How Many Cinnaminson High School Students Exceeded PARCC Expectations?

Cinnaminson, NJ -- On Tuesday, Patch reported that 16.6 percent of the students at Cinnaminson High School are "not yet meeting expectations" in the English/Language section of the state’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests, according to results released last week.

In high school, students in three grades take the test, with only the senior class not participating. In two of the three grade levels at Cinnaminson, the percentage of students exceeding expectations was actually greater than the percentage that failed to meet expectations.

This was true of freshman, where 20.7 percent of the 174 students who took the test exceeded expectations, while 10.3 percent didn’t meet them.

A total of 37.9 percent of students met expectations, and another 20.7 percent were approaching expectations.
The mean score was 756.

There was no information given as to the number of freshmen who were registered to take the test.
Out of 214 registered sophomores, 176 took the test, with a mean score of 749.

The percentage of students exceeding expectations (17 percent) was slightly higher than the percentage who didn’t meet them (16.5 percent).

A total of 34.1 percent met expectations, and another 22.7 percent were approaching expectations.

The junior class was the only class at the school where less students exceeded expectations (5.3 percent) than didn’t meet them (23 percent).

A total of 26.1 percent of the students met expectations, and another 25.5 percent were approaching expectations

Out of 241 registered juniors, 161 took the test with a mean score of 731.,

All numbers used in this story are related only to the English/Language results released by the State Department of Education last week.

Out of a list of 371 high schools that took the test, Cinnaminson ranked 204.

The PARCC tests have been a source of controversy for more than a year. David Hespe, New Jersey’s commissioner of education, said last year that more than half of New Jersey’s kids are not ready for college based on the results of the tests, and many parents have opted to not have their children take the tests.

Earlier this year, the state reinforced the testing as the center of the Common Core Curriculum, and make it count more toward graduation.

To view results for all schools in all grades throughout the state, visit nj.gov.

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