State Releases ELA, Math Scores for Pelham Schools

Pelham school officials are still culling throught test score data released by the state Education Department Tuesday for the 2012 English and Math exams for grades 3-8.

But early indications for the exam data are positive, according to school officials.

"The next step in the process will be for me to work with the building principals and supervisors to gain a deeper understanding of performance at the district, building, and individual student level," Peter Giarrizzo, the district's assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction, and personnel, said in a statement released by the district Tuesday.

"We are pleased that the State released this information early this year so we can engage in thoughtful planning during the rest of the summer and structure instruction that will both remediate and enrich the learning experiences of all of our students," Giarrizzo said.

According to the data, more than 84 percent of Pelham students in grades 3-8 were considered proficient in English Language Arts and 86 percent were proficient in math. Last year, about 82 percent of students were considered proficient or better in English Language Arts and about 86 percent were proficient in math.

Students need to score a level 3 or 4 in the exams in order to be deemed proficient. Level 3 means a student meets state learning standards and level 4 means a students exceeds state learning standards. 

A copy of last year's scores are available in this . A breakdown of scores by district buildings is availabe in the PDFs to the right of this story. Grade level scores for Pelham school and county are available at the bottom of this story.

In Westchester County, about 66 percent of students in grades 3-8 were considered proficient in English Language Arts and while more than 72 percent scored as proficient or highter in the math exam.

Statewide, 55.1 percent of students in grades 3-8 met or exceeded the English Language Arts proficiency standard, an increase from 52.8 percent last year, and 64.8 percent met or exceeded the standard in math, which is up from 63.3 percent. 

"We’re building a ladder, grade by grade, to college and career readiness," John B. King, Jr., the state education commissioner, said in a statement. "These results are a small, positive sign of growth, but not enough of our students are climbing as steadily as they should be.  Next school year, we start to implement reforms to make that ladder strong enough to support all our students as they climb toward college and career readiness."

King said school districts are working to implement the Regents Reform Agenda, which aims to close achievements and prepare all students for college and careers. and closing achievement gaps.  

The  2013 English and math tests for grade 3-8 will be tougher to reflect the state's new, higher standards, according to Kings.

Pelham Union Free School District

English Language Arts Results

Grade

Number of

Students Tested

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 3 236 3.4 11 63.1 22.5 4 229 .9 11.4 75.5 12.2 5 220 2.7 11.4 68.2 17.7 6 233 1.3 17.2 73 8.6 7 220 2.7 17.3 67.7 12.3 8 222 2.7 11.7 78.4 7.2

 

Math Results

Grade Exam

Number of

Students Tested

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 3 Math 235 2.6 14 56.6 26.8 4 Math 230 .4 10 35.7 53.9 5 Math 220 1.4 11.4 29.5 57.7 6 Math 234 1.7 6 34.6 57.7 7 Math 220 3.2 10.9 32.3 53.6

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Math 222 3.2 17.1 43.7

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Westchester County

English Language Arts Results

Grade

Number of

Students Tested

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 3 11174 9.3 24 55.6 11.1 4 11064 7 24.2 61 7.9 5 11061 7.8 23.7 60.4 8.2 6 11204 7.3 26.2 61.5 4.9 7 11086 5.9 31.7 55.3 7 8 11011 5.3 31.8 59.5 3.4

Math Resuts

Grade

Number of

Students Tested

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 3 11251 6.3 23.2 50.8 19.7 4 11150 4.1 18.43 35.8 41.8 5 11135 6.5 19.5 35.3 38.8 6 11271 6.1 20.8 32.3 40.8 7 11156 7.7 20.7 31.4 40.3 8 11070 7.1 23.2 39.9 29.8