Sentences with phrase «state reading exams»

Children who took part in the program for two years did better on state reading exams than those who didn't take part or who took part for just a year.

Nearly three - quarters of its fifth - grade class did not pass state reading exams.

SA scholars passed state reading exams at more than twice the rate of district students, and three times the rate of New York City's black and Hispanic students.

It was a typical day at a New York City school where more than 77 % of third - graders passed the harder state reading exams last spring.

It was a typical day at Success Academy Bronx 2, where more than 77 % of third - graders passed the harder state reading exams last spring.

A half dozen parents are keeping their kids out of state reading exams that begin Tuesday.

And parents had good reason — Oak Hill had the distinction of being the lowest - performing school in the district, with only 24 percent of students scoring proficient on state reading exams in 2008 and 39 percent testing proficient in math.

Three years after closures, the public - school students had gained, on average, what equates to 49 extra days of learning in reading — gaining more than a year of achievement growth, as measured by state reading exams.

Two years ago, still floundering, it became one of the lowest - performing schools in the nation, with only 24 percent of students scoring proficient on state reading exams and 39 percent in math.

Legislation that would make students repeat third grade if they can't pass state reading exams is being considered in Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, and Tennessee, she writes, reviving debates about whether retaining students boosts achievement or increases their odds of dropping out.

In a backlash against high - stakes standardized tests, half a dozen parents are keeping their kids out of state reading exams that begin Tuesday.

Though the increase in school attendance among disciplined students led to only very modest improvements in their academic performance on state reading exams, it did not have a substantively negative effect on their peers» academic performance.

When my daughter took the state reading exam a few weeks ago, she joined hundreds of thousands of students in grades 3 through 8 who participated in the test.

This year, the percentage of third - graders who passed the state reading exam at West Defuniak Elementary dropped slightly from last year, but the percentage passing the math exam increased.

Two years ago, still floundering, Oak Hill became one of the lowest - performing schools in the nation, with only 24 percent of students scoring proficient on state reading exams and 39 percent testing proficient in math.

Jean Holybrice and his son Aaron, 7, stand outside Public School 67, where not a single third - grader passed the state reading exam.

The school's third grade pass rate on the state reading exam was more than twice the district's average, and they performed better on the math exam as well, but comparisons are shaky, due to the small number who took the exam.