State Releases Sewanhaka'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 Sewanhaka Central High School District improved their scores in both categories from the previous year.

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 Sewanhaka CHSD:

• Math proficiency improved from 35 percent in 2015 to 40 percent in 2016. The district's scores went from below the state average to above it in just one year. A total of 1,516 students were tested in 2015 compared to 1,292 students in 2016.
• In ELA proficiency, the district remained above the state average by improving from 39 percent in 2015 to 48 percent to 2016. There were 2,069 students tested in 2015 compared to 1,656 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 Sewanhaka CHSD report card, click here.

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