2014-15 Results
Performance Level Descriptors
(PLDs)
Indicate what a typical student at each level should
be able to demonstrate based on his/her command
of grade-level standards.
Level 1: Did not yet meet expectations
Level 2: Partially met expectations
Level 3: Approached expectations
Level 4: Met expectations
Level 5: Exceeded expectations
Reading
The performance levels at each grade level are
differentiated by three factors:
1. Text complexity
2. The range of accuracy in expressing reading
comprehension demonstrated in student
responses
3. The quality of evidence cited from sources
read
Reading
Literary Text:
• Students meet expectations by showing they can read
and analyze grade appropriate fiction, drama and
poetry.
Informational Text:
• Students meet expectations by showing they can read
and analyze grade-appropriate non-fiction, including
texts about history, science, art, and music.
Vocabulary:
• Students meet expectations by showing they can use
context to determine what words and phrases mean in
grade-appropriate texts.
Writing
1. Written expression
• How consistently and fully students develop
ideas, including when drawing evidence from
one or more sources
2. Knowledge of language and conventions
• How well they organize their writing, and their
command of grammar and language usage.
Language Arts PARCC Percentages
Language Arts
Reading
Writing
Grade
Students
Literary
Informational
Vocabulary
Expression
Conventions
3rd Grade
97
30%
19%
52%
27%
24%
49%
31%
12%
57%
27%
13%
60%
19%
11%
70%
4th Grade
98
19%
22%
58%
17%
18%
64%
24%
23%
52%
16%
9%
74%
10%
13%
77%
5th Grade
106
17%
29%
54%
25%
19%
56%
24%
24%
53%
17%
14%
69%
9%
10%
80%
School
Average
Below Expectations
Percentages
Nearly Meets
Expectations
Meets or Exceeds
Expectations
ELA Strand Explanations
Strand
Literary
Informational
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
Students meet expectations by showing they can read and
analyze grade appropriate fiction, drama, and poetry.
Students meet expectations by showing they can read and
analyze grade-appropriate nonfiction, including texts about
history, science, art, and music.
Vocabulary
Students meet expectations by showing they can use
context to determine what words and phrases mean in
grade-appropriate texts.
Expression
Students meet expectations by showing they can compose
well-developed, organized, and clear writing, using details
from what they have read.
Conventions
Students meet expectations by showing they can compose
writing using the rules of standard English, including those
for grammar, spelling, and usage.
Math
1. Major content
Gr. 3-solving problems involving multiplication and division, area,
measurement, and basic fraction understanding.
Gr. 4-solving problems involving addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division, place value, fraction comparisons,
and addition and subtraction of fractions with same
denominators.
Gr. 5- solving problems involving volume of prisms, adding,
subtracting, multiplying and dividing with multi-digit whole
numbers, decimals, and fractions.
Math
2. Additional and supporting content
Gr. 3-solving problems involving perimeter, place value,
geometric shapes, and representations of data.
Gr. 4- solving problems involving number and shape patterns,
simple measurement conversions, angle measurements,
geometric shapes classification, and representations of data.
Gr. 5- solving problems involving writing and interpreting
numerical expressions, converting measurements, graphing
points, classifying geometric shapes, and representing data.
Math
3. Reasoning
Gr. 3-5
Students meet expectations by creating and
justifying logical mathematical solutions and
analyzing and correcting the reasoning of
others.
Modeling
4. Modeling
Gr. 3-5
Students meet expectations by solving realworld problems, representing and solving
problems with symbols, reasoning quantitatively
and strategically using appropriate tools.
Mathematics PARCC Percentages
Students
Major Content
Supporting
Content
Reasoning
Modeling
3rd Grade
97
13%
26%
61%
10%
11%
78%
27%
16%
57%
19%
24%
58%
4th Grade
98
18%
33%
49%
22%
18%
59%
23%
27%
50%
29%
24%
47%
5th Grade
106
37%
30%
33%
22%
15%
63%
29%
25%
46%
21%
29%
50%
Grade
School Average
Percentages
Below
Expectations
Nearly Meets
Expectations
Meets or Exceeds
Expectations
Math Strands Explanations
Strand
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Major Content
Students meet expectations by
solving problems involving addition,
Students meet expectations by solving
subtraction, multiplication and
problems involving multiplication and
division, place value, fraction
division, area, measurement, and basic
comparisons, and addition and
fraction understanding.
subtraction of fractions with same
denominators.
Students meet expectations by solving
problems involving volume of prisms,
adding, subtracting, multiplying and
dividing with multi-digit whole
numbers, decimals, and fractions.
Supporting Content
Students meet expectations by
solving problems involving number
Students meet expectations by solving
and shape patterns, simple
problems involving perimeter, place
measurement conversions, angle
value, geometric shapes, and
measurements, geometric shapes
representations of data.
classification, and representations of
data.
Students meet expectations by solving
problems involving writing and
interpreting numerical expressions,
converting measurements, graphing
points, classifying geometric shapes,
and representing data.
Reasoning
Students meet expectations by
Students meet expectations by creating
creating and justifying logical
and justifying logical mathematical
mathematical solutions and
solutions and analyzing and correcting
analyzing and correcting the
the reasoning of others.
reasoning of others.
Students meet expectations by creating
and justifying logical mathematical
solutions and analyzing and correcting
the reasoning of others.
Modeling
Students meet expectations by solving
real-world problems, representing and
solving problems with symbols,
reasoning quantitatively and
strategically
using appropriate tools.
Students meet expectations by solving
real-world problems, representing and
solving problems with symbols,
reasoning quantitatively and
strategically using appropriate tools.
Students meet expectations by
solving real-world problems,
representing and solving problems
with symbols, reasoning
quantitatively and strategically using
appropriate tools.