State math scores released
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Update: The math scores are out and both state and city education officials have been busy touting the “steady, measured gains” (as opposed to the “steady, moderate” gains on the ELA exam). Across the state, 86.4 percent of students in 3rd to 8th grade have scored proficient, versus 65 percent in 2006 and 80.7 percent last year. In the city, 81.8 percent of 3rd to 8th grade students scored proficient, versus 57 percent in 2006 and 74.3 percent last year. The city press release touts the fact that the achievement gaps - between the races, the city and the rest of the state, and elementary versus middle school students - have continued to close, albeit slowly. See the Times and Gotham Schools for more analysis and see the press release from City Hall for the mayor’s spin on the scores.
Morning post: The New York State Department of Education will release 2009 math scores for students in grades 3 through 8 at 10:30 am today.
On the standardized reading exam this year, “steady, moderate” statewide gains mirrored citywide trends; 2008 math scores in the city, which historically have posted at higher levels than language scores, showed 79.7 percent of 4th graders at or above state proficiency standards, along with 59.6 percent of 8th graders. (The ongoing mayoral control debate, here and in Albany, will undoubtedly include much discussion on whether the grade-school to middle-school gap and the historic achievement gap between the races have narrowed or not.)
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Is there going to be a webcast as with the results of the ELA tests? I have not been able to find any information on NYSED’s website.
Comment by lindyroi — June 1, 2009 @ 10:04 am
The results are out on the NYSED site.
Comment by lindyroi — June 1, 2009 @ 10:18 am
Any idea when the state math results will be posted to ARIS? The ELA results are posted, but not the math.
Comment by parent — June 1, 2009 @ 5:26 pm
The state math test results have not yet been posted until now. Do they need more than a whole week to just post the results to ARIS?
Comment by hmm — June 8, 2009 @ 10:49 am