Multnomah County Student Achievement 20002008

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Multnomah County Student Achievement2000-2008

• Presented to the Leaders Roundtable
• November 25, 2008
• Source Oregon Department of Education, Dr.
  Patrick Burk

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The National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP)

• The National Assessment of Educational Progress
  (NAEP) is the only nationally representative and
  continuing assessment of what America's students
  know and can do in various subject areas.
• Assessments are conducted periodically in
  mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts,
  civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history.
  Assessments in world history and in foreign
  language are anticipated in 2012.
• NAEP assessments are administered uniformly using
  the same sets of test booklets across the nation.
• NAEP results serve as a common metric for all
  states and selected urban districts. The
  assessment stays essentially the same from year
  to year, with only carefully documented changes.
  This permits NAEP to provide a clear picture of
  student academic progress over time.
• In 2007 Oregon assessed 3500 students in 140
  schools for NAEP.

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National Assessment of Educational
ProgressOregon 2007 READING GRADE 4
National Average
220
215
Oregon Average
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National Assessment of Educational
ProgressOregon 2007 READING GRADE 8
National Average
261
266
Oregon Average
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National Assessment of Educational
ProgressOregon 2007 Grade 4 Mathematics
National Average
239
236
Oregon Average
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National Assessment of Educational
ProgressOregon 2007 Grade 8 Mathematics
National Average
280
284
Oregon Average
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National Assessment of Educational
ProgressOregon 2007 WHATS NEXT?
NAEP will be administered in High Schools
between January 26 and March 6, 2009 to a sample
of twelfth-grade students. Students will be
assessed in either mathematics, reading, or
science. In a small number of schools, NAEP will
conduct field tests in civics, geography, and
U.S. history to prepare for future assessments,
and special studies of hands-on science tasks and
interactive computer tasks in science.
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US Census
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Multnomah County SAT and AP2008

• Average SAT Scores in Multnomah County
• 2147 Students took the SAT Reasoning Test
• 435.77 Reading 440.35 Math 417.88 Writing
• Range in Multnomah County
• Reading 380-581 Math395-580 Writing 366-561
• State Average
• 518 Reading 525 Math 497 Writing
• National Average
• 497 Reading 510 Math 488 Writing
• Participation in Advanced Placement in Multnomah
  County
• 1499 Students took at least 1 AP Exam
• 2637 AP exams were taken
• 1310 exams scored 3 or better

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Part I Academic Achievement
Part III
Part II
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Part I Academic Achievement
Part III
Part II
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Part I Academic Achievement
Part III
Part II

• ACT Recommended Coursework

• ACT Minimum Core
• English 4 years Social Studies At least 3
  years
• Mathematics At least 3 years Natural Sciences
  At least 3 years

• ACT research suggests that students today do not
  have a reasonable chance of becoming ready for
  college unless they take additional higher-level
  courses beyond the minimum core, and even then
  they are not always likely to be ready for
  college. This finding is in part a reflection on
  the quality and intensitythe rigorof the high
  school curriculum.
• Without improving the quality and content of the
  core, it appears that most students need to take
  additional higher-level courses to learn what
  they should have learned from a rigorous core
  curriculum, with no guarantee even then that they
  will be prepared for college-level work.

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Part I Academic Achievement
Part III
Part II
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Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I

• ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores
• Through collaborative research with postsecondary
  institutions nationwide, ACT has established the
  following College Readiness Benchmark Scores
• A benchmark score is the minimum score needed on
  an ACT subject area test to indicate a 50
  chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75
  chance of obtaining a C or higher in the
  corresponding credit-bearing college courses.

College Readiness

Benchmark Score
English English Composition 18 Math Algebra
22 Reading Social Sciences 21
Science Biology 24
ACT Subject Area Test
College Course(s)
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Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I
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ENGLISH Readiness for College English Composition
Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I
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MATHEMATICS Readiness for College Algebra
Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I
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MATHEMATICS Readiness for College Algebra
Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I
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READING Readiness for College Social Sciences
Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I
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SCIENCE Readiness for College Biology
Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I
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SCIENCE Readiness for College Biology
Part II Measuring College Readiness
Part III
Part I
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Conclusions

• Achievement Gap persists in Multnomah County, but
  improvement in grades 3 and 5.
• Oregon performance on national assessments is at
  or above national averages, but is flat overall.
• Participation and performance in Advanced
  Placement Exams continues to be a bright spot.
• Clear evidence that participation in a rigorous
  core set of classes has a positive impact on
  performance and college readiness. Supports the
  Oregon Diploma.
• Significant differences by ethnicity in
  participation in a rigorous core curriculum.

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WHAT IS THE BEST RESPONSE OF THE LEADERS
ROUNDTABLE?

• Consider the implication of a Rigor Gap. To
  what degree is access predicted by race?
• Select a limited number of clear indicators and
  mobilize community response.
• Pre-school and Full Day Kindergarten
• 3rd grade benchmarks for all students
• Rigorous and challenging class assignments
• 8th grade transition benchmarks
• Rigorous core curriculum in every high school for
  every student based on proficiency and including
  student support
• Intervention plans at each grade level
• Invest in teacher quality university
  partnerships
• Support PK-12 alignment to the new diploma
  requirements as target objectives