Preliminary SBAC Test Results Released; No Big Surprise that Scores are Down
OSPI is calling this a "sneak peek" and frankly, I don't think it's all that amusing. It's interesting because it appears the overall Washington results on LA are higher than the field test last year. But with them hovering in the low-50s/low-60s , not so great. One good trend is that the proficiency rate goes up steadily from 3-11 grade. Math is another story. Again the Washington test results are better than the field test by at least 15 points but, in a reverse, the results get worse - much worse - from 3rd to 11th grade . You have 57% of 3rd graders at proficient and that drops by about 10 points from 6-8th and then at 11th grade, only 29th % of 11th graders are proficient. I suspect something is wrong with the test, what has been taught in preparation for the test (meaning teachers did not know what was on the test and the students may be seeing certain items for the first time) or the teachers didn't do a good job. OSPI cautions th...