Jamie Chisum, WHS PrincipalSteve Favulli, WHS Director of Guidance

Karen Archambault, WPS Instructional Data Coordinator2/27/2017

HS Standardized Assessment Presentation

Overview

• Assessments Review:

o PSAT, SAT, ACT & PLAN, and Advanced Placement (AP)

o Years of focus; 2012- 2016

• Takeaways & Next Steps

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WHS Demographic Percentages 2012-2016

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Class of 2016 – 370 Students

45% Boys 55% Girls

• 10% Asian• 3% Black• 6% Hispanic• 4% Multiracial• 78% White

SAT/ACT Overview(From: Summit Education Group)

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Power TestSpeed Test

Curriculum-Based Test

Aptitude Test

Old PSAT & Old SAT

PreACT & ACT

Subject and AP Tests

PSAT & SAT

SAT/ACT Continued(From: Summit Education Group)

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Reading(65 min)

Writing & Language

(35 min)

Math(No Calc)

(25 min)

Math(Calc)

(55 min)

Essay(50 min)

SAT (3 hours 50 minutes)

200 - 800 200 - 800 optional

English(45 min)

Math(60 min)

Reading(35 min)

Science(35 min)

Writing(40 min)

ACT (3 hours 35 minutes)

1 - 36 1 - 36 optional1 - 36 1 - 36

SAT/ACT Continued(From: Summit Education Group)

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SAT Questions

More challenging

Require deep understanding

Narrower focus of skills

More time per question

ACT Questions

Straightforward

Require instant recognition

Broader scope of skills

Require constant, rapid pace

PSAT Results

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Wellesley High School11th Grade PSAT Mean Scores

Year Reading Math Writing

2013-2014 56 57 54

2014-2015 56 58 54

2015-2016 57 58 54

2016-2017 56 58 54

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SAT Results

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Wellesley High School Participation on SAT 2012 –2016 By Graduating Class

84%95%86%

97%

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Wellesley High School Participation in at least one SAT Administration : 2012-2016

Total Participation for Class of 2016 - 309 or 85%

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89%100% 85%

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Class of 2016 SAT Mean Scores by subject:Wellesley High School, Massachusetts, and Nation

College Board

Wellesley High School Massachusetts Mean National Mean

SAT Scores 2016 District Comparisons College Board

District Reading Math Writing

Lexington 619 645 611

Natick 555 565 538

Needham 575 584 571

Newton 587 608 585

Wayland 595 619 593

Wellesley 602 615 598

Weston 604 627 603

Westwood 557 578 548

Winchester 587 617 586

Highest among comparison groupLowest among comparison group

3rd 5th 3rd

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Wellesley High School SAT Total Scores by Ethnicity 2012 - 2016

College Board

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1254 1277

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Class of 2016 SAT Performance Overall: Wellesley High School, Massachusetts, Nation

College Board

Wellesley High School Massachusetts Nation

College Board vs. Naviance Scores

• College Board: calculates a student’s score as the average of all SAT exams taken by that individual.

• The Naviance Super Score: The highest score achieved by an individual student on the SAT.

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Wellesley High School Class of 2016SAT College Board vs. Naviance Super Score

College Board Naviance

ACT Results

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2012-2016

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

53%40%

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Wellesley High School Mean ACT Scores2012-2016

AP Results

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61% 61%57%

61% 60%

74% 76%

68%71% 71%

93% 91%94% 96% 97%

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Percentage of Advanced Placement Students with Scores 3+ 2012-2016: Global, Massachusetts,

Wellesley High School

Global Massachusetts Wellesley High School

2016 WHS % of Advanced Placement Scores 3+ by Subject

• English Language Arts (ELA) – 100%

• Languages – 100%

• Social Sciences – 96%

• Math & Computer Science 93%

• Science & Technology 97%

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Wellesley High School % of eligible students from Classes of 2017 & 2016, by Race/Ethnicity

who took at least one AP Exam

Race/Ethnicity

Takeaways

• Wellesley continues to do very well overall

AND…

• There continue to be gaps in the participation rates and performance outcomes on these assessments for Black/African American and Hispanic students

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Next Steps

• Examine our academic and SEL efforts aimed at closing the gap in performance outcomes of Black/African American and Hispanic students

• Strengthen our Cultural Proficiency work for teachers & administrators

• Continue to focus on hiring practices to diversify our staff

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Questions?

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School Committee Presentation 12-12-201328