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2011 MEAP Scores: Seaholm High School

Percentage of Seaholm students scoring proficient in social studies decreases in 2011.

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 2011, 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 high school level, ninth-graders were tested in social studies. At Seaholm High School, the percentage of students who scored proficient or higher in 2011 decreased from last year, coming in at 57.3 percent compared to last year's 64.5 percent.

Seaholm MEAP results

Percentage of students who met or exceeded state MEAP standards. Adjusted 2010 percentages reflect what last year's percentages would have been under the new cut scores.

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Grade 9

2011 2010 (adjusted) Social Studies 57.3% 64.5%

Source: Michigan Department of Education


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