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2010 MEAP Scores: Bingham Farms Elementary School

At Bingham Farms, 100 percent of fifth-graders meet proficiency standards in reading.

Results for the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) exam were released March 31, and Birmingham students continue to excel.

“We continue to do very well,” Birmingham Community Relations director Marcia Wilkinson said. “We’re very pleased with the scores.”

During the MEAP exam, taking during fall 2010, students in grades 3-9 were tested in math, reading, writing, social studies and/or science, depending on the grade level.

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At the elementary level, students in grades 3-5 were tested in math and reading, while fourth-graders were tested in writing while fifth-graders were tested in science.

At , students exceeded state averages in all subjects. The following charts take a look at the percentage of students who met or exceeded proficiency standards on their MEAP exams.

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2010 MEAP results

Percentage of students who met or exceeded state standards:

Grade 3

2010 2009 Math
100% 100% Reading
92.7% 98.1%

Grade 4

2010 2009 Math
98.1% 97.6% Reading
94.4% 92.3% Writing
70.4% N/A

Grade 5

2010 2009 Math
97.6% 93.4% Reading
100% 95.6% Science 87.8% 95.6%

Source: Michigan Department of Education

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