RI Students Performed 17-20% Worse Than MA on New Assessments -- See RI District Rankings
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RI Students Performed 17-20% Worse Than MA on New Assessments -- See RI District Rankings
RICAS is the Rhode Island administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) -- an no Rhode Island district scored within the top 10 percent of Massachusetts communities.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“Through RICAS, we now have a true apples-to-apples comparison of how we perform compared to Massachusetts, the gold standard for education in America and beyond,” said Ken Wagner, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education. “This partnership provides meaningful information for families, educators, and the public, giving us a clear and common sense path forward to improve teaching and learning in Rhode Island schools.”
RI RICAS Breakdown
In mathematics, 35 percent of third graders met or exceeded expectations, 27 percent for grade 4, 27 percent for grade 5, 25 percent for grade 6, 27 percent for grade 7 and 23 percent for grade 8. Achievement gaps also persist, particularly for students with disabilities, low-income students, and English Learners.
Explore additional comparisons and details on the assessment transition through this presentation.
“These data are an important guidepost for us, and we need to pay close attention to them in order to improve teaching and learning, close achievement gaps, and hold ourselves accountable for results. There is no reason why, just over the state border, students should be performing at a higher level than our students in Rhode Island,” Wagner said. “The transition to RICAS is one piece of a long-term strategy to improve education in our state. If we want to see the kind of growth our students and families deserve, that vision needs to be anchored in the policies and investments that we know make a difference for teaching and learning - high-quality curriculum, advanced coursework for students, and a coherent approach to meaningful, ongoing professional learning for our educators.”
According to RIDE, theCouncil on Elementary and Secondary Education is considering a set of teacher certification regulations that would revamp teacher preparation to be focused on more practical experience and require ongoing professional learning for educators, similar to Massachusetts.
This story was first published 11/29/18 12:56 PM
2017-2018 RICAS ELA Rankings for "Meeting or Exceeding Expectations"
#49
Central Falls
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
9.66%
#48
Woonsocket
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
12.52%
#47
Providence
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
13.71%
#46
Highlander Charter School
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
15.06%
#45
Trinity Academy for Performing Arts
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
15.38%
#44
Paul Cuffee Charter School
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
15.7%
#43
Beacon Charter School
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
19.23%
#42
Pawtucket
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
20.48%
#41
Newport
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
22.6%
#40
Southside Charter School
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
22.73%
#39
Burrillville
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
24.92%
#38
West Warwick
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
25.64%
#37
Segue Institute for Learning
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
27.23%
#36
Johnston
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
27.55%
#35
North Providence
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
29.05%
#34
East Providence
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
31.58%
#33
International Charter School
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
32.1%
#32
Middletown
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
34.43%
#31
Cranston
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
35.45%
#30
Foster
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
35.57%
#29
Warwick
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
36.9%
#28
Tiverton
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
38.34%
#27
Scituate
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
38.55%
#26
Learning Community
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
39.08%
#25
Lincoln
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
39.94%
#24
Westerly
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
40.41%
#23
Exeter-West Greenwich
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
42.49%
#22
Foster-Glocester
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
43%
#21
Coventry
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
45.51%
#20
South Kingstown
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
46.44%
#19
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
45.6%
#18
The Hope Academy
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
47.22%
#17
Portsmouth
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
50.24%
#16
Bristol-Warren
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
51.29%
#15
Smithfield
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
51.99%
#14
Little Compton
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
52.8%
#13
Narragansett
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
54.22%
#12
North Kingstown
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
54.31%
#11
The Compass School
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
55.08%
#10
Cumberland
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
55.93%
#9
East Greenwich
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
56.21%
#8
Achievement First Rhode Island
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
56.5%
#7
Chariho
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
56.85%
#6
Jamestown
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
58.97%
#5
Glocester
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
59.86%
#4
North Smithfield
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
59.98%
#3
Barrington
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
69.46%
#2
New Shoreham
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
70%
#1
Kingston Hill Academy
Students meeting or exceeding expectations:
71.13%
