About 26 to 27 percent of Lake Elkhorn Middle students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and about 74 percent of students failed, according to a Howard County News analysis of the latest Maryland schools report card.
The Maryland State Department of Education did not provide exact figures for some groups of Lake Elkhorn Middle students because those groups included less than 5 percent of students who tested in the school. The analysis includes a range where exact totals can’t be calculated.
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, is administered to third- through eighth-graders in Maryland, testing them in reading and math based on Common Core standards.
According to Lake Elkhorn Middle math scores, 23 to 24 percent met expectations and 2 to 3 percent exceeded them. Students whose results are in either category are considered ready to move on to the next level and are most prepared for college or work.
Another 29 percent approached expectations, while about 27 percent partially met expectations and about 18 percent did not meet them. Students who scored in these categories are not ready for the next level.
The school’s results fell below state averages. In Maryland, about 28 percent of students met expectations on the math tests and about 5 percent exceeded them, putting the percentage of students who passed at about 33 percent. The rest about 67 percent failed, with about 26 percent of students approaching expectations, about 23 percent partially meeting expectations and about 18 percent not meeting them.
