School- and grade-level Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) scores were released by the Georgia Department of Education Tuesday, showing positive increases in both elementary and middle school results for the 2013-2014 school year.
A Newton County School System (NCSS) press release stated its district’s schools showed improvement “not only on the pass rates of the individual subjects tested but also on the number of students moving from the meets category to exceeds category on these tests.”
Students are given a scaled score demonstrating whether they did not meet, met or exceeded the standards established by the state’s standardized testing system.
“We continue to show marked improvement in our pass rate,” said NCSS Superintendent Samantha Fuhrey. “The data not only show that we are increasing the percentage of students who ‘meet the standard,’ but we are also increasing the percentage of students who ‘exceed the standard.’ This is a testament to the focused work of our teachers, leaders, staff, and students.
“While our scores do not reflect where we want to be, we are headed in the right direction. Our goal is to meet or exceed state averages on each and every administered assessment. The 2014-2015 school year will entail increased rigor and expectations for all students in grades 3-8 as they will face a new assessment in the Georgia Milestone Assessment System that will require deeper understanding of the content. Our students will benefit greatly from continued support from their families and our community as they prepare to do their very best work on the Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade (EOG) assessments in the spring of 2015.”
East Newton Elementary
According to NCSS data, pass rates were above the state average on all test subjects, and third-graders showed increased pass rates in four of the five testing categories (reading, English language arts, math, science, social studies).
All fourth-grade scores were above the state average. Fourth-graders also increased their pass rate in social studies and maintained their pass rate in science.
Fifth-graders showed pass rates above the state average in all categories and an increased pass rate in social studies.
Fairview Elementary
Third-graders surpassed the state average pass rate in science and posted increased pass rates in three of the five testing categories.
Fourth-graders matched the state social studies pass rate and increased their pass rate in reading.
Fifth-graders increased their pass rate in science.
Flint Hill Elementary
Third-graders matched the state pass rate in English language arts and surpassed the state pass rates in science and social studies. They also increased their pass rates from the 2013 school year in four of the five testing categories.
Fourth-graders posted pass rates below the state average in all subjects and did not improve their rates.
Fifth-graders showed pass rates above the state average in social studies and equal to the state average in science. They also increased pass rates in all subject areas.
Heard-Mixon Elementary
Third-graders posted pass rates above the state average in four of the five testing areas and increased pass rates in the same four areas from 2013 scores.
Fourth-graders surpassed the state average pass rates in all subjects and increased pass rates in reading.
Fifth-graders surpassed the state in English language arts and increase their pass rate in science.
Live Oak Elementary
Third-grades matched the state average in social studies and increased pass rates in all subject areas.
Fourth- and fifth-graders scored below the state on all subjects and did not increase in any subjects.
Livingston Elementary
Third-graders equaled the state in reading and increased pass rates in reading and math.
Fourth-graders scored below the state in all subjects and did not increase pass rates in any subject.
Fifth graders showed pass rates above the state average in reading and English language arts and showed increases in pass rates in both subjects.
Mansfield Elementary
Third-graders outpaced the state in all subjects and improved pass rates in four of the five testing subjects.
Fourth-graders scored above the state pass rate in math, science and social studies.
Fifth-graders scored pass rates above the state in all subjects and increased pas rates in four of the five testing areas. Every fifth-grader passed the reading and English language arts tests.
Middle Ridge Elementary
Third-graders scored above the state average in English language arts and posted increased in pass rates in all five testing categories.
Fourth-graders posted gains in pass rates on three of the five tests.
Fifth-graders matched the state in English language arts and science and increased pass rates in four of the five testing areas.
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett
All grade levels at the elementary and middle school performed above the state in all test subjects, and the school posted improvements in eight testing categories. The school showed a 100 percent pass rate in third-grade reading and sixth-grade reading, English language arts and social studies. Middle-schoolers posted a 100 percent pass rate as all students in seventh and eighth grade passed all areas of the 2014 tests.
Oak Hill Elementary
Third-graders scored above the state in reading and English language arts and matched the state in social studies.
Fourth-graders surpassed the state in social studies.
Fifth-graders surpassed the state in reading, science and social studies and matched the state in English language arts and math. They also increased pass rates in all subjects.
Porterdale Elementary
Third-graders matched the state in reading and posted increased pass rates in reading in math.
Fourth-graders scored above the state pass rate in math and social studies and showed an increased pass rate in four of the five testing areas. Every fourth-grader passed the reading test.
Fifth-graders passed the state in reading and showed increased pass rates in the same subject.
Rocky Plains Elementary
Third-graders scored above the state average in all subjects and showed increased pass rates in reading and social studies.
Fourth-graders also surpassed the state in all subjects and increased pass rates in math.
Fifth-graders scored above the state in English language arts, science and social studies and matched the state in reading while increasing their pass rate in science.
South Salem Elementary
Third-graders scored above the state in reading and matched the state in social studies. They also increased their pass rates from 2013 in math and social studies.
Fourth-graders scored above the state in all subjects and showed increases in pass rates in all subjects.
Fifth-graders surpassed the state in reading and English language arts and posted increases in pass rates in the same subjects.
West Newton Elementary
Third-graders topped the state in English language arts and social studies and increased pass rates in three of the five testing areas.
Fourth-graders increased pass rates in reading.
Fifth-graders outpaced the state in English language arts and math and increased pass rates in four of the five testing areas.
Clements Middle
Sixth-graders scored above the state pass rate in social studies.
Seventh-graders passed the state in English language arts, science and social studies. They also showed increases in three of the five subjects.
Cousins Middle
Sixth-graders showed increased in pass rates in four of the five testing areas.
Seventh-graders increased in two of the five subjects.
Eighth-graders topped the state in math and science and matched the state in social studies. They also showed increases in pass rates in two of the five tests.
Indian Creek Middle
Sixth-graders surpassed the state in science and matched the state in reading. The also posted increases in pass rates on four of the five subjects.
Seventh-graders surpassed the state in reading and social studies and matched the state in English language arts. They also posted an increased pass rate in reading.
Eighth-graders scored above the state in science and social studies and matched the state in reading and English language arts. They also posted increases in pass rates in reading and social studies.
Liberty Middle
Sixth-graders topped the state in science and social studies and matched the state in reading. They also increased their pass rates in four of the five tests.
Seventh-graders posted a higher pass rate in English language arts.
Eighth-graders scored below the state in all subjects.
Veterans Memorial Middle
Sixth-graders increased pass rates in three of the five subjects.
Seventh-graders increased pass rates in two of the five tests.
Eighth-graders surpassed the state in social studies and matched the state in reading and science. They also increased pass rates in four of the five tests.
