Rockdale County Public School students fared slightly better this year than last year in passing the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests in reading and math, according to figures reviewed by Superintendent Dr. Sam King on Thursday. The results also were well above state averages, which had improved in many categories.
The CRCTs are given to elementary and middle school students but were not administered to first and second graders this year due to state budget cuts.
RCPS elementary scores this year for reading in the initial test was 93 percent meeting or exceeding - the same as last year's initial results.
RCPS elementary math scores this year were slightly higher - 88 percent meeting or exceeding - than last year's 87 percent meeting or exceeding.
Middle school reading scores this year were slightly higher than last year - 96 percent meeting or exceeding compared to 95 percent last year.
Middle school math performance was also higher - 85 percent of middle school students met or exceeded the standard this year, about three points higher than the average of 82 percent last year.
RCPS did better than the state average in every grade from third to eighth, according to unofficial figures.
In reading, the following percentage of students met or exceeded the standard:
In third grade, approximately 94 percent Rockdale compared to 91 percent statewide.
Fourth grade - 93 percent RCPS, 88 percent state.
Fifth grade - 94 percent RCPS, 87 percent state.
Sixth grade - 97 percent RCPS, 94 percent state.
Seventh grade - 94 percent RCPS, 91 percent state.
Eighth grade - 98 percent RCPS, 96 percent state.
In math, the following percentage of students met or exceeded the standard:
In third grade, approximately 86 percent Rockdale compared to 81 percent statewide.
Fourth grade - 88 percent RCPS, 81 percent state.
Fifth grade - 91 percent RCPS, 90 percent state.
Sixth grade - 83 percent RCPS, 76 percent state.
Seventh grade - 92 percent RCPS, 89 percent state.
Eighth grade - 80 percent RCPS, 78 percent state.
Retesting scores for this year have not been factored in yet.
