Appendix C

Hanover High School Standardized Test Results

MCAS AP SAT

School Committee Meeting January 24, 2018 MCAS

§ Massachuses Comprehensive Assessment System § Required by state and federal law § Designed to help gauge student progress § Assessment schedule o ELA – Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 o Math – Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 o – Grades 5, 8, 9

2 MCAS

What are we going to look at?

1. Five Year Trend Across Classes o Review results of the classes of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

2. Class of 2019 o Review the results for the same students, grade 3 to grade 10

3 5 Year Trend in Science – All Students

100% 89% 80% State: 75%

60% Advanced Proficient 40% Needs Improvement Failing

20%

0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 4 5 Year Trend in Science – Special Educaon

100% 53% 80% State: 39%

60% Advanced Proficient 40% Needs Improvement Failing

20%

0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Class of 2019 in Science – All Students

Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 9 100%

80%

60% Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement 40% Failing

20%

0% H S H S H S 6 Class of 2019 in Science – All Students

Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 9 100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% H S H S H S Advanced 28 22 3 3 37 32 Proficient 45 30 47 39 52 42 Needs Improvement 24 34 43 40 10 21 Failing 3 14 7 18 0 5 7 Class of 2019 in Science – Special Educaon

Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 9 100%

80%

60% Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement 40% Failing

20%

0% H S H S H S 8 Class of 2019 in Science – Special Educaon

Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 9 100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% H S H S H S Advanced 5 5 2 0 13 8 Proficient 30 14 20 11 53 31 Needs Improvement 55 41 53 39 34 35 Failing 10 40 25 50 0 26 9 5 Year Trend in Math – All Students

100% 82% 80% State: 79%

60% Advanced Proficient 40% Needs Improvement Failing

20%

0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 10 5 Year Trend in Math – Special Educaon

100% 31% 80% State: 41%

60% Advanced Proficient 40% Needs Improvement Failing

20%

0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 11 Class of 2019 in Math – All Students

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60% A P NI 40% WF

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S 12 Class of 2019 in Math – All Students

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S A 25 25 17 15 18 25 26 25 17 17 45 53 P 45 40 5 32 42 32 44 35 39 33 37 26 NI 22 24 44 42 30 26 25 24 33 26 13 14 WF 8 11 4 11 10 17 6 15 11 24 4 8 13 Class of 2019 in Math – Special Educaon

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60% A P NI 40% WF

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S 14 Class of 2019 in Math – Special Educaon

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S A 5 6 3 3 2 5 2 4 2 2 0 14 P 23 24 5 13 42 15 18 16 18 10 31 27 NI 42 35 72 48 55 30 60 31 40 24 43 30 WF 30 34 20 36 35 51 20 50 40 64 26 28 15 5 Year Trend in ELA – All Students

100% 98% 80% State: 91%

60% Advanced Proficient 40% Needs Improvement Failing

20%

0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 16 5 Year Trend in ELA – Special Educaon

100% 89% 80% State: 69%

60% Advanced Proficient 40% Needs Improvement Failing

20%

0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 17 Class of 2019 in ELA – All Students

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60% A P NI 40% WF

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S 18 Class of 2019 in ELA – All Students

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S A 13 14 10 10 17 17 9 16 6 11 50 47 P 57 49 56 43 53 44 68 51 76 61 48 44 NI 27 30 28 35 27 28 20 23 15 21 2 6 WF 3 8 6 12 3 11 3 10 2 7 0 3 19 Class of 2019 in ELA – Special Educaon

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60% A P NI 40% WF

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S 20 Class of 2019 in ELA – Special Educaon

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 10 100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0% H S H S H S H S H S H S A 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 9 12 P 18 23 18 14 20 19 42 23 39 29 80 57 NI 72 46 57 44 60 41 48 39 48 42 11 20 WF 10 29 25 41 18 39 10 36 11 28 0 12 21 Advanced Placement

§ Students enrolled in Advanced Placement classes take AP subject test in May § Scoring: Scores are weighted and scaled and rated 1-5, with 5 being the highest § Format: Mulple choice and open response (essay or problem solving) § Some colleges will grant credit or waive requirements based on scores of 3 or higher § Naonal standardized test for students enrolled in AP classes

22 AP

What are we going to look at?

1. Five Year Trend of Enrollment and Scores o Review the data from 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

2. 2017 Results by Subject o Review the results by department and subject

23 Number of Students Enrolled in AP

240 232 212 191 200 178 167 2013 160 2014 120 2015 2016 80 2017 40

0 AP Students 24 Number of AP Exams

450 400 400 347 350 301 300 279 2013 250 250 2014 200 2015 150 2016 2017 100 50 0 AP Exams 25 2016 – 2017 Students & Exams

In May, there were 232 students that took 400 AP exams. Many students took more than one exam.

Total Total Seniors Juniors Sophomores Students Exams 1 Exam 54 52 20 126 126 2 Exams 21 31 7 59 118 3 Exams 25 9 1 35 105 4 Exams 7 2 9 36 5 Exams 3 3 15 Totals 110 94 28 232 400

26 Number of Students Earning a Score of 3 or higher

150 135 138 125 110 113 104 100 2013 2014 75 2015 50 2016 2017 25

0 Scores 3+ 27 Summary of Students

2014 – 2015 2015 – 2016 2016 – 2017

Students 3+ Students 3+ Students 3+

191 59.2 % 212 63.7 % 232 59.5%

Summary of Exams

2014 – 2015 2015 – 2016 2016 – 2017

Exams 3+ Exams 3+ Exams 3+

300 61.0 % 347 64.3 % 400 58.8%

28 Fine Arts

% Scores 3+ Subject Exams 2017 5-yr average 3D Design 5 60.0% 64.9% 2D Drawing 12 91.7% 66.7% Music Theory 3 33.3% 70.8% Total 20 75.0% 77.0%

29 English

% Scores 3+ Subject Exams 2017 5-yr average AP Lang 29 93.1% 83.3% AP Lit 43 53.5% 72.6% Total 72 83.8% 77.0%

30 Foreign Language

% Scores 3+ Subject Exams 2017 5-yr average French 10 30.0% 56.0% Spanish 5 60.0% 60.0% Total 15 40.0% 77.0%

31 Mathemacs

% Scores 3+ Subject Exams 2017 5-yr average Calculus AB 24 83.3% 84.3% Comp Science 6 33.3% 54.5% Total 30 40.0% 77.0%

32 Science

% Scores 3+ Subject Exams 2017 5-yr average Biology 38 52.6% 44.7% Chemistry 21 38.1% 50.8% Environmental 48 29.2% 26.6% Physics 1 21 47.6% 54.7% Physics 2 8 75.0% 60.0% Total 136 42.6% 39.6%

33 Social Studies

% Scores 3+ Subject Exams 2017 5-yr average Government 19 52.6% 64.9% US History 20 85.0% 84.8% World 29 93.1% 93.8% Psychology 55 70.9% 52.9% Total 126 75.4% 66.4%

34 Summary of AP Exams Scores & Enrollment

2014 – 2015 2015 – 2016 2016 – 2017 2017 – 2018

Exams 3+ % Exams 3+ % Exams 3+ % Exams 3+ %

183 221 235 ? 61.0 % 63.7 % 58.8% ? 300 347 400 457*

*Anticipated 35 SAT

§ SAT stands for Scholasc Aptude Test § Administered throughout the year § Scoring: 1600 total o 800 in Evidence-based Reading and Wring o 800 in Math o No penalty for a wrong answer § 5 Secons, from 25 – 65 minutes each § Test takes about 3 hours

36 SAT

What are we going to look at?

1. Class of 2017 o ELA and Math Benchmarks

2. Class of 2018 o ELA and Math Benchmarks

37 Class of 2017 – SAT Benchmarks State Hanover Naon Met both benchmarks Met both benchmarks Met both benchmarks 56% 48% Mean Total Score 56% Mean Total Score Mean Total Score 1103 1100 1071 Evidence-based Reading and Evidence-based Reading and Evidence-based Reading and Writing Benchmark Writing Benchmark Writing Benchmark 77% 71% 88% 5% 6% 2% 17% 23% 10%

Math Benchmark Math Benchmark Math Benchmark 58% 50% 58% 9% 9% 14% 33% 40% 28%

49,536 Test Takers 179 Test Takers 1,824,209 Test Takers 72,116 Enrolled 200 Enrolled 3,868,228 Enrolled 69% Participation 47% Participation 90% Participation 38 Class of 2018 – SAT Benchmarks State Hanover Naon Met both benchmarks Met both benchmarks Met both benchmarks 58% 48% Mean Total Score 69% Mean Total Score Mean Total Score 1111 1141 1073 Evidence-based Reading and Evidence-based Reading and Evidence-based Reading and Writing Benchmark Writing Benchmark Writing Benchmark 78% 71% 91% 5% 6% 5% 17% 23% 4%

Math Benchmark Math Benchmark Math Benchmark 60% 50% 69% 9% 9% 8% 31% 41% 23%

49,879 Test Takers 180 Test Takers 2,048,131 Test Takers 75,563 Enrolled 191 Enrolled 4,029,241 Enrolled 66% Participation 51% Participation 94% Participation 39