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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

State test results: 61.2 percent of Longfellow Elementary failed math

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About 38.8 percent of Longfellow Elementary students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 61.2 percent of students failed, according to a Howard County News analysis of the latest Maryland schools report card.

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 Longfellow Elementary math scores, 28.2 percent met expectations and 10.6 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 28.2 percent approached expectations, while 20.7 percent partially met expectations and 12.3 percent did not meet them. Students who scored in these categories are not ready for the next level.

The school's results surpassed 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.

Longfellow Elementary math scores over 3 years
Year
Passed
Failed
2015
37%
63%
2016
42%
58%
2017
38.8%
61.2%

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