As part of Maryland’s accountability system under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), schools and school systems across the state are now measured under a new metric called the Maryland Report Card.

The Report Card incorporates several indicators of school performance and calculates them into a final score to arrive at a rating of one to five stars. While the specific indicators vary between the elementary, middle, and high school levels, a school’s score generally includes, attendance, access to and credit for a well-rounded curriculum, student growth on state assessments in English Language Arts and math, and the progress of English Language Learners.

The stars given to each school express a school’s “final score” on the Maryland accountability system, along with a school’s percent of total earned points percent and percentile rank. Awarded stars are determined from the total earned points percent across all academic and school quality indicators. Stars are awarded using a school’s total earned points percent:

• 5 stars – when a school has earned at least 75% of the total possible points

• 4 stars – when a school has earned at least 60% but less than 75% of the total possible points

• 3 stars – when a school has earned at least 45% but less than 60% of the total possible points

• 2 stars – when a school has earned at least 30% but less than 45% of the total possible points

• 1 star – when a school has earned less than 30% of the total possible points

Schools with fewer than 45 total possible points will not receive a Star Rating. However, the available data for these schools will be reported. Local school systems will also not receive a Star Rating. However, the available data for local school systems will be reported.

Below are sample report cards for each school level:
• Elementary School Report Card
https://www.hcpss.org/f/aboutus/essa/essa-es-sample.pdf

• Middle School Report Card
https://www.hcpss.org/f/aboutus/essa/essa-ms-sample.pdf

• High School Report Card
https://www.hcpss.org/f/aboutus/essa/essa-hs-sample.pdf

The complete report card for Wicomico County Schools can be found at WCPS REPORT CARD.
The 2023 Report Cards, utilizing data from the 2022-2023 school year, individual school level report cards can be found at
www.mdreportcard.org.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our 2023 Star Ratings, please feel free to contact school level administration or Karen Hitch, Supervisor of Assessment and Accountability, at (410)677-4477 or khitch@wcboe.org.