Riverhead School District Report Cards See Improved, Steady Test Scores

RIVERHEAD, NY — The New York State Department of Education released the results of the 2016 ELA and math exams, and students in Riverhead saw either improved or steady scores.

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.

Riverhead students saw either an increase or steady grade in their scores in the state exams. Here's a breakdown of the scores:

RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT: The percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the ELA exam increased from 20 percent to 21 percent, and math remained exactly the same, from 24 percent to 24 percent proficiency.

RIVERHEAD CHARTER SCHOOL: The percentage of students scoring "proficient" on the ELA exam increased from 22 percent to 34 percent, and math remained steady at 33 percent.

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