Fulton County student Criterion-Referenced Competency Test results for this academic school year didn’t shift dramatically compared to last year, with the district making slight gains in reading and math.
The percentage of Fulton students meeting or exceeding the high-stakes state reading and math tests in general showed little change compared to last year. That largely reflects the two-year statewide trend.
About 94 percent of third grade students in Fulton met or exceeded the state’s reading standards for this school year, while in fifth grade the number was around 95. For eighth grade, it was about 97. The results were either slightly higher or remained stead, compared to 2013.
In math, nearly 84 percent of third grade students met or exceeded the state’s standards for this school year, compared to nearly 81 in 2013. In fifth grade, it was around 90 in 2014, up slightly from the previous year. For eighth grade, the number for this year was around 83, down nearly 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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