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Posted: Sep 22, 2016 1:20 PMUpdated: Sep 22, 2016 1:24 PM

Oklahoma Student Assessment Results

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Ben Nicholas

The Statewide Oklahoma student assessment reports for the 2015-16 school year are in and they indicate both moderate gains and areas of improvement.
Reading scores for third- and fifth-grade students show modest improvement. The number of third-grade students scoring at least proficient increased to 72 percent from 69 percent, while fourth-grade proficient reading scores decreased slightly from 70 percent to 68 percent. Overall, the percentage of third-grade students who met the criteria for the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA), has shown a steady increase from 83 percent in 2014  to 88 percent in 2016.
Fifth-grade students, who were the first third-grade group to study under RSA, saw an increase of 9 percent of students at or above the proficient mark.
Math scores for grades 3-8 increased or remained steady in all grades except fourth and sixth grade, which decreased from 72 percent to 69 percent, and from 67 percent to 66 percent, respectively.
Third grade demonstrated the largest improvement in statewide Math tests, jumping from 62 percent passing to 66 percent passing.
Science scores for grades five and eight continue to improve, with 57 percent of students testing proficient or above from 53 percent in 2015 and 51 percent in 2014. Eighth-grade proficiency scores also rose, with 55 percent of students testing proficient or above in 2016.
Statewide Social Studies scores in grades five, seven and eight decreased from 2015 to 2016.The Social Studies assessments for grades 5 and 8 are in the final year of a three-year transition to more rigorous academic standards, while grade 7 geography is in the second year of a three-year transition.
The 2016-2017 school year is a transition year for both student assessments and school accountability under the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and House Bill 3218, which eliminated End-of-Instruction exams (EOIs), Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCTs) as currently given and all non-federally required tests except U.S. History in high school.
 


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