Nearly all Gwinnett students continued to either meet or exceed the state’s Criterion-Referenced Competency Test standards in the closely-monitored categories of math and reading, according to state education department released Wednesday.
More than 90 percent of fifth-graders and eighth-graders met or exceeded the tests in both subjects, the data showed. That’s similar to last year’s results.
The percentage of eighth-graders who exceeded the CRCT reading standards rose from 56 percent for the 2012-13 school year to 67 percent for the 2013-14 school year.
The tests were taken in April.
Gwinnett officials noted higher percentages of their students exceeded the state standard than their peers statewide at all grade levels. Gwinnett has more students than any other district in Georgia.
District officials credited their effort to impose rigorous standards for students for the results.
