July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Jay Schools improve on ISTEP (12/16/03)
Fall 2003 ISTEP test results brought good news nearly all across the board for members of the Jay School Corporation.
Nine of 10 schools showed improvement in the test, which was taken by third, sixth, eighth and 10th grade students earlier this year. The students are tested in both language arts/English and mathematics. It was the Jay County High School 10th graders, that took the Graduation Qualifying Exam (GQE), that did not make improvements over last year’s scores.
Third grade students across the district not only made significant improvement over last year’s scores, they were well above the state average. There were 82 percent of third graders that passed both the English and math sections.
The sixth graders showed steady improvement as well, as 75 percent passed English and 82 percent made the grade in math. The students also were above the state average in both subject areas.
While eighth graders were below state average in both subject areas, they showed improvement over lower scores from last year. The percentage of students passing English was up slightly, to 59 percent, from 54 percent last year. The biggest jump came in math, where 70 percent of student passed compared to only 53 percent from last year.
Scores from JCHS 10th graders were below state average, but the drop compared to last year’s scores was not drastic. There were 61 percent passing English, and 64 percent passed the math section. In 2002, there were 68 percent passing English and 70 percent passing math.
Jay Schools Supt. Barbara Downing said, “I don’t dwell on (the low scores) as much as what can we do to get back on track to improve those scores?”
Judge Haynes Elementary School third graders made a huge improvement in both subject areas compared with last year. In 2002, the school was well below the state average in both English and math. This year they are above average in both areas. The 2003 results showed 85 percent of students passing English — a 29 percentage point jump from last year’s 56 percent — and 74 percent passing math, up 16 percentage points from 2002.
Downing called Judge Haynes’ third grade scores “one of the most dramatic increases we’ve seen.”
Sixth graders at Judge Haynes continue to show improvement over years past. The students showed improvement in both subjects compared to last year, with 75 percent passing English and 83 percent passing math.
Bloomfield Elementary School had 89 percent of third grade students pass the English section and 83 percent make the grade in math. The English score is a 5 percentage point improvement over last year, when 84 percent of third graders there were passing. Sixth graders made dramatic improvement in both subject areas, with improvements greater than 10 percentage points. There were 94 percent of students passing English and 97 percent passing math. In 2002, the sixth graders had 68 percent passing English and 83 percent passing math.
East Elementary School made its largest strides this year in the math section. Last year, it had 62 percent of third grade students pass the test. In 2003, that number jumped to 84 percent. That increase was one of the largest improvements in the district. There were 75 percent of third graders that passed the English section. The same is true of the sixth graders, where 92 percent passed the math section, up from 71 percent last year. The sixth graders showed steady improvement in the English section as well, with 79 percent passing.
General Shanks Elementary School third graders dipped slightly in scores compared with 2002. This year, 81 percent passed the English section and 68 percent passed in math —down 6 percentage points from last year. The English score dropped 5 percentage points from the 86 percent of students passing last year. But Downing called this year’s English scores “still very strong.” Sixth graders scores in 2003 were almost identical to last year, with more than 80 percent passing both subjects. This year 80 percent passed the English section, and 82 percent were passing in math.
Pennville Elementary School — which has maintained good scores for the last six years — showed a 17 percentage point increase in math, where it had only one third grade student that did not pass the section. English scores were strong as well, with 88 percent of students passing.
Redkey Elementary School’s third graders also showed their largest improvement in mathematics, with 88 percent of students passing that section. The percentage of students passing language arts remained relatively the same, with 79 percent of students passing, down just 1 percentage point from last year.
Westlawn Elementary School’s English scores have showed steady improvement starting back in the fall of 1999, when only 55 percent of students passed the language arts section. Now, with the school’s new focus on reading and comprehension, 85 percent of third graders passed the English portion. That said, the school also showed a huge increase in its math scores, where 98 percent of third graders passed the test, an increase of 17 percentage points compared to last year.
Sixth grade students’ scores at West Jay Middle School remained relatively the same. English scores were down slightly, with 63 percent passing compared to 66 percent last year. Math scores showed improvement, however, as 71 percent of students passed compared with 68 percent last year. Eighth graders at WJMS are still below state average, but their scores are showing improvement. Fifty two percent of eighth graders passed the English section, and 60 percent passed in math.
East Jay Middle School’s eighth graders showed their biggest improvement in math, where 75 percent of students passed compared to 66 percent from 2002. There were 63 percent of students passing the English section, up slightly from the 59 percent that made the grade a year ago.
Downing said the ISTEP results have already been discussed in a district-wide principals meeting recently. Plans are under way in each building as to how to begin remediation procedures for students that did not pass either part or all of the test. Principals from each school building will speak at the school board meeting on Jan. 26, 2004 to outline each school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans for remediation.[[In-content Ad]]
Nine of 10 schools showed improvement in the test, which was taken by third, sixth, eighth and 10th grade students earlier this year. The students are tested in both language arts/English and mathematics. It was the Jay County High School 10th graders, that took the Graduation Qualifying Exam (GQE), that did not make improvements over last year’s scores.
Third grade students across the district not only made significant improvement over last year’s scores, they were well above the state average. There were 82 percent of third graders that passed both the English and math sections.
The sixth graders showed steady improvement as well, as 75 percent passed English and 82 percent made the grade in math. The students also were above the state average in both subject areas.
While eighth graders were below state average in both subject areas, they showed improvement over lower scores from last year. The percentage of students passing English was up slightly, to 59 percent, from 54 percent last year. The biggest jump came in math, where 70 percent of student passed compared to only 53 percent from last year.
Scores from JCHS 10th graders were below state average, but the drop compared to last year’s scores was not drastic. There were 61 percent passing English, and 64 percent passed the math section. In 2002, there were 68 percent passing English and 70 percent passing math.
Jay Schools Supt. Barbara Downing said, “I don’t dwell on (the low scores) as much as what can we do to get back on track to improve those scores?”
Judge Haynes Elementary School third graders made a huge improvement in both subject areas compared with last year. In 2002, the school was well below the state average in both English and math. This year they are above average in both areas. The 2003 results showed 85 percent of students passing English — a 29 percentage point jump from last year’s 56 percent — and 74 percent passing math, up 16 percentage points from 2002.
Downing called Judge Haynes’ third grade scores “one of the most dramatic increases we’ve seen.”
Sixth graders at Judge Haynes continue to show improvement over years past. The students showed improvement in both subjects compared to last year, with 75 percent passing English and 83 percent passing math.
Bloomfield Elementary School had 89 percent of third grade students pass the English section and 83 percent make the grade in math. The English score is a 5 percentage point improvement over last year, when 84 percent of third graders there were passing. Sixth graders made dramatic improvement in both subject areas, with improvements greater than 10 percentage points. There were 94 percent of students passing English and 97 percent passing math. In 2002, the sixth graders had 68 percent passing English and 83 percent passing math.
East Elementary School made its largest strides this year in the math section. Last year, it had 62 percent of third grade students pass the test. In 2003, that number jumped to 84 percent. That increase was one of the largest improvements in the district. There were 75 percent of third graders that passed the English section. The same is true of the sixth graders, where 92 percent passed the math section, up from 71 percent last year. The sixth graders showed steady improvement in the English section as well, with 79 percent passing.
General Shanks Elementary School third graders dipped slightly in scores compared with 2002. This year, 81 percent passed the English section and 68 percent passed in math —down 6 percentage points from last year. The English score dropped 5 percentage points from the 86 percent of students passing last year. But Downing called this year’s English scores “still very strong.” Sixth graders scores in 2003 were almost identical to last year, with more than 80 percent passing both subjects. This year 80 percent passed the English section, and 82 percent were passing in math.
Pennville Elementary School — which has maintained good scores for the last six years — showed a 17 percentage point increase in math, where it had only one third grade student that did not pass the section. English scores were strong as well, with 88 percent of students passing.
Redkey Elementary School’s third graders also showed their largest improvement in mathematics, with 88 percent of students passing that section. The percentage of students passing language arts remained relatively the same, with 79 percent of students passing, down just 1 percentage point from last year.
Westlawn Elementary School’s English scores have showed steady improvement starting back in the fall of 1999, when only 55 percent of students passed the language arts section. Now, with the school’s new focus on reading and comprehension, 85 percent of third graders passed the English portion. That said, the school also showed a huge increase in its math scores, where 98 percent of third graders passed the test, an increase of 17 percentage points compared to last year.
Sixth grade students’ scores at West Jay Middle School remained relatively the same. English scores were down slightly, with 63 percent passing compared to 66 percent last year. Math scores showed improvement, however, as 71 percent of students passed compared with 68 percent last year. Eighth graders at WJMS are still below state average, but their scores are showing improvement. Fifty two percent of eighth graders passed the English section, and 60 percent passed in math.
East Jay Middle School’s eighth graders showed their biggest improvement in math, where 75 percent of students passed compared to 66 percent from 2002. There were 63 percent of students passing the English section, up slightly from the 59 percent that made the grade a year ago.
Downing said the ISTEP results have already been discussed in a district-wide principals meeting recently. Plans are under way in each building as to how to begin remediation procedures for students that did not pass either part or all of the test. Principals from each school building will speak at the school board meeting on Jan. 26, 2004 to outline each school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans for remediation.[[In-content Ad]]
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