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Florida students above average on math, reading tests Florida students above average on math, reading testsOn the heels of the release of the first FCAT scores in reading and math for Florida’s third graders, the Department of Education released test results on reading and math tests used in national comparisons late Tuesday. And according to the Associated Press, the state’s students again are above average in all grades. The norm-referenced tests are given along with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. But only the FCAT is used to grade schools and as a requirement for high school graduation and promotion from the third to fourth grades. This year’s average reading scores in grades three through 10 basically broke even with half of the students scoring higher and half lower when compared to 2007. Only two grades are up in math, five are down and one is unchanged. Florida students, though, averaged 60 points or higher in both subjects in every grade when compared with the national average. The most dramatic change from last year was an 11 point increase to 71 in 10th-grade reading. Nassau County 10th-graders posted the sharpest jump in reading scores, going from the 60th percentile in 2007 to 74 this year. Several other school districts in the region had grades showing 9-point increases, including Baker’s fourth and tenth grades and St. Johns’ tenth grade. Tenth graders, though, dropped 4 points to 63 in math. Here’s how the other grades scored compared to 2007: — Third: reading down 2 points to 60, math down 6 points to 63. The remaining FCAT scores will not be released until at least next week. |
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