English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests
Preliminary Results
Spring 2015 Administration
Highlights
The new Ohio State Tests in English language arts and mathematics were administered for the first time during
the 2014-2015 school year. These tests were produced by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC), of which Ohio was a member until July 1, 2015. Future tests in these subjects
will be Ohio-specific tests developed by Ohio educators with the American Institutes for Research.
On Sept. 15, 2015, the State Board of Education approved the cut scores and performance levels
recommended by PARCC. The board's approval aligns Ohio's standards with those of every other state in the
consortium.
Students who began ninth grade before July 1, 2014, are required to pass the Ohio Graduation Tests in order
to meet the state testing requirements for a diploma. These students were excused from all new state tests
except for American history and American government. For this reason, only small populations of accelerated
students took the Grade 10 English language arts, geometry and integrated mathematics II tests, and the
performance of these students may not be representative of future students taking these tests.
The preliminary results of the spring 2015 test administration provide the basis for these highlights. Schools
and districts have not verified these results. The final figures may differ due to rescoring, late scoring and other
changes.
Numbers of Students Tested
Table 1 presents the total numbers of public school (including community school) students who took the
English language arts and mathematics tests in the spring of 2015. High school end-of-course tests
administered in the fall of 2014 are not included in these figures. Third-graders took the Ohio Achievement
Assessment in reading during the 2014-2015 school year.
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TABLE 1 NUMBERS OF STUDENTS TESTED
Subject Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
Grade 4 English Language Arts 114,507 7,319 121,826
Grade 5 English Language Arts 117,293 7,668 124,961
Grade 6 English Language Arts 117,465 8,031 125,496
Grade 7 English Language Arts 119,160 8,423 127,583
Grade 8 English Language Arts 119,968 8,436 128,404
Grade 9 English Language Arts 121,095 6,587 127,682
Grade 10 English Language Arts 2,326 432 2,758
Grade 3 Mathematics 119,115 8,900 128,015
Grade 4 Mathematics 114,396 7,307 121,703
Grade 5 Mathematics 116,804 7,643 124,447
Grade 6 Mathematics 116,524 8,001 124,525
Grade 7 Mathematics 115,930 8,352 124,282
Grade 8 Mathematics 87,698 8,125 95,823
Algebra I 108,527 5,405 113,932
Geometry 32,695 613 33,308
Integrated Mathematics I 10,321 387 10,708
Integrated Mathematics II 2,045 47 2,092
Scale Score Ranges for Performance Levels
Table 2 provides the scaled scores associated with each of the five performance levels on each test for the
spring 2015 administration. Unlike raw cut scores, scale cut scores are invariant and apply to all forms of the
same test. However, because future English language arts and mathematics tests will be Ohio-specific, their
cut scores will not be comparable to those applied in 2014-2015.
TABLE 2 SCALE SCORE RANGES FOR ALL SUBJECTS AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS
Subject Limited Basic Proficient Accelerated Advanced
Grade 4 English Language Arts 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-789 790-850
Grade 5 English Language Arts 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-798 799-850
Grade 6 English Language Arts 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-789 790-850
Grade 7 English Language Arts 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-784 785-850
Grade 8 English Language Arts 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-793 794-850
Grade 9 English Language Arts 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-790 791-850
Grade 10 English Language Arts 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-793 794-850
Grade 3 Mathematics 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-789 790-850
Grade 4 Mathematics 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-795 796-850
Grade 5 Mathematics 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-789 790-850
Grade 6 Mathematics 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-787 788-850
Grade 7 Mathematics 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-785 786-850
Grade 8 Mathematics 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-800 801-850
Algebra I 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-804 805-850
Geometry 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-782 783-850
Integrated Mathematics I 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-798 799-850
Integrated Mathematics II 650-699 700-724 725-749 750-784 785-850
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Preliminary Test Results
Tables 3 and 4 summarize the performance of Ohio public school students on the spring 2015 English
language arts and mathematics tests. Students with individualized education programs (IEPs) and/or English
language learner status are included in the figures.
TABLE 3 RESULTS OF THE SPRING 2015 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS
Grade 4 English Language Arts
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 7,668 6.7 125 1.7 7,793 6.4
Proficient or
Accelerated 41,161 35.9 73.3 1,353 18.5 49.6 42,514 34.9 71.8
Above
Proficient 35,054 30.6 2,152 29.4 37,206 30.5
Below Basic 20,429 17.8 2,212 30.2 22,641 18.6
26.7 50.4 28.2
Proficient Limited 10,195 8.9 1,477 20.2 11,672 9.6
Grade 5 English Language Arts
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 2,987 2.5 43 0.6 3,030 2.4
Proficient or
Accelerated 45,081 38.4 70.9 1,350 17.6 46.2 46,431 37.2 69.3
Above
Proficient 35,035 29.9 2,149 28.0 37,184 29.8
Below Basic 22,845 19.5 2,370 30.9 25,215 20.2
29.1 53.8 30.7
Proficient Limited 11,345 9.7 1,756 22.9 13,101 10.5
Grade 6 English Language Arts
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 5,256 4.5 104 1.3 5,360 4.3
Proficient or
Accelerated 41,479 35.3 71.7 1,482 18.5 48.5 42,961 34.2 70.2
Above
Proficient 37,495 31.9 2,313 28.8 39,808 31.7
Below Basic 22,498 19.2 2,422 30.2 24,920 19.9
28.3 51.5 29.8
Proficient Limited 10,737 9.1 1,710 21.3 12,447 9.9
Grade 7 English Language Arts
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 11,959 10.0 236 2.8 12,195 9.6
Proficient or
Accelerated 39,350 33.0 69.8 1,545 18.3 47.3 40,895 32.1 68.3
Above
Proficient 31,878 26.8 2,207 26.2 34,085 26.7
Below Basic 20,882 17.5 2,203 26.2 23,085 18.1
30.2 52.7 31.7
Proficient Limited 15,091 12.7 2,232 26.5 17,323 13.6
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Grade 8 English Language Arts
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 7,678 6.4 129 1.5 7,807 6.1
Proficient or
Accelerated 43,754 36.5 69.4 1,718 20.4 48.4 45,472 35.4 68.0
Above
Proficient 31,807 26.5 2,237 26.5 34,044 26.5
Below Basic 20,999 17.5 2,119 25.1 23,118 18.0
30.6 51.6 32.0
Proficient Limited 15,730 13.1 2,233 26.5 17,963 14.0
Grade 9 English Language Arts
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 12,108 10.0 195 3.0 12,303 9.6
Proficient or
Accelerated 46,368 38.3 73.8 1,570 23.8 51.8 47,938 37.5 72.7
Above
Proficient 30,881 25.5 1,645 25.0 32,526 25.5
Below Basic 19,056 15.7 1,524 23.1 20,580 16.1
26.2 48.2 27.3
Proficient Limited 12,682 10.5 1,653 25.1 14,335 11.2
Grade 10 English Language Arts
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 434 18.7 53 12.3 487 17.7
Proficient or
Accelerated 943 40.5 75.7 132 30.6 55.6 1,075 39.0 72.5
Above
Proficient 383 16.5 55 12.7 438 15.9
Below Basic 245 10.5 52 12.0 297 10.8
24.3 44.4 27.5
Proficient Limited 321 13.8 140 32.4 461 16.7
TABLE 4 RESULTS OF THE SPRING 2015 MATHEMATICS TESTS
Grade 3 Mathematics
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 6,920 5.8 130 1.5 7,050 5.5
Proficient or
Accelerated 40,325 33.9 68.1 1,243 14.0 39.9 41,568 32.5 66.1
Above
Proficient 33,848 28.4 2,180 24.5 36,028 28.1
Below Basic 24,476 20.5 2,794 31.4 27,270 21.3
31.9 60.1 33.9
Proficient Limited 13,546 11.4 2,553 28.7 16,099 12.6
Grade 4 Mathematics
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 3,106 2.7 48 0.7 3,154 2.6
Proficient or
Accelerated 38,086 33.3 66.7 830 11.4 35.1 38,916 32.0 64.8
Above
Proficient 35,121 30.7 1,688 23.1 36,809 30.2
Below Basic 27,028 23.6 2,701 37.0 29,729 24.4
33.3 64.9 35.2
Proficient Limited 11,055 9.7 2,040 27.9 13,095 10.8
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Grade 5 Mathematics
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 5,233 4.5 72 0.9 5,305 4.3
Proficient or
Accelerated 37,630 32.2 67.5 764 10.0 33.5 38,394 30.9 65.4
Above
Proficient 35,995 30.8 1,726 22.6 37,721 30.3
Below Basic 27,123 23.2 2,791 36.5 29,914 24.0
32.5 66.5 34.6
Proficient Limited 10,823 9.3 2,290 30.0 13,113 10.5
Grade 6 Mathematics
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 4,749 4.1 70 0.9 4,819 3.9
Proficient or
Accelerated 37,214 31.9 67.3 1,006 12.6 36.7 38,220 30.7 65.3
Above
Proficient 36,404 31.2 1,863 23.3 38,267 30.7
Below Basic 27,617 23.7 2,954 36.9 30,571 24.6
32.7 63.3 34.7
Proficient Limited 10,540 9.0 2,108 26.3 12,648 10.2
Grade 7 Mathematics
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 3,360 2.9 49 0.6 3,409 2.7
Proficient or
Accelerated 34,103 29.4 66.9 855 10.2 38.9 34,958 28.1 65.0
Above
Proficient 40,087 34.6 2,349 28.1 42,436 34.1
Below Basic 27,924 24.1 3,395 40.6 31.319 25.2
33.1 61.1 35.0
Proficient Limited 10,456 9.0 1,704 20.4 12,160 9.8
Grade 8 Mathematics
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 861 1.0 64 0.8 925 1.0
Proficient or
Accelerated 22,692 25.9 54.7 1,147 14.1 35.9 23,839 24.9 53.1
Above
Proficient 24,374 27.8 1,708 21.0 26,082 27.2
Below Basic 21,912 25.0 2,371 29.2 24,283 25.3
45.3 64.1 46.9
Proficient Limited 17,859 20.4 2,835 34.9 20,694 21.6
Algebra I
Public Districts Community Schools Total Public
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Advanced 2,399 2.2 12 0.2 2,411 2.1
Proficient or
Accelerated 38,908 35.9 67.4 835 15.4 41.1 39,743 34.9 66.1
Above
Proficient 31,821 29.3 1,373 25.4 33,194 29.1
Below Basic 24,407 22.5 1,763 32.6 26,170 23.0
32.6 58.9 33.9
Proficient Limited 10,992 10.1 1,422 26.3 12,414 10.9
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