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State Releases Northport-East Northport, Elwood's ELA, Math Assessment Results
Standardized test scores for the 2015/16 year have been released. See how Northport and Elwood stack up against the rest of the state.
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 Northport-East Northport and the Elwood Union Free School Districts scored well above the state average in both categories.
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 Northport UFSD:
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- Math proficiency improved from 56 percent in 2015 to 59 percent in 2016. A total of 882 students were tested in 2015 compared to 716 students in 2016.
- In ELA proficiency, the district increased from 48 percent in 2015 to 54 percent to 2016. There were 1,154 students tested in 2015 compared to 835 tested in 2016.
In Elwood UFSD:
- Math proficiency increased from 56 percent in 2015 to 61 percent in 2016. A total of 627 students were tested in 2015 compared to 566 students in 2016.
- In ELA proficiency, the district increased from 51 percent in 2015 to 54 percent to 2016. There were 742 students tested in 2015 compared to 629 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.
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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 Northport-East Northport UFSC report card, click here.
For the complete Elwood UFSC report card, click here.
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