Massachusetts students overall perform above the national average on screening assessments, with a median national percentile of 58 at EOY and 66 percent growing at average or above-average rates¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2029: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? At EOY the median national percentile for Massachusetts students was 58; Black students performed about the same as the national sample, White slightly better, Asian significantly better, and Hispanic less well. → Mariann Lemke 2024 q2 i? Using publisher growth norms, 66 percent of Massachusetts students grew at average or above-average rates compared to about 60 percent nationally. → Mariann Lemke 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Mariann Lemke 2024¶

Mariann Lemke, Dan Murphy, Aaron Soo Ping Chow, and Angela Acuña. (2024). Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Results of Ongoing Analysis of Literacy Screening Assessments. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED663754

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Comparison of Massachusetts students' screening performance to national norms provided by assessment publishers, reported overall and by student group. Hispanic students performed less well than the national sample.

"At EOY, the median national percentile of performance for Massachusetts students was 58 (with 50 the median national percentile). Black students in Massachusetts perform about the same as all other students around the country, White students perform slightly better, Asian students perform significantly better"

Mariann Lemke 2024 (2)¶

Mariann Lemke, Dan Murphy, Aaron Soo Ping Chow, and Angela Acuña. (2024). Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Results of Ongoing Analysis of Literacy Screening Assessments. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED663754

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Growth analysis using publisher-provided growth norms compares the share of Massachusetts students growing at average or above-average rates to the national share.

"Growth of students using publisher-provided growth norms shows 66 percent of students growing at average or above average rates compared to about 60 percent nationally."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The percentage of Massachusetts K–3 students identified as significantly below benchmark decreased from 36 percent at BOY to 29 percent at EOY in 2022/23 — related
• Lowest-income schools show more variable growth than highest-income schools, with more schools both below the 50th and above the 82nd growth percentile — related
• 77% of the lowest 5% achieving schools (spring reading) grow their typical student better than the 30th percentile — related