DC Public Schools Releases 2016 PARCC Scores, Highlighting School Improvements in Math and Reading (District of Columbia Public Schools)

(Source: District of Columbia Public Schools) In the new PARCC results released today, 25.5 percent of DC Public Schools (DCPS) students met or exceeded expectations on the grades 3-8 and high school English language arts (ELA) assessments, while 23.9 percent met or exceeded expectations on the grades 3-8 and high school math assessments, showing an increase in math scores and a slight increase in ELA scores compared to the 2015 scores. 'The PARCC scores show us that our approach of helping great educators teach rigorous content is producing real results at many of our schools,' said Kaya Henderson, Chancellor of DC Public Schools. 'But...