Growth Model

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) complement the MCAS year-by-year test scores. They measure change in achievement over time rather than grade-level achievement results in any one year. Growth scores are available for schools, districts, and students taking the standard MCAS test in grades 4-8 and 10 in English language arts and mathematics.

Access school and district growth results

Letter to Educators Explaining the Growth Model

MCAS Student Growth Percentiles Tutorial Series. Narrated tutorials explaining the basics of student growth percentiles.

Tutorial 1 — The Basics of the Growth Model

Tutorial 2 — Understanding Growth on the MCAS Parent Report

Tutorial 2 — Spanish Version

Tutorial 2 — Portuguese Version

Tutorial 2 — Haitian Creole Version

Tutorial 2 — Chinese Version

Tutorial 2 — Vietnamese Version

MCAS Student Growth Percentiles: Interpretive Guide is designed for educators and other interested stakeholders who would like to understand the Massachusetts growth model.

Frequently Asked Questions

Other Resources

Visual Explanation of Academic Peers

Presenting the growth model to a constituent group? Use the Growth Model PowerPoint

MCAS Student Growth Percentiles: 2009 State Report

Lessons from the Growth Model Pilot (Spring 2009)

Technical paper: "Growth, Standards, and Accountability"

Growth Reports on the Education Data Warehouse

District administrators also have access to growth data in the Education Data Warehouse by way of the Security Portal.

  

Quick Start Guide: Accessing Growth Reports in the Education Data Warehouse

  

Data Warehouse Growth Tutorial 1 — Introduction to Growth

  

Data Warehouse Growth Tutorial 2 — Scatter Plots

  

Data Warehouse Growth Tutorial 3 — Stacked Bar Charts

Contact growth@doe.mass.edu with any questions about accessing or interpreting growth results.

Last Updated: July 23, 2020