2017 Hoboken Public Schools District-Wide PARCC Scores by GRADE in Language Arts and Math- After Grade 5 Over 50% of the District Fails to Meet Passing Expectations

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In September of 2017 the New Jersey Department of Education released the results of the 2017 PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College Careers) scores for all New Jersey schools and school districts. The test is given each spring to students in grades 3 through 11. Students receive scores ranging from 1 to 5 on the computerized tests. Those who score a 4 or a 5 are considered to be meeting the expectations of their grade level. Those scoring a 3 are "approaching" their grade level, while students earning a 1 or a 2 need significant improvement. 

Previously, 2017 PARCC data was presented by Grade and by School. The New Jersey Department of Education also presented District wide data which combines data from all schools by GRADE level. Presented here therefore is the 2017 Hoboken School District PARCC results for Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. So slight note is high school math is categorized by subject. Therefore, Math Grade 9 = Algebra I; Math Grade 10 = Geometry; and Math Grade 11 = Algebra II. This corresponds roughly with the grade these particular math classes are taken. 

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Some interesting aspects of this data: 

1) After Grade 4, the District Wide passing rate for Mathematics in ANY grade never surpasses 20% and hits a low of 3% (!) in Geometry- Grade 10. 

2) After Grade 5 Reading (Language Arts), the District Wide passing rate for Reading in ANY grade never surpasses 50%. 

3) At no point in secondary school (Grades 9, 10, and 11) does the passing rate in Mathematics exceed 18%

These scores do not bode well for college readiness. In general, a College Ready student is an academically prepared student, ready for postsecondary education (college) or training without the need for remedial coursework. Its challenging to imagine the majority of students leaving the Hoboken School District satisfying this general definition of college readiness given the fact that over 60% of 11th graders are not passing Reading (Language Arts) and over 80% of Hoboken High Math students are not passing MATH expectations in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. 





Source Data

	Reading	Math
Grade 3	58.3	52.5
Grade 4	58.3	41.8
Grade 5	64.1	41.2
Grade 6	46.5	18.2
Grade 7	44.1	20.2
Grade 8	38.8	9.6
Grade 9	34.5	17.4
Grade 10	37.4	3
Grade 11	37.7	15.1