Comment by StanislavPetrov
4 days ago
>Those numbers do not mean what you seem to think
Those numbers are actually painting a rosier picture of what is actually happening in Baltimore and other cities. In 23 out of 150 school, zero students - none! - were proficient in math. Not a single student. There is simply no way to put lipstick on that pig.
>The Maryland State Department of Education recently released the 2022 state test results known as MCAP, Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program.
>Baltimore City’s math scores were the lowest in the state. Just 7% of third through eighth graders tested proficient in math, which means 93% could not do math at grade level.
>But that’s not all. WBFF combed through the scores at all 150 City Schools where the state math test was given. In 23 Baltimore City schools, there were zero students who tested proficient in math.
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/23-baltimore-schools-have...
In the other 127 schools, what percentage of students were proficient in math? How about other schools given the same test? It's hard to draw conclusions without context as to what an average or above average school scores in these tests.
>In the other 127 schools, what percentage of students were proficient in math?
Citywide the number was 7%. Better than 0 I suppose but still awful.
>Just 7% of third through eighth graders tested proficient in math, which means 93% could not do math at grade level.
How about outside the city? This is a statewide test, how are other areas doing?
Not saying they are useless but standardized tests only work for kids who take them seriously.
I recall taking these as a kid, and there were kids who would just fill in the bubbles. They would not even read the questions. They thought it was funny.