Worcester County public school students continue to meet or exceed state standards in the elementary and middle school grades.
On Wednesday, the state released the results of the Maryland State Assessment tests taken by all students in third through eighth grades. Worcester students fared well in all areas and grade levels, with nearly all scores improving over last year.
The MSA examinations are taken in March of each year. They test students’ mathematics and reading skills and calculate how many students are meeting the objectives of the No Child Left Behind policy that requires all students be 100 percent proficient in reading and math by 2014. To meet the objective this year, at least 90 percent of students had to pass the tests.
The results of the similar High School Assessment tests will not be released until late July or early August.
4 comments:
Imagine that, top marks even with the budget cuts. Seems to prove they actually can do more with less,
if they put their minds to it.
Also shows what a well-off county can do in education compared with the poorer counties.
They also spend a lot more per student than Wicomico.
yeah..they can jump through a hoop and pass whats on a "test". do u know that students today do not take spelling class, they can't write in cursive, they can't tell time on an analog clock, they cant name the oceans or continents of the world, etc. But, as long as they can learn specific skills to pass a test, it looks like they are "smart" We are doing our kids a disservice today in education.
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