RI Students Performed 17-20% Worse Than MA on New Assessments—See RI District Rankings
Friday, November 30, 2018
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) on Thursday released performance results for students in grades 3 through 8 on the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) -- and on average, Rhode Island scored 17 percentage points lower than Massachusetts in ELA and 20 percentage points lower in mathematics, according to RIDE.
RICAS is the Rhode Island administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) -- an no Rhode Island district scored within the top 10 percent of Massachusetts communities.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“Through RICAS, we now have a true apples-to-apples comparison of how we perform compared to Massachusetts, the gold standard for education in America and beyond,” said Ken Wagner, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. “This partnership provides meaningful information for families, educators, and the public, giving us a clear and common sense path forward to improve teaching and learning in Rhode Island schools.”
RI RICAS Breakdown
On the RICAS in English Language Arts (ELA) for the 2017-2018 school year, 40 percent of third graders met or exceeded expectations, 38 percent for grade 4, 37 percent for grade 5, 34 percent for grade 6, 24 percent for grade 7, and 28 percent for grade 8.
In mathematics, 35 percent of third graders met or exceeded expectations, 27 percent for grade 4, 27 percent for grade 5, 25 percent for grade 6, 27 percent for grade 7 and 23 percent for grade 8. Achievement gaps also persist, particularly for students with disabilities, low-income students, and English Learners.
Explore additional comparisons and details on the assessment transition through this presentation.
“These data are an important guidepost for us, and we need to pay close attention to them in order to improve teaching and learning, close achievement gaps, and hold ourselves accountable for results. There is no reason why, just over the state border, students should be performing at a higher level than our students in Rhode Island,” Wagner said. “The transition to RICAS is one piece of a long-term strategy to improve education in our state. If we want to see the kind of growth our students and families deserve, that vision needs to be anchored in the policies and investments that we know make a difference for teaching and learning - high-quality curriculum, advanced coursework for students, and a coherent approach to meaningful, ongoing professional learning for our educators.”
According to RIDE, theCouncil on Elementary and Secondary Education is considering a set of teacher certification regulations that would revamp teacher preparation to be focused on more practical experience and require ongoing professional learning for educators, similar to Massachusetts.
This story was first published 11/29/18 12:56 PM
Related Slideshow: 2017-2018 RICAS ELA Rankings for “Meeting or Exceeding Expectations”
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) released performance results on November 29, 2018 for students in grades 3 through 8 on the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System, or RICAS. The 2017-2018 school year was the first year of implementation for the RICAS, which is the Rhode Island administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), the assessment tool of the nation’s highest-performing state for public education.
Data was suppressed to "ensure confidentiality" for Urban Collaborative and the RI School for the Deaf because greater than 95% of students did not meet expectations; data was suppressed to "ensure confidentiality" for DCYF because the minimum reporting size of ten was not met.
Below are the rankings of school districts -- and charter schools -- with the data provided by RIDE.
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