Some Roswell Area Students Score High on CRCT, Some Did Not

According to the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) results released yesterday by the Georgia Department of Education, 2011 scores are up in almost every grade and content area across the state. In Roswell most fifth and eighth grade students scored well, however, there were a few schools that were not high scoring.

“I am encouraged that the CRCT results show many more of our students mastering a more rigorous curriculum,” said State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge. “The credit for these tremendous results goes back to the local level, where they have raised the bar for all students.” 

Superintendent Barge also added, "While I would like to be talking about these results from a more national perspective, we can't use these results to show how our students are performing compared to students from across the country. With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards and the subsequent Common Assessments, that comparison will soon become possible." 

State law requires that students in third, fifth and eighth grade meet or exceed expectations on the CRCT in reading to be promoted. Fifth and eighth grade students must also meet or exceed expectations on the CRCT in mathematics.

Most of the nine Fulton County elementary schools in Roswell scored above 90 percent on reading and math, but there were a few exceptions.

At , 99.1 percent of fifth grade students met or exceeded standards in reading and 100 percent of students met or exceeded standards in math. Whereas, at  only 75 percent of fifth grade students met or exceeded standards in reading and 89.5 percent of students met or exceeded standards in math.

Middle School Students in Roswell Score High on CRCT

All three middle schools had students in eighth grade who passed the reading sections with at least 97 percent of students meeting or exceeding requirements.

At , the highest scoring of the three schools, 99.3 percent of eighth grade students met or exceeded standards in reading and 94.2 percent of students met or exceeded standards in math. 

The official statewide results of the CRCT show a one-year improvement on 23 of the 30 content-area tests. There was no one-year change on five tests and a decrease on only two tests (grade 4 reading and grade 6 English/Language Arts).

For detailed information on all elementary and middle school results for CRCT testing in grades 3 through 8 for Georgia, visit the state's Web site.

2011 CRCT Report Highlights

• Reading, grade 5: 91 percent of students passed the reading CRCT, a one-year increase of one point and a one-year increase of 10 points in the number of students exceeding the standard. 
• Reading, grade 8: 96 percent of students passed the reading CRCT, a one-year increase of one point and an increase of seven points since GPS implementation (2006). 
• Mathematics, grade 7: The pass rate was 89 percent, an increase of four points in one year and 15 points since GPS implementation (2007). 
• Mathematics, grade 8: The pass rate was 78 percent, an increase of four points in one year and 16 points since GPS implementation (2008). 
• Science, grade 3: The percentage of students exceeding the standard increased six points in one year. 
• Social Studies, grade 6: The pass rate was 72 percent, an increase of eight points in one year.