Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Public 2011 MCAS Data Available

The 2011 MCAS data for all Massachusetts public schools/districts is now available in several places:

The Education Data Warehouse (in the Security Portal; https://www4.doemass.org/)

School and District Profiles (http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/)
  • From the right hand side of the main Profiles page, you can access a variety of statewide reports which can be exported into Excel for further analysis and investigation.
  • The easiest way to find school/district information in Profiles: use the Search box to locate a school or district's profile. The "Assessment" tab in a school or district's Profile will allow you to access a variety of reports, including annual comparisons, growth, and subgroup information.
Adequate Yearly Progress Information (http://www.doe.mass.edu/sda/ayp/2011/default.html)
  • Under "Lists and Analyses" there is a document entitled, "2011 Lists of Massachusetts Schools and Districts by NCLB Accountability Status and Accountability and Assistance Level." This document provides a summary of 2011 accountability data, including lists of districts and schools by Accountability and Assistance Level and schools commended for narrowing proficiency gaps, high growth, and/or exiting NCLB Accountability Status from 2010.

I'm always interested in knowing different ways in which people are using - or would like to use - this data! If you have ideas for data displays or different ways this data could be analyzed, please don't hesitate to contact me with your ideas. I may be able to help you out with an Excel tool that could be used by others as well.