You can also have your fourth grader getting an A or B in reading and that’s because they are reading at a second-grade level and they are getting B’s on their quizzes at a second-grade level.”Īrundel Elementary School Principal Kaylah Crawford (Kaylah Crawford)Ĭrawford said her building principal strives to be transparent with parents about grades, but recently it has become more evident that some students complete homework without understanding all of the content. “Grades don’t necessarily reflect grade-level mastery. “That’s because they’ve not been told otherwise,” she said. Hubbard said oftentimes, good grades equal “on grade level” for parents. And for 79% of parents surveyed, those report cards showed their children getting mostly B grades or better. The study also found that nearly two-thirds of parents (64%) said report cards - often considered the “holy grail” of measurements, Hubbard said - were important in determining whether their child is at grade level.

“We need to give parents more information.” We absolutely don’t have 9 out of 10 students performing at or above grade level, unfortunately,” Hubbard told The 74. “We just can’t afford to leave parents on the sidelines right now. Related Bridging the Parent Perception-Child Performance Gap in St.

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