In the 2021-22 school year, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) transitioned to Star Assessments as the District-wide universal screener for reading and math for all students in grades K-12. Star Assessments can be organized into two categories: computer-adaptive tests (CATs) and curriculum-based measures (CBMs). Unlike computer adaptive tests (CATs), CBMs do not change based on student responses.
Star Math CBMs are administered to students in grades K-3. This report examines student participation in and performance on Star Math CBM assessments in the four testing windows during the 2021-22 school year. Key findings include:
- Between 81%-92% of SDP students in grades K-3 took the Star Math CBMs in each testing window. Students in grades K-2 had higher average participation than students in grade 3.
- In Winter 2, more than 60% of kindergarten students scored At/Above Benchmark across all Star Math CBMs, an increase of 27-30 percentage points from the Fall.
- In Spring, more than 50% of first-grade students scored At/Above Benchmark across all Star Math CBMs, an increase of 30-42 percentage points from the Fall.
- In Winter 2, more than 45% of second-grade students scored At/Above Benchmark across all Star Math CBMs, an increase of 22-35 percentage points from the Fall.
- In Winter 2, more than 50% of third-grade students scored At/Above Benchmark in the Mixed Addition and Subtraction and Multiplication to 100 Star Math CBMs, an increase of 25-30 percentage points from the Fall.
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