The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released scores Monday of the 2015 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), but since last spring was the first time students took the English and math assessments, based on Common Core standards, there’s no history to compare to.
Parents can compare between school districts. The results for Brentwood and Maplewood Richmond Heights are below. The first column of numbers is “Percent Proficient or Advanced,” the second column is “Participation Rate.”
Also in the area, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
- Clayton had the highest passing rate in math, at 75.3 percent
- Normandy was among the worst in the St. Louis area in math, with just 12.4 percent passing.
- Kirkwood, Ladue, Lindbergh and Clayton were among the highest for English language arts, with passing rates at 83, 82.8, 82.2 and 81.3 percent, respectively.
- Ferguson-Florissant posted 20.4 percent in math and 39.3 percent in English.
- In St. Louis Public Schools nearly 22 percent of those passed math; 32.8 percent passed English.
See a PDF with results from all school districts
See also: MRH High School wins national “gold” award for education of low-income students
We should be starting to see a return in our investment in MRH. This is disappointing.
Can you clarify your comment? If you look at these scores in context, this is pretty good, especially because we have more disadvantaged students in MRH than neighboring districts like Clayton and Lindbergh. I think the ROI in investing in the schools is fantastic in MRH, as evidenced by our rising house prices at the moment. This is by and large because younger families are moving into the district to attend the schools. I have had several people say to me that they tried to move into MRH for the schools and couldn’t manage to secure a house in their price range. Or that they made multiple offers on houses but were outbid. This is the story that a myopic look at the scores doesn’t tell you. Plus talk to anyone who has kids in the district. Exciting things are happening. We love our schools.
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