APPENDIX Q
SAMPLE REPORTS – MCAS
Appendix Q—Sample Reports – MCAS
1
2013 MCAS and MCAS-Alt Technical Report
LESLEY O. BONILLA
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SASID: D031000040
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: --Achievement Level:
Incomplete Portfolio
Birth Date: 11/12/2003
Test Date: Spring 2013
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 228
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
IAN C. CAMENGA
SASID: D031000124
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 262
Achievement Level:
Advanced
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 228
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 270
Achievement Level:
Advanced
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 246
Achievement Level:
Proficient
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 218
Achievement Level:
Warning
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 236
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 208
Achievement Level:
Warning
SASID:
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 244
Achievement Level:
Proficient
Birth Date: 07/11/2004
Test Date: Spring 2013
Mathematics
Scaled Score: --Achievement Level:
Transferred
SASID: D031000021
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 238
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
Birth Date: 11/16/2003
Test Date: Spring 2013
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 230
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
MEKAYLA R. DURR
Birth Date: 06/18/2004
Test Date: Spring 2013
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 254
Achievement Level:
Proficient
ZACHARY M. COLEMAN
SASID: D031000121
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 218
Achievement Level:
Warning
Birth Date: 02/07/2003
Test Date: Spring 2013
COLBY A. DRESSLER
Birth Date: 04/24/2004
Test Date: Spring 2013
ASHLEY K. CHEVERIE
SASID: D031000052
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
SASID: D031000070
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
ALIVIA DIAZ
Birth Date: 04/16/2004
Test Date: Spring 2013
CHRISTINA C. CARPENTER
SASID: D031000116
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
MEGAN L. COLES
SASID: D031000086
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 222
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
Birth Date: 12/14/2003
Test Date: Spring 2013
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 230
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
KENNETH T. DYKHENG
Birth Date: 06/12/2003
Test Date: Spring 2013
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 228
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
SASID: D031000103
Grade: 03
School: Demonstration School 1
School Code: DEMADEM1
District: Demonstration District A
English Language Arts
Scaled Score: 238
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
Birth Date: 07/24/2003
Test Date: Spring 2013
Mathematics
Scaled Score: 230
Achievement Level:
Needs Improvement
September 2013
TempID=
Spring 2013 MCAS Tests
Parent/Guardian Report
Your child’s scores in the reporting categories measured by each test
This section shows the number and percentage of possible points earned by your child in each reporting category. For comparison, you will also find the
percentage of possible points earned by students who performed at the low end of the Proficient level across the state. This information can give you a
general impression of your child’s relative strengths and weaknesses.
Reporting
Points Earned Possible Percent of Possible Points Percent of Possible Points Earned
by Students Who Performed at the
Category Code by Your Child Points
Earned by Your Child
Low End of the Proficient Level
English Language Arts
Language
LA
9
10
90%
83%
Reading
LT
31
42
74%
69%
Composition Topic Development
CT
6
12
50%
54%
Composition Standard English Conventions
CC
6
8
75%
79%
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
OA
7
14
50%
62%
Number and Operations in Base Ten
NT
11
11
100%
83%
Number and Operations-Fractions
NF
9
10
90%
87%
Measurement and Data
MD
5
11
45%
57%
Geometry
GE
8
8
100%
70%
How your child did on individual test questions
English Language Arts
WP
Reporting Category
CT
CC LT LT LT LT LA LA LT LT LT LT LA LA LT LT LT LT LT LA LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LA LA LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LA LA LA LT
Your Child’s Score
6/12
6/8
D
1
2
3
2
3
PP
4
D
5
6
PP
7
3/4
8
School:
Demonstration School 1
Grade:
4
Date of Birth: 08/17/2003
Dear Parent(s) or Guardian(s):
If you have questions about your child’s performance, I encourage you to meet with your child’s teacher(s) to discuss the
results and identify ways that you can partner with your school to support your child’s education.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
P P P P P 2/4 P P P P P P
–
P
–
PP
–
P P P 2/4 P P P P P P P
–
P P 3/4
Mathematics
1
D041000130
Sincerely,
WP
Question Number
SASID:
This Parent/Guardian Report provides your child’s results on the 2013 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
(MCAS) tests. For each test that your child took in spring 2013, the report shows your child’s Achievement Level
(Advanced, Proficient, Needs Improvement, or Warning/Failing ). In addition, each child who participated in the English
Language Arts (ELA) or Mathematics tests in grades 4–8 or 10 in 2013, and who also took the prior MCAS test in that
subject, receives a Student Growth Percentile (SGP) score. The SGP shows how your child’s progress compares to the
progress of other students in the same grade statewide who earned similar MCAS scores in previous years. The report also
provides information regarding how your child’s performance compares to school, district, and state performance; how your
child performed in different sub-content areas of the test(s); and how your child did on individual test questions.
This section shows how your child did on each test question. In the bottom row (Your Child’s Score) for each subject, you will find whether your
child gave the correct answer on multiple-choice questions and the number of points earned by your child on other types of questions. Reporting
Category codes are given in the table above. Released test questions are available at www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html.
Question Number
ALLEN, KAYTLIN N.
District: Demonstration District A
Reporting
Points Earned Possible Percent of Possible Points Percent of Possible Points Earned
by Students Who Performed at the
Category Code by Your Child Points
Earned by Your Child
Low End of the Proficient Level
Mathematics
Name:
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Reporting Category
NT NF GE OA GE OA OA NT NF OA NT NT GE NT MD NF GE NF MD NF MD NT MD NF NT NF MD NF NT GE NF OA OA MD NT NT OA OA NF MD NT MD
Your Child’s Score
PPPPPP
1/4
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
PPPPPPP
A
PPP
0
P 1/4 P P P P
0
PPP
4/4
P P P P P P 1/4
–
P
–
PP
What is MCAS and how are test results used?
MCAS is the Commonwealth’s standards-based student assessment program. MCAS has the following primary purposes:
Question Type
Multiple-choice
Score Codes
ü
A, B, C, or D
–
Short-answer
(Mathematics only)
*
ü
0
Correct answer (1 point earned)
Incorrect answer on a released question (0 points earned)
Incorrect answer on an unreleased question (0 points earned)
More than one answer (0 points earned)
Correct answer (1 point earned)
Incorrect answer (0 points earned)
Open-response
x/4
x points earned out of 4
Writing Prompt
(ELA grades 4, 7, and 10 only)
x/12
x points earned out of 12 for Topic Development (CT)
x/8
x points earned out of 8 for Standard English Conventions (CC)
All types
blank space
No answer (0 points earned)
• To evaluate student, school, and district performance according to the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks learning
standards
• To determine whether a student has met the state requirements for the Competency Determination (i.e., whether a student is
eligible for a high school diploma)
• To hold schools and districts accountable for making progress toward improvement targets set by the state plan under the
federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
• To inform and improve curriculum and instruction
• At the high school level, to determine whether your child meets one of the eligibility requirements for the John and Abigail
Adams Scholarship and the Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Award
Where can you find more information?
www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/parents
TempID=
Your child’s 2013 grade 4 achievement levels and scores
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Achievement Level:
Achievement Level:
Proficient
Your child’s achievement compared to school, district, and state achievement in grade 4
This section shows your child’s achievement in each subject. It also shows the percentage of students at each achievement level in your child’s school,
district, and the state. The check (ü) indicates your child's achievement level. Percentages are not shown if fewer than 10 students took the test.
English Language Arts
Proficient
Achievement Level
Your Child
School
Advanced
}
4%
P
33%
District
37%
}
6%
31%
State
10%
37%
43%
}
Score:
Score:
Proficient
242
242
Needs Improvement
24%
25%
33%
Warning
39%
37%
13%
District
State
53%
Mathematics
Achievement Level
Growth Percentile:
Advanced
Students at this level demonstrate
a comprehensive and in-depth
understanding of challenging
subject matter and provide
sophisticated solutions to complex
problems.
Proficient
Students at this level demonstrate a
solid understanding of challenging
subject matter and solve a wide
variety of problems.
Students at this level demonstrate
a partial understanding of subject
matter and solve some simple
problems.
Warning
Students at this level demonstrate
a minimal understanding of subject
matter and do not solve simple
problems.
P
Proficient
18%
30%
}
17%
17%
18%
34%
34%
}
Needs Improvement
37%
33%
38%
Warning
32%
33%
10%
52%
High
270-280
Student Growth Percentiles
Low
260-268
Your child’s Student Growth Percentile (SGP) in ELA and/or Mathematics is shown below. SGPs estimate your child’s progress compared to the progress of other
students across the state with a history of similar MCAS scores. Growth percentiles range from 1 to 99. A higher SGP means the student progressed at a higher rate
than other students with similar test scores, while a lower SGP means the student progressed at a lower rate than other students with similar test scores. The rows
below your child’s SGP show the growth of students at your child’s school and district, as compared to the growth of students at other schools and districts across the
state with similar MCAS score histories. The gray bars
on either side of your child’s percentile(s) show the range of likely growth scores your child would
receive if he or she took the test many times.
High
250-258
Low
240-248
Lower Growth
242
1
10
20
30
English Language Arts
Percentile
40
High
230-238
Low
220-228
50
60
Higher Growth
70
80
90
99
Your Child
230
School
District
High
210-218
216
Lower Growth
Low
200-208
1
2012
2013
In the figure above, the top of the black bar indicates your child’s score on each test. The small gray bar, included
for 2013 only, shows the range of likely scores your child would receive if he or she took the test multiple times.
Student Name: ALLEN, KAYTLIN N.
SASID: D041000130
}
12%
Mathematics
242
Needs Improvement
School
Advanced
Growth Percentile:
English Language Arts
Your Child
2012
Example:
Your child’s
score
° 240
10
20
30
40
Mathematics
Percentile
50
Your Child
2013
of
« Range
likely scores
if your child
took the test
many times.
September 2013
School
District
Higher Growth
60
70
80
90
99
Your child’s scores in the reporting categories measured by each test
Spring 2013 MCAS Tests
Parent/Guardian Report
This section shows the number and percentage of possible points earned by your child in each reporting category. For comparison, you will also find the
percentage of possible points earned by students who performed at the low end of the Proficient level across the state. This information can give you a
general impression of your child’s relative strengths and weaknesses.
Reporting
Points Earned Possible Percent of Possible Points Percent of Possible Points Earned
by Students Who Performed at the
Category Code by Your Child Points
Earned by Your Child
Low End of the Proficient Level
English Language Arts
Language
Reading
Composition Topic Development
Composition Standard English Conventions
LA
LT
CT
CC
38
5
8
8
47
5
12
8
81%
100%
67%
100%
55%
55%
48%
72%
Name:
Reporting
Points Earned Possible Percent of Possible Points Percent of Possible Points Earned
by Students Who Performed at the
Category Code by Your Child Points
Earned by Your Child
Low End of the Proficient Level
Mathematics
Number and Quantity
Algebra and Functions
Geometry
Statistics and Probability
NQ
AF
GE
SP
8
13
13
10
12
18
18
12
67%
72%
72%
83%
39%
49%
53%
55%
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Genetics
Anatomy and Physiology
Evolution and Biodiversity
Ecology
BC
GE
AP
EV
EC
10
8
6
9
10
15
12
9
12
12
67%
67%
67%
75%
83%
52%
54%
54%
51%
65%
How your child did on individual test questions
This section shows how your child did on each test question. In the bottom row (Your Child’s Score) for each subject, you will find whether your
child gave the correct answer on multiple-choice questions and the number of points earned by your child on other types of questions. Reporting
Category codes are given in the table above. Released test questions are available at www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html.
English Language Arts
1
2
3
Question Number
WP
WP
Reporting Category
CT
CC LA LA LA LA LA LA LT LT LA LA LA LA LT LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LT LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LT LA LA LA LA LA LA
Your Child's Score
8/12
8/8
PPP
4
D
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
P P P P 4/4 P P P P P P
B
P
2/4 D
PPPPP
D
P
2/4
P P P P P P P 3/4 P P P P P
Mathematics
Question Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
AF NQ NQ AF SP SP NQ NQ NQ SP SP GE NQ AF GE NQ SP AF NQ NQ AF GE AF SP AF GE SP GE AF SP AF GE AF GE AF GE AF GE SP GE GE GE
Your Child's Score
PPPP
PPPPPPPPPP
0 3/4
P P 1/4 3/4 P
A
P
C
PPPPP
4/4 D
PP
D B
B
PP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Reporting Category
AP BC EC GE GE EC AP EV EV EV EC EV GE AP BC BC GE EC EV GE AP BC BC EV EC BC BC BC GE BC EV AP GE BC EV AP BC EC EC GE BC EV EC GE EC
Your Child's Score
PPPPPPP
Question Type
Multiple-choice
A
P
B
P
4/4
P
D
PP
Open-response
Writing Prompt
(ELA grades 4, 7, and 10 only)
All types
B
PPPPP
1/4 D
P
B A
P
A
P P 2/4 P P P P P
Score Codes
ü
A, B, C, or D
–
*
Short-answer
(Mathematics only)
Grade:
10
District: Demonstration District A
Date of Birth: 08/26/1997
This Parent/Guardian Report provides your child’s results on the 2013 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
(MCAS) tests. For each test that your child took in spring 2013, the report shows your child’s Achievement Level
(Advanced, Proficient, Needs Improvement, or Warning/Failing ). In addition, each child who participated in the English
Language Arts (ELA) or Mathematics tests in grades 4–8 or 10 in 2013, and who also took the prior MCAS test in that
subject, receives a Student Growth Percentile (SGP) score. The SGP shows how your child’s progress compares to the
progress of other students in the same grade statewide who earned similar MCAS scores in previous years. The report also
provides information regarding how your child’s performance compares to school, district, and state performance; how your
child performed in different sub-content areas of the test(s); and how your child did on individual test questions.
If you have questions about your child’s performance, I encourage you to meet with your child’s teacher(s) to discuss the
results and identify ways that you can partner with your school to support your child’s education.
Sincerely,
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
C 4/4 2/4
Biology
Question Number
School: Demonstration School 1
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Reporting Category
A
D101000181
Dear Parent(s) or Guardian(s):
Reporting
Points Earned Possible Percent of Possible Points Percent of Possible Points Earned
by Students Who Performed at the
Category Code by Your Child Points
Earned by Your Child
Low End of the Proficient Level
Biology
SASID:
ARD, HANNAH G.
ü
0
x/4
x/12
x/8
blank space
Correct answer (1 point earned)
Incorrect answer on a released question (0 points earned)
Incorrect answer on an unreleased question (0 points earned)
More than one answer (0 points earned)
Correct answer (1 point earned)
Incorrect answer (0 points earned)
x points earned out of 4
x points earned out of 12 for Topic Development (CT)
x points earned out of 8 for Standard English Conventions (CC)
No answer (0 points earned)
B
P
C
P P P 3/4 3/4
What is MCAS and how are test results used?
MCAS is the Commonwealth’s standards-based student assessment program. MCAS has the following primary purposes:
• To evaluate student, school, and district performance according to the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks learning
standards
• To determine whether a student has met the state requirements for the Competency Determination (i.e., whether a student is
eligible for a high school diploma)
• To hold schools and districts accountable for making progress toward improvement targets set by the state plan under the
federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
• To inform and improve curriculum and instruction
• At the high school level, to determine whether your child meets one of the eligibility requirements for the John and Abigail
Adams Scholarship and the Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Award
Where can you find more information?
www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/parents
Your child’s 2013 grade 10 achievement levels and scores
Your child’s achievement compared to school, district, and state achievement in grade 10
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Biology
Achievement Level:
Achievement Level:
Achievement Level:
Your child has met the MCAS graduation requirement
in this subject.
Your child has met the MCAS graduation requirement in
this subject.
Your child has met the MCAS graduation requirement in
this subject.
Advanced
Advanced
This section shows your child’s achievement in each subject. It also shows the percentage of students at each achievement level in your
child’s school, district, and the state. The check (ü) indicates your child’s achievement level. Percentages are not shown if fewer than 10
students took the test.
Proficient
English Language Arts
Achievement Level
Your Child
Advanced
School
}
32%
P
37%
District
69%
}
31%
37%
State
45%
68%
46%
}
Score:
Score:
Score:
Proficient
260
262
252
Needs Improvement
5%
8%
7%
Failing
27%
25%
2%
District
State
91%
Mathematics
Your Child
Achievement Level
Growth Percentile:
Advanced
Growth Percentile:
School
}
43%
P
Proficient
13%
56%
}
40%
15%
55%
55%
25%
}
Needs Improvement
9%
11%
13%
Failing
35%
34%
7%
District
State
80%
Science and Technology/Engineering
English Language Arts
Advanced
Students at this level demonstrate
a comprehensive and in-depth
understanding of challenging
subject matter and provide
sophisticated solutions to complex
problems.
Proficient
Students at this level demonstrate a
solid understanding of challenging
subject matter and solve a wide
variety of problems.
Needs Improvement
Students at this level demonstrate
a partial understanding of subject
matter and solve some simple
problems.
Failing
Students at this level demonstrate
a minimal understanding of subject
matter and do not solve simple
problems.
Achievement Level
Biology
Mathematics
45%
}
Needs Improvement
19%
24%
Failing
29%
5%
Lower Growth
244
1
High
230-238
71%
10
Higher Growth
English Language Arts
20
30
40
Percentile
50
60
70
80
90
99
Your Child
230
Low
220-228
School
District
High
210-218
Lower Growth
Low
200-208
2010
2011
2013
2010
In the figure above, the top of the black bar indicates your child’s score on each test. The small gray bar,
included for 2013 only, shows the range of likely scores your child would receive if he or she took the test
multiple times.
SASID: D101000181
26%
Your child’s Student Growth Percentile (SGP) in ELA and/or Mathematics is shown below. SGPs estimate your child’s progress compared to the progress of other
students across the state with a history of similar MCAS scores. Growth percentiles range from 1 to 99. A higher SGP means the student progressed at a higher rate
than other students with similar test scores, while a lower SGP means the student progressed at a lower rate than other students with similar test scores. The rows
below your child’s SGP show the growth of students at your child’s school and district, as compared to the growth of students at other schools and districts across the
state with similar MCAS score histories. The gray bars
on either side of your child’s percentile(s) show the range of likely growth scores your child would
receive if he or she took the test many times.
252
244
}
51%
Student Growth Percentiles
262
High
250-258
Low
240-248
29%
P
Low
260-268
250
}
22%
Proficient
High
270-280
260
School
Advanced
1
Student Name: ARD, HANNAH G.
Your Child
2011
Example:
Your child’s
score
2013
° 240
2013
« Range of
10
20
30
40
Percentile
50
Your Child
School
likely scores
if your child
took the test
many times.
District
September 2013
Higher Growth
Mathematics
60
70
80
90
99