Each year, students in grades 3-8 and those in their third year of
high school take a state-administered test. Elementary and middle
school students take the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP)
in the fall, and secondary students take the Maine High School
Assessment (MHSA), a portion of which is the Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT), in the spring. In addition, students identified as English
Learners take the ACCESS for ELLs®.
The results of these tests
help us as individual teachers, teams, schools and a district identify
strengths and areas of concern. By looking at the data in multiple ways
we are often able to identify trends. The charts found in the folders
below represent the achievement levels of Portland Public Schools
students in mathematics and reading. Cohort reports show the
performance of a group of students from one grade level to the next
(Grade 3 in 2009, and then as Grade 4 in 2010, etc.), while grade level
reports show the performance of different groups of students from year
to year (Grade 3 in 2009 and Grade 3 in 2010).
NECAP Cohort Reports
NECAP Grade Level Reports
Maine High School Assessment Results