STAR Test Results Released

On Monday, the state released the long-awaited results of the STAR exam--Standardized Testing and Reporting program--that is used to determine student progress in reading, language and math, along with science, spelling and the social sciences.

Implemented in 1998, the STAR test is given every spring in grades 2 through 11. The results are used to determine schools' API scores, which in turn are used to see if schools are meeting federal standards set by No Child Left Behind.  

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According to last year's test, Sonoma County students fared slightly better than the state average, with 58 percent scoring proficient or advanced in English compared to 54 percent statewide, according to a story in Monday's Press Democrat.

At Petaluma High School, for example, 11 percent of juniors received a below basic score on math proficiency, while 12 percent of sophmores tested below basic in science. But 63 percent of juniors received proficient or advanced scores in English.

At , 19 percent of fifth graders scored below the basic level in English and 49 percent of sixth graders scored below basic in math.