Massachusetts Student Growth Percentiles: Interpretive Guide

A student with a growth percentile of 23 in 8th grade English language arts grew as well or better than 23 percent of her academic peers (students with similar score histories) from the 7th grade ELA MCAS to the 8th grade ELA MCAS. ... Although there is no 9th grade MCAS test in ELA or mathematics, the Department has developed a way of ... ................
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