State Releases School Test Scores
Mamaroneck Avenue School Scores Another Big Increase
by Judith Silberstein
(July 11, 2002) The State Department of Education
today released results of English Language Arts exams
given
at elementary
and middle schools throughout the state this year.
For the Mamaroneck School District, 75% of eighth graders
and 87% of fourth graders met or exceeded the state
standards.
State-wide, performance at the elementary school level improved for the fourth consecutive year, as 61.5 % of students met the standards. In the Mamaroneck School District, the proportion of students meeting the standards increased slightly from 86% to 87%.
The largest increase was at Mamaroneck Avenue School where the proportion of student meeting the standards increased from 69% to 78%. This was a second year of improvement - last year the Mamaroneck Avenue scores had increased from 52% to 69%.
At Chatsworth School, the proportion meeting the standards increased from 85% to 95%, and at Central School, from 87% to 91%. At Murray Avenue School, the percentage scores declined from 95% to 83%.
2002 Results of the NY State English Language Arts Test
Fourth Grade
| Grade 4 English Language Arts |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
|
Score Level |
Level 1:
Has serious difficulties |
Level 2:
Needs extra help |
Level 3:
Meets standards |
Level 4:
Exceeds standards |
|
Central |
0% |
8% |
51% |
40% |
|
Chatsworth |
0% |
6% |
39% |
56% |
|
Mamaroneck |
0% |
22% |
54% |
24% |
|
Murray |
2% |
15% |
50% |
33% |
| |
District |
1% |
13% |
48% |
39% |
|
State |
8% |
30% |
41% |
21% |
|
Statewide, Language Arts 8th grade scores showed fewer students with serious academic difficulties. The percentage of students scoring in the lowest level declined from 13.6 percent to 7.2 percent. The percentage of students meeting the standards remained approximately the same as last year, 44.9 percent. At the Hommocks Middle School only 1% of the students scored at the lowest Level 1. The proportion of students meeting all standards declined slightly from 79% to 75%.
2002 Results of the NY State English Language Arts Test
Hommocks Middle School
| Eighth Grade English Language Arts |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
|
Level 1: Has serious difficulties |
2% |
5% |
4% |
1% |
|
Level 2: Needs extra help |
24% |
24% |
16% |
24% |
|
Level 3: Meets standards |
58% |
45% |
35% |
36% |
|
Level 4: Exceeds standards |
16% |
25% |
44% |
39% |
For more information on the test scores, the State Department of Education has posted information on their web site.
 Elementary-Level English Language Arts (ELA) Scores for 1999, 2000, and 2001
Elementary-Level English Language Arts (ELA) Scores for 2002
Eighth-Grade
English Language Arts (ELA) Scores for 2001
Eighth-Grade
English Language Arts (ELA) Scores for 2002
The
2001-2002 School Report Cards
The
2000-2001 School Report Cards
Understanding
Your School Report Card 2002
State Assessment Overview
Commissioner Mill's July, 2002 Presentation on the
Scores (powerpoint file)
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