Office of the Superintendent of Schools MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland August 31, 2004 MEMORANDUM To: Members of the Board of Education From: Jerry D. Weast, Superintendent of Schools Subject: SAT Results for the Class of 2004 The highest systemwide average SAT score (1102) ever achieved by the Montgomery County Public Schools was produced by the graduating class of 2004, marking the first time the average score has exceeded 1100. The average score increased by eight points, a statistically significant improvement compared to 2003. The average included the highest ever average mathematics score (561) and the highest average verbal score in 12 years (541), the first increase in the average verbal score in five years. The improvements were achieved with a student participation rate of 80.2 percent, representing the largest group (7,263 students) ever to take the test in the school district. This is the first graduating class of students taking the SAT who were exposed to the full range of the ongoing high school reforms in Montgomery County. The reforms began when the students were ninth graders in the 2000-2001 school year and have expanded greatly the opportunities for more rigorous coursework in preparation for college. The improvement in the SAT results included a significant gain in the system’s “average highest score,” the same number used by colleges to identify the best performance among students on the SAT. The system’s average highest score increased to 1115 last year, the best result ever and an increase of eight points over the year before. Overall, there were 10 individual records established in the SAT results for 2004: Highest ever average SAT score of 1102, a gain of eight points First ever average score above 1100 Best ever “average highest SAT score” of 1115, a gain of eight points Highest ever average math score (561) Highest average verbal score (541) in 12 years Largest number of students ever taking the SAT (7,263 students) Highest average score for white students (1163), a gain of 10 points Highest average score for Asian American students (1160), a gain of 32 points Most high schools (four) with average scores above 1200 Most high schools (11) with average scores above 1100 The gains in SAT performance reflect the structural and content improvements implemented in the system’s high schools over the last five years. These improvements have included strengthened curriculum, improved assessments, greater coordination among and within schools, Members of the Board of Education 2 August 31, 2004 increased staff training and professional development, increased student enrollment in expanded Advanced Placement (AP) and honors courses, increased participation in AP exams in which students have consistently earned high scores for college credit, greater use of the PSAT in Grade 10 as a predictive assessment for more challenging course work, improved guidance and counseling, more specialized preparation courses, and higher expectations for both better teaching and learning. The improved SAT results are but one of several data points indicating the success of this initiative. The work of high school principals, teachers, and support staff is having an obvious positive effect on the performance of their students. Indeed, twice as many high schools (four) produced average SAT scores above 1200 this year, compared to two high schools in 2000; and 11 high schools produced average scores above 1100, compared to just seven high schools five years ago. During that five-year period (2000-2004), the school system maintained a participation rate of 80 percent on the SAT, compared to 76 percent during the previous five years. At the same time, the SAT scores have remained consistently high, averaging at about 1095 during the most recent five years, compared to 1091 in the five years prior to 2000. All of this has occurred during a significant demographic change in student enrollment, characterized by greater cultural and racial/ethnic diversity, greater student impoverishment, greater limited English proficiency, and more students with disabilities. Indeed, nearly half (49.2 percent) of last year’s graduating class were African American, Asian American, and Hispanic students. The eight-point gain to an average score of 1102 is the largest single-year improvement in 16 years, surpassing by 76 points this year both the Maryland and national average of 1026. While the state and national performance has remained essentially flat, the school system has continued to move forward. The improvement was spurred in large measure by a 33-point improvement by Asian American students (1160) and a 10-point gain by white students (1163). The overall average scores for African American and Hispanic students largely did not change, remaining steady among African American (917) and declining by one point among Hispanic students (944). However, the average scores for African American and Hispanic students receiving federal meal assistance increased significantly—up 17 points among African American students (854) and six points among Hispanic students (837). This is an important point because the percentage of both groups of students participating in the Free and Reduced-price Meal System (FARMS) is increasing, lowering the overall average score for each group even as the specific subgroup scores increase. In the case of Hispanic students, the average scores for both FARMS and non-FARMS students increased but the overall average declined. This effect is known mathematically as “Simpson’s Paradox” and figures prominently in our understanding of the effects of the changing demographics of Montgomery County and the impact of greater poverty among students. Overall, the average score among students receiving meal assistance increased by 16 points to 894, significantly below the average score among those who did not receive such assistance (1119, up 11 points). The average score among students in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program was 757, down 54 points from 2003, compared to an average score of 1108 (up 11 points) among non-ESOL students. The average score of students receiving special education services increased by 26 points to 924, compared to an average score of 1112 (up seven points) among students who do not receive special education services. Members of the Board of Education 3 August 31, 2004 This year’s historic average score of 1102 will be the last such score for the current form of the SAT, which is measured on a 1600-point scale. A new SAT is being introduced that will be measured on a 2400-point scale. In the past, most college-bound seniors took the SAT before March of their senior year. Thus the impact of the new SAT on district and school SAT scores may not be evident immediately for the Class of 2005. Students most likely to be affected by the changes to the content and format of the SAT are those planning to graduate in 2006 and 2007. We are implementing new strategies to enhance current interventions so that students are prepared for the revised test. The SAT, in whatever form, will remain a substantive measure of student readiness for college, which is a major goal of our school system. The success this past year in improving student achievement among high school students reflects, in part, the continuing progress in enrolling more students in rigorous and challenging coursework. Similar initiatives are under way at the elementary level. We know, for example, that our efforts to overcome the influence of poverty on academic achievement in elementary grades are making a sizable difference, as evident in the recent results of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) and the Maryland School Assessment (MSA). Schools most heavily impacted by student poverty show improvement in student achievement. This is known as the “greening of the red zone” because schools with heavy student poverty are achieving the same high level of achievement as schools without such poverty. Now, significant work needs to be undertaken at the middle school level to link the academic reform initiatives between elementary schools and high schools and form a true prekindergarten through Grade 12 improvement program. The end result will be even better preparation of students for success beyond high school. JDW:kmy Attachment Copy to: Executive Staff Principals An Examination of the SAT Results for the Class of 2004 Department of Shared Accountability August 2004 Clare Von Secker, Ph.D. DEPARTMENT OF SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY Dr. Theresa R. Alban, Director 850 Hungerford Drive Rockville, Maryland 20850 301-279-3925 Dr. Jerry D. Weast Superintendent of Schools John Q. Porter, Esq. Deputy Superintendent for Strategic Technologies and Accountability Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... v Background ................................................................................................................................ Description of the 2004 SAT ........................................................................................... Use of the SAT................................................................................................................. Comparability of SAT Scores for Students of Different Backgrounds ........................... Race/Ethnicity...................................................................................................... Special groups...................................................................................................... Preparing Students for the New SAT............................................................................... 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 Methodology ................................................................................................................... Key Research Questions .................................................................................................. Sample Selection.............................................................................................................. College Board reporting rules.................................................................................... MCPS reporting rules ................................................................................................ Additional Information Reported by MCPS .................................................................... 5 5 5 6 6 6 Results ......................................................................................................................................... SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by the College Board, 2000–2004 ..... SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by MCPS, 2000–2004........................ SAT Participation and Performance by Gender............................................................... SAT Participation and Performance by Race/Ethnicity................................................... SAT Participation and Performance by FARMS group .................................................. SAT Participation and Performance of Special Education Students ............................... SAT Participation and Performance of ESOL Students .................................................. SAT Participation and Performance by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Group .................. Asian American students ........................................................................................... White students............................................................................................................ African American students ........................................................................................ Hispanic students ....................................................................................................... 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 Discussion.................................................................................................................................... 16 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 18 References................................................................................................................................... 19 Appendices Appendix A...................................................................................................................... Appendix B ...................................................................................................................... Appendix C ...................................................................................................................... Appendix D...................................................................................................................... 21 23 29 33 i i An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability List of Tables Table 1 Trends in MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by the College Board ......................................................................................................... Table 2 Trends in MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by MCPS............................................................................................................................ Table 3 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Gender........................................................................................................................... Table 4 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Race/Ethnicity............................................................................................................... Table 5 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by FARMS Group.............................................................................................................. Table 6 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Special Education Group .............................................................................................. Table 7 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by ESOL Group ................................................................................................................. Table 8 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation Rates in 2003 and 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Status ....................................................................................................... Table 9 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Status .............................................................................................................. Table A1 Table B1 Table B2 Table B3 Table B4 Table B5 Table B6. Table C1 Table C2. Table C3 Table D1 Table D2 SAT Participation Rates of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by High School ................................................................................. SAT Participation Rates of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Demographic Group .................................................................... Most Recent SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Demographic Group .................................................................... Highest Combined SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Demographic Group ........................................................... SAT Participation Rates of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS ........................................................ Most Recent SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS ........................................................ Highest Combined SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS ............................................... SAT Participation Rates of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by High School ................................................................................. Most Recent SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by High School ................................................................................. Highest SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by High School ................................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Blair High School.............................................................................................. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 ii 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 ii Montgomery County Public Schools Table D3 Table D4. Table D5. Table D6. Table D7. Table D8. Table D9. Table D10. Table D11. Table D12. Table D13. Table D14. Table D15. Table D16. Table D17. Table D18. Table D19. Table D20. Table D21. Table D22. Table D23. Department of Shared Accountability SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Blake High School ............................................................................................ SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Churchill High School....................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Damascus High School ..................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Einstein High School......................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Gaithersburg High School................................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Kennedy High School ....................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Magruder High School ...................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Northwest High School ..................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Paint Branch High School ................................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Poolesville High School .................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Quince Orchard High School ............................................................................ SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Richard Montgomery High School ................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 forRockville High School ....................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Seneca Valley High School............................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Sherwood High School...................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Springbrook High School.................................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Walter Johnson High School............................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Watkins Mill High School................................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Wheaton High School ....................................................................................... SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Walt Whitman High School .............................................................................. SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Wootton High School........................................................................................ An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 iii iii Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Figures Figure 1. Most recent SAT mean total scores for the Classes of 1973 to 2004 as reported by the College Board. ........................................................................................................i Figure 2. Most recent SAT mean total scores for MCPS graduates by FARMS status and race/ethnicity.....................................................................................................ii Figure 3. Most recent SAT mean total scores for college-bound seniors in the Classes of 1999 to 2004 by race/ethnicity (national sample). ........................................................3 Figure 4. Most recent SAT mean total scores for college-bound seniors in the Classes of 1999 to 2003 by special group (national sample)..........................................................3 Figure 5. Most recent SAT total mean scores for African American seniors in the MCPS Classes of 2003 and 2004. .................................................................................................14 Figure 6. Most recent SAT total mean scores for Hispanic seniors in the MCPS Classes of 2003 and 2004. .................................................................................................15 An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 iv iv Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Executive Summary The SAT mean total score1 reported by the College Board for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Class of 2004 was the highest in MCPS history—1102, a gain of 8 points over the previous year. The MCPS SAT mean total score was statistically significantly higher than the national mean total score of 1026 (Figure 1). The overall improvement in SAT results also included gains in the “average highest SAT score,” the result used by colleges to identify the best effort among students. The average highest SAT score for the Class of 2004 was also the highest in MCPS history—1115, a gain of 8 points over the previous year.2 The SAT mean mathematics score of 561 was the highest ever reported by the College Board for MCPS. The SAT mean verbal score of 541 was the highest reported by the College Board for MCPS in 12 years (since 1992). The MCPS SAT participation rate of 80.2% (7,263 students) for the Class of 2004 represented the largest number of students to 1150 take the SAT in MCPS history. MCPS Highest SAT Mean Total Score This SAT score increase 1100 occurred even though a greater MCPS proportion of economically 1050 disadvantaged or academically challenged students took the National SAT. Between 2003 and 2004, 1000 SAT participation of students who received Free and Reduced400 950 price Meals System (FARMS) 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 services increased by more than Figure 1. Most recent SAT mean total scores for the Classes of 1973 to 3 percentage points and SAT 2004 as reported by the College Board. participation of students who Note: MCPS also reports the highest combined SAT total score. received English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services increased by nearly 7 percentage points. Traditionally the SAT mean scores of these two student populations are lower than average. The SAT scores of 1102/1103 and 1115 for the MCPS Class of 2004 were the highest of all time.1,2 1 2 The SAT mean total scores reported by MCPS were statistically significantly higher in 2004 than in 2003. Not only did the overall score increase, but many subgroups of students contributed to this gain. For example, the most recent SAT mean total scores of all males and all females were 10 and 9 points higher, respectively, in 2004 than in 2003. The most recent SAT mean total scores of students who received special education services were 26 points higher in 2004 than in 2003. The College Board reports SAT mean scores from the most recent administration (1102). MCPS reports most recent and highest SAT scores for Grade 12 students enrolled in June (1103 and 1115). An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 v v Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability The most recent SAT mean total scores of 1160 for Asian American and 1163 for White students were 33 points and 10 points higher, respectively, in 2004 than in 2003 (Appendix B). Examination of MCPS archival data confirmed that the SAT mean total scores achieved by Asian American and White students in the MCPS Class of 2004 were the highest in MCPS history.3 The most recent SAT mean total scores of students who were African American or Hispanic were not significantly different in 2003 and 2004 when the groups were considered as a whole. However, there were statistically significant differences in the SAT mean total scores of African American and Hispanic students when FARMS participation was considered. SAT Mean Total Score The most recent SAT mean total score for African American students who received FARMS services was 17 points higher in 2004 than in 2003, a statistically significant change. The most recent SAT mean total scores for subgroups of Hispanic students who received FARMS services and those who did not were each 6 points higher in 2004 than in 2004 Not FARMS 2003 FARMS 2003 Not FARMS 2004 FARMS 2003 (Figure 2). The changes for these subgroups were 1200 statistically significant. 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 400 Not FARMS Asian Am. White African Am. FARMS Hisp. Asian Am. White African Am. Hisp. Figure 2. Most recent SAT mean total scores for MCPS graduates, by FARMS status and race/ethnicity. The reason why the overall and subgroup results for African American and Hispanic students suggest different conclusions is a result of a mathematical effect known as Simpson’s Paradox. This effect occurs when the percentages of students in the subgroups used to calculate an overall average are unequal. The SAT mean total scores for African American and Hispanic students showed no substantive change from 2003 to 2004. However, when the students are further subdivided into those students who receive and those who do not receive FARMS services, one-year gains are evident. The overall mean remains the same because (1) the percentage of the test takers who receive FARMS services has grown; and (2) these students traditionally have SAT mean total scores that are approximately 100 points lower than those of students who do not receive FARMS services. As the number of SAT test takers who receive FARMS services increases, the overall mean remains unchanged despite the increases seen for those students. Students from many schools contributed to the notable achievement attained by the district in 2004. A record number of the 23 high schools in MCPS attained SAT mean total scores above 1100 (11 schools) and 1200 (4 schools). 3 Source: Department of Shared Accountability, Montgomery County Public Schools. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 vi vi Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability An Examination of the SAT Results for the Class of 2004 Clare Von Secker, Ph.D. Background Goal 1 of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Strategic Plan, Our Call to Action: Pursuit of Excellence (MCPS, 2004), is to ensure success for every student. One measure of success for students who plan to attend college is students’ preparation for college-level course work. The SAT is designed to measure attainment of skills considered essential for academic success in college (College Board, 2001). Thus, student participation and performance on the SAT are important data points for measuring MCPS attainment of Goal 1. This report describes the district- and school-level progress toward meeting the Goal 1 milestone of increasing SAT participation and the performance for students in the Classes of 2000 through 2004. A Description of the 2004 SAT SAT participation and performance are data points that measure MCPS’ attainment of the first goal of Our Call to Action— Ensure success for every student. The SAT is a norm-referenced standardized test that measures the verbal and mathematics skills that have been identified as essential for college-level academic study (College Board, 2001). SAT subtest scores are reported in increments of 10 on a scale that ranges from 200 to 800. Each scaled score represents a particular level of verbal or mathematics achievement. The primary focus of the verbal portion of the SAT is critical reading and the use of language. Students read and analyze fiction and nonfiction passages from natural science, social studies, and the humanities; evaluate patterns in sentences; and focus on relationships between words. The primary focus of the mathematics portion of the SAT is problem solving. Students apply mathematical rules, formulas, and basic facts of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry in flexible ways to solve nonroutine problems or to make quantitative comparisons (College Board, 2001). How the SAT is Used The SAT was designed to provide objective information that can be used by colleges and universities to make informed admissions decisions (College Board, 2002). SAT scores are not intended to be absolute predictors of student performance or persistence in college (Bridgeman, An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 1 1 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability McCamley-Jenkins, & Ervin, 2000; Burton & Famist, 2001). However, they provide a uniform measure of students’ knowledge and skills that is different from other, more subjective, indicators of student success such as high school records. The SAT scores of students with comparable school records may vary widely because of differences in teacher grading practices, school course offerings, or other factors (Brookhart, 1994; Camara & Echternacht, 2000; Camara, Kimmel, Scheuneman, & Sawtell, 2003; Hardy, 1997; Stiggins, Frisbie, & Griswold, 1989). Thus, SAT scores contribute valuable and unique information that enhances the effectiveness of the screening processes used to select candidates for college admission. SAT scores are intended to be combined with other relevant academic and personal information to help students, parents, and guidance counselors better understand and interpret students’ qualifications and preparation for college; and to guide decisions about course selection, postsecondary plans, college majors, and careers (College Board, 2002; Educational Testing Service, 2003). The summaries presented in Appendices C and D describe the SAT results for five cohorts of MCPS graduates who attended different high schools. This information can be used to make finer-grained comparisons about students’ relative performance than are possible from data provided in the national and state summary reports produced by the College Board. The SAT is intended as a measure of individual, as opposed to group, performance (College Board, 2002). Nonetheless, aggregate SAT data are widely published and analyzed. Aggregate test data, including mean scores of districts, schools, and subgroups of students, may validly be used as an indicator of educational quality only when considered in combination with other conditions that affect the educational outcomes. The College Board strongly discourages using SAT scores to evaluate teachers, schools, districts, or other educational units. This is because students’ demographic characteristics, prior performance, course-taking patterns, family income, level of parental education, and other social and psychological factors are strongly associated with educational experiences that influence average SAT scores. This limitation should be recognized in reviewing the aggregated and disaggregated SAT scores presented in this report and elsewhere. Comparability of SAT Scores for Students of Different Backgrounds There are significant, longstanding differences in the SAT performance of students who differ because of demographic status, family background, level of parental education, or economic advantage (Camara & Schmidt, 1999). Nationwide, the SAT total scores of students who are members of disadvantaged racial/ethnic groups, or who are affected by poverty, disability, or limited English proficiency, are about 200 points lower than those of other students (Burton, 2003; Nettles, Millett, & Ready, 2003). MCPS has observed similar gaps and is making efforts to narrow them. However, the national data presented below underscores the challenges associated with these efforts. Nationally, there are differences of almost 200 points in the SAT total scores of students who differ because of demographic status, family background, the level of education of their parents, or economic advantage. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 2 2 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability SAT Mean Total Score Race/Ethnicity. Figure 3 presents the most recent SAT mean total scores reported by the College Board for national samples of college-bound seniors in the Classes of 1999 through 2004 (2004a). The reports include National Sample by Race/Ethnicity SAT scores for all students and 1100 for those who identified Asian American themselves as members of White different racial/ethnic groups. The flat lines for each racial/ National Average 1000 ethnic group illustrate the Native American persistence of the racial/ethnic gap in SAT performance. Over Hispanic 900 the past 5 years, SAT mean total scores of Asian American and African American White students have been about 800 400 200 points higher than those of 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 African American students and Figure 3. Most recent SAT mean total scores for college-bound seniors in more than 100 points higher the Classes of 1999 to 2004 by race/ethnicity (national sample). than those of Hispanic students. SAT Mean Total Score Special Groups. Figure 4 presents the most recent mean SAT total scores for national samples of college-bound seniors in the Classes of 1999 through 2003 (College Board, 2004a).4 The College Board’s national reports include mean SAT scores for students who identified themselves by level of family income, disability, and English National Sample by Special Group proficiency. Of particular 1100 concern is the impact of poverty. Over the past 5 years, SAT total National Average scores of students who were 1000 from families whose incomes English 2 Lang. qualified them for Free and Special Educ. Reduced-price Meals System 900 (FARMS) were more than 150 FARMS points below the national averages. nd 400 800 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 The SAT scores of students with disabilities or for whom English Figure 4. Most recent SAT mean total scores for college-bound seniors in the Classes of 1999 to 2003 by special group (national sample). was a second language were about 50 points below the national average This included students who may not have been receiving special education or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services at the time they took the SAT. This distinction is important because it may explain why national SAT scores for students with disabilities or English as a second language are higher than the average SAT scores that have been observed for MCPS students who receive special education or ESOL services in Grade 12. 4 The national information for 2004 was not available at the time this report was published. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 3 3 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Preparing Students for the New SAT Beginning in March 2005, the College Board will administer a new SAT test that is better aligned with current curriculum and institutional practices in high school and college (College Board, 2004c). Although the new SAT is not expected to be “harder” than the current version, it will be longer and will measure content and skills that vary somewhat from those measured in 2004. The new SAT will include changes to the existing verbal and mathematics subtests. The verbal subtest will be renamed “critical reading.” The analogies that are part of the current verbal subtest will be eliminated and shorter reading passages will be added. The mathematics content will be expanded to include Algebra 2, and quantitative comparisons will be eliminated. In addition to changes in the verbal and mathematics subtests, the new SAT will include a measure of writing ability for the first time. The writing items will include an essay in response to a prompt and multiple choice items that measure how well students use standard written English. With the addition of the writing subtest, the total time allotted for SAT will be 3 hours and 35 minutes rather than the 3 hours allotted for the current SAT, an increase of 35 minutes (College Board, 2004c). In anticipation of changes to the SAT, MCPS designed curricular and instructional interventions to help students meet the demands of a longer test that placed more emphasis on critical reading, writing, and Algebra. MCPS curricular and instructional programs already provide students with opportunities to write essays that require them to take a position on an issue and use examples to support their position. In addition, MCPS mathematics curricula are aligned with SAT expectations so that students learn the content and skills that are tested on the new SAT. District and local school leaders are working together to plan and implement school-based SAT preparation programs that are tailored to the needs of students at different high schools. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 4 4 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Methodology The following are key research questions addressed in this report, along with the selection criteria that were used for identifying the students who were included in the SAT analyses conducted by the College Board and MCPS. Key Research Questions This report focused on how the SAT performance for the Class of 2004 compared with that of other MCPS classes. The key questions addressed in this report are— 1. What are the trends in MCPS SAT participation and performance as reported by the College Board? 2. What are the trends in Grade 12 SAT participation and performance reported by MCPS? 3. What are the trends in Grade 12 SAT participation and performance for students of different genders? 4. What are the trends in Grade 12 SAT participation and performance for students of different races/ethnicities? 5. What are the trends in Grade 12 SAT participation and performance for students who received FARMS services compared with those who did not? 6. What are the trends in Grade 12 SAT participation and performance for students who received special education services compared to those who did not? 7. What are the trends in Grade 12 SAT participation and performance for students who received special education or ESOL services compared with those who did not? 8. To what extent are racial/ethnic gaps in SAT performance related to FARMS participation? Sample Selection Both MCPS and the College Board report the most recent SAT scores attained through the first spring administration of the SAT (usually late March or early April). Grade 12 SAT scores from the May or June SAT administrations are not reported. Students are counted once regardless of how many times they took the SAT. However, minor variations in the aggregated SAT scores that are reported by the College Board versus MCPS occur because of differences in the rules that are applied to select the Grade 12 students who are included in each analysis. These selection criteria have no substantive impact on group differences or on inferences that can be made validly about SAT outcomes. SAT scores reported by MCPS typically are within two points of those reported by the College Board. The adjustments made by MCPS provide local schools with a more accurate picture of the SAT An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 5 5 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability performance of the seniors who they taught while at the same time presenting SAT results and trends that are consistent with those presented by the College Board. A description of the differences in sample selection is provided below. College Board. The College Board sample includes all students who identified themselves as MCPS students scheduled to graduate in a given academic year. Descriptions of students’ demographic status and background are taken from student self-reports completed at the time they took the SAT. The College Board does not report participation rates. MCPS calculates SAT participation rates based on College Board data by dividing the number of MCPS test takers reported by the College Board by the number of students who were enrolled in MCPS on September 30 of that academic year. Students who receive special education services more than 50% of the time are not included in the September 30 enrollment count used in this formula. MCPS. MCPS reports all SAT records provided by the College Board except for students who (1) were not enrolled in June of the year of graduation; (2) are non-diploma-bound special education students with certificates of completion; (3) are special education students enrolled in community-based “Life Skills” programs; or (4) are night school students (or others) enrolled for only one day in order to be identified with an MCPS high school for the purpose of graduation. MCPS also excludes SAT scores received from the College Board for students whose identifying information (e.g., identification number, name) does not appear in MCPS records. Participation rates for the MCPS reporting sample are calculated by dividing the number of students who have SAT scores by the number of non-excluded Grade 12 students who were enrolled in MCPS in June of that academic year. Over the past 5 years, the SAT participation rates reported by MCPS have been 5 to 7 percentage points lower than the participation rates calculated by the College Board. Descriptions of students’ demographic status (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity) and Grade 12 participation in special education, ESOL, or FARMS services are taken from MCPS records, not the student self-reports used by the College Board. MCPS data is used to obtain more complete and accurate information. More than 20% of students either omit demographic data or report something different on the College Board survey than what is shown on MCPS records (College Board, 2003; Larson & Boykin, 2003; Whittington, 2004). Additional Information Reported by MCPS The College Board reports only SAT mean scores from the most recent administration. In keeping with the College Board tradition, this report will include most recent SAT scores as well. However, in response to increased interest from the MCPS community, this report also presents the SAT mean scores from the administration of the SAT for which a student earned his or her highest SAT total score. For students who took the SAT one time only, the most recent and highest SAT scores are the same. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 6 6 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Results Since 1999, SAT participation and performance have climbed to the highest levels in MCPS history (MCPS, 2003). In keeping with criteria stated in the MCPS strategic plan (MCPS, 2004), SAT participation and performance data trends are disaggregated by gender; race/ ethnicity; and participation in special education, ESOL, and FARMS services. Three calculations of SAT total, verbal, and mathematics results are presented in this report. The first is the College Board report of the most recent SAT scores for the MCPS Class of 2004. The second and third are MCPS reports of the most recent and highest scores for the Class of 2004. Together, these scores provide a way of measuring MCPS progress toward the milestone of greater SAT participation and performance. SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by the College Board The SAT mean total score of 1102 for the Class of 2004 is higher than at any time in MCPS history (Appendix A). The continuous improvement in SAT participation and performance has occurred during a period in the school system that has been marked by increasing demographic, economic, and cultural diversity (MCPS, 2003). MCPS is now among the largest and most diverse school districts in the nation (MCPS, 2003). Yet SAT participation and performance have improved continuously over the past 5 years, and exceeds SAT scores attained more than 30 years ago (1973) when the participation rate was only 62%, and fewer test takers were affected by poverty or limited English proficiency. Appendix A describes trends in districtwide SAT performance as reported by the College Board. Table 1 Trends in MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by the College Board MCPS Class Participation Rate Most Recent SAT Mean Score N % Total Verbal Math 2000 6,144 79.9 1093 536 557 2001 6,348 79.4 1092 536 556 2002 6,814 80.8 1095 535 560 2003 7,172 81.0 1094 535 559 2004 7,263 80.2 1102 541 561* Note: The College Board reports number of test takers only. The College Board participation rates shown above are calculated by MCPS using a formula that considers Grade 12 enrollment as of September 30 of the academic year. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 7 7 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by MCPS The gains in SAT performance illustrated in Table 2 reflect the contributions of many subgroups of students, including those who were affected by poverty or received special education services (Appendix B). The most recent and highest SAT mean total scores for the Class of 2004 were 9 and 8 points higher, respectively, than for the Class of 2003. The most recent and highest SAT mean verbal and mathematics scores were as high, or higher, than at any time in the past 5 years. Table 2 Trends in MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance as Reported by MCPS 2000 Participation Rate N % 5862 72.9 Most Recent SAT Mean Score Total Verbal Math 1095 537 557 Highest SAT Mean Score Total Verbal Math 1106 544 563 2001 6064 72.4 1093 537 557 1106 543 563 2002 6409 74.0 1097 536 561 1109 541 567 2003 6762 73.5 1094 535 558 1107 543 564 2004 6892 73.1 1103 542 561 1115 548 567 MCPS Class Note: MCPS participation rates are calculated using a formula that considers Grade 12 enrollment as of June 30 of the academic year. SAT Participation and Performance by Gender The SAT participation rates for females and males were not significantly different in the past two years (Table 3). The most recent SAT mean total scores of females and males in the Class of 2004 were 9 and 10 points higher, respectively, than for the Class of 2003. The highest SAT mean total scores for females and males were 8 points higher for the Class of 2004 than for the Class of 2003. Table 3 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Gender Gender Participation Rate 2003 2004 Most Recent Highest SAT Total Score SAT Total Score 2003 2004 Change 2003 2004 Change Female 76.4 76.1 1079 1088 9* 1093 1101 8* Male 70.5 70.0 1110 1120 10* 1122 1130 8* * The College Board reports that a one-year change of this magnitude is statistically significant. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 8 8 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability The 30 point gap in the SAT total scores of females and males who attend MCPS, while noteworthy, is 25% smaller than the national gender gap that has been observed for more than 30 years (College Board, 2003). Between 1973 and 2004 the College Board reported SAT mean verbal and mathematics scores for males that were an average of 7 and 39 points higher, respectively, than those of females. Five-year trends in the most recent and highest SAT mean total, verbal, and mathematics score of females and males in MCPS are provided in Appendix B. SAT Participation and Performance by Race/Ethnicity The SAT participation rates for Asian American, White, Hispanic, and Native American students were about the same in 2004 as in 2003. The participation rate of African American students, while 4 percentage points lower than in 2003, was about the same level of participation as for the Classes of 2000 through 2002 (Appendix B). The most recent SAT mean total scores of Asian American and White students in the Class of 2004 were significantly higher—33 and 10 points, respectively—than for their counterparts in the Class of 2003. The most recent SAT mean total scores of African American and Hispanic students in the Class of 2004 were about the same as (0 and 1 point lower) those of their counterparts in the Class of 2003. The highest SAT total scores of Asian American and White students in the Class of 2004 were significantly higher—31 and 10 points higher, respectively—compared with their counterparts in the Class of 2003. The highest SAT total scores of African American students in the Class of 2004 were not significantly different (1 point lower) from those of African American students in the Class of 2003. The highest SAT total scores of Hispanic students in the Class of 2004 were 4 points lower than for Hispanic students in the Class of 2003, a statistically significant decline. Table 4 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Race/Ethnicity Race/Ethnicity Participation Rate % 2003 2004 Most Recent SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change Highest SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change Asian American 84.3 84.6 1127 1160 33* 1144 1175 31* White 81.5 82.7 1153 1163 10* 1165 1175 10* African American 64.3 60.7 917 917 0 930 929 -1 Hispanic 42.5 43.4 945 944 -1 958 954 -4* * The College Board reports that a one-year change of this magnitude is statistically significant. Appendix B shows the 5-year trends in the most recent and highest SAT total, verbal, and mathematics performance of students of different races/ethnicities. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 9 9 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability SAT Participation and Performance by FARMS Group SAT participation of students who received FARMS services was about 3 percentage points higher for the Class of 2004 than for the Class of 2003 (Table 5). Despite participation by a greater number of students affected by poverty, the most recent and highest SAT scores of students who received FARMS services in the Class of 2004 were 16 and 14 points higher, respectively, than for the Class of 2003. The most recent and highest total SAT scores of students who did not receive FARMS services were 11 and 10 points higher, respectively, for the Class of 2004 than for the Class of 2003. All of these differences were statistically significant (Table 5). Table 5 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by FARMS Group FARMS Group Participation Rate % 2003 2004 Most Recent SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change Highest SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change FARMS 45.4 48.8 878 894 16* 891 905 14* Non-FARMS 76.7 76.0 1108 1119 11* 1121 1131 10* * The College Board reports that a one-year change of this magnitude is statistically significant. The most recent and highest SAT mean total scores of students who received FARMS services were more than 200 points lower than those who did not. This pattern also is observed nationally (College Board, 2003). The results were encouraging, however, because the gap in the performance of FARMS and non-FARMS students in the Class of 2004 was slightly smaller than for the Class of 2003. Five-year trends in the most recent and highest SAT mean total, verbal, and mathematics performance of students who did and did not receive FARMS services are provided in Appendix B. SAT Participation and Performance of Special Education Students The SAT participation rate of special education students was about 3 percentage points lower in 2004 than in 2003. However, the difference is unreliable because of the relatively small number of Grade 12 special education students who take the SAT in any given year. In MCPS, the number of SAT test takers who received special education services was only 27 fewer in 2004 than in 2003. Five-year trends in the participation rates and most recent and highest SAT mean total, verbal, and mathematics performance of students who received special education services are provided in Appendix B. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 10 10 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability The average most recent and highest SAT total scores for special education students in the Class of 2004 were 26 and 20 points higher, respectively, than the scores of their counterparts in the Class of 2003 (Table 6). Table 6 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Special Education Group All MCPS 2003 73.5 2004 73.1 Most Recent SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change 1094 1103 9* Special Education 41.6 38.3 898 924 26* 913 933 20* No Special Educ. 76.9 76.7 1105 1112 7* 1118 1124 6* Special Education Services Participation Rate Highest SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change 1107 1115 8* * The College Board reports that a one-year change of this magnitude is statistically significant. SAT Participation and Performance of ESOL Students The SAT participation rate of ESOL students was about 7 percentage points higher in 2004 than in 2003. However, the difference is unreliable because of the relatively small number of Grade 12 ESOL students who take the SAT in any given year (Appendix B). In MCPS, the number of SAT test takers who received ESOL services was only 29 more in 2004 than in 2003. The effect of limited English proficiency continues to be a factor in student performance on the SAT. Among graduates in the Class of 2004 who received ESOL services, the average most recent and highest SAT total scores were 54 and 57 points lower than the scores of their counterparts in the Class of 2003. The decrease in SAT scores was offset somewhat by the increase in the number and percentage of ESOL students who took the SAT (Appendix B). The results suggest that ESOL students in the Class of 2004 may have been more likely to take the SAT, even if their English proficiency levels were low. Table 7 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation and Performance in 2003 and 2004 by ESOL Group All MCPS 2003 73.5 2004 73.1 Most Recent SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change 1094 1103 9* ESOL Services 19.2 25.9 811 757 -54* 824 767 -57* No ESOL 75.9 75.1 1097 1108 11* 1110 1120 10* ESOL Services Participation Rate Highest SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change 1107 1115 8* * The College Board reports that a one-year change of this magnitude is statistically significant. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 11 11 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability SAT Participation and Performance by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Group A closer examination of the SAT performance and participation that considered simultaneously students’ race/ethnicity and whether they received FARMS services revealed a different trend than that observed for race/ethnicity or FARMS alone. The greatest increases in SAT participation were for students who received FARMS services (Table 8). SAT participation rates for Asian American, White, and Hispanic students who received FARMS services increased from about 8 to 10 percentage points. There were no substantive differences in SAT participation for Asian American, White, or Hispanic students who did not receive FARMS services. Among African American students, SAT participation rates for FARMS and nonFARMS students were more than 3 percentage points lower in 2004 than in 2003. Table 8 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Participation Rates in 2003 and 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Status % Took SAT 2004 Change 68.9 7.8 86.4 -0.9 Race/Ethnicity FARMS Status Asian American FARMS Not FARMS 2003 61.1 87.3 White FARMS Not FARMS 37.0 82.3 46.9 83.4 9.9 1.1 African American FARMS Not FARMS 56.1 66.4 52.8 62.8 -3.3 -3.6 Hispanic FARMS Not FARMS 28.9 47.7 36.8 46.0 7.9 -1.7 Asian American Students. SAT scores for Asian Americans, whether considered overall or disaggregated by FARMS subgroup, were statistically significantly higher in 2004 than in 2003 (Table 9). In 2004, the most recent and highest SAT mean total scores for all Asian American students improved by 33 and 31 points, respectively. Examination of disaggregated results shows that, on average, the changes in the most recent and highest SAT mean total scores for Asian American students who received FARMS services differed by 2 or 3 points from those of Asian American students who did not receive FARMS services. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 12 12 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table 9 MCPS Grade 12 SAT Performance in 2003 and 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Status Race/Ethnicity Farms Status All All FARMS Not FARMS Most Recent SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change 1094 1103 9* 878 894 16* 1108 1119 11* Highest SAT Mean Total Score 2003 2004 Change 1107 1115 8* 891 905 14* 1121 1131 10* Asian American All FARMS Not FARMS 1127 961 1142 1160 993 1176 33* 32* 34* 1144 976 1159 1175 1010 1190 31* 34* 31* White All FARMS Not FARMS 1153 1041 1154 1163 1025 1165 10* -16 11* 1165 1050 1166 1175 1032 1177 10* -18 11* African American All FARMS Not FARMS 917 837 935 917 854 931 0 17* -4* 930 851 947 929 864 944 -1 13* -3* Hispanic All FARMS Not FARMS 945 831 972 944 837 978 -1 6* 6* 958 843 985 954 847 987 -4* 4* 2 * The College Board reports that a one-year change of this magnitude is statistically significant. White Students. In 2004, the most recent and highest SAT mean total scores for all White students improved by 10 points, a statistically significant gain. Examination of disaggregated results shows that, on average, the changes in the most recent and highest SAT total scores for White students who received FARMS services were 27 and 29 points lower, respectively, than for White students who did not receive FARMS services (Table 9). Because the number of White students who received FARMS services was very small (about 1%), the weighted mean for these students did not contribute as heavily to the total group average as did the improvement of the 99% of White students who did not receive FARMS services. The aggregated most recent and highest SAT mean total scores for White students were higher in 2004 than in 2003. However, the aggregated means concealed a substantial decrease in SAT mean total score of the small number of White students who received FARMS services.5 5 This change was not statistically significant because the number of White students who received FARMS services was so small. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 13 13 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability African American Students. In 2004, the most recent and highest SAT total scores for all African American students changed by 0 and -1 points. Neither of these changes is statistically significant. Examination of disaggregated results (Figure 5) shows that the total difference in the most recent and highest SAT total scores for African American students who received FARMS services was 21 to 16 points, respectively, higher than for African American students who did not receive FARMS services (and had negative changes). 1000 SAT Mean Total Score The most recent mean SAT total scores decreased by 4 points for African American students who did not receive FARMS services, but increased by 17 points for those who did. Because the proportions of students who received FARMS services or not contributed unequally to the aggregated score, the overall SAT mean total score for African American test takers was flat. 950 Non-FARMS 900 All 850 FARMS 800 750 400 2003 2004 Figure 5. Most recent SAT mean total scores for African American seniors in the MCPS Classes of 2003 and 2004. Hispanic Students. In 2004, the most recent and highest SAT mean total scores for all Hispanic students decreased by 1 and 4 points, respectively. Closer examination of disaggregated results shows that, on average, the most recent SAT scores were 6 points higher for both Hispanic students who received FARMS services and for those who did not. This paradox can be understood by examining two things—the relative SAT performance of Hispanic students who received FARMS services or not, and the proportions of Hispanic students who were in the FARMS and non-FARMS groups. 1000 SAT Mean Total Score Over the past 5 years, the SAT mean total scores of Hispanic students who receive FARMS services have been nearly 150 points lower than the average SAT total scores of Hispanic students who do not receive FARMS. Thus the weighted average SAT total score for all Hispanics is sensitive to changes in the proportions of Hispanic SAT test takers who receive FARMS services. In years where the proportion of Hispanic FARMS test takers increase significantly relative to the Non-FARMS 950 All 900 850 FARMS 800 750 400 2003 2004 Figure 6. Most Recent SAT mean total scores for Hispanic seniors in the MCPS Classes of 2003 and 2004. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 14 14 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability proportion of Hispanic test takers who do not receive FARMS, the mean SAT total score for all Hispanics goes down. That is what happened in 2004 (Figure 6). Between 2003 and 2004, the proportion of Hispanic test takers who received FARMS services increased from 18% to 24%, and the proportion of Hispanic test takers who did not receive FARMS services decreased from 82% to 76%. The larger contribution of the large number of low SAT scores resulted in a decrease in the aggregated mean for all Hispanic students even though the improvement for each subgroup was 6 points higher. The change for each subgroup of Hispanic students was statistically significant, but the overall change was not. Simpson’s Paradox The disparity between the average overall and subgroup changes in the most recent SAT mean total scores of Hispanic students was the result of a mathematical effect known as Simpson’s Paradox. This effect may occur whenever the percentages of students in the subgroups used to calculate the overall average are unequal. In 2004, the most recent SAT mean total scores for subgroups of Hispanic students who did and did not receive FARMS services were 6 points higher. The overall SAT total score was 1 point lower because the percentage of students in the lower-scoring FARMS subgroup was higher in 2004 than in 2003. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 15 15 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Discussion Districtwide SAT results are cause for celebration in MCPS. The most recent mean SAT total score of 1103 is the highest in more than 30 years. There was a wide variance in the SAT participation and performance for subgroups of students in the district. SAT scores of Asian American and White students were among the highest levels in the nation (College Board, 2004b). The SAT total scores of African American and Hispanic MCPS students, while about 100 points higher than the national average for their subgroups, were more than 200 points lower than the total scores of Asian American and White students. The average SAT verbal score of 542 was the highest reported by the College Board for MCPS in 15 years (since 1989). The average SAT mathematics score of 561 was highest reported by the College Board for MCPS in more than 30 years (since 1973). The MCPS SAT participation rate as reported by the College Board remained at the all-time high of 81% for the Class of 2004. This SAT score increase occurred at the same time as a greater proportion of economically disadvantaged or academically challenged seniors took the SAT. Between 2003 and 2004, SAT participation of students who received FARMS services increased by more than 3 percentage points and SAT participation of students who received ESOL services increased by nearly 7 percentage points Traditionally, the SAT scores of these two populations of students are lower than average. The most recent SAT total scores reported by MCPS were statistically significantly higher in 2004 than in 2003. Many subgroups of students contributed to the gain. The statistically significant improvements in the most recent mean SAT total scores of subgroups were— • • • • • • Males, 10 points; Females, 9 points; Asian American students, 32 points; White students, 10 points; Students who received FARMS services, 16 points; and Students who received special education services, 26 points. The most recent SAT total scores of students who were African American or Hispanic were not significantly different in 2003 and 2004 when the groups were considered as a whole (0 and -1 points, respectively). However, there were significant differences in the SAT total scores of African American and Hispanic students when FARMS participation was considered, namely— • • • African American students who received FARMS services, 17 points; Hispanic students who received FARMS services, 6 points; and Hispanic students who did not receive FARMS services, 6 points. While SAT scores for the MCPS Class of 2004 were the best ever, more work needs to be done to ensure success for every student. About one half have SAT subtest scores that are below the threshold of 550 needed to exempt them from being required to pass a placement examination or An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 16 16 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability take remedial course work upon entry to college (Camara, 2003; Larson, 2003). Striving to attain this level of performance will enhance the likelihood that MCPS graduates who enter college are able to be successful there and are more likely to obtain college degrees (Boylan, et al., 1996; Kirst, 1998; Rosenbaum, 2001; U.S. Department of Education, 2001). The aggregated district results present a different picture than results that are disaggregated by school. When the SAT total score for the Class of 2004 is compared with the average SAT total score for the four prior graduating classes, school improvement varies by 84 points. To some extent, trends in SAT scores are related to the school’s demographic composition. On average, SAT scores are lower in schools with larger proportions of students who receive FARMS services or have limited English proficiency. Appendix C provides a 5-year comparison of the SAT participation and the most recent and highest mean SAT total, verbal, and mathematics scores for students who attended 23 high schools and special schools. This information provides an overview of all MPCS high schools that can be a starting point for discussion about relative SAT performance and the many factors that contribute to school differences countywide. Appendix D provides a trend analysis of participation and performance of subgroups of students who attended each high school. Trends are disaggregated by gender, race/ethnicity, and for students who receive special education, ESOL, or FARMS services. District and school leaders can use this information to identify the needs of particular groups of students at each school and to inform the school improvement planning process. The new SAT will be administered beginning in March 2005. In the past, most college-bound seniors have taken an SAT before March of their senior year. Thus the impact of the new SAT on district and school SAT scores may not be evident immediately for the Class of 2005. Students most likely to be affected by the changes to the content and format of the SAT are the current freshmen and sophomores in the Classes of 2006 and 2007. District and school leaders are continuing to design and implement an action plan to help students prepare for a test that is longer, has a greater emphasis on critical thinking and writing, and includes a broader range of mathematics content and skills. Action plan interventions—some of which are already in place—include revision of some instructional guides produced by the Office of Curriculum and Instruction, development of SAT preparation courses of varying lengths that are offered for free to MCPS students, and compilation of lists of free, on-line SAT resources for students, parents, and teachers. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 17 17 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Recommendations MCPS has made great strides in achieving the strategic plan’s milestone of increasing SAT participation and performance. However, more work needs to be done to narrow gaps in the SAT performance of different subgroups of students. Decisions about what next steps are most likely to be effective for meeting the MCPS goal of success for every student can be found by considering the impact of the some of the MCPS academic reforms of the past 5 years. 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The achievement gap: Should we rely on SAT scores to tell us anything about it? Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(12), http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 20 20 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table A1 Most Recent SAT Results Reported by the College Board for the Senior Classes of 1973 to 2004 Senior Class 1968 1969 Total Verbal MCPS Results Math N Tested % Seniors Data are not available for MCPS. 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1093 1089 558 556 535 533 5,486 5,657 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1063 1065 1068 1068 1056 541 539 540 541 533 522 526 528 527 523 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1058 1058 1059 1066 1072 533 533 534 537 539 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1087 1080 1084 1078 1088 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Total 1059 1057 National Results Verbal 543 540 Math 516 517 62 62 1049 1045 1039 1029 1026 537 532 530 523 521 512 513 509 506 505 5,988 6,289 5,986 5,823 5,999 65 67 63 62 65 1010 1006 1003 1001 998 512 509 507 507 505 498 497 496 494 493 525 525 525 529 533 6,179 5,852 5,764 5,383 5,333 68 68 67 67 69 994 994 997 997 1001 502 502 504 503 504 492 492 493 494 497 545 542 544 540 543 542 538 540 538 545 5,374 5,418 5,814 5,649 5,323 69 71 74 73 74 1009 1009 1008 1006 1006 509 509 507 505 504 500 500 501 501 502 1085 1080 1086 1085 1085 539 538 541 539 537 546 542 545 546 548 4,814 4,730 4,774 4,717 4,738 74 74 73 74 73 1001 999 1001 1003 1003 500 499 500 500 499 501 500 501 503 504 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1087 1088 1092 1092 1096 540 538 539 537 540 547 550 553 555 556 5,044 5,033 5,271 5,651 5,802 73 75 76 77 79 1010 1013 1016 1017 1016 504 505 505 505 505 506 508 511 512 511 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1093 1092 1095 1094 1102 536 536 535 535 541 557 556 560 559 561 6,144 6,348 6,814 7,172 7,263 80 79 81 81 80 1019 1020 1020 1026 1026 505 506 504 507 508 514 514 516 519 518 Data are not available for MCPS An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 21 21 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability THIS PAGE IS LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 22 22 An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 2000 8036 Number of Seniors MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 8377 8660 9205 2004 9434 Number of Seniors Who Took SAT MCPS Class 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 5862 6064 6409 6762 6892 2004 73.1 Female Male 76.7 69.0 75.9 68.9 77.8 70.4 76.4 70.5 76.1 70.0 4118 3918 4172 4205 4203 4457 4625 4580 4760 4674 3158 2704 3167 2897 3271 3138 3533 3229 3621 3271 Asian American White African American Hispanic Native American 84.1 81.0 59.0 46.1 50.0 84.4 81.5 58.1 44.4 62.5 86.5 82.7 59.4 47.5 68.2 84.3 81.5 64.3 42.5 68.2 84.6 82.7 60.7 43.4 71.4 1254 4206 1647 907 22 1242 4340 1693 1078 24 1353 4425 1741 1119 22 1384 4842 1729 1228 22 1440 4756 1920 1304 14 1054 3408 971 418 11 1048 3538 984 479 15 1170 3659 1034 531 15 1167 3947 1111 522 15 1218 3933 1165 566 10 FARMS No FARMS 50.9 75.6 47.1 75.2 46.1 77.0 45.4 76.7 48.8 76.0 864 7172 843 7534 836 7824 943 8262 1024 8410 440 5422 397 5667 385 6024 428 6334 500 6392 ESOL No ESOL 33.2 75.2 30.4 74.3 28.6 76.3 19.2 75.9 25.9 75.1 428 7608 358 8019 409 8251 391 8814 401 9033 142 5720 109 5955 117 6292 75 6687 104 6788 Special Ed. No Special Ed. 39.4 76.4 39.0 75.9 41.1 77.4 41.6 76.9 38.3 76.7 742 7294 807 7570 801 7859 887 8318 893 8541 292 5570 315 5749 329 6080 369 6393 342 6550 23 Department of Shared Accountability All MCPS 2000 72.9 Participation Rate (%) MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 72.4 74.0 73.5 Graduating Class Montgomery County Public Schools Table B1 SAT Participation Rates of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Demographic Group Mean SAT Verbal Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 537 536 535 An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 2004 542 2000 557 Mean SAT Math Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 557 561 558 2004 1103 2000 537 Female Male 1079 1112 1076 1113 1082 1112 1079 1110 1088 1120 537 538 535 539 536 536 534 537 540 543 542 575 541 574 546 576 545 573 547 576 Asian American White African American Hispanic Native American 1125 1153 915 960 1125 1127 1154 911 949 1046 1138 1159 906 950 1035 1127 1153 917 945 1088 1160 1163 917 944 928 528 570 458 475 571 529 571 454 472 527 536 570 451 467 534 530 568 456 466 537 546 576 458 468 476 596 583 457 485 555 598 584 457 477 519 603 589 455 482 501 597 585 460 479 551 614 587 459 477 452 FARMS No FARMS 895 1111 875 1109 890 1110 878 1108 894 1119 426 546 419 545 423 543 418 543 430 551 468 564 456 564 467 567 459 565 464 568 ESOL No ESOL 821 1101 795 1099 779 1103 811 1097 757 1108 344 542 331 540 319 540 333 538 319 545 477 559 463 559 461 563 478 559 438 563 Special Ed. No Special Ed. 952 1102 932 1102 908 1107 898 1105 924 1112 471 541 460 541 443 541 442 541 454 546 480 561 472 562 465 566 455 564 470 566 2004 561 24 Department of Shared Accountability All MCPS 2000 1095 Mean SAT Total Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 1093 1097 1094 Graduating Class Montgomery County Public Schools Table B2 Most Recent SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Demographic Group Mean SAT Verbal Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 543 541 543 An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 2004 548 2000 563 Mean SAT Math Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 563 567 564 2004 1115 2000 544 Female Male 1091 1123 1090 1124 1095 1123 1093 1122 1101 1130 543 544 542 544 542 541 542 544 547 548 548 580 548 580 553 582 551 578 554 582 Asian American White African American Hispanic Native American 1139 1164 927 969 1131 1143 1166 924 961 1049 1153 1170 917 959 1038 1144 1165 930 958 1097 1175 1175 929 954 956 537 576 464 480 567 537 577 461 478 529 543 575 455 472 535 540 575 462 475 545 554 582 463 473 492 602 588 463 489 564 606 590 463 483 521 611 595 462 487 503 604 590 467 483 551 621 593 466 481 464 FARMS No FARMS 909 1122 887 1122 902 1122 891 1121 905 1131 435 552 424 552 428 549 428 550 435 556 474 570 462 570 474 573 463 571 470 575 ESOL No ESOL 832 1113 808 1112 789 1115 824 1110 767 1120 353 548 344 547 323 545 341 545 326 551 479 565 465 565 467 569 483 565 441 569 Special Ed. No Special Ed. 960 1114 947 1115 919 1119 913 1118 933 1124 476 547 469 547 449 546 451 548 460 552 483 567 478 568 470 573 462 570 473 572 2004 567 25 Department of Shared Accountability All MCPS 2000 1106 Mean SAT Total Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 1106 1109 1107 Graduating Class Montgomery County Public Schools Table B3 Highest Combined SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Demographic Group Asian American FARMS No FARMS 2000 84.1 85.5 74.9 % Took SAT MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 84.4 86.5 84.3 64.9 71.4 61.1 86.7 88.0 87.3 2004 84.6 68.9 86.4 White FARMS No FARMS 81.0 81.5 50.7 81.5 52.2 82.2 82.7 45.7 83.4 81.5 37.0 82.3 African American FARMS No FARMS 59.0 60.5 53.0 58.1 50.5 60.0 59.4 48.3 61.9 Hispanic FARMS No FARMS 46.1 51.5 34.4 44.4 33.2 48.5 47.5 33.9 52.6 Graduating Class 2004 1440 151 1289 Number of Seniors Who Took SAT MCPS Class 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1054 1048 1170 1167 1218 128 87 90 96 104 926 961 1080 1071 1114 82.7 46.9 83.4 4206 71 4135 4340 92 4248 4425 81 4344 4842 81 4761 4756 96 4660 3408 36 3372 3538 48 3490 3659 37 3622 3947 30 3917 3933 45 3888 64.3 56.1 66.4 60.7 52.8 62.8 1647 332 1315 1693 327 1366 1741 317 1424 1729 362 1367 1920 409 1511 971 176 795 984 165 819 1034 153 881 1111 203 908 1165 216 949 42.5 28.9 47.7 43.4 36.8 46.0 907 288 619 1078 289 789 1119 307 812 1228 342 886 1304 367 937 418 99 319 479 96 383 531 104 427 522 99 423 566 135 431 26 Department of Shared Accountability An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 2000 1254 171 1083 Number of Seniors MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 1242 1353 1384 134 126 157 1108 1227 1227 Montgomery County Public Schools Table B4 SAT Participation Rates of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Asian American FARMS No FARMS 2000 1125 934 1151 Mean SAT Total Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 1127 1138 1127 966 975 961 1141 1152 1142 2004 1160 993 1176 2000 528 411 545 White FARMS No FARMS 1153 1022 1154 1154 979 1157 1159 1054 1160 1153 1041 1154 1163 1025 1165 570 497 571 571 471 572 570 512 571 African American FARMS No FARMS 915 840 932 911 818 930 906 819 922 917 837 935 917 854 931 458 417 467 454 403 465 Hispanic FARMS No FARMS 960 896 980 949 837 977 950 864 971 945 831 972 944 837 978 475 437 487 472 417 486 Graduating Class Mean SAT Verbal Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 529 536 530 423 433 432 538 544 539 2000 596 524 606 568 508 569 576 510 577 583 526 583 584 508 585 589 543 589 585 533 585 587 515 588 451 399 460 456 406 468 458 421 467 457 423 465 457 415 465 455 420 461 460 431 467 459 433 465 467 418 479 466 404 480 468 412 485 485 459 493 477 421 491 482 446 491 479 427 492 477 425 493 2004 614 556 619 27 Department of Shared Accountability An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 2004 546 437 557 Mean SAT Math Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 598 603 597 543 542 529 603 608 603 Montgomery County Public Schools Table B5 Most Recent SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Asian American FARMS No FARMS 2000 1139 954 1165 Mean SAT Total Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 1143 1153 1144 981 991 976 1158 1167 1159 2004 1175 1010 1190 2000 537 425 552 White FARMS No FARMS 1164 1030 1165 1166 983 1169 1170 1065 1172 1165 1050 1166 1175 1032 1177 576 503 577 577 473 578 575 515 576 African American FARMS No FARMS 927 853 943 924 831 943 917 831 933 930 851 947 929 864 944 464 424 473 461 408 472 Hispanic FARMS No FARMS 969 906 988 961 846 989 959 870 980 958 843 985 954 847 987 480 443 491 478 420 492 Graduating Class Mean SAT Verbal Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 537 543 540 431 443 439 547 551 549 2000 602 530 612 575 513 575 582 518 582 588 527 588 590 510 591 595 550 596 590 537 591 593 514 594 455 403 464 462 414 473 463 424 472 463 429 471 463 423 471 462 428 468 467 437 474 466 440 472 472 420 485 475 418 489 473 418 490 489 463 497 483 426 497 487 450 496 483 424 496 481 429 497 2004 621 565 626 28 Department of Shared Accountability An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 2004 554 445 564 Mean SAT Math Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 606 611 604 550 548 536 611 616 610 Montgomery County Public Schools Table B6 Highest Combined SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by Race/Ethnicity and FARMS Graduating Class a Blake HS did not have a graduating class until 2001. 2004 82.6 67.2 77.4 88.3 73.7 57.1 72.8 62.2 66.1 69.3 75.1 81.8 79.5 77.0 56.0 69.0 77.6 73.7 83.0 60.8 60.7 85.5 92.7 1.6 2000 239 561 n/a 430 324 308 377 301 329 225 393 129 407 364 268 324 429 523 392 458 303 386 397 169 Number of Seniors MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 285 282 316 589 653 692 277 347 338 372 454 448 342 384 453 323 327 376 436 401 445 303 310 321 391 414 453 247 329 367 377 355 364 145 168 176 395 413 398 393 394 380 264 233 257 329 330 360 404 394 436 451 405 450 386 368 410 436 437 425 296 262 311 397 418 462 392 459 453 147 123 114 2004 362 668 359 505 422 380 449 323 492 352 381 176 419 430 225 345 469 483 423 451 270 447 479 124 Number of Seniors Who Took SAT MCPS Class 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 196 240 224 262 299 388 383 448 460 449 n/a 210 252 261 278 383 348 412 401 446 243 259 304 327 311 191 193 191 222 217 244 270 284 326 327 205 193 216 197 201 236 284 302 315 325 153 176 255 281 244 292 300 290 287 286 99 109 129 140 144 313 295 313 304 333 271 280 304 277 331 182 192 164 159 126 207 201 195 228 238 329 325 304 363 364 408 338 290 318 356 307 309 298 336 351 307 268 297 295 274 187 173 138 182 164 346 354 384 404 382 355 349 412 411 444 20 15 3 6 2 29 Department of Shared Accountability An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 B-CC Blair Blake Churchill Damascus Einstein Gaithersburg Kennedy Magruder Northwest Paint Branch Poolesville Quince Orchard R. Montgomery Rockville Seneca Valley Sherwood Springbrook W. Johnson Watkins Mill Wheaton Whitman Wootton Special Schools 2000 82.0 69.2 n/aa 89.1 75.0 62.0 64.7 68.1 71.7 68.0 74.3 76.7 76.9 74.5 67.9 63.9 76.7 78.0 78.3 67.0 61.7 89.6 89.4 11.8 Participation Rate (%) MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 84.2 79.4 82.9 65.0 68.6 66.5 75.8 72.6 77.2 93.5 90.7 89.5 75.7 79.2 72.2 59.8 58.4 59.0 61.9 70.8 73.3 63.7 69.7 61.4 72.6 72.9 69.5 71.3 77.5 76.6 79.6 81.7 78.8 75.2 76.8 79.5 74.7 75.8 76.4 71.2 77.2 72.9 72.7 70.4 61.9 61.1 59.1 63.3 80.4 77.2 83.3 74.9 71.6 70.7 80.1 81.0 82.0 61.5 68.0 69.4 58.4 52.7 58.5 89.2 91.9 87.4 89.0 89.8 90.7 10.2 2.4 5.3 Montgomery County Public Schools Table C1 SAT Participation Rates of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by High School Graduating Class a Blake HS did not have a graduating class until 2001. 2004 1161 1148 1068 1210 1090 990 994 940 1104 1042 1036 1145 1102 1203 1091 1015 1072 1034 1177 1049 895 1234 1207 860 2000 562 562 n/a 589 520 487 519 470 529 514 501 525 523 595 547 495 526 520 573 517 450 598 577 476 Mean SAT Verbal Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 564 572 566 567 560 557 520 511 518 590 582 582 523 520 527 476 505 493 516 491 507 477 469 490 538 545 539 503 507 497 503 512 490 553 559 538 527 513 529 600 568 592 519 523 520 493 480 499 517 518 524 504 503 509 560 578 566 530 532 517 450 442 435 601 609 613 578 572 566 497 483 477 2004 576 572 538 587 532 492 489 461 543 510 503 563 537 594 537 493 528 513 581 513 433 605 587 490 Mean SAT Mathematics Score MCPS Class 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 566 575 581 573 585 572 577 575 571 576 n/a 513 518 524 529 616 621 617 618 623 538 551 556 560 558 486 471 507 504 498 528 533 514 529 505 488 501 481 507 479 559 566 568 554 560 519 518 535 524 532 528 530 552 531 533 543 568 577 545 581 556 560 548 560 565 615 609 587 607 610 548 531 544 543 554 528 522 506 521 522 542 537 538 545 544 537 527 536 532 521 582 591 601 587 597 533 542 549 536 536 480 473 467 451 462 629 622 633 635 629 619 617 619 614 620 472 469 453 540 370 30 Department of Shared Accountability An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 B-CC Blair Blake Churchill Damascus Einstein Gaithersburg Kennedy Magruder Northwest Paint Branch Poolesville Quince Orchard R. Montgomery Rockville Seneca Valley Sherwood Springbrook W. Johnson Watkins Mill Wheaton Whitman Wootton Special Schools 2000 1128 1134 n/aa 1205 1058 973 1047 958 1088 1033 1030 1068 1079 1210 1095 1023 1069 1057 1155 1050 930 1227 1196 948 Mean SAT Total Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 1139 1153 1139 1144 1135 1128 1033 1029 1042 1211 1199 1200 1074 1077 1087 947 1012 998 1050 1006 1036 978 950 997 1104 1114 1092 1021 1042 1021 1033 1064 1021 1121 1136 1082 1087 1061 1089 1209 1155 1200 1050 1067 1063 1016 986 1020 1054 1056 1070 1031 1038 1041 1150 1180 1154 1071 1081 1053 923 909 887 1223 1242 1248 1195 1191 1180 966 937 1017 Montgomery County Public Schools Table C2 Most Recent SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by High School Graduating Class a Blake HS did not have a graduating class until 2001. 2004 1172 1155 1081 1224 1108 999 1005 956 1115 1054 1050 1157 1116 1214 1105 1027 1087 1047 1185 1060 911 1245 1220 860 2000 567 567 n/a 596 525 491 528 475 535 519 508 531 531 600 554 502 533 527 579 524 458 602 582 481 Mean SAT Verbal Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 570 575 572 572 564 563 525 517 526 594 588 588 529 527 534 481 509 499 522 499 513 483 473 498 544 551 544 510 513 503 512 518 502 557 563 545 534 519 536 607 573 599 524 529 527 499 486 506 530 526 536 512 510 516 567 583 572 536 535 525 457 444 444 609 612 619 586 578 574 499 487 487 2004 581 575 545 594 540 496 495 469 548 517 508 571 545 600 543 499 534 519 584 519 443 610 592 490 Mean SAT Mathematics Score MCPS Class 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 571 582 589 578 591 578 583 580 576 580 n/a 520 525 529 536 621 628 625 624 630 545 557 562 565 568 489 475 513 510 502 534 540 520 534 510 495 508 493 512 486 566 573 574 560 567 523 524 540 529 538 532 537 559 536 542 547 573 584 548 586 560 567 555 568 572 620 616 591 613 615 553 538 552 548 563 534 527 512 526 528 547 545 545 556 553 545 535 544 538 528 586 594 609 592 601 539 548 556 539 541 488 482 474 460 468 633 627 637 641 634 624 622 625 621 627 471 471 483 550 370 31 Department of Shared Accountability An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 B-CC Blair Blake Churchill Damascus Einstein Gaithersburg Kennedy Magruder Northwest Paint Branch Poolesville Quince Orchard R. Montgomery Rockville Seneca Valley Sherwood Springbrook W. Johnson Watkins Mill Wheaton Whitman Wootton Special Schools 2000 1138 1144 n/aa 1217 1070 981 1062 970 1102 1042 1040 1079 1091 1219 1107 1036 1080 1072 1164 1063 946 1235 1206 952 Mean SAT Total Score MCPS Class 2001 2002 2003 1152 1164 1150 1155 1144 1139 1045 1041 1055 1222 1213 1213 1086 1089 1099 957 1023 1009 1062 1019 1047 991 966 1009 1117 1125 1104 1034 1053 1033 1049 1077 1038 1129 1148 1093 1101 1074 1104 1223 1164 1212 1062 1081 1074 1026 998 1032 1074 1071 1092 1046 1054 1054 1161 1192 1164 1084 1091 1064 940 918 904 1236 1249 1260 1208 1203 1195 970 970 1037 Montgomery County Public Schools Table C3 Highest SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 by High School Montgomery County Public Schools 32 Department of Shared Accountability THIS PAGE IS LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D1 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. White Afr. Am. Special Services Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 82.0 84.2 79.4 82.9 82.6 80.9 86.2 83.6 84.8 84.6 82.9 82.0 75.4 81.0 80.5 85.7 85.7 83.3 83.3 88.5 92.5 88.3 89.1 91.1 87.8 79.2 84.9 60.8 81.5 74.5 43.2 59.4 59.0 45.2 61.4 57.9 75.0 64.3 52.9 44.0 50.0 61.5 n/a n/a 41.7 70.0 65.0 63.0 77.5 81.5 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1128 1139 1153 1139 1161 1069 1125 1142 1117 1143 1177 1155 1165 1162 1182 1073 1095 986 1012 1186 1227 1238 1245 1236 1233 878 896 915 885 920 901 924 962 881 946 848 832 822 763 906 773 689 n/a n/a 830 988 826 952 920 960 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 562 564 572 566 576 540 566 566 558 573 580 561 577 574 580 507 536 489 481 573 614 615 621 615 612 437 444 444 448 462 433 446 465 433 474 395 417 387 364 449 353 289 n/a n/a 349 503 413 478 461 473 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 566 575 581 573 585 530 558 576 559 570 597 595 587 587 602 567 559 497 531 613 613 623 624 621 621 441 452 472 438 459 468 478 497 448 472 453 415 435 398 457 420 400 n/a n/a 481 485 413 474 459 487 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1138 1152 1164 1150 1172 1081 1142 1155 1128 1152 1185 1164 1174 1174 1195 1073 1121 992 1039 1190 1233 1248 1257 1244 1245 903 916 931 901 934 908 949 968 908 958 888 873 839 782 906 773 714 n/a n/a 832 997 855 980 945 966 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 567 570 575 572 581 544 575 570 565 578 586 564 581 579 585 507 551 495 500 571 617 618 624 618 617 454 456 447 455 467 434 463 470 448 481 434 433 385 378 449 354 315 n/a n/a 351 522 430 484 470 477 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 571 582 589 578 591 537 567 585 563 574 599 600 593 594 610 567 570 497 539 620 616 629 632 625 627 449 460 483 446 467 474 486 498 460 477 455 441 454 404 457 419 399 n/a n/a 481 475 425 496 475 489 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 33 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D2 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Blair High School Gender SAT Indicator Most Recent SAT Scores Female Male Asian Am. White Afr. Am. Hisp. E S O L Spec. Ed. 69.2 65.0 68.6 66.5 67.2 71.3 66.8 73.5 67.7 69.6 66.8 63.3 64.3 65.4 64.7 84.1 76.9 83.1 74.3 83.0 88.0 91.5 89.9 88.7 89.7 58.2 53.1 63.3 63.8 64.0 34.1 32.5 34.6 34.5 29.5 54.8 38.8 43.6 45.3 51.7 19.0 21.6 14.3 15.2 11.1 52.5 37.5 29.6 29.2 23.8 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1134 1144 1135 1128 1148 1107 1091 1106 1085 1115 1166 1199 1163 1170 1184 1249 1306 1236 1221 1316 1256 1275 1322 1295 1301 923 891 883 902 922 863 945 959 911 872 923 922 897 904 899 705 801 685 689 688 979 955 920 951 960 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 562 567 560 557 572 560 545 554 542 568 565 590 566 573 576 593 634 592 590 642 630 638 661 648 655 468 439 442 445 459 424 466 463 443 431 443 442 424 430 431 294 342 274 285 288 501 463 468 455 494 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 572 577 575 571 576 547 546 553 544 546 601 609 597 598 608 656 672 644 632 674 625 636 660 647 646 455 452 441 457 463 439 479 496 468 440 479 480 473 474 468 411 459 411 404 400 478 492 453 496 466 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1144 1155 1144 1139 1155 1118 1103 1117 1096 1125 1175 1208 1170 1180 1190 1262 1316 1247 1234 1321 1266 1283 1329 1304 1309 932 906 890 914 933 868 956 976 921 877 937 935 902 919 908 715 801 685 701 688 986 966 926 964 960 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 567 572 564 563 575 565 550 557 548 572 569 594 570 578 579 597 637 596 597 643 637 642 664 653 659 470 446 444 449 462 430 473 471 450 433 447 447 426 437 436 299 340 279 294 288 502 469 474 466 494 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 578 583 580 576 580 553 553 560 549 553 606 614 600 602 611 665 679 652 637 678 629 642 664 650 649 462 460 446 465 470 438 483 505 471 443 489 489 476 482 472 416 461 406 407 400 484 497 453 497 466 Math Highest SAT Scores All Special Services F A R M S 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Percent Took SAT n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 34 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D3 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Blake High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. 80.9 76.9 80.9 79.5 70.6 67.7 72.7 74.1 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1033 1029 1042 1068 1014 1045 1048 1071 1056 1008 1034 1062 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 520 511 518 538 520 531 527 545 520 484 506 527 501 486 529 571 558 556 550 576 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 513 518 524 529 494 514 520 526 536 523 529 535 575 560 605 593 535 552 554 566 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1045 1041 1055 1081 1026 1056 1060 1084 1068 1022 1046 1075 1084 1077 1147 1173 1104 1119 1115 1157 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 525 517 526 545 525 534 536 551 526 493 512 535 506 509 534 576 563 561 559 583 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 520 525 529 536 501 521 525 534 543 529 535 541 578 568 613 598 541 558 557 574 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 75.8 72.6 77.2 77.4 Highest SAT Scores Afr. Am. White 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Special Services Hisp. F A R M S Blake did not have a senior class until 2001. 87.5 89.3 63.3 50.0 57.6 87.5 84.0 58.1 51.9 64.7 82.6 82.8 74.1 45.8 50.0 77.8 89.4 69.6 53.1 35.7 E S O L Spec. Ed. 50.0 n/a n/a n/a 33.3 40.9 60.0 38.9 n/a 1075 1045 1134 1164 1092 1108 1104 1143 933 888 921 953 941 966 1028 978 836 908 805 909 778 n/a n/a n/a 856 928 902 904 479 442 464 483 479 484 504 500 413 430 382 471 326 n/a n/a n/a 450 482 450 416 454 446 457 471 462 482 525 478 423 478 423 438 452 n/a n/a n/a 406 446 452 489 945 897 935 966 969 969 1050 991 839 930 822 909 792 n/a n/a n/a 860 928 907 911 484 443 468 490 484 486 529 502 412 446 391 471 334 n/a n/a n/a 448 482 458 423 462 454 466 476 485 483 521 489 428 484 431 438 458 n/a n/a n/a 412 446 449 489 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 35 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D4 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Churchill High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 89.1 93.5 90.7 89.5 88.3 90.5 95.6 92.2 90.2 88.8 87.8 91.7 89.2 88.8 87.9 94.7 98.7 97.9 93.5 92.8 90.1 93.4 93.3 89.2 90.4 58.3 78.9 37.5 88.5 56.3 88.9 87.5 81.8 77.3 80.8 n/a 85.7 n/a n/a 90.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 61.8 84.0 73.0 60.0 62.1 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1205 1211 1199 1200 1210 1197 1199 1196 1191 1185 1213 1222 1202 1208 1231 1240 1241 1249 1247 1256 1204 1221 1196 1206 1207 1061 1047 1048 981 1027 1159 1045 1092 1171 1141 n/a 1017 n/a n/a 1059 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1051 1132 1005 1006 1093 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 589 590 582 582 587 589 591 587 581 579 590 589 577 582 593 590 599 592 597 587 593 595 584 586 592 524 530 507 476 507 577 517 544 582 573 n/a 493 n/a n/a 511 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 510 565 482 494 539 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 616 621 617 618 623 608 608 610 611 606 623 634 625 626 637 650 642 657 650 669 611 626 612 620 615 537 517 541 505 519 583 528 548 589 568 n/a 523 n/a 548 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 540 567 523 511 553 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1217 1222 1213 1213 1224 1209 1211 1211 1206 1202 1225 1233 1215 1219 1242 1258 1256 1263 1265 1273 1214 1230 1209 1218 1220 1071 1057 1056 989 1038 1164 1070 1107 1182 1160 n/a 1025 n/a n/a 1090 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1060 1134 1019 1019 1104 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 596 594 588 588 594 597 596 594 590 589 596 591 581 587 599 600 605 598 605 596 599 598 589 593 599 532 531 508 478 517 579 526 557 582 586 n/a 497 n/a n/a 532 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 514 565 489 498 546 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 621 628 625 624 630 612 614 617 617 613 629 642 633 632 644 657 651 665 661 678 615 632 620 624 621 539 527 548 511 522 584 544 549 599 574 n/a 528 n/a n/a 558 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 546 569 530 521 558 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 36 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D5 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Damascus High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 75 76 79 72 74 81 83 80 77 79 69 68 78 68 69 63 81 90 89 91 76 76 80 73 75 67 71 66 76 43 63 64 73 33 69 n/a n/a 56 36 43 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 48 34 48 33 30 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1058 1074 1077 1087 1090 1059 1073 1064 1071 1070 1055 1076 1088 1104 1110 1102 1112 1134 1104 1167 1067 1083 1085 1097 1093 911 943 965 862 923 1022 960 978 1026 994 n/a n/a 962 860 858 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 837 825 885 943 901 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 520 523 520 527 532 527 529 518 526 529 511 515 522 528 535 514 548 544 522 561 525 527 523 532 535 451 463 491 445 454 506 476 469 474 474 n/a n/a 470 412 420 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 412 376 417 438 429 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 538 551 556 560 558 532 544 546 545 540 544 561 566 576 575 588 564 590 582 606 542 557 562 565 558 459 479 474 416 469 516 484 509 552 520 n/a n/a 492 448 438 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 425 449 468 505 472 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1070 1086 1089 1099 1108 1074 1085 1075 1084 1089 1066 1088 1102 1116 1126 1114 1118 1146 1134 1191 1081 1095 1098 1108 1110 914 969 974 880 943 1038 968 989 1026 1005 n/a n/a 962 878 882 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 843 827 901 965 906 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 525 529 527 534 540 532 534 523 533 538 516 522 530 536 542 526 543 554 545 573 530 532 529 538 543 452 484 494 452 460 510 477 477 472 476 n/a n/a 470 430 415 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 410 378 426 454 430 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 545 557 562 565 568 542 551 551 551 551 550 567 572 580 584 588 575 592 589 618 550 563 569 570 567 462 485 479 428 483 528 491 512 554 529 n/a n/a 492 448 467 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 433 449 475 512 476 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 37 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D6 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Einstein High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 62 60 58 59 57 68 62 67 63 66 56 58 50 55 49 89 66 67 77 70 68 78 78 73 76 61 53 61 62 57 43 48 35 33 35 56 57 43 46 51 30 26 33 n/a 44 46 43 43 42 38 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 973 947 1012 998 990 986 906 982 972 974 958 987 1051 1025 1010 928 950 1027 985 984 1124 1094 1146 1121 1146 877 832 861 886 869 939 868 922 900 901 885 765 824 839 905 774 700 678 n/a 751 848 706 1003 789 998 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 487 476 505 493 492 508 457 499 484 483 463 495 513 503 503 439 443 474 453 451 581 567 582 568 577 440 423 431 442 445 470 434 465 446 457 405 357 383 399 437 329 330 287 n/a 333 422 356 507 402 487 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 486 471 507 504 498 479 449 483 487 491 494 493 538 522 507 489 507 553 532 533 544 527 564 553 570 438 409 430 443 424 469 434 457 454 444 481 407 441 440 469 445 370 391 n/a 418 426 350 496 387 511 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 981 957 1023 1009 999 995 919 996 982 984 965 993 1059 1038 1018 944 964 1042 999 997 1131 1101 1157 1130 1152 882 840 870 896 876 945 877 934 917 914 897 768 827 849 919 796 700 686 n/a 753 860 721 1010 795 1004 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 491 481 509 499 496 513 465 504 490 489 467 497 516 508 506 450 451 481 459 458 583 568 588 571 579 442 428 433 444 449 473 441 467 463 465 414 361 381 406 444 343 330 284 n/a 334 428 360 516 407 493 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 489 475 513 510 502 482 454 491 492 495 498 496 543 529 511 494 513 561 540 538 547 533 569 559 573 440 413 437 452 427 473 436 467 454 449 484 407 446 443 475 453 370 402 n/a 419 432 361 494 388 511 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 38 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D7 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Gaithersburg High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 64.7 61.9 70.8 73.3 72.8 70.1 61.0 74.1 75.0 75.9 58.5 63.0 67.3 71.5 69.6 80.8 78.1 81.8 84.2 84.6 78.3 79.8 84.7 86.3 90.2 48.8 38.3 60.3 62.7 60.4 31.7 38.2 41.5 44.4 50.0 26.7 22.0 43.9 43.9 54.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 23.5 42.1 20.0 45.5 39.4 53.7 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1047 1050 1006 1036 994 1029 1032 1003 1030 977 1073 1069 1008 1042 1014 1034 1076 1031 1049 1001 1100 1094 1075 1089 1075 927 917 818 945 900 939 962 892 895 848 881 975 853 948 802 n/a n/a n/a n/a 655 950 990 733 807 779 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 519 516 491 507 489 515 516 495 508 487 524 516 488 505 491 497 507 482 499 472 548 544 528 536 536 469 450 402 462 443 454 484 449 441 410 426 493 406 456 387 n/a n/a n/a n/a 274 454 494 351 407 371 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 528 533 514 529 505 513 516 508 522 490 548 552 521 537 523 536 569 549 550 530 552 551 547 553 539 458 467 416 482 457 485 477 443 454 438 456 482 447 492 415 n/a n/a n/a n/a 381 496 496 382 400 408 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1062 1062 1019 1047 1005 1045 1044 1018 1040 990 1084 1081 1020 1053 1022 1051 1099 1052 1055 1014 1115 1104 1087 1101 1087 942 928 837 955 908 945 970 895 906 858 891 975 883 949 809 n/a n/a n/a n/a 655 954 1000 757 808 785 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 528 522 499 513 495 525 522 502 513 494 532 523 495 513 495 508 516 498 503 479 557 548 534 541 543 475 456 415 469 445 461 490 448 451 414 431 493 430 456 387 n/a n/a n/a n/a 274 454 503 362 402 376 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 534 540 520 534 510 520 523 515 527 496 553 558 525 541 527 543 583 554 552 535 557 556 553 560 543 467 472 422 486 463 484 480 447 455 444 460 482 453 493 422 n/a n/a n/a n/a 381 500 497 395 406 409 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 39 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D8 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Kennedy High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 68.1 63.7 69.7 61.4 62.2 73.8 71.4 70.5 60.2 68.8 62.8 54.9 68.8 62.5 54.4 82.5 80.4 87.2 81.0 90.6 76.9 71.4 79.7 65.1 67.2 67.4 62.8 65.6 64.8 65.7 50.0 37.3 56.8 38.6 39.2 53.8 46.9 58.6 48.5 53.2 36.8 n/a 25.0 n/a 23.8 37.8 28.9 37.5 39.6 32.4 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 958 978 950 997 940 925 986 916 1005 932 995 966 985 990 951 1084 1067 1026 1064 1053 1140 1105 1050 1146 1091 846 859 893 893 866 863 873 866 901 850 790 862 843 886 828 766 n/a 628 n/a 762 774 755 729 887 793 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 470 477 469 490 461 459 489 460 501 462 482 458 478 480 458 505 502 471 510 500 565 546 526 568 538 421 423 447 440 428 424 419 438 449 418 382 421 401 418 405 340 n/a 286 n/a 342 374 355 358 431 396 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 488 501 481 507 479 466 497 456 503 470 513 508 508 511 493 579 565 555 554 553 575 559 524 578 552 425 436 445 454 439 439 454 428 452 432 408 440 442 468 423 426 n/a 342 n/a 420 401 400 372 457 397 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 970 991 966 1009 956 937 1004 928 1019 954 1006 972 1005 999 959 1098 1081 1042 1073 1067 1153 1114 1069 1158 1105 858 877 908 906 882 867 879 880 914 864 797 868 857 903 844 766 n/a 696 n/a 762 775 765 743 890 814 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 475 483 473 498 469 463 496 465 509 474 488 463 481 487 463 512 511 480 514 506 568 549 530 572 549 427 431 449 448 436 423 424 441 463 422 387 419 405 433 412 340 n/a 280 n/a 342 374 366 356 432 417 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 495 508 493 512 486 474 508 464 510 480 518 509 524 513 496 586 571 562 559 561 584 565 539 586 556 431 446 459 457 446 443 455 438 451 442 410 449 452 470 432 426 n/a 416 n/a 420 401 399 387 458 398 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 40 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D9 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Magruder High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 71.7 72.6 72.9 69.5 66.1 71.1 73.2 76.6 73.4 68.2 72.4 72.0 69.3 65.3 63.6 84.6 94.4 77.0 74.3 64.6 77.6 82.9 84.5 79.4 79.6 61.7 55.7 50.7 55.9 51.5 43.9 27.1 40.4 37.7 30.6 34.4 27.3 32.3 26.1 28.8 23.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 37.5 34.4 48.4 37.8 28.8 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1088 1104 1114 1092 1104 1105 1097 1102 1085 1088 1073 1111 1127 1102 1124 1157 1100 1133 1135 1163 1111 1143 1155 1112 1131 968 949 924 989 945 961 1052 962 1006 959 936 869 838 824 916 830 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1001 1005 847 879 933 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 529 538 545 539 543 549 543 549 541 540 511 533 542 536 548 541 514 539 545 544 543 563 568 550 563 480 470 472 497 476 471 506 450 503 463 445 417 396 408 437 354 n/a n/a n/a n/a 478 486 396 413 468 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 559 566 568 554 560 556 554 553 544 549 562 578 585 566 575 616 586 594 590 618 568 580 587 562 569 488 479 452 492 469 489 546 512 503 496 491 452 442 417 479 476 n/a n/a n/a n/a 523 519 451 466 465 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1102 1117 1125 1104 1115 1115 1110 1113 1099 1100 1089 1124 1137 1110 1133 1172 1119 1142 1146 1171 1124 1155 1167 1124 1143 980 963 936 1003 959 971 1061 968 1013 964 936 881 842 839 919 848 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1018 1035 855 891 933 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 535 544 551 544 548 552 548 554 548 546 520 539 547 540 550 544 521 544 553 548 550 568 574 556 566 484 476 474 501 482 475 510 454 502 467 445 423 397 413 438 372 n/a n/a n/a n/a 483 499 398 419 468 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 566 573 574 560 567 564 562 559 551 555 569 585 591 570 583 628 598 598 593 623 574 587 593 568 576 496 487 462 501 477 496 551 514 511 497 491 458 445 426 481 476 n/a n/a n/a n/a 535 535 457 473 465 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 41 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D10 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Northwest High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 68.0 71.3 77.5 76.6 69.3 66.4 74.6 79.1 72.6 75.4 69.9 67.3 76.1 80.7 63.0 89.3 86.4 86.8 93.8 81.6 66.7 81.4 84.4 77.0 73.2 66.1 57.5 71.3 75.8 61.9 52.2 43.5 50.0 56.1 55.2 52.6 35.3 43.8 70.0 71.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 34.8 37.0 42.4 42.5 39.0 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1033 1021 1042 1021 1042 1035 1017 1038 1010 1008 1032 1026 1045 1031 1084 1101 1016 1079 1067 1198 1085 1060 1092 1097 1108 919 937 926 876 866 943 966 948 953 862 929 810 947 919 831 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 815 855 851 764 797 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 514 503 507 497 510 522 506 514 498 499 506 499 501 495 525 535 487 511 498 556 540 520 533 537 546 469 473 454 438 434 456 479 466 450 434 454 410 473 441 415 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 398 426 407 376 386 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 519 518 535 524 532 513 511 524 512 510 526 527 544 535 559 566 529 569 569 643 545 541 559 560 561 450 464 472 439 433 488 487 482 503 428 475 400 474 478 415 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 418 429 444 388 411 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1042 1034 1053 1033 1054 1045 1029 1047 1023 1022 1040 1039 1058 1042 1094 1108 1024 1095 1087 1209 1095 1076 1105 1106 1119 931 947 933 888 884 948 970 951 967 864 944 813 951 929 844 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 834 872 869 778 799 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 519 510 513 503 517 527 515 518 506 505 510 503 508 502 530 537 490 514 510 562 546 527 539 542 553 473 482 460 442 438 463 479 464 462 438 466 413 476 447 415 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 410 437 421 384 388 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 523 524 540 529 538 517 515 530 517 517 530 536 550 540 564 571 534 581 577 647 548 549 565 564 565 458 465 473 446 445 484 491 486 505 427 478 400 476 482 429 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 424 435 449 395 411 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 42 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D11 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Paint Branch High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 74.3 79.6 81.7 78.8 75.1 82.2 83.1 83.6 84.0 74.5 65.4 76.1 79.5 74.1 75.6 88.5 91.8 90.4 88.9 83.9 78.8 81.3 83.2 82.7 84.6 63.7 72.0 73.5 72.9 64.3 63.6 70.8 75.0 61.9 60.7 70.0 59.3 83.3 53.8 70.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 31.3 44.4 50.0 46.2 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1030 1033 1064 1021 1036 1019 1015 1053 1018 999 1045 1054 1078 1023 1072 1098 1111 1116 1064 1105 1075 1080 1131 1093 1104 922 920 921 933 929 1023 981 1018 936 907 890 888 986 881 862 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 824 746 827 670 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 501 503 512 490 503 499 502 510 495 491 504 504 514 485 514 519 519 523 495 520 525 530 548 527 537 457 456 449 454 461 509 486 502 456 449 435 435 453 415 417 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 389 383 410 311 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 528 530 552 531 533 520 513 543 524 508 541 550 564 538 558 578 591 593 568 585 549 550 583 566 567 465 464 472 479 468 514 495 516 480 458 454 453 533 467 444 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 435 363 417 359 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1040 1049 1077 1038 1050 1033 1032 1066 1034 1013 1050 1067 1091 1042 1085 1110 1128 1137 1088 1128 1086 1096 1142 1111 1114 931 935 931 946 941 1026 990 1023 958 910 900 900 1007 897 872 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 829 753 828 723 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 508 512 518 502 508 508 511 518 507 497 508 513 519 497 519 529 529 528 512 531 531 540 557 537 541 463 464 454 466 465 514 486 501 468 451 439 442 459 429 418 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 391 378 410 357 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 532 537 559 536 542 525 521 548 528 516 542 555 572 545 566 581 599 609 576 597 555 556 585 574 573 468 471 476 480 476 513 504 521 490 459 461 458 547 468 454 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 438 376 418 367 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 43 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D12 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Poolesville High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 76.7 75.2 76.8 79.5 81.8 79.7 76.7 77.6 86.3 87.6 73.3 73.6 75.7 71.6 75.9 n/a 100.0 100.0 n/a 100.0 78.6 75.9 78.4 79.8 84.9 n/a n/a 46.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 85.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 46.2 54.5 n/a 38.9 n/a Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1068 1121 1136 1082 1145 1020 1115 1110 1085 1138 1128 1127 1172 1078 1152 n/a 1174 1213 n/a 1176 1079 1121 1141 1083 1142 n/a n/a 1079 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1022 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1140 898 n/a 817 n/a Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 525 553 559 538 563 516 557 552 544 569 537 549 568 529 557 n/a 536 573 v 553 533 555 561 538 563 n/a n/a 556 n/a n/a n/a n/a 510 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 580 463 n/a 409 n/a 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 543 568 577 545 581 504 558 559 542 569 592 578 603 549 596 n/a 638 640 n/a 623 547 566 580 546 579 n/a n/a 523 n/a n/a n/a n/a 512 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 560 435 n/a 409 n/a Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1079 1129 1148 1093 1157 1033 1123 1125 1098 1151 1136 1135 1181 1086 1164 n/a 1196 1221 n/a 1189 1089 1129 1154 1093 1154 n/a n/a 1093 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1022 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1150 898 n/a 840 n/a Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 531 557 563 545 571 523 561 558 551 574 542 552 570 536 567 n/a 544 583 n/a 561 538 559 566 544 571 n/a n/a 553 n/a n/a n/a n/a 510 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 583 463 n/a 423 n/a Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 547 573 584 548 586 510 563 567 547 577 594 583 610 550 597 n/a 652 639 n/a 627 551 570 588 549 583 n/a n/a 540 n/a n/a n/a n/a 512 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 567 435 n/a 417 n/a Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 44 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D13 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Quince Orchard High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 76.9 74.7 75.8 76.4 79.5 80.0 77.5 81.1 79.4 81.0 73.8 71.8 70.8 73.0 78.0 89.9 93.0 84.8 84.9 87.1 84.7 81.3 85.2 83.0 85.1 55.9 52.6 50.7 65.0 61.2 40.5 39.0 57.9 45.7 54.5 52.4 58.8 37.9 51.6 52.9 55.8 82.4 48.7 43.2 31.6 44.1 42.1 50.0 51.5 52.9 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1079 1087 1061 1089 1102 1058 1062 1047 1058 1109 1101 1115 1077 1127 1096 1080 1084 1066 1124 1149 1117 1138 1107 1129 1127 937 878 887 922 931 912 913 978 961 961 955 867 868 939 942 919 902 835 986 742 898 1026 877 804 919 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 523 527 513 529 537 519 525 516 520 545 527 530 510 539 528 498 493 481 507 532 548 558 545 557 555 456 446 444 464 479 450 472 479 495 466 440 414 413 453 462 377 375 337 393 288 427 516 427 403 451 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 556 560 548 560 565 539 538 530 538 563 575 585 567 588 568 582 591 585 616 617 569 580 562 572 572 480 432 443 457 451 462 441 499 466 495 515 453 455 486 480 542 527 497 594 453 471 510 450 401 468 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1091 1101 1074 1104 1116 1069 1078 1058 1071 1124 1114 1126 1090 1144 1109 1093 1105 1083 1137 1167 1129 1151 1121 1146 1140 950 883 890 931 946 917 919 982 970 970 955 867 870 948 948 925 915 841 1001 757 917 1040 884 804 944 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 531 534 519 536 545 525 533 522 525 552 537 536 516 550 537 506 505 490 515 541 556 564 550 565 564 467 449 442 467 487 454 475 486 503 468 440 417 419 459 469 383 386 346 400 303 444 527 433 403 459 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 560 567 555 568 572 544 545 536 546 572 577 591 575 594 572 587 600 593 622 626 573 588 571 580 577 483 434 448 464 459 463 444 497 468 503 515 450 451 489 479 542 529 495 601 453 473 513 451 401 485 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 45 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D14 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Richard Montgomery High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 74.5 71.2 77.2 72.9 77.0 77.5 74.0 81.6 75.8 82.9 70.6 68.3 72.5 69.4 71.4 81.5 83.1 85.7 84.0 94.4 84.0 81.4 81.1 78.3 85.7 55.6 40.5 64.7 65.8 54.7 35.0 41.3 60.0 36.7 40.6 39.4 46.7 67.7 44.8 56.5 n/a 17.4 44.0 n/a n/a 38.2 26.5 42.3 30.0 38.9 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1210 1209 1155 1200 1203 1194 1220 1149 1187 1210 1232 1195 1161 1217 1196 1221 1197 1171 1194 1245 1262 1270 1214 1238 1239 982 939 980 1000 1042 899 968 958 1131 987 1005 881 921 1039 963 n/a 605 753 n/a n/a 1059 1144 901 1045 918 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 595 600 568 592 594 589 610 570 592 606 603 588 566 593 581 567 564 549 566 594 627 638 605 617 617 495 476 494 510 530 459 488 462 566 495 478 411 409 489 452 n/a 290 283 n/a n/a 537 548 429 517 457 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 615 609 587 607 610 605 610 579 595 604 629 607 595 624 615 654 633 622 628 650 635 633 608 621 622 488 463 486 489 512 440 480 496 565 492 527 469 512 550 511 n/a 315 470 n/a n/a 522 597 472 528 461 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1219 1223 1164 1212 1214 1204 1235 1159 1200 1221 1240 1209 1170 1228 1206 1231 1220 1182 1213 1262 1270 1282 1224 1248 1248 998 945 990 1012 1050 909 987 961 1139 995 1015 891 930 1045 981 n/a 605 753 n/a n/a 1064 1151 920 1055 927 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 600 607 573 599 600 594 617 575 600 611 608 596 571 598 587 571 578 555 577 605 631 643 610 622 621 509 480 500 516 531 462 493 464 569 502 484 424 415 496 462 n/a 290 283 n/a n/a 536 552 441 518 457 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 620 616 591 613 615 610 618 584 600 610 633 614 600 630 619 660 642 627 636 658 639 639 614 626 627 489 465 490 496 519 447 494 498 571 492 531 468 514 548 519 n/a 315 470 n/a n/a 528 599 479 537 470 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 46 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D15 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Rockville High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 67.9 72.7 70.4 61.9 56.0 64.7 81.0 72.6 69.2 57.3 71.3 65.2 68.3 54.3 54.6 74.3 75.6 90.6 68.2 77.4 77.2 78.6 79.1 72.8 73.1 54.8 71.8 53.2 48.6 37.5 45.7 51.2 47.4 31.0 22.0 60.9 60.0 40.0 42.1 29.8 20.0 n/a 33.3 n/a n/a 32.3 46.9 47.4 34.3 12.9 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1095 1050 1067 1063 1091 1060 1035 1051 1048 1054 1128 1066 1082 1083 1133 1101 995 1102 1046 1144 1153 1140 1134 1102 1133 896 925 894 950 893 993 841 911 954 954 927 862 1008 961 971 810 n/a 885 n/a n/a 1011 842 848 929 933 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 547 519 523 520 537 539 518 523 519 522 554 519 522 522 553 518 455 501 492 540 579 571 562 543 570 453 463 455 478 430 514 420 453 463 445 464 414 505 446 444 320 n/a 333 n/a n/a 534 423 415 457 465 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 548 531 544 543 554 521 517 528 529 532 574 547 560 561 579 583 540 602 554 605 574 569 572 559 563 443 462 439 472 463 479 421 458 491 508 463 448 503 515 527 490 n/a 553 n/a n/a 477 419 433 473 468 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1107 1062 1081 1074 1105 1073 1046 1069 1059 1069 1140 1079 1093 1094 1147 1120 1010 1117 1056 1160 1166 1149 1149 1114 1147 903 943 909 958 909 1002 855 922 967 965 944 873 1012 974 984 810 n/a 885 n/a n/a 1014 861 857 958 980 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 554 524 529 527 543 545 524 531 525 529 562 524 527 528 558 530 461 508 490 547 588 574 568 551 575 452 473 460 491 441 515 430 461 476 450 471 419 505 459 453 320 n/a 345 n/a n/a 533 431 424 473 488 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 553 538 552 548 563 528 523 538 534 540 578 556 565 566 588 590 549 609 566 614 578 576 580 564 572 451 470 449 467 468 488 424 462 491 515 473 454 507 515 531 490 n/a 540 n/a n/a 481 430 433 486 493 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 47 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D16 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Seneca Valley High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 63.9 61.1 59.1 63.3 69.0 67.3 66.1 64.6 64.6 67.8 60.6 55.5 54.6 62.2 69.9 69.6 68.3 91.2 73.0 83.0 76.8 75.0 63.0 74.0 78.0 50.0 44.9 54.5 53.6 61.6 34.0 33.3 30.4 37.9 39.2 45.9 27.0 41.9 45.9 56.3 40.8 15.0 39.1 16.7 n/a 43.5 25.9 37.8 34.2 39.4 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1023 1016 986 1020 1015 992 985 978 1000 1021 1056 1057 994 1040 1011 956 956 974 1044 1027 1083 1062 1070 1081 1064 892 907 844 901 890 957 965 888 865 1027 914 774 797 876 938 789 818 733 712 n/a 879 924 812 904 807 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 495 493 480 499 493 485 490 481 498 502 505 498 479 501 487 429 436 455 476 474 530 521 528 536 521 443 434 412 441 434 452 486 416 426 518 398 362 362 406 428 319 307 327 282 n/a 456 457 415 448 393 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 528 522 506 521 522 507 495 498 502 518 551 559 514 539 525 527 520 518 568 553 553 541 542 545 543 448 473 432 460 457 505 479 471 440 510 516 412 435 469 511 470 512 406 430 n/a 423 467 397 455 414 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1036 1026 998 1032 1027 1003 996 989 1013 1035 1073 1067 1007 1051 1021 968 980 985 1067 1039 1096 1072 1083 1092 1078 909 911 855 911 900 964 965 897 875 1031 926 786 811 888 942 803 850 738 712 n/a 879 936 828 927 818 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 502 499 486 506 499 492 497 485 505 512 513 501 488 508 490 439 456 463 488 479 537 523 534 540 528 451 437 418 448 441 461 487 426 440 521 412 376 377 422 428 335 353 336 282 n/a 456 464 426 456 403 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 534 527 512 526 528 510 499 504 508 523 560 566 519 543 531 528 524 522 579 559 560 548 549 551 550 458 474 437 463 460 503 478 471 434 511 514 410 434 466 513 469 497 402 430 n/a 423 471 401 471 415 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 48 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D17 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Sherwood High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 76.7 80.4 77.2 83.3 77.6 82.5 81.0 84.7 83.0 77.0 70.1 79.9 71.4 83.6 78.2 61.8 75.0 78.4 87.0 81.6 85.3 85.3 85.3 87.9 84.5 50.0 77.4 56.8 72.4 50.9 59.1 46.4 54.2 46.2 55.0 36.8 48.0 48.5 44.0 44.4 25.0 27.3 30.8 33.3 26.1 58.5 53.8 44.7 62.9 55.6 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1069 1054 1056 1070 1072 1069 1038 1032 1051 1059 1069 1069 1078 1090 1086 1053 1002 1026 1076 1041 1089 1086 1094 1086 1097 897 953 915 985 886 1040 942 999 981 1074 867 856 928 841 974 682 615 691 693 638 934 989 896 870 920 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 526 517 518 524 528 531 518 514 520 527 519 517 522 529 529 487 461 478 488 494 538 533 538 537 543 461 485 466 502 431 516 468 493 478 532 394 414 443 382 471 276 263 299 290 277 450 480 434 432 445 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 542 537 538 545 544 537 520 518 532 531 550 552 555 561 557 566 540 548 588 546 551 553 556 550 554 436 469 449 483 454 524 474 506 503 542 473 442 484 459 503 406 352 393 403 362 484 509 463 438 476 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1080 1074 1071 1092 1087 1080 1060 1045 1074 1074 1081 1088 1095 1112 1099 1059 1016 1041 1102 1061 1102 1110 1108 1107 1110 902 962 934 1008 900 1044 967 1018 1016 1085 884 867 947 883 993 704 638 714 747 638 952 1025 902 911 925 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 533 530 526 536 534 538 531 520 532 535 527 528 531 541 532 492 474 484 505 508 545 546 546 548 548 462 492 473 510 433 521 485 502 504 535 419 426 452 410 485 300 277 306 320 277 464 500 440 455 450 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 547 545 545 556 553 542 529 525 541 539 554 560 564 571 567 567 542 557 597 554 557 564 562 560 563 440 470 460 498 467 523 482 516 512 551 466 441 495 473 508 404 362 408 427 362 488 525 462 456 476 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 49 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D18 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Springbrook High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 78.0 74.9 71.6 70.7 73.7 83.6 77.7 71.2 74.7 73.3 71.9 72.5 72.0 66.5 74.1 81.8 83.0 83.5 89.1 81.6 88.7 85.4 83.7 81.6 84.9 74.4 76.9 69.1 62.7 74.3 46.2 40.3 33.3 37.5 40.8 60.5 58.1 48.3 50.0 56.3 25.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 45.0 44.8 n/a 53.8 47.8 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1057 1031 1038 1041 1034 1029 992 998 1012 1021 1093 1070 1077 1075 1047 1051 1071 1102 1034 1069 1186 1122 1153 1181 1169 935 922 906 946 933 968 991 876 849 921 858 930 855 846 861 694 n/a n/a n/a n/a 986 848 n/a 824 855 520 504 503 509 513 516 488 492 499 512 525 521 513 519 514 491 501 513 489 510 589 557 566 582 583 469 461 449 474 472 495 491 425 413 457 411 437 420 407 430 316 n/a n/a n/a n/a 494 423 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 537 527 536 532 521 513 504 505 512 509 568 549 564 556 533 560 570 588 545 559 597 565 587 599 586 465 461 457 472 461 473 500 451 435 464 447 493 435 439 431 378 n/a n/a n/a n/a 491 425 n/a 429 426 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1072 1046 1054 1054 1047 1044 1007 1014 1024 1033 1107 1084 1091 1088 1060 1063 1088 1117 1047 1082 1201 1140 1171 1190 1185 949 936 919 964 945 993 994 893 855 924 870 942 862 852 870 704 n/a n/a n/a n/a 988 855 n/a 827 891 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 527 512 510 516 519 523 496 499 508 518 531 527 520 525 520 497 507 518 501 518 597 567 575 587 591 475 468 454 480 475 505 494 440 416 458 417 444 423 409 432 318 n/a n/a n/a n/a 502 426 n/a 396 448 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 545 535 544 538 528 521 511 516 516 515 575 558 571 563 540 566 581 599 547 564 604 573 596 603 593 474 468 464 484 470 488 500 453 439 466 453 498 439 444 438 386 n/a n/a n/a n/a 486 429 n/a 431 443 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity 394 429 Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 50 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D19 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Walter Johnson High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 78.3 80.1 81.0 82.0 83.0 84.1 80.2 82.8 84.8 86.4 70.9 79.9 79.4 79.0 79.3 76.0 82.1 93.9 85.2 91.8 83.5 86.8 83.4 87.7 87.6 58.8 51.5 69.2 62.5 55.2 60.0 60.9 52.9 58.9 55.0 54.5 76.5 35.7 45.5 44.0 31.0 33.3 38.9 n/a n/a 60.0 79.6 64.8 63.2 54.2 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1155 1150 1180 1154 1177 1168 1140 1174 1137 1172 1135 1160 1185 1173 1183 1112 1160 1196 1147 1201 1199 1194 1204 1190 1194 908 891 975 942 1035 988 956 1044 995 1035 1013 1016 946 948 1004 856 810 921 n/a n/a 1084 1011 1033 996 971 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 573 560 578 566 581 587 564 588 567 584 553 555 570 566 577 525 523 573 538 554 600 588 592 588 596 449 449 482 467 531 486 469 529 489 513 490 459 458 436 472 363 279 369 n/a n/a 549 506 519 495 507 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 582 591 601 587 597 582 576 586 570 588 582 605 615 607 607 587 637 623 608 648 599 606 613 602 598 459 442 493 475 504 502 487 515 505 522 523 557 488 512 532 492 531 553 n/a n/a 535 505 514 500 463 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1164 1161 1192 1164 1185 1177 1154 1186 1149 1181 1145 1167 1197 1181 1189 1125 1176 1218 1168 1214 1209 1203 1215 1198 1200 916 906 990 950 1041 992 961 1053 1004 1053 1017 1021 988 958 1036 866 861 921 n/a n/a 1090 1017 1038 998 975 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 579 567 583 572 584 592 574 592 572 589 559 561 574 571 579 533 535 586 552 562 606 594 594 592 598 453 465 484 469 529 488 475 533 495 528 493 460 468 438 497 378 319 369 n/a n/a 553 512 524 500 511 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 586 594 609 592 601 585 580 594 576 593 586 606 623 610 610 592 641 633 616 652 603 610 620 606 602 463 442 506 481 512 505 487 521 508 525 524 561 520 520 539 488 543 553 n/a n/a 537 505 515 498 464 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 51 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D20 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Watkins Mill High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 67.0 61.5 68.0 69.4 60.8 67.9 71.4 71.6 75.6 60.8 66.0 52.0 64.8 63.4 60.7 87.5 79.5 83.6 83.3 82.6 71.7 67.5 79.2 77.5 75.0 54.8 49.1 48.0 54.2 46.0 52.4 48.1 47.6 54.1 40.0 46.5 36.4 39.6 38.9 31.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 23.5 27.9 22.2 22.0 13.9 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1050 1071 1081 1053 1049 1030 1068 1050 1039 1037 1072 1076 1111 1069 1063 1112 1077 1081 1095 1081 1098 1132 1146 1116 1129 914 941 957 901 892 974 990 931 928 967 845 903 893 819 967 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 806 883 993 842 950 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 517 530 532 517 513 514 533 529 513 513 520 526 535 522 513 533 515 518 516 499 544 561 562 549 554 452 469 487 450 440 485 492 469 474 493 395 444 440 401 435 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 386 418 485 427 448 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 533 542 549 536 536 516 535 521 526 523 552 550 576 547 550 580 561 563 579 582 554 570 585 567 575 462 472 471 450 453 489 498 462 454 473 451 459 453 418 532 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 420 466 508 416 502 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1063 1084 1091 1064 1060 1042 1080 1063 1049 1051 1087 1089 1118 1081 1071 1128 1090 1099 1112 1095 1107 1146 1155 1126 1140 932 952 964 912 901 993 995 939 938 977 870 921 904 834 979 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 806 893 996 860 962 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 524 536 535 525 519 521 539 533 520 522 529 532 537 530 515 542 524 525 531 507 548 569 564 555 559 465 470 487 456 446 494 494 472 481 497 414 444 443 415 444 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 386 426 486 440 452 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 539 548 556 539 541 522 541 530 529 529 558 557 581 551 556 586 566 574 581 588 560 576 591 571 581 467 481 477 456 455 499 500 467 457 480 456 477 460 419 535 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 420 468 510 420 510 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 52 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D21 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Wheaton High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 61.7 58.4 52.7 58.5 60.7 76.2 65.1 56.7 57.4 66.2 44.6 51.7 49.3 59.5 55.2 86.8 79.1 64.3 79.2 80.0 68.8 68.8 55.6 68.8 64.1 59.5 55.7 57.6 62.9 71.2 42.7 41.9 44.8 41.8 45.7 65.7 53.3 47.2 51.5 62.8 34.3 n/a n/a 27.3 40.0 37.0 39.1 32.3 50.0 50.0 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 930 923 909 887 895 921 893 901 903 877 949 962 916 873 917 946 974 1023 965 959 973 1030 967 966 975 901 824 861 802 864 890 833 861 824 820 900 836 893 843 837 747 n/a n/a 623 625 764 762 800 691 678 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 450 450 442 435 433 453 437 439 452 432 445 466 445 421 435 425 441 462 466 430 479 508 478 478 476 454 407 422 396 436 435 421 423 405 396 431 400 427 407 402 328 n/a n/a 294 315 390 373 369 336 308 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 480 473 467 451 462 468 455 462 450 445 504 496 471 452 482 520 533 561 499 528 495 522 488 488 499 447 418 438 406 428 455 412 438 419 423 469 437 465 436 435 418 n/a n/a 329 310 374 389 431 356 370 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 946 940 918 904 911 937 913 912 918 895 964 973 924 891 931 970 996 1042 995 976 989 1040 975 977 992 909 840 869 816 882 904 855 867 838 832 919 854 902 859 852 775 n/a n/a 647 637 770 779 800 697 691 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 458 457 444 444 443 459 448 443 458 443 457 470 446 432 442 443 454 466 477 436 482 515 478 485 490 459 413 424 402 442 442 427 427 415 406 443 406 429 418 410 339 n/a n/a 307 328 392 384 369 336 318 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 488 482 474 460 468 478 466 469 460 452 507 503 478 460 488 527 542 576 517 540 506 525 497 491 502 450 427 445 414 440 462 427 440 424 426 477 448 473 441 441 436 n/a n/a 340 309 378 394 431 361 373 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 53 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D22 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Walt Whitman High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 89.6 89.2 91.9 87.4 85.5 87.8 91.2 95.1 92.6 88.1 91.6 87.4 88.7 82.4 82.9 84.6 89.5 92.6 89.6 86.2 92.6 92.0 94.2 89.8 86.9 60.0 66.7 68.4 53.3 83.3 85.7 75.0 76.2 69.2 65.4 n/a 58.3 n/a n/a n/a 48.0 65.0 55.0 31.6 45.5 68.8 73.7 78.3 57.9 53.2 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1227 1223 1242 1248 1234 1230 1213 1228 1216 1222 1223 1233 1257 1283 1247 1206 1217 1193 1273 1230 1249 1239 1269 1257 1255 1012 1029 1072 934 985 1098 1152 1091 1154 1126 n/a 1030 n/a n/a n/a 916 860 988 1080 984 1080 978 883 1088 1058 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 598 601 609 613 605 607 604 608 601 603 589 599 609 625 608 558 561 566 594 566 615 619 626 622 620 498 505 521 483 490 547 570 534 576 571 n/a 459 n/a n/a n/a 370 352 384 400 374 542 477 424 560 526 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 629 622 633 635 629 623 609 619 615 618 634 634 648 658 639 648 656 627 680 664 634 620 643 635 634 513 524 552 451 495 551 583 557 578 555 n/a 571 n/a n/a n/a 546 508 605 680 610 538 501 458 528 532 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1235 1236 1249 1260 1245 1238 1230 1235 1230 1233 1233 1241 1264 1294 1257 1220 1232 1204 1291 1242 1256 1251 1274 1269 1265 1023 1030 1087 934 1008 1113 1161 1098 1164 1131 n/a 1030 n/a n/a n/a 925 865 997 1080 1003 1084 1003 896 1095 1062 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 602 609 612 619 610 612 613 614 608 608 593 606 610 631 612 568 570 570 602 572 619 626 628 628 625 487 510 535 483 496 553 580 539 584 574 n/a 459 n/a n/a n/a 382 353 385 408 380 543 494 431 566 530 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 633 627 637 641 634 626 617 621 622 624 640 635 654 663 645 652 663 635 689 671 637 625 646 641 640 537 520 552 451 512 560 581 559 580 557 n/a 571 n/a n/a n/a 543 512 613 672 623 541 509 466 529 532 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 54 Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Shared Accountability Table D23 SAT Scores of MCPS Seniors in the Classes of 2000 through 2004 for Wootton High School Gender SAT Indicator All Female Male Asian Am. Special Services White Afr. Am. Hisp. F A R M S E S O L Spec. Ed. 89.4 89.0 89.8 90.7 92.7 89.4 90.2 90.7 94.1 95.8 89.5 87.9 88.9 87.5 89.0 95.3 95.3 96.0 96.3 95.8 89.1 90.5 87.5 90.4 93.3 71.4 58.3 86.7 75.0 76.5 75.0 70.6 76.2 72.7 77.3 n/a n/a 63.6 60.0 90.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 46.7 53.8 69.2 73.7 82.6 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1196 1195 1191 1180 1207 1190 1193 1182 1172 1197 1203 1196 1200 1189 1220 1236 1262 1254 1224 1238 1187 1181 1167 1173 1205 1069 1064 1048 1015 968 1186 1084 1091 1060 1172 n/a n/a 1033 992 1040 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1097 960 969 1010 951 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 577 578 572 566 587 584 583 575 570 587 570 573 569 562 587 585 600 594 574 588 576 574 564 568 593 532 533 511 513 474 598 538 531 516 577 n/a n/a 487 482 523 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 500 466 462 488 457 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 619 617 619 614 620 606 610 607 602 610 633 623 631 627 633 651 663 660 651 651 611 607 603 606 612 537 531 537 502 494 588 547 561 544 595 n/a n/a 546 510 517 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 597 494 507 522 494 Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1206 1208 1203 1195 1220 1201 1207 1194 1187 1212 1211 1209 1212 1203 1229 1254 1278 1267 1239 1255 1194 1193 1179 1188 1215 1072 1071 1054 1026 982 1188 1110 1108 1075 1182 n/a n/a 1046 995 1041 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1106 993 972 1038 954 Verbal 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 582 586 578 574 592 590 592 580 578 594 573 580 576 571 590 593 612 600 584 594 579 581 570 575 596 536 541 514 517 488 601 543 537 523 584 n/a n/a 486 477 524 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 503 484 463 501 457 Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 624 622 625 621 627 612 615 615 610 619 638 629 636 632 639 661 666 666 655 661 615 612 609 613 619 536 530 540 509 494 587 568 571 552 598 n/a n/a 560 518 517 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 603 509 508 537 497 Most Recent SAT Scores Percent Took SAT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Highest SAT Scores Math n/a Class Year Race/Ethnicity Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 55 Montgomery County Public Schools n/a Department of Shared Accountability Results are not reported for subgroups with fewer than five students. An Examination of the SAT Results for the MCPS Class of 2004 56
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