State Releases Hicksville’s ELA, Math Assessment Results

The New York State Department of Education recently released the results of the 2016 ELA and math exams for grades 3-8, and students in Hicksville Public Schools scored well above the state average.

The state average in proficiency (scoring a 3 or 4, instead of a 1 or 2) in math increased from 38.1 percent in 2015 to 39.1 percent in 2016 while proficiency in ELA improved from 31.3 percent to 37.9 percent.

In Hicksville, math proficiency improved slightly. The district went from 56 percent in 2015 to 57 percent in 2016. A total of 1,331 Hicksville students were tested in 2015 compared to 1,246 students in 2016.

In ELA proficiency, the district went from 43 percent in 2015 to 51 percent in 2016. There were 1,657 students tested in 2015 compared to 1,512 tested in 2016.

The State Education Department says they made several changes to the 2016 ELA and math exams through a deliberate process. These changes included contracting a new test vendor with a requirement of greater teacher involvement, reducing the number of questions on every grade 3-8 ELA and math assessments and allowing students who are productively working to complete their exams.

More test questions were reportedly released than ever before and earlier than ever before to support instruction. When parents receive their child’s school reports later this summer, they will see that they are easier to understand and provide more information on how their child performed, the State says.

For the complete Hicksville UFSD report card, click here.