White Plains CitizeNetReporter - 69% of WP Elementary Schools Pass ELA; 48% of Middle School 8-ers Fail.

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS DAILY. By John F. Bailey with Sean P. Cover. July 12, 2002. Results of the English Language Arts State education tests were published this week. Results show that while the White Plains Elementary Schools continue to have an average of 70% of their fourth graders pass the tests, the Middle School eighth grade performance remained at little more than 50% (51.9%) of eighth graders passing for the second year in a row. The following are the figures, complete with number of students taking the tests, and figures for the Levels 1 & 2 categories (the unsatisfactory levels).

	Number of Students Tested	Mean ELA Scale Score	Percent of Students at ELA Level 1	Percent of Students at ELA Level 2	Percent of Students at ELA Level 3	Percent of Students at ELA Level 4
White Plains School District	454	667.95	5.3	25.6	44.7	24.4
Church Street School	109	672.24	5.5	28.4	39.4	26.6
George Washington School	96	670.63	3.1	20.8	51.0	25.0
Mamaroneck Ave. School	97	659.00	8.2	32.0	35.1	24.7
Post Road School	78	664.19	7.7	20.5	53.8	17.9
Ridgeway School	74	673.88	1.4	24.3	47.3	27.0

Grade 4 English Language Arts Levels – Listening, Reading, and Writing Standards

Level 4 - These students exceed the standards and are moving toward high performance on the Regents examination. All students scoring from 692 to 800 are in this level.

Level 3 - These students meet the standards and, with continued steady growth, should pass the Regents examination. All students scoring from 645 to 691 are in this level.

Level 2 - These students need extra help to meet the standards and pass the Regents examination. All students scoring from 603 to 644 are in this level.

Level 1 - These students have serious academic deficiencies. All students scoring from 455 to 602 are in this level.

	Number of Students Tested	Mean ELA Scale Score	Percent of Students at ELA Level 1	Percent of Students at ELA Level 2	Percent of Students at ELA Level 3	Percent of Students at ELA Level 4
White Plains Middle School	468	703	4.5	43.6	39.1	12.8

Grade 8 English Language Arts Levels – Listening, Reading, and Writing Standards

Level 4 These students exceed the standards and are moving toward high performance on the Regents examination. All students scoring from 739 to 830 are in this level.

Level 3 These students meet the standards and, with continued steady growth, should pass the Regents examination. All students scoring from 701 to 738 are in this level.

Level 2 These students need extra help to meet the standards and pass the Regents examination. All students scoring from 662 to 700 are in this level.

Level 1 These students have serious academic deficiencies. All students scoring from 527 to 661 are in this level.

(Editor's Note: These test results were extracted from the press release and data issued by the NY State Education Department on July 10, 2002 and located online at

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/ELA4_8_2002/Home.html

Level descriptions were extracted from the NYSED School Report Cards released in April 2002.)

Note: Editor's Note: WPCNR thanks WPCNR Producer Sean P. Cover for formatting State Education Department Results for WPCNR.


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