Lowell

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Public | Grades: KG-5 | 436 students
District: Tacoma School District

     810 North 13th St
     Tacoma, WA  98403

     (253) 571-1392

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Test:  MSP ReadingMSP MathMSP ScienceMSP WritingWASL MathWASL ReadingWASL WritingWASL Science  Grade:    (Switch to advanced graphs)

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MSP			Students tested			% met standard
Test	Year	Grade	School	District	State	School	District	State
Reading	2010	3rd Grade	76	2,145	75,933	83.1	65.6	72
Reading	2011	3rd Grade	75	2,204	74,676	93.4	70.2	73.1
Reading	2012	3rd Grade	69	2,140	75,995	81.2	63.4	68.7

Source:  Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) will be replaced by two new tests: the grades 3-8 Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) and the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE).

The MSP name conveys the goal of the test: to measure student progress. State testing should never be the sole judge of a student’s academic skills and knowledge. A student’s entire performance should always be considered.

The MSP will be shorter to take than the WASL and will be moved online over the next few years. Reading, math and science will take just one day each instead of two with the WASL. For now, writing will still take two days.

Beginning in spring 2010, about 25 percent of the state’s students in grades 6-8 will take the MSP via computer in reading and math. See OSPI’s online testing schedule.

The testing window for the grades 3-8 state test will be moved to May in spring 2010 (paper-and-pencil testing, May 12-28; online testing May 3-June 4). The longer testing window for online is to ensure schools have enough time to rotate students through computer stations or labs.

Source: State Testing Washington State OSPI