In the Fall of every year, the District of Columbia releases the results from the prior school year’s PARCC assessments (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers). Due to the pandemic, this statewide mandated assessment of Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) had not been conducted by any District of Columbia school since the 2018-19 school year. For more information on PARCC, please visit the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s website: https://osse.dc.gov/parcc.
Mundo Verde Overall Results
In Math, overall scoring declined by 15 points from 48 to 33 percent of Mundo Verde students meeting or exceeding expectations (4+); in ELA, overall scoring decreased by eight points from 42 to 34 percent of Mundo Verde students meeting or exceeding expectations (4+). While the drop is consistent with District trends across the period of the pandemic, Mundo Verde students outperformed the charter school sector and the District, in both subjects, as has been the case in prior years.
As we know, Mundo Verde was not immune to the ‘great resignation’ of educators in massive numbers across the country. It is important to keep in mind that while students take the tests, we don’t know the extent to which mid-year shifts in teachers might have affected results.
Mundo Verde and the Charter School Sector
We also recognize the importance of relative performance compared not to all schools in the district but to other charter schools. As indicated below, Mundo Verde ranks in the top 10 or better of charter schools reporting results for the grades we serve.
Mundo Verde Performance Over Time By Specific Demographics
We observed the most dramatic decrease in scores among students designated by the District as “At-Risk” (3rd grade Math) and among students with disabilities (4th grade ELA). We also saw decreases for Mundo Verde students designated by the District as “At-Risk” in 5th grade for both subjects.
In other grades, students with disabilities (3rd Math & 5th ELA) and students as “At-Risk” (4th ELA) improved their performance in comparison to three years ago.
English Learner students saw significant gains in performance in comparison to three years ago in fourth and fifth grade in ELA and in third and fourth grade in Mathematics.
Mundo Verde Black or African American Students in 3rd grade ELA improved performance in comparison to three years ago. However, in all other grades and subjects we saw decreases similar to other students for Black students.
Mundo Verde Performance Over Time
The tables below provide information on the performance over time of all tested Mundo Verde students by proficiency levels 1 to 5. The Red Line shows what % of District of Columbia students tested at or above a 4 (meeting or exceeding expectations).
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