Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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State tests, given to students in grades three through eight, and in 10th, measure the academic growth and proficiency of those students in reading, math, and other areas. For only the second time since the program began in 1996, 100 percent of Davie’s schools made expected or greater than expected growth.
Last year, 67 percent of the schools achieved that.
Ann Graham, testing coordinator for the county, said she was pleased, but not surprised scores went up.
“You will see the scores go up even more next year, because they reset a higher standard [for math] last year. Scores normally go up each year after that. This spring, they are going to reset reading, so next year, the scores will be lower because the standards will be set higher,” she said. “I am very pleased the scores improved this year. All of our schools and all of our teachers do a great job in the classroom.”
Statewide, 71.8 percent of schools met expected or high growth.
Students in grades three through eight are tested in math and reading. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is measured in 10th graders based on scores received in Algebra I and English I end of course testing and in writing. (Although they are tested in other areas, which count in ABCs, only English, Algebra and writing count toward AYP.)
Seven Davie schools had improvement in at least one, if not both, areas. The only school with lower scores than last year was Pinebrook, and that was only by four-tenths.
Cooleemee and Shady Grove showed improvement in reading and math. Cornatzer, William R. Davie and South Davie improved in math only, and Mocksville and North Davie had higher reading scores.
Five schools, all of them elementary schools, met AYP, meaning they met all of their educational targets for the year. The only one that did not, Mocksville Elementary, met 14 of their 15 targets.
Scores for Central Davie ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.