The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has set long term targets for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics performance. By 2030, the goal is to reduce the percentage of non-proficient students by half. Annual school system academic achievement targets are aligned with the long term target and each student group’s progress is monitored. As each group reduces non-proficient students, achievement gaps will narrow.
Elementary School Targets
Students in grades 3-5 participate in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) math and ELA each year. Students who qualify for the alternate assessment program, participate in the Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) for math and ELA in the same grade levels. The table below represents the annual targets for grades 3-5 students.
Table 1: Elementary School Annual Targets - ELA
Student Group
2018
2019
2022 Target
2022 Result
Met Target
All Students
56.5%
57.8%
62.5%
55.9%
N
Asian
72.9%
74.2%
75.7%
72.6%
N
Black or African American
36.9%
38.5%
45.3%
35.8%
N
Hispanic/Latino of any race
32.2%
35.8%
41.0%
33.0%
N
Two or more races
59.8%
58.7%
63.6%
62.1%
N
White
65.0%
67.0%
70.2%
65.5%
N
Economically Disadvantaged
23.7%
22.4%
29.6%
20.4%
N
English Learner
27.7%
28.3%
33.5%
26.9%
N
Special Education
14.3%
15.2%
26.5%
14.4%
N
Table 2: Elementary School Annual Targets - Mathematics
Student Group
2018
2019
2022 Target
2022 Result
Met Target
All Students
57.5%
56.7%
62.0%
47.1%
N
Asian
80.0%
78.9%
81.9%
70.2%
N
Black or African American
33.5%
32.5%
41.2%
22.2%
N
Hispanic/Latino of any race
29.8%
32.4%
39.9%
22.9%
N
Two or more races
57.5%
55.8%
62.4%
49.4%
N
White
66.8%
66.6%
68.4%
56.9%
N
Economically Disadvantaged
19.0%
18.0%
25.2%
12.1%
N
English Learner
33.4%
32.1%
41.5%
23.6%
N
Special Education
18.3%
16.7%
29.3%
14.1%
N
Middle Schools
Students in grades 6-8 participate in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) math and ELA each year. If a student is taking a high school mathematics course (Algebra I, Geometry or Algebra II), the PARCC assessment in that course is counted in the data. Students who qualify for the alternate assessment program, participate in the Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) for math and ELA in the same grade levels. The table below represents the annual targets for grades 6-8 students.
Table 3: Middle School Annual Targets - ELA
Student Group
2018
2019
2022 Target
2022 Result
Met Target
All Students
57.9%
60.5%
61.3%
59.4%
N
Asian
76.8%
79.4%
78.3%
79.4%
Y
Black or African American
34.5%
39.1%
39.2%
39.4%
Y
Hispanic/Latino of any race
35.4%
38.6%
41.9%
36.4%
N
Two or more races
59.8%
61.7%
65.4%
59.5%
N
White
67.4%
69.4%
69.4%
68.8%
N
Economically Disadvantaged
22.2%
24.6%
28.2%
25.1%
N
English Learner
15.7%
14.0%
24.9%
14.5%
N
Special Education
14.2%
15.4%
23.1%
11.6%
N
Table 4: Middle School Annual Targets - Mathematics
Student Group
2018
2019
2022 Target
2022 Result
Met Target
All Students
55.2%
53.7%
59.6%
36.2%
N
Asian
78.3%
78.0%
80.4%
62.3%
N
Black or African American
26.9%
26.7%
34.5%
14.1%
N
Hispanic/Latino of any race
29.1%
28.4%
38.4%
13.4%
N
Two or more races
56.0%
52.8%
61.0%
35.4%
N
White
66.8%
64.4%
68.4%
43.1%
N
Economically Disadvantaged
15.8%
16.5%
22.3%
7.1%
N
English Learner
20.0%
17.1%
27.4%
7.2%
N
Special Education
17.0%
15.3%
26.1%
6.0%
N
High Schools
High school state assessment data represents the proficiency achieved by a graduating class.
Students meet mathematics proficiency through one of the following: (1) Algebra I PARCC if the course is taken in high school, (2) SAT if Algebra I was taken in middle school, (3) Algebra II if the student never took SAT or Algebra I in high school. Student meet ELA proficiency through the English 10 PARCC assessment. Students who qualify for the alternate assessment program, participate in the Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) for math and ELA in 11th grade. The table below represents the annual targets for high school students.