I’ve been seeing a couple schools in town displaying banners regarding their Assessment Test Results, but I’ve never seen the numbers.
Here they are.
To make the grade under No Child Left Behind, Pennsylvania now requires at least 63 percent of all students to be proficient or higher in reading and 56 percent to be proficient or higher in math.
Below are test results listing percent proficient or higher from last spring for all Chester schools.
You can formulate your own conclusions.
Chester High School
11th Grade
Math 7.3%
Reading 24%
Chester Community Charter
3rd Grade
Math 59.6
Reading 50
4th Grade
Math 76.3
Reading 58
5th Grade
Math 56.4
Reading 59
6th Grade
Math 62.8
Reading 51.7
7th Grade
Math 59.3
Reading 60.9
8th Grade
Math 69.2
Reading 78.8
Widener Partnership
3rd Grade
Math 73.9
Reading 47.8
4th Grade
Math 75
Reading 69.2
School of the Arts
3rd Grade
Math 66.7
Reading 50
Columbus
3rd Grade
Math 46.2
Reading 40
4th Grade
Math 34.4
Reading 20.3
5th Grade
Math 22.1
Reading 14.7
6th Grade
Math 34.8
Reading 23.7
7th Grade
Math 20.8
Reading 30.3
8th Grade
Math 8.1
Reading 33.7
Main Street
3rd Grade
Math 81.3
Reading 81.3
4th Grade
Math 70.8
Reading 43.8
5th Grade
Math 73.5
Reading 47.1
6th Grade
Math 61.8
Reading 52.9
7th Grade
Math 40.7
Reading 49.2
8th Grade
Math 20.5
Reading 47.7
Stetser
3rd Grade
Math 70.6
Reading 58.8
4th Grade
Math 67.6
Reading 29.4
5th Grade
Math 41.9
Reading 29
6th Grade
Math 61.8
Reading 52.9
Village
3rd Grade
Math 51.3
Reading 36.8
4th Grade
Math 46.3
Reading 31.7
5th Grade
Math 23.7
Reading 20.3
6th Grade
Math 32.8
Reading 11.9
7th Grade
Math 29.2
Reading 39.4
8th Grade
Math 16.5
Reading 46.2
Toby Farms
3rd Grade
Math 61.7
Reading 44.7
4th Grade
Math 55.7
Reading 42.6
5th Grade
Math 62.3
Reading 37.7
6th Grade
Math 64.5
Reading 53.2
7th Grade
Math 52.2
Reading 52.2
8th Grade
Math 37.5
Reading 80
In another world up in da County...
Radnor
Ithan Elementary
3rd Grade
Math 100
Reading 95.8
4th Grade
Math 100
Reading 94.8
5th Grade
Math 97.7
Reading 91.1
Radnor Middle School
6th Grade
Math 91.3
Reading 91.1
7th Grade
Math 96.7
Reading 94.7
8th Grade
Math 92.6
Reading 95.6
Radnor High School
11th Grade
Math 87.5
Reading 91.8
It's a struggle just to have the students come take the test much less take the test seriously.
ReplyDeleteI still blame the parents....if they teach from almost birth (I say before) then OUR children Will excel, EDUCATION STARTS AT HOME!!!!!!!! Before the child ever sets foot in a SCHOOL. Reading to them is a great start, everyday.
ReplyDeleteThere a several reason why the results look this way. The MAIN reason I believe is the HOME. I would bet my pay check that 90% of the Radnor students live in not only two parent household but their mother and father are married.SMH
ReplyDeleteTo Anonymous 1. I am glad I did not have to take those tests. I understand the student frustration. It is a shame that their test results do not reward or punish them personally, but they impact the schools and staff immensly. Good teachers have lost jobs over test results. Not fair. If the students saw some personal benefit or reward for doing well on the tests, they would propably care more.
ReplyDeleteStudents ast Chester Charter are rewarded if they scored in the high percetage on the PSSA. They were actually given $125 gift cards.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. My hairbrained ideas are not so bad afterall.
ReplyDeleteFor that kinda money, I may start hiring myself out like Lip does on the tv show Shameless and take the tests for the students. You think anyone will notice?
Keep in mind that not all students are at grade level in reading and math. Therefore a lot of students are presented with an assessment way above their instructional level. That is comparable to an English speaking person being assessed with a German language test,knowing that they speak nor comprehend not a 'lick' of German It is totally incomprehensible. This is not an excuse, but reality. Our students are not at grade level to begin with, so they are not receiving a true assessment of their Current Academic Ability!!!... No child left behind? First they have to catch up!!
ReplyDeleteDear Readers don't be misled by Chester's Community Charters School Test scores. My daughter goes to the East Campus 'yes she scores advanced on the PSSA, but still there are too many children not even scoring average. And yes it starts at home but in reality the children are in school a majority of the day. So the teachers should be held accountable as well as the parents. P.S Use that money for more qualified teachers instead of making Footlocker rich.
ReplyDeleteThere was time when concerned educators argued that standardized tests were biased against inner city minorities because they did not have questions that reflect their environmental conditions. I think the district is more concerned with trying to prep our kids for passing these tests instead of actually teaching them. A number of school age students who attend my church are always complaining about being bored in school. I was just wondering how many adults in the city would be able to attain 80% on the 11th grade PSSA reading test.
ReplyDeleteThe show Smarter Than a Fifth Grader proves that nationwide.
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