NEW: More than 2/3 of RI Students Failed to Meet Expectations on PARCC Test
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NEW: More than 2/3 of RI Students Failed to Meet Expectations on PARCC Test
Approximately 75,000 Rhode Island students participated in the assessments, with 80 percent completing the assessment on a computer.
See the Results HERE
“These latest results track closely with previous data from other assessments such as the SAT and with college readiness rates, and these results show, once again, that we have work to do,” said Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner. “We must prepare our students for their futures with challenging coursework and great teaching tailored to their strengths and interests. If we stay focused and work together, we will be successful.”
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The 2015 results of the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessment was intended to give the state a first look as to whether Rhode Island students are meeting the expectations of the Common Core State Standards.
RIDE said in a statement on Tuesday, “As with previous statewide assessments, achievement or opportunity gaps persist between the results of the state as a whole and various student groups.”
Opportunity gaps persist between results in the core urban communities (Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence, and Woonsocket) and all other districts.
In the core urban communities, 18 percent of students met expectations in English and 11 percent met expectations in mathematics; in all other communities, 43 percent of students met expectations in English and 31 percent met expectations in mathematics – leading to gaps of 25 percentage points and 20 percentage points, respectively.
In English, 6 percent of students with disabilities and 7 percent of English learners met the expectations for their grade level. In mathematics, 4 percent of students with disabilities, 6 percent of English learners, 10 percent of Native American students, 10.5 percent of black students, 11 percent of Hispanic students, and 12 percent of economically disadvantaged students met the expectations for their grade levels.
The RI High Schools with the Most Absentee Students
#59 Ponaganset High School
Location: Foster and Glocester
Total # Students: 684
% Chronically Absent: 4%
#58 Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
Location: Woonsocket
Total # of Students: 227
% Chronically Absent: 6%
#57 Barrington High School
Location: Barrington
Total # of Students: 1,027
% Chronically Absent: 7%
#56 North Smithfield High School
Location: North Smithfield
Total # of Students: 519
% Chronically Absent: 7 %
#55 Portsmouth High School
Location: Portsmouth
Total # of Students: 960
% Chronically Absent: 8%
#54 East Greenwich High School
Location: East Greenwich
Total # of Students: 729
% Chronically Absent: 9%
#53 Exeter-West Greenwich High School
Location: Exeter and West Greenwich
Total # of Students: 540
% Chronically Absent: 9%
#52 Chariho Regional High School
Location: Charlestown
Total # of Students: 1,201
% Chronically Absent:
#51 Middletown High School
Location: Middletown
Total # of Students: 685
% Chronically Absent: 10%
#50 North Kingstown Senior High School
Location: North Kingstown
Total # of Students: 1,387
% Chronically Absent:11%
#49 Smithfield Senior High School
Location: Smithfield
Total # of Students: 755
% Chronically Absent: 11 %
#48 Westerly High School
Location: Smithfield
Total # of Students: 917
% Chronically Absent: 11%
#47 Block Island School
Location: New Shoreham
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 12%
#46 South Kingstown High School
Location: South Kingstown
Total # of Students: 1,073
% Chronically Absent: 12 %
#45 Tiverton High School
Location: Tiverton
Total # of Students: 1,607
% Chronically Absent: 14%
#44 Coventry High School
Location: Coventry
Total # of Students: 1,607
% Chronically Absent: 14 %
#43 Cumberland High School
Location: Cumberland
Total # of Students: 1,337
% Chronically Absent: 14%
#42 Narragansett High School
Location: Narragansett
Total # of Students: 429
% Chronically Absent: 14%
#41 The Greene School
Location: Exeter
Total # of Students: 162
% Chronically Absent: 15%
#40 Highlander Charter Academy
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 16%
#39 Burrillville High School
Location: Burrillville
Total # of Students: 682
% Chronically Absent: 18%
#38 Lincoln Senior High School
Location: Lincoln
Total # of Students: 1,005
% Chronically Absent: 18%
#37 Mt. Hope High School
Location: Bristol
Total # of Students: 990
% Chronically Absent:19%
#36 East Providence High School
Location: East Providence
Total # of Students: 1,502
% Chronically Absent: 19%
#35 Paul Cuffee Charter School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 19%
#34 Times2 Academy
Location: Providence
Total Number of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 19%
#33 Academy for Career Exploration
Location: Providence
Total Number of Students: 168
% Chronically Absent: 19%
#32 Scituate High School
Location: Scituate
Total Number of Students: 469
% Chronically Absent: 19%
#31 J.M. Walsh School
Location: Pawtucket
Total number of students: 192
% Chronically Absent: 20%
#30 Classical High School
Location: Providence
Total Number of Students: 1,119
% Chronically Absent: 21%
#29 Toll Gate High School
Location: Wawick
Total # of Students: 958
% Chronically Absent: 21%
#28 West Warwick Senior High School
Location: West Warwick
Total # of Students: 935
% Chronically Absent: 21%
#27 Davies Career and Techinical Center
Location: Lincoln
Total # of Students: 849
% Chronically Absent: 22%
#26 Pilgrim High School
Location: Warwick
Total # of Students: 991
% Chronically Absent: 22%
#25 Johnston Senior High School
Location: Johnston
Total # of Students: 893
% Chronically Absent: 24%
#24 North Providence High School
Location: North Providence
Total # of Students: 969
% Chronically Absent: 26%
#23 Cranston High School East
Location: Cranston
Total # of Students: 1,583
% Chronically Absent: 27%
#22 Warwick Veterans Memorial High School
Location: Warwick
Total # of Students: 910
% Chronically Absent: 27%
#21 RI Nurses Institute
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 266
% Chronically Absent: 29%
#20 Rogers High School
Location: Newport
Total # of Students: 538
% Chronically Absent: 32%
#19 RI School for the Deaf
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 32%
#18 Tolman Senior High School
Location: Pawtucket
Total # of Students: 1,034
% Chronically Absent: 33%
#17 Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 838
% Chronically Absent: 33%
#16 Cranston High School West
Location: Cranston
Total # of Students:1,526
% Chronically Absent: 33%
#15 Village Green Virtual Charter School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 39%
#14 E-Cubed Academy
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 349
% Chronically Absent: 39%
#13 Mount Pleasant High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 898
% Chronically Absent: 39%
#12 Central Falls High School
Location: Central Falls
Total # of Students: 727
% Chronically Absent: 40%
#11 Shea Senior High School
Location: Pawtucket
Total # of Students: 858
% Chronically Absent: 42%
#10 Blackstone Charter Academy
Location: Pawtucket
Total # of Students: 168
% Chronically Absent: 43%
#9 Providence Career and Technical Academy
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 577
% Chronically Absent: 44%
#8 Woonsocket High School
Location: Woonsocket
Total # of Students: 1,579
% Chronically Absent: 47%
#7 Cranston Construction Career Academy
Location: Cranston
Total # of Students:158
% Chronically Absent: 49%
#6 William B. Cooley Senior High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 617
% Chronically Absent: 50%
#5 Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 486
% Chronicallly Absent: 53%
#4 Central High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 1,112
% Chronically Absent: 55%
#3 Hope High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 894
% Chronically Absent: 55%
#2 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy (II)
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 81
% Chronically Absent: 87%
#1 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy (I)
Location: Central Falls
Total # of Students: 73
% of Chronically Absent: 89%
