2017 Maryland Report Card

Below you will find definitions, guidelines, and computational information for a variety of areas that are reported on the Maryland School Performance Report.

Accountability Terms

School Progress Index (SPI)
SPI Indicator: Achievement
SPI Indicator: Gap Reduction
SPI Indicator: Growth
SPI Indicator: College- and Career-Readiness
Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs)
AMOs for Achievement Indicator
AMOs for Gap Reduction Indicator
AMOs for Growth Indicator
AMOs for College- and Career-Readiness Indicator
Strands
Priority Schools
Focus Schools
School Progress
Graduation Rate for School Progress
Participation Rate for School Progress
Weighted Averages for School Progress

Assessed Student Knowledge

Alternate Maryland School Assessment (ALT-MSA)
High School Assessments (HSA)
Maryland School Assessment (MSA)
Modified High School Assessments (MOD-HSA)
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

Critical Reporting Terms

Baseline or Starting Point
Confidence Interval
LEP Exempt Student
Performance Standards for ALT-MSA
Performance Standards for MOD-MSA
Performance Standards for MSA
Safe Harbor
Scale Score

Other Aspects of Student Attainment

High School Program Completion
Nationwide College Enrollment
Maryland Public College Enrollment
Maryland Public College Credit

Student Participation

Attendance Rate
Average Daily Attendance
Testing Eligible
Dropout Rate: Annual
Dropout Rate: 4-Year Adjusted Cohort
Graduation Rate: Leaver
Graduation Rate: 5-Year Adjusted Cohort
Graduation Rate: 4-Year Adjusted Cohort
Graduation Rate: 3-Year Adjusted Cohort
Promotion Rate
Students Absent Fewer Than 5 Days
Students Absent More Than 20 Days

Post-Secondary Decisions

Grade 12 Documented Decisions

Student Population Characteristics

Enrollment
Student Mobility

Special Services

Code 504 Students
Free/Reduced Price Meals
Limited English Proficient
Migrant Students
Special Education
Title I

Other Factors

Full Academic Year
Highly Qualified Teachers
Length of School Year
Length of School Day
Other Academic Indicators
Per Pupil Wealth
Per Pupil Expenditures
Per Pupil Staffing
Teacher Qualifications in Maryland

National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)

NAEP Achievement Level Standards for Mathematics Grade 4
NAEP Achievement Level Standards for Mathematics Grade 8
NAEP Achievement Level Standards for Reading Grade 4
NAEP Achievement Level Standards for Reading Grade 8
NAEP Achievement Level Standards for Science Grade 8
State NAEP Sampling and Participation Rate
NAEP Participation/Inclusion

Defintions