45% 6% 52%
Grade 6 8% 16% 28% 40% 9% 49%
Grade 7 11% 15% 23% 34% 18% 52%
Grade 8 12% 15% 22% 39% 13% 52%
Grade 9 18% 19% 24% 30% 10% 40%
Grade 10 25% 18% 20% 26% 11% 37%
Grade 11 17% 19% 24% 30% 11% 41%
NEW JERSEY’S 2015 PARCC OUTCOMES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY
Note: Numbers may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
2015 PARCC ELA/L Grade 4 51%
2013 NAEP Reading Grade 4 42%
2015 SAT: 44%
met Col lege
and Career
Ready
Benchmark
2015 ACT: 43%
met Col lege
and Career
Ready
Benchmark .
PARCC
OUTCOMES
IN CONTEXT
2015 PARCC Math Grade 4 41%
2013 NAEP Math Grade 4 49%
2015 PARCC ELA/L Grade 8 52%
2013 NAEP Reading Grade 8 46%
2015 PARCC ELA/L Grade 11 41%
2013 NAEP Reading Grade 12 41%
2015 PARCC Algebra I 36%
2011 ADP Algebra I 35%
NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
ADP: American Diploma Project http://www.achieve.org/adp-network
128 8 6 9 11
22
18 20
15
2617
28
28
38
42
36
28
32
37
3233
27
42
68
3 4 1 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE DISTRICT MTES RIDGEWAY WHITINGMATH NOT MET MATH PART MET MATH APPROACHED MATH MET MATH EXCEEDED
GRADE 3 MATH
GRADE 3 LANGUAGE ARTS
1915
10 9 11 11
20
1823
2124 25
23
24 27 3027
17
3439 36 36 35
42
4 5 4 5 4 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE DISTRICT MTES RIDGEWAY WHITING
LANGUAGE ARTS NOT MET LANGUAGE ARTS PART MET LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACHED
LANGUAGE ARTS MET LANGUAGE ARTS EXCEEDED
GRADE 4 MATH
127
2 3 1 3
26
22
17 1813
23
30
30 48 4350
53
29
36
3132
36
20
3 42 4
0 0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE DISTRICT MTES RIDGEWAY WHITING
MATH NOT MET MATH PART MET MATH APPROACHED MATH MET MATH EXCEEDED
GRADE 4 LANGUAGE ARTS
11 83 3 1
7
19
15
7 5 7
13
29
27
31 3226
43
34
3953
51 61
37
812
6 9 40
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE DISTRICT MTES RIDGEWAY WHITING
LANGUAGE ARTS NOT MET LANGUAGE ARTS PART MET LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACHED
LANGUAGE ARTS MET LANGUAGE ARTS EXCEEDED
GRADE 5 MATH
116 7
1
13 10
26
21 19
8
30
19
30
32 36
37
36
31
2835
35
49
19
36
4 6 3 43 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE DISTRICT MTES RIDGEWAY WHITING
MATH NOT MET MATH PART MET MATH APPROACHED MATH MET MATH EXCEEDED
GRADE 5 LANGUAGE ARTS
107
4 4 52
20
1516
11
21
17
29
2627
29
26
26
37
45 47 5341
48
36 5
46 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE DISTRICT MTES RIDGEWAY WHITING
LANGUAGE ARTS NOT MET LANGUAGE ARTS PART MET LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACHED
LANGUAGE ARTS MET LANGUAGE ARTS EXCEEDED
GRADE 6 MATH
118 9
26
21
29
30
30
30
28
35
27
4 6 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MS
MATH NOT MET MATH PART MET MATH APPROACHED MATH MET MATH EXCEEDED
GRADE 6 LANGUAGE ARTS
10 8 9
20
1618
31
28
36
34
40
32
5 9 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MS
LANGUAGE ARTS NOT MET LANGUAGE ARTS PART MET LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACHED
LANGUAGE ARTS MET LANGUAGE ARTS EXCEEDED
GRADE 7 MATH
10 85
28
22 27
34
33
37
26
3328
34 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MS
MATH NOT MET MATH PART MET MATH APPROACHED MATH MET MATH EXCEEDED
GRADE 7 LANGUAGE ARTS
14 1116
18
14
21
26
23
27
31
34
27
1118
9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MS
LANGUAGE ARTS NOT MET LANGUAGE ARTS PART MET LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACHED
LANGUAGE ARTS MET LANGUAGE ARTS EXCEEDED
GRADE 8 MATH
22 2215
26 26
27
25 2833
2523 24
2 1 1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MS
MATH NOT MET MATH PART MET MATH APPROACHED MATH MET MATH EXCEEDED
GRADE 8 LANGUAGE ARTS
14 12 14
1815
16
26
22
27
35
39
38
712
6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MS
LANGUAGE ARTS NOT MET LANGUAGE ARTS PART MET LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACHED
LANGUAGE ARTS MET LANGUAGE ARTS EXCEEDED
ALGEBRA I
13 14
2833
0
28 25
38
44
3
2825
14
15
11
2933
19
8
80
2 3 1 06
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE DISTRICT MTHS MTMS
Algebra I NOT MET Algebra I PART MET Algebra I APPROACHED
Algebra I MET Algebra I EXCEEDED
ENGLISH 9
1518
31
1919
2625
23
22
32 30
19
8 9
2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MTHS
LANGUAGE ARTS NOT MET LANGUAGE ARTS PART MET LANGUAGE ARTS APPROACHED
LANGUAGE ARTS MET LANGUAGE ARTS EXCEEDED
GEOMETRY
10 1215
3236
55
31
30
2424
20
63 3 0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MTHS
Geometry NOT MET Geometry PART MET Geometry APPROACHED
Geometry MET Geometry EXCEEDED
ENGLISH 10
23 26
35
1818
23
2120
18
27 25
20
10 113
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MTHS
ENGLISH 10 NOT MET ENGLISH 10 PART MET ENGLISH 10 APPROACHED
ENGLISH 10 MET ENGLISH 10 EXCEEDED
ALGEBRA II
32 32
45
26 25
36
21 20
1120 22
81 2 0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MTHS
Algebra II NOT MET Algebra II PART MET Algebra II APPROACHED Algebra II MET Algebra II EXCEEDED
ENGLISH 11
17 17
25
19 19
28
24 23
28
30 30
15
9 114
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
PARCC STATE MTHS
English 11 NOT MET English 11 PART MET English 11 APPROACHED
English 11 MET English 11 EXCEEDED
QUESTIONS TO GUIDE PARCC DATA
REFLECTION
How will we use PARCC data to identify strengths and gaps that exist in curriculum and instruction?
How will we use PARCC data to inform the conversations of our educators?
What can we learn about where additional professional resources are needed to meet the learning needs of all students?
District and School Level Data: Math, ELA, reading and writing, and also by grade levels
Disaggregated data, by subgroups
Disaggregated data by categories, (i.e., standards
sub-claims)
Item analysis
Student-level analysis
YEAR ONE DATA ANALYSIS PLAN:
DRILLING DOWN
Resources for Parents
http://parcconline.org/resources/parent-resources
http://understandthescore.org/
http://prc.parcconline.org
www.state.nj.us/education/assessment
www.manchestertwp.org/PARCCforparents