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The Profile Report provides detailed and comprehensive state-level information on award amounts, assessments reported, participating districts and schools, demographics, and discontinued schools. Select specific reports using the tabs below. Within certain tabs, district- and school-level reports may be generated by clicking on the underlined entity name.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Dept Education

350 MAIN ST

MALDEN, MA 02148

781-338-3300

Department Website:: www.doe.mass.edu/
State Reading First Website:: www.doe.mass.edu/read/mrfp/

AwardsAssessmentsAssessment ResultsReading First SchoolsDemographicsDiscontinued Schools

The Awards table lists the date funding was awarded to the state/territory and the total award amount.

Award Date	Total Award Amount
7/1/2002	$15,810,240
7/1/2003	$17,782,047
7/1/2004	$14,620,584
7/1/2005	$15,250,554
7/1/2006	$13,189,223
7/1/2007	$14,224,012
7/1/2008	$5,482,686

The Assessments tables list all assessments and subtests reported by the state/territory in its Reading First Annual Performance Report (APR). The tables also report the grades in which the measure is used, the reading skills measured by the subtest, and the cut-off scores used to determine the percentage of students attaining benchmark proficiency.

DIBELS

Nonsense Word Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Unspecified
2	Not in use
3	Not in use

Oral Reading Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Fluency	40 Words per Minute
2	Fluency	90 Words per Minute
3	Fluency	110 Words per Minute

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Unspecified
2	Not in use
3	Not in use

GRADE

Comprehension
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Comprehension	5th Stanine and above
2	Comprehension	5th Stanine and above
3	Comprehension (Secondary)	5th Stanine and above

MCAS

Composite
Grade	Measure	Benchmark Proficiency
1	Not in use
2	Not in use
3	Comprehension	Proficient

The Assessment Results tables display achievement data provided by each state/territory’s Annual Performance Report (APR). The percent change reflects the percentage point difference between the proficiency rate for the year displayed and the proficiency rate for the previous year.

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All Students DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Massachusetts	2003	Baseline	Grades 1-3	7626	3146	41.25%	--
			Grade 2	3791	1672	44.10%	--
			Grade 3	3835	1474	38.44%	--
	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	3620	1325	36.60%	--
			Grade 2	1711	670	39.16%	--
			Grade 3	1909	655	34.31%	--
		Year 1	Grades 1-3	11527	4897	42.48%	1.23%
			Grade 1	3893	1940	49.83%	--
			Grade 2	3832	1564	40.81%	-3.29%
			Grade 3	3802	1393	36.64%	-1.80%
	2005	Year 1	Grades 1-3	5560	2274	40.90%	4.30%
			Grade 1	1854	888	47.90%	--
			Grade 2	1804	691	38.30%	-0.85%
			Grade 3	1902	695	36.54%	2.23%
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	10675	5459	51.14%	8.66%
			Grade 1	3644	2188	60.04%	10.21%
			Grade 2	3554	1773	49.89%	9.07%
			Grade 3	3477	1498	43.08%	6.44%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	1098	520	47.36%	--
			Grade 1	372	211	56.72%	--
			Grade 2	342	155	45.32%	--
			Grade 3	384	154	40.10%	--
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	5458	2631	48.20%	7.31%
			Grade 1	1812	1003	55.35%	7.46%
			Grade 2	1825	857	46.96%	8.66%
			Grade 3	1821	771	42.34%	5.80%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	10693	5899	55.17%	4.03%
			Grade 1	3677	2319	63.07%	3.02%
			Grade 2	3528	1955	55.41%	5.53%
			Grade 3	3488	1625	46.59%	3.51%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	1067	575	53.89%	6.53%
			Grade 1	365	238	65.21%	8.49%
			Grade 2	364	189	51.92%	6.60%
			Grade 3	338	148	43.79%	3.68%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	5426	2778	51.20%	2.99%
			Grade 1	1792	999	55.75%	0.39%
			Grade 2	1758	939	53.41%	6.45%
			Grade 3	1876	840	44.78%	2.44%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	10772	6411	59.52%	4.35%
			Grade 1	3771	2453	65.05%	1.98%
			Grade 2	3539	2092	59.11%	3.70%
			Grade 3	3462	1866	53.90%	7.31%
	2008	Year 1	Grades 1-3	742	272	36.66%	--
			Grade 1	271	122	45.02%	--
			Grade 2	243	84	34.57%	--
			Grade 3	228	66	28.95%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	1117	622	55.68%	1.80%
			Grade 1	403	262	65.01%	-0.19%
			Grade 2	370	196	52.97%	1.05%
			Grade 3	344	164	47.67%	3.89%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	5245	2751	52.45%	1.25%
			Grade 1	1714	1019	59.45%	3.70%
			Grade 2	1785	903	50.59%	-2.82%
			Grade 3	1746	829	47.48%	2.70%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	10560	6320	59.85%	0.33%
			Grade 1	3688	2437	66.08%	1.03%
			Grade 2	3521	2106	59.81%	0.70%
			Grade 3	3351	1777	53.03%	-0.87%

All Students MCAS Composite
				Participants	Number Proficient	Percent Proficient	Percent Point Change
Massachusetts	2003	Baseline	Grades 1-3	3862	1680	43.50%	--
	2003	Baseline	Grade 3	3862	1680	43.50%	--
	2004	Baseline	Grades 1-3	2070	694	33.53%	--
		Baseline	Grade 3	2070	694	33.53%	--
		Year 1	Grades 1-3	3859	1696	43.95%	0.45%
		Year 1	Grade 3	3859	1696	43.95%	0.45%
	2005	Baseline	Grades 1-3	384	200	52.08%	--
		Baseline	Grade 3	384	200	52.08%	--
		Year 1	Grades 1-3	1927	594	30.83%	-2.70%
		Year 1	Grade 3	1927	594	30.83%	-2.70%
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	3514	1536	43.71%	-0.24%
		Year 2	Grade 3	3514	1536	43.71%	-0.24%
	2006	Year 1	Grades 1-3	371	171	46.09%	-5.99%
		Year 1	Grade 3	371	171	46.09%	-5.99%
		Year 2	Grades 1-3	1667	495	29.69%	-1.13%
		Year 2	Grade 3	1667	495	29.69%	-1.13%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	3312	1280	38.65%	-5.06%
		Year 3	Grade 3	3312	1280	38.65%	-5.06%
	2007	Year 2	Grades 1-3	315	154	48.89%	2.80%
		Year 2	Grade 3	315	154	48.89%	2.80%
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	1708	515	30.15%	0.46%
		Year 3	Grade 3	1708	515	30.15%	0.46%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	3325	1379	41.47%	2.83%
		Year 4	Grade 3	3325	1379	41.47%	2.83%
	2008	Year 1	Grades 1-3	229	81	35.37%	--
		Year 1	Grade 3	229	81	35.37%	--
		Year 3	Grades 1-3	331	136	41.09%	-7.80%
		Year 3	Grade 3	331	136	41.09%	-7.80%
		Year 4	Grades 1-3	1625	404	24.86%	-5.29%
		Year 4	Grade 3	1625	404	24.86%	-5.29%
		Year 5	Grades 1-3	3229	1208	37.41%	-4.06%
		Year 5	Grade 3	3229	1208	37.41%	-4.06%

The Demographics table displays student enrollment and other state demographics information provided by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) for the 2005-2006 school year and the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program.

Enrollment data are based on participating Reading First schools only. All other data are for the entire state and do not pertain only to Reading First schools.

Demographic Information
Student Enrollment:	42,111
Number of Teachers:	3,437
Student/Teacher Ratio:	12
Poverty Rate (% Free / Reduced Price Lunch):	28