North Fork School Report Cards Reflect Some Improved, Some Declining Test Scores

NORTH FORK, NY — The New York State Department of Education released the results of the 2016 ELA and math exams, and students on the North Fork saw both increases and some decreases.

Statewide, the percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the exams (scoring a 3 or 4, instead of a 1 or 2) also increased. Students proficient in ELA went up from 31.3 percent to 37.9. In math, the percentage of proficient students went from 38.1 to 39.1.

The State Education Department 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.

In addition, more test questions were released than ever before and earlier than ever before to support instruction. Further, 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.

North Fork students showed both increases and decreases in their scores in the state exams. Here's a breakdown of the scores:

Oysterponds: The percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the ELA exam increased from 27 percent to 32 percent, and math also increased from 35 percent to 43 percent proficiency.

Greenport Union Free School District: The percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the ELA exam dropped from 27 percent to 24 percent, while math decreased from 36 percent to 32 percent proficiency.

Southold Union Free School District: The percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the ELA exam increased from 46 percent to 55 percent, and math decreased from 41 percent to 38 percent proficiency.

New Suffolk Common School District: The percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the ELA exam soared upward from 17 percent to 40 percent, while math decreased from 33 percent to 20 percent proficiency.

Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District: The percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the ELA exam escalated upward from 34 percent to 54 percent, and math increased from 53 percent to 62 percent proficiency.

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