mcas: A dataset containing the school-level percentage of students...

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A dataset containing the school-level percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced in the 2018 Grade 10 Mathematics test in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, along with characteristics of the school.

Description

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS, https://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/) uses state-wide testing to assess whether school districts, schools, and students are meeting expectations. This dataset records the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced in the 2018 Mathematics test. School-level variables include possible predictors of test performance such as the demographics of the student population and administrative features of the school.

Usage

mcas

Format

A data frame with 356 rows and 21 columns.

PA_perc

Numeric, percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced.

average_class_size

Numeric, average class size in the school, regardless of subject.

average_math_class_size

Numeric, average size of math classes in the school.

student_teacher_ratio

Numeric, average student-teacher ratio in the school.

attendance_rate

Numeric, the number of full-time equivalent student-days attended by full-time students in grades 1-10 as a percentage of the total number of possible student-days during the period.

number_of_students

Numeric, the total number of students including special education beyond grade 12.

largest_minority

Character, largest minority group.

school_name

Character, school name.

district_name

Character, Massachusetts school district.

english_learner

Numeric, percentage of students for whom the first language is other than English and who cannot perform ordinary classroom work in English.

students_disabilities

Numeric, percentage of students in the school with an individual education plan (IEP) identifying special learning needs

econ_dis

Numeric, percentage of students from economically disadvantaged background. Determined based on student participation in one or more of the following state-administered programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC); the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) foster care program; and Medicaid.

african_american

Numeric, percentage of students in the school having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

asian

Numeric, percentage of students having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.

white

Numeric, percentage of students having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

hispanic

Numeric, percentage of students of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American descent, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

native_american

Numeric, percentage of students having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

native_hawaiian_pacific_islander

Numeric, percentage of students having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

multi_race_non_hispanic

Numeric, percentage of students selecting more than one racial category and non-Hispanic.

exp_per_pupil

Numeric, amount spent by the school district per pupil, in dollars. Calculated by dividing a district's operating expenditures by its average pupil membership.

majority

Character, coded white if \ge 50% of the students in the school are in racial category white, otherwise coded minority

Source

https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/

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