Lynn Middle Schools Struggle with Math MCAS Scores

Below is an overview of the 2012 math MCAS results for students at the middle school level in the city of Lynn. This year all four middle schools declined to varying degrees in their math proficiency rates with decreases ranging from 2 to17 percentage points.
 

	Adv.	Prof.	NI	W	CPI*	# Included
Breed	8	26	35	32	62.8	1,182
KIPP Lynn	8	31	46	15	71.3	368
Marshall	2	16	37	45	54.7	880
Pickering	12	32	33	22	72.2	622

*CPIs are a measure of the extent to which students are progressing toward 100% proficiency in ELA or math; the goal is a CPI of 100 which is the equivalent of all students having achieved proficiency on the exam. More specifically, each student participating in the MCAS is given a score based on well they perform on the MCAS which is later averaged among the district, school or subgroup to determine the CPI. Possible scores are 0 (Warning/Failing - Low), 25 (Warning/Failing - High), 50 (Needs Improvement - Low), 75 (Needs Improvement - High), and 100 (Proficient or Advanced).

Below this information is further sorted by grade level.

MASSACHUSETTS
 

	Adv.	Prof.	NI	W	CPI
5	25	32	26	17	78.4
6	27	33	24	16	80.5
7	20	31	30	18	75.4
8	22	30	28	19	75.5

LYNN (DISTRICT)

	Adv.	Prof.	NI	W	CPI
5	15	28	33	26	71.8
6	9	30	34	26	70.2
7	5	16	38	40	55.6
8	6	22	30	42	57.4

5th GRADE

	Adv.	Prof.	NI	W	CPI	# Included
KIPP Lynn	4	27	52	17	68.0	100

Statewide, 57% of 5th grade students were 'Proficient' or 'Advanced' math compared to 31% at KIPP. At the subgroup level at KIPP, results were varied with 53% of Non-Low Income students proficient or better compared to 27% of Low Income students. Additionally, females had a slightly higher percentage of 'Advanced' math students that males, though overall the breakdown was comparable. The percentage of students proficient or better decreased 2 percentage points from the previous year.

6th GRADE

	Adv.	Prof.	NI	W	CPI	# Included
Breed	12	37	32	20	74.3	410
KIPP Lynn	5	43	33	49	69.6	98
Marshall	4	23	40	32	65.5	281
Pickering	11	33	36	20	73.3	205

On the 6th grade math exam, 60% of students in Massachusetts were 'Proficient' or 'Advanced' compared to 49% at Breed, 48% at KIPP, 27% at Marshall and 44% at Pickering. Three of the four middle schools exceeded the city average of 39% proficiency. Pickering and KIPP were similar in terms of their CPI at this level while there was nearly a 10-point difference between these schools and the lowest performing middle school (Marshall). The CPI on the 6th grade math exam at the state level was 80.5 in 2012.

7th GRADE

	Adv.	Prof.	NI	W	CPI	# Included
Breed	6	15	40	39	55.9	352
KIPP Lynn	16	32	42	10	77.5	91
Marshall	1	10	39	50	49.1	307
Pickering	10	30	37	23	69.2	214

At the state level, 51% of 7th grade students were 'Proficient' or 'Advanced' in math. None of the middle schools exceeded the state average though KIPP was 3 percentage points away from this figure. The difference in proficiency between Low Income and Non-Low Income students at Breed was 2 percentage points (30% vs. 32%) while the difference at Pickering was 31 percentage points (26% vs. 57%). Here we see also considerable differences between the percentage of 'Advanced' students at each school with Marshall posting the lowest number. Additionally, Marshall saw 50% of its 7th grade students in the 'Warning/Failure' category.

8th GRADE

	Adv.	Prof.	NI	W	CPI	# Included
Breed	5	24	33	39	57.3	420
KIPP Lynn	5	32	49	14	70.3	79
Marshall	2	13	31	53	50.3	292
Pickering	15	34	28	23	74.4	203

Statewide, 52% of 8th grade students were 'Proficient' or 'Advanced;' citywide 28% of 8th grade students (excluding those at KIPP) were 'Proficient' or 'Advanced.' At Marshall, Hispanic/Latino students, which made up 60% of the 8th grade class in 2012, had a 12% proficiency rate with 56% of these students falling into the 'Warning/Failing' category. Pickering missed the state average by 3 percentage points and exceeded the city average by 21 points. The percentage of 'Advanced' math students at KIPP declined 24 percentage point from 2011 while the percentage of 'Advanced' 8th grade students at Pickering and Marshall declined 2 percentage and at Breed by 5 percentage points.


Citation: www.doe.mass.edu


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