Despite a dip in scores across the board, Birmingham students continue to exceed statewide MEAP averages, according to the fall 2011 test results released today.
During the MEAP exam, taken during fall 2010, students in grades 3-9 were tested in math, reading, writing, social studies and/or science, depending on the grade level.
Top of mind concerning this year's MEAP results was the . These cut scores represented career- and college-ready achievement standards and define the cut-off point for the various levels of proficiency on MEAP test: advanced, proficient, partially proficient and not proficient.
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At the elementary level, all students in grades 3-5 were tested in math and reading. In addition, fourth-graders were tested in writing while fifth-graders were tested in science.
At Greenfield Elementary, students showed predicted dips in proficiency levels, following similar pattersn seen statewide and across the district. However, proficiency in third grade math soared in 2011, with 77.4 of Greenfield's third graders scoring at or above proficiency. This is up from the adjusted 2010 percentage, 43.4 percent.
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Greenfield 2010 MEAP results
Percentage of students who met or exceeded state standards. Adjusted 2010 percentages reflect what last year's percentages would have been under the new cut scores.
Grade 3
Math 77.4% 43.4%
Reading 85.2% 75.5%
Grade 4
2011 2010 (adjusted)Math 51% 49.2% Reading 74.5% 79.4% Writing 56.9% 61.9%
Grade 5
Math 60.3% 54.2% Reading 92.6% 86.4% Science 19.1% 16.9%
Source: Michigan Department of Education
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