DCSS CRCT scores up in ’12

ALBANY — The State Department of Education released district CRCT results on Wednesday which showed the Dougherty County School system with an uptick in test scores when compared to last year.

Grades three through eight were tested in five different subject areas — Reading, English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies — and saw improved scores in 20 of 30 subject areas from 2011.

The greatest improvement was in the area of social studies which saw upticks in every grade tested but the third. Eighth graders saw their “met or exceeded expectations” scores rise from 41.7 percent to 60.4 percent, an 18.7 percent increase.

Fifth and sixth graders also improved their social studies scores from last year by more than 10 percent

One of the greatest areas of concern, however, were math scores, which fell in every grade tested but the sixth, which rose from 70 percent to 74.1 percent, and seventh which improved from 88.6 percent to 90.3 percent.

NOTE: The 2012 CRCT scores are preliminary and will be adjusted after summer retesting. The 2011 scores are final.

Third Grade 2012 2011

Reading 79.1% 81.8%

ELA 78.5% 84.5%

Math 70.8% 77.2%

Science 65.8% 70.7%

SStudies 65.8% 77.0%

Fourth Grade 2012 2011

Reading 78.5% 76.2%

ELA 82.6% 81.1%

Math 71.4% 74.4%

Science 71.1% 71.5%

SStudies 67.2% 62.9%

Fifth Grade 2012 2011

Reading 83.7% 81.6%

ELA 91.4% 90.3%

Math 80.3% 84.9%

Science 70.8% 68.6%

SStudies 68.5% 58.2%

Sixth Grade 2012 2011

Reading 92.7% 89.8%

ELA 89.6% 88.5%

Math 74.1% 70.0%

Science 56.9% 53.7%

SStudies 68.5% 58.3%

Seventh Grade 2012 2011

Reading 91.2% 83.0%

ELA 92.1% 91.0%

Math 90.3% 88.6%

Science 82.0% 88.6%

SStudies 74.9% 73.0%

Eighth Grade 2012 2011

Reading 91.4% 90.6%

ELA 93.0% 86.9%

Math 54.4% 67.4%

Science 57.7% 48.0%

SStudies 60.4% 41.7%

NOTE: The 2012 CRCT scores are preliminary and will be adjusted after summer retesting. The 2011 scores are final. The percentages represent