NEW: More than 2/3 of RI Students Failed to Meet Expectations on PARCC Test

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

GoLocalProv News Team

Photo: Providence Public School Department

Results from the spring 2015 PARCC assessments released Tuesday show that only 36% of students across grades 3 through 10 met or exceeded expectations in English Language Arts/Literacy — and 25% of students met or exceeded expectations in math.

Approximately 75,000 Rhode Island students participated in the assessments, with 80 percent completing the assessment on a computer.

See the Results HERE

“These latest results track closely with previous data from other assessments such as the SAT and with college readiness rates, and these results show, once again, that we have work to do,” said Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner. “We must prepare our students for their futures with challenging coursework and great teaching tailored to their strengths and interests. If we stay focused and work together, we will be successful.”

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About the Test

The 2015 results of the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessment was intended to give the state a first look as to whether Rhode Island students are meeting the expectations of the Common Core State Standards.

RIDE said in a statement on Tuesday, “As with previous statewide assessments, achievement or opportunity gaps persist between the results of the state as a whole and various student groups.”

Opportunity gaps persist between results in the core urban communities (Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence, and Woonsocket) and all other districts.

In the core urban communities, 18 percent of students met expectations in English and 11 percent met expectations in mathematics; in all other communities, 43 percent of students met expectations in English and 31 percent met expectations in mathematics – leading to gaps of 25 percentage points and 20 percentage points, respectively.

In English, 6 percent of students with disabilities and 7 percent of English learners met the expectations for their grade level. In mathematics, 4 percent of students with disabilities, 6 percent of English learners, 10 percent of Native American students, 10.5 percent of black students, 11 percent of Hispanic students, and 12 percent of economically disadvantaged students met the expectations for their grade levels.

Related Slideshow: The RI High Schools with the Most Absentee Students

Below are the rates of chronic absenteeism for public high schools across the state. Figures are taken from the InfoWorks database maintained by the Rhode Island Department of Education. As the state defines it, a student has become chronically absent when he or she has missed 10 percent of the school year. With a 180-day mandated school year, that comes out to at least 18 or more days of missed school. Data is for the most recent academic year, 2013 to 2014.

NEW: More than 2/3 of RI Students Failed to Meet Expectations on PARCC Test

See the Results HERE

Related Slideshow: The RI High Schools with the Most Absentee Students

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