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 Reading CBMs are administered to students in grades K-5. This report examines student participation in and performance on Star Reading CBM assessments in the four testing windows during the 2021-22 school year. Key findings include:
- Between 80%-94% of SDP students in grades K-5 took the Reading Star CBMs in each testing window. Students in grades K-2 had higher average participation than students in grades 3-5.
- In Spring, more than 40% of kindergarteners scored in the At/Above Benchmark performance group on all CBMs, an increase of 20-39 percentage points from the Fall.
- In Spring, more than 40% of second-grade students scored At/Above Benchmark in both Star Reading CBMs—an increase of 17 percentage points from Fall.
- In Spring, more than 50% of third-grade students scored At/Above Benchmark—an increase of more than 20 percentage points from Fall.
- In Winter 2, about 50% of fourth- and fifth-grade students scored At/Above Benchmark, which was an increase of about 9-12 percentage points from Fall. There was a decline for both grade levels from Winter 2 to Spring.
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