School Level CRCT Results Released

Students in Dacula area schools generally performed well on the 2011 Criterion Referenced Competency Tests or CRCTs (see charts above). Results released today show that, on average, fewer Dacula area students in third through eighth grade failed to meet the required CRCT standards than peers at the county and state levels.

The CRCTs measure student performance in reading, mathematics, language arts, social studies and science. The test is designed to assess if students have acquired the skills and knowledge goals outlined in the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). According to the Georgia Department of Education website, the information is “used to diagnose individual student strengths and weaknesses as related to the instruction of the GPS, and to gauge the quality of education throughout Georgia.”

Last month, system-wide CRCT results showed the mean scores of Gwinnett County students exceeded the state average in performance. The results released today show how well each individual school performed.

CRCT tests are considered high-stakes performance tests since students in third, fifth and eighth grade must meet or exceed expectations on the reading portion of the CRCT in order to be promoted. Fifth and eighth grade students must meet or exceed expectations on the mathematics portion in order to advance to the next grade level.

After the state results were released in early June, State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge said he was encouraged that the results showed more students mastering the state curriculum.

“The credit for these tremendous results goes back to the local level, where they have raised the bar for all students,” Barge said in a released statement.

Complete results are available on the Georgia Department of Education website.