State Releases 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, including the results for students in Huntington, South Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor and Harborfields School Districts.

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.

Let's see how Huntington, South Huntington, Harborfields and Cold Spring Harbor School Districts stack up against the rest of the state.

In Huntington UFSD:

• While slightly below the state average, math proficiency improved from 36 percent in 2015 to 37 percent in 2016.
• In ELA proficiency, the district increased from 32 percent in 2015 to 39 percent to 2016 while remaining above the state average.

In South Huntington UFSD:

• The district dipped below the state average in 2016 despite remaining at 38 percent math proficiency from 2015 to 2016.
• In ELA proficiency, the district increased from 38 percent in 2015 to 39 percent to 2016 while remaining above the state average.

In Cold Spring Harbor CSD:

• The district remained well above the state average while increasing in math proficiency from 67 percent in 2015 to 72 percent in 2016.
• In ELA proficiency, the district increased from 55 percent in 2015 to 63 percent to 2016 while remaining above the state average.

In Harborfields CSD:

• The school remained well above the state average in math proficiency at 59 percent from 2015 to 2016.
• In ELA proficiency, the district increased from 55 percent in 2015 to 61 percent to 2016 while remaining above the state average.

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 Huntington UFSC report card, click here.

For the complete South Huntington UFSC report card, click here.

For the complete Cold Spring Harbor CSD report card, click here.

For the complete Harborfields CSD report card, click here.