Proficiency on State Assessments
The Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) measures student performance in English language arts (ELA), mathematics and science. Science accountability data will become available in the 2019-2020 school year. A description of each school level testing program is listed above the corresponding data table.
Elementary Schools
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 percent proficient in the table below is a combination of MSAA and PARCC data for grades 3-5 students.
| Student Group | ELA (2018) | Math (2018) | ELA (2019) | Math (2019) | Science (2019) | ELA (2022) | Math (2022) | Science (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 56.5% | 57.5% | 57.8% | 56.7% | 42.6% | 55.9% | 47.1% | 45.0% |
| Asian | 72.9% | 80.0% | 74.2% | 78.9% | 60.4% | 72.6% | 70.2% | 62.8% |
| Black or African American | 36.9% | 33.5% | 38.5% | 32.5% | 18.6% | 35.8% | 22.2% | 25.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino of any race | 32.2% | 29.8% | 35.8% | 32.4% | 18.2% | 33.0% | 22.9% | 23.0% |
| Two or more races | 59.8% | 57.5% | 58.7% | 55.8% | 44.5% | 62.1% | 49.4% | 48.6% |
| White | 65.0% | 66.8% | 67.0% | 66.6% | 54.4% | 65.5% | 56.9% | 53.3% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 23.7% | 19.0% | 22.4% | 18.0% | 9.5% | 20.4% | 12.1% | 11.9% |
| English Learner | 27.7% | 33.4% | 28.3% | 32.1% | 9.3% | 26.9% | 23.6% | 12.5% |
| Special Education | 14.3% | 18.3% | 15.2% | 16.7% | 8.6% | 14.4% | 14.1% | 10.9% |
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 percent proficient in the table below is a combination of MSAA and PARCC data for grades 6-8 students.
| Student Group | ELA (2018) | Math (2018) | ELA (2019) | Math (2019) | Science (2019) | ELA (2022) | Math (2022) | Science (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 57.9% | 55.2% | 60.5% | 53.7% | 53.9% | 59.4% | 36.2% | 54.3% |
| Asian | 76.8% | 78.3% | 79.4% | 78.0% | 72.1% | 79.4% | 62.3% | 74.6% |
| Black or African American | 34.5% | 26.9% | 39.1% | 26.7% | 27.5% | 39.4% | 14.1% | 30.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino of any race | 35.4% | 29.1% | 38.6% | 28.4% | 32.0% | 36.4% | 13.4% | 32.4% |
| Two or more races | 59.8% | 56.0% | 61.7% | 52.8% | 59.7% | 59.5% | 35.4% | 57.9% |
| White | 67.4% | 66.8% | 69.3% | 64.4% | 65.8% | 68.8% | 43.1% | 65.3% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 22.2% | 15.8% | 24.6% | 16.5% | 15.6% | 25.1% | 7.1% | 20.7% |
| English Learner | 15.7% | 20.0% | 14.0% | 17.1% | 7.6% | 14.5% | 7.1% | 10.2% |
| Special Education | 14.2% | 17.0% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 8.3% | 11.6% | 6.0% | 13.6% |
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 percent proficient in the table below is a combination of MSAA and PARCC data for the most recent graduating class.
| Student Group | ELA (2018) | Math (2018) | ELA (2019) | Math (2019) | ELA (2022) | Math (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 60.2% | 66.9% | 70.7% | 69.9% | 70.4% | 55.3% |
| Asian | 73.1% | 85.5% | 83.0% | 88.5% | 83.4% | 79.8% |
| Black or African American | 37.9% | 39.5% | 48.9% | 45.9% | 56.4% | 24.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino of any race | 40.6% | 39.3% | 49.4% | 43.7% | 48.9% | 27.4% |
| Two or more races | 63.8% | 68.7% | 74.8% | 69.2% | 67.0% | 55.4% |
| White | 69.1% | 78.3% | 80.8% | 80.2% | 78.0% | 65.4% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 28.4% | 27.3% | 32.1% | 30.9% | 39.9% | 11.8% |
| English Learner | 14.6% | 29.9% | 16.4% | 30.1% | 15.2% | 4.5% |
| Special Education | 15.7% | 22.0% | 25.5% | 22.1% | 24.4% | 9.9% |
Additional Resources:
- Maryland Report Card Website - for individual school data