30 percent of Georgia 8th graders did not pass the math portion of the Criterion Reference Competency Test or CRCT. Those students will need to attend summer school and re-take the test if they want to go on to high school in the fall. Those results, however, are still a vast improvement from last year when about 40 percent of students in 8th grade had failed the math portion.
State officials blamed a more rigorous curriculum for the low pass rate and they say this year's improvements show that Georgia students are able to work the tougher math.
Overall scores went up in all grades and in all content areas.
State law requires that students in third, fifth and eighth grade meet or exceed expectations on the CRCT in reading in order to be promoted. Fifth and eighth grade students must also meet or exceed expectations on the CRCT in mathematics.
Here are results from the 2009 CRCT report issued by the Department of Education
- Third-grade scores increased one (1) percentage point from last year to 88% in reading.
- Fifth-grade scores increased one (1) percentage point from last year to 88% in reading, and seven (7) percentage points to 79% in mathematics.
- Eighth-grade scores increased two (2) percentage points from last year to 93% in reading, and eight (8) percentage points to 70% in mathematics.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Test Scores Up This Year, But Many Not Yet Promoted To Highschool
