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Prince George's County Public School
Department of Testing
1601 Trade Zone Avenue Suite 104
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
| To the Parent/Guardian of: | Student: |
| Mr. and Ms. Doe | John Doe |
| 7935 RIGGS RD UNIT 545 | School Where Tested: |
| HYATTSVILLE, MD 20748 | Thurgood Marshall Middle School |
|
MARYJ |
Grade Tested: 06 |
Maryland School Assessment Home Report
Spring 2009 Reading and Math Results
In April 2009 your child took the Maryland School Assessment for reading and math. This test is required by federal legislation to measure your child's reading and math achievement against the Maryland Content Standards. Maryland Content Standards describe what all students should know and be able to do.
Below are the reading and math scores received by your child. Also shown
are the average scores received by students in your child's grade and
school, the school system, and the entire state. These scores help you
to understand your child's performance relative to established
Proficiency Levels for basic, proficient, and advanced performance.
Short descriptors of the performance expected for each level are noted
below.
| READING SCALE SCORE for JOHN-DOE: 418 PROFICIENCY LEVEL: PROFICIENT |
| READING RESULTS SUMMARY |
PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT: |
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AVERAGE SCALE SCORE |
Basic | Proficient | Advanced | |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL | 398 | 28% | 52% | 16% |
| Prince George's County | 398 | 23% | 64% | 13% |
| State of Maryland | 414 | 13% | 60% | 27% |
| MATH SCALE SCORE for JOHN-DOE: 393 PROFICIENCY LEVEL: PROFICIENT |
| MATH RESULTS SUMMARY |
PERCENT OF STUDENTS AT: |
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AVERAGE SCALE SCORE |
Basic | Proficient | Advanced | |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL | 414 | 22% | 37% | 40% |
| Prince George's County | 410 | 19% | 52% | 29% |
| State of Maryland | 426 | 11% | 44% | 45% |
A proficiency level score does not appear if a student was absent during testing.
Understanding The Results From The Maryland School
Assessment
The Maryland School Assessment measures a child's performance against
the Maryland Content Standards in Reading and Math. The Maryland Content
Standards are available from your school or online at
www.mdk12.org . The Scale Score Chart
shows the reading and math scores received by your child, the average
reading and math scores received by students in your child's grade in
school, the system, and the entire state. Scale scores help you to
understand your child's performance relative to established standards
for basic, proficient, and advanced performance. The percentage of
students in your child's grade who are achieving at each level is also
noted, for your school, the county, and the entire state.
READING PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS
| Basic | Students at this level are unable to adequately read and comprehend grade appropriate literature and informational passages. |
| Proficient | Students at this level can read grade appropriate text and demonstrate the ability to comprehend literature and informational passages. |
| Advanced | Students at this level can regularly read above grade-level text and demonstrate the ability to comprehend complex literature and informational passages. |
MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS
| Basic | Students at this level demonstrate only partial mastery of the skills and concepts defined in the Maryland Mathematics Content Standards. |
| Proficient | Students at this level demonstrate an understanding of fundamental grade level skills and concepts and can generally solve entry-level problems in mathematics. |
| Advanced | Students at this level can regularly solve complex problems in mathematics and demonstrate superior ability in reason mathematically. |
You may also wish to cross reference the chart below and note where your child's scale score fell within the range for Basic (below Proficient), Proficient or Advanced. These scales scores are listed by grade and content.
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Maryland School Assessment Reading |
Maryland School Assessment Mathematics |
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| Grade | Scale Score For Proficient | Scale Score for Advanced | Grade | Scale Score for Proficient | Scale Score for Advanced | ||
| 3 | 388 | 456 | 3 | 379 | 441 | ||
| 4 | 371 | 437 | 4 | 374 | 433 | ||
| 5 | 384 | 425 | 5 | 392 | 453 | ||
| 6 | 381 | 421 | 6 | 396 | 447 | ||
| 7 | 385 | 425 | 7 | 396 | 451 | ||
| 8 | 391 | 425 | 8 | 407 | 444 | ||
Some Special Education students in grades 6,7, and 8 were eligible for and took a Modified MSA test. For those students, with scores using a two-digit scale, parents may reference the chart below to note where their child's scale score fell within the range for Basic, Proficient or Advanced. These scale scores are listed by grade and content.
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Modified Maryland School Assessment Reading |
Modified Maryland School Assessment Mathematics |
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| Grade | Scale Score For Proficient | Scale Score for Advanced | Grade | Scale Score for Proficient | Scale Score for Advanced | ||
| 6 | 54 | 67 | 6 | 56 | 69 | ||
| 7 | 56 | 72 | 7 | 54 | 71 | ||
| 8 | 54 | 66 | 8 | 60 | 73 | ||
Understanding your child's performance is best done in consultation with your child's teacher and school. Additional information on school performance is available from the following website: www.mdreportcard.org