PARCH GROWTH RESULTS:
A CROSS-STATE COMPARISON
Damian W Betebenner
National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment
Dover, New Hampshire September 6th, 2016
PARCC SGP ANALYSES
• The PARCC consortium conducted SGP analyses following
the 2016 administration.
• Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island.
• SGP analyses were conducted for both English Language Arts
and Mathematics (including Algebra I & II, Geometry, and
Integrated Math I, II, & III.
• Analyses are Primarily Spring-to-Spring though in states with
Fall testing, Fall-to-Spring Growth was calculated.
MATHEMATICS: GRADE 4
Mean Scale Score
State Median SGP Median SIMEX SGP
Percentile
CO 46 46 47
DC 51 52 44
IL 43 43 45
MA 59 58 65
MD 53 54 50
NJ 58 58 60
NM 46 47 39
RI 51 51 49
MATHEMATICS: GRADE 5
Mean Scale Score
State Median SGP Median SIMEX SGP
Percentile
CO 46 46 47
DC 46 47 42
IL 47 47 46
MA 48 46 65
MD 52 52 49
NJ 56 56 61
NM 51 52 39
RI 51 52 47
MATHEMATICS: GRADE 8
Mean Scale Score
State Median SGP Median SIMEX SGP
Percentile
CO 46 47 44
DC 43 45 34
IL 49 48 56
MA 59 58 72
MD 47 48 37
NJ 53 53 51
NM 48 50 35
RI 46 46 39
ELA: GRADE 4
Mean Scale Score
State Median SGP Median SIMEX SGP
Percentile
CO 53 53 51
DC 50 51 36
IL 44 44 44
MA 56 55 62
MD 47 47 47
NJ 60 60 60
NM 40 40 34
RI 48 47 47
ELA: GRADE 5
Mean Scale Score
State Median SGP Median SIMEX SGP
Percentile
CO 51 51 48
DC 54 57 36
IL 43 43 43
MA 56 54 65
MD 49 49 46
NJ 59 59 60
NM 49 51 35
RI 55 56 48
ELA: GRADE 8
Mean Scale Score
State Median SGP Median SIMEX SGP
Percentile
CO 49 49 47
DC 52 54 36
IL 46 45 45
MA 53 51 65
MD 46 46 44
NJ 59 58 61
NM 53 54 34
RI 51 51 46
CONCLUSIONS
• Cross state results from PARCC demonstrated both growth
and status disparities.
• The status disparities were more remarkable than the growth
disparities.
• Upcoming work will calculate growth-to-standard for each
state to supplement the norm-referenced analyses.
Demonstration: 2015−2016 Mathematics
Norm & Criterion Referenced Growth & Achievement
Baseline Referenced Percentile Growth Trajectory
Scale Score
2015−2016 Achievement Percentile
SGP trajectories for a 3rd grade student starting from the Level 1/Level 2 cut.
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10
About this copy
Parch Growth Results — Center for Assessment staff meeting, September 6, 2016.
This is an image-based copy of the original Keynote slides; builds and animations are flattened.