Fulton Students Exceed CRCT Average

Update: According to  Fulton County Schools, Fulton students exceeded the state average on the CRCTs. 

While results remained stable for Fulton in the Meets and Exceeds Standards categories, there was upward movement in the Exceeds Standards category in several areas, a press release stated. 

“We’re excited that several academic areas increased in the Exceeds Standards category, but we want to see improvement in all academic areas,” said Superintendent Robert Avossa. “It’s important that we continue to raise the ceiling as well as the floor when it comes to student achievement.”

Some CRCT highlights from Fulton County Schools:

• In Reading, all grade levels showed increases or remained the same in the percent of students in the Meeting or Exceeding category. All grades showed increases in the Exceeds category.
• In English/Language Arts, 90 percent or more of the students in each grade scored in the Meets and Exceeds category. All grades except grade 6, which increased by one percentage point, showed slight declines between one and three percentage points. In grade 4, Fulton outperformed the state in the percent of students in the Exceeds category by 11 percentage points.
• Math results were varied among the grade levels. Grades 4, 5, 6 and 8 showed increases in the percentage of students in the Meets and Exceeds category as well as the Exceeds category. Grades 3 and 7 showed slight declines in both categories.
• In Social Studies, all grades except for grade 8, which remained constant, increased by 1-3 percentage points in the percent of students in the Meets and Exceeds category. 
• The percent of students scoring in the Meets and Exceeds category for Science showed slight changes over last year with increases or decreases +/-1 percentage point. All grades except 8th grade, which remained the same, showed decreases in the Exceeds category. 

Original story:

The Georgia Department of Education says it has some good news – elementary and middle school students improved their performance on most of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs) this year.

According to a press release from the department, "results show a one-year improvement in the percentage of students meeting and exceeding on 18 of the 30 content-area tests, no change on seven tests and decreases on five tests. Further, students saw increases in the 'exceeds performance' rating on 24 of the 30 content areas."

To see how Fulton County students performed on the tests, scroll to the bottom of the DOE's announcement at this link and click on "2013 CRCT district results."