Cobb County student Criterion-Referenced Competency Test results didn’t change dramatically compared to last year, with the district making small gains in reading while seeing a slight dip in math.
The percentage of Cobb students meeting or exceeding the high-stakes state reading and math tests showed little change between this year and last — largely mirroring the two-year statewide trend.
More than 94 percent of third grade students in Cobb met or exceeded the state’s reading standards for this school year, while in fifth grade the number was 96.6. For eighth grade, it was about 98. All grades scored slightly higher than in 2013.
In math, nearly 84 percent of third grade students met or exceeded the state’s math standards for this school year, compared to 82 in 2013. In fifth grade, it was around 90 in 2014, down nearly two percentage points from the previous year. For eighth grade, the number for this year was 87, down more than a percentage point.
The CRCT, which will be replaced by a new standardized test next spring, is administered in grades three through eight in reading, English/language arts, math, science and social studies.
State reading and math tests in grades 3, 5, and 8 are considered high-stakes because passing them is generally required for promotion to the next grade.
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