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August 8, 2011
City’s test gains outpace state’s, but performance remains low
From the state's test score presentation, a slide that shows gains in New York City that exceeds that of other cities.
A first look at state test score data confirms good news for New York City: The city’s test scores gains exceeded those across the state.
According to data released today, 43.9 percent of city students in grades 3-8 met the proficiency standard in reading and 57.3 percent hit the math proficiency standard. That’s compared to 42.4 percent and 54 percent in 2010, the first year after state officials raised the bar to reach that rating.
Statewide, reading scores dropped by a tiny amount — 0.4 percentage points — to 52.8 percent proficient, and math scores rose by 2.3 points, to 63.3 percent proficient.
State officials sounded a somber tone in their press release announcing the scores. “While the majority of students statewide met or exceeded the state’s proficiency standards in both math and ELA, overall performance remains low and the gaps in achievement persist,” the press release said.
Mayor Bloomberg is likely to point to city students’ relative performance during his press conference later today.
But the big story this year is not the scores but the tests themselves. (more…)
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