The Fulton County School System reports a higher percentage of students meet or exceed standards on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) when compared to the state in all areas except fourth-grade science where the results are the same.
The recently released results are by school for all grades and subjects, showing the percentage of students in levels 2 and 3 with the change from 2007 and the percentage of students in level 3 with the change from last year as appropriate.
These results were calculated from a student-level data file, and the numbers have not been validated. The state’s official school-level results are expected no later than July 9.
Fulton County 2008 CRCT highlights
· Ninety-two percent of the students in grade one meet or exceed the standard on the reading section, with 47 percent exceeding the standard. Five schools had 100 percent of first graders meet or exceed the standard in reading. The first-grade students also scored exceptionally well in math, with 16 schools having more than 60 percent of first graders exceeding standards.
· Second-grade students continue to score well, with 94 percent meeting or exceeding standards in reading and 88 percent meeting or exceeding in both English/language arts and math.
· Forty-four percent of Fulton’s third-grade students scored in the exceeding category on the third-grade math CRCT as compared to 31 percent at the state level. Twenty-three of the 55 elementary schools had more than 50 percent of students exceeding standards in math.
. Fulton’s third graders continue to show growth in reading with 10 schools making more than 10 percent gains in the percent of students exceeding standards (Abbotts Hill, Alpharetta, Bethune, Heards Ferry, Hembree Springs, High Point, Esther Jackson, Seaborn Lee, Mount Olive and Spalding Drive).
· Five elementary schools showed more than 10 percent gains in the percent of fourth- grade students exceeding the standard in reading (Conley Hills, Mount Olive, Renaissance, River Eves and Summit Hill).
. Fourth-grade students also scored well in science, with 15 schools making more than a 15 percent gain in the percent of students exceeding the standard.
· Fulton’s fifth-grade students scored much higher than the state on the English/language arts test, with 41 percent of the students exceeding standards (29 percent at the state level).
. Fifty percent of the elementary schools had 80 percent or more of fifth-grade students meeting or exceeding the standard in math. Seven schools (Alpharetta, Dolvin, Findley Oaks, Mountain Park, Northwood, Shakerag and Wilson Creek) had 60 percent or more of students exceeding standards in fifth-grade math.
· Sixth-grade Fulton students continue to perform well especially in reading where all schools have at least 84 percent of students scoring in the meets or exceeds category.
· Students in seventh grade showed gains in all subject areas especially in English/ language arts where the percent of students exceeding standards increased by 10 percent. Nine schools had more than a 12 percent gain in the percent of students exceeding standards (Amana Academy, Fulton Science Academy, Hopewell, KIPP South Fulton Academy, Northwestern, River Trail, Sandtown, Sandy Springs and Webb Bridge).
· Five middle schools had 100 percent of eighth-grade students meeting or exceeding the standard in reading (Fulton Science Academy, Haynes Bridge, KIPP South Fulton Academy, River Trail and Webb Bridge).
. Overall, eighth-grade Fulton County students scored higher than the state on the math section of the CRCT, with 66 percent meeting or exceeding standards and 24 percent exceeding. Four schools showed exceptional achievement on this test as measured by the percent of students exceeding standards (Autrey Mill (47 percent), Northwestern (49 percent), River Trail (52 percent) and Webb Bridge (51 percent).
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 9:55 AM
