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The New York State Testing Program
results for the students within
the Diocese of Brooklyn have been
posted and we are extremely proud
of the continued success of our students,
teachers and principals!
The chart below compares the
Diocesan state test results directly
to those students tested in the New
York State and New York City public
schools which show the percent of
students who are proficient for their
grade level.
Proficiency on state tests is defined
by any student who scores at
Level 3 or Level 4 (meets/exceeds
proficiency for grade level respectively).
The 2019 Diocesan results for
ELA in Grades 4, 6 and 7 are off the
charts against the city and state.
We are pleased to report that for the
first time in 2019, we tested Grade
7 students in ELA; our seventh
graders attained 54.9 percent proficiency.
Diocesan seventh graders
far surpassed the state by 15.2 percentage
points and the city by 12.2
percentage points.
In Grade 7 Math, our results
were competitive with 42.4 percent
of diocesan students reaching proficiency
and scored slightly higher
than the city and slightly less than
the state.
However, our grade 4 students
outpaced both the city and state in
Math with a diocesan proficiency of
51.3 percent. In Grade 6 Math, we
trailed the city and state slightly.
FOCUS O N EDUCAT I O N
Reasons to Celebrate the 2019 ELA and Math State Test Results
for Academies and Parish Schools within the Diocese of Brooklyn
2019 NYS ELA and Math
Test Results
Grades 4, 6 and 7
Comparative Chart
Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4
(Students who met or exceeded the proficiency standards
for their grade):
The percentage point change in
ELA for Diocesan students was slightly
lower but there was not a major shift.
Diocesan students did increase
dramatically from 2018 to 2019 on the
Grade 4 and Grade 6 Math tests. Although
this proficiency rate is not for a
matched group of students, but a different
group of students, as a Diocese we
can see that the changes we have instituted
in our math programs are making
significant and positive changes.
Our principals and teachers within
the Diocese of Brooklyn attend high
quality professional development
programs and receive numerous resources
throughout the school year.
Professional development will continue
this year and provide opportunities
for deeper learning for our educators
which will help our students
reach their full potential.
Spring 2019 was the second time
the state offered operational assessments
on computers. The State Education
Department remains committed
to transitioning to computer based
testing in the years ahead as this will
help prepare students for the world we
live in.
I would like to commend the students,
teachers and principal, Mr.
Scharbach, for participating in computer
based testing on the state tests
in Grades 6 and 7 for both ELA and
math. St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Academy showed us that it is possible
to administer state tests on computers
when technology is used on a daily basis.
This was the second year that this
academy successfully implemented
the state’s computer based testing program.
In the spring of 2020, we will administer
state tests in grades 4, 6 and 7
for ELA and math and science grades
4 and 8.
Beginning in the Spring of 2021,
the state will administer new tests
measuring Next Generation Learning
Standards and will once again have a
new baseline established. As soon as
more information becomes available
about state testing, our academies and
parish schools will be ready to prepare
our students to tackle these new tests.
Submitted by: Mrs. Diane Phelan,
Associate Superintendent for Evaluation
of Programs and Students
(9/7/19).
2019 NYS
Testing
Program
New York State
(includes all
Public and Charter Schools
in NY State -
no Nonpublic Schools data)
New York City
(only
NY City Public Schools –
no Charter Schools,
no Nonpublic Schools data)
Diocese of Brooklyn
(Academies and Schools
within the Diocese
with appropriate grade
levels tested)
Grade 4 – ELA 47.7% 49.6% 54.7%
Grade 6 – ELA 47.1% 48.4% 59.8%
Grade 7 – ELA 39.7% 42.7 % 54.9%
Grade 4 – Math 50.4% 49.4% 51.3%
Grade 6 – Math 47.0% 43.9% 43.7%
Grade 7 – Math 43.5% 42.1% 42.4%
It is important to mention that
state testing within the Diocese of
Brooklyn is part of our core academic
program. The results of state
tests help us to gauge how we are
progressing with state standards as
a Diocese, as an individual academy
or parish school, or as an individual
student. The standards that are
measured on state tests are rigorous
but we believe these standards and
tests will help prepare our students
for their lives in the 21st century by
thinking critically and be able to
solve multi-step problems.
The State Education Department
switched from 3 day to 2 day testing
in 2018 which established a new baseline.
Therefore, comparisons can
only be made with scores in 2019 and
the upcoming 2020 scores. The chart
below depicts the Diocesan percentage
point change from 2018 to 2019.
Note: Since we tested Grade 8 in 2018
and Grade 7 in 2019; we can only directly
compare Grades 4 and 6.
NYS Tests –
Tested
in 2018 & 2019
Diocese
of Brooklyn –
2018 Proficiency
Results
Diocese
of Brooklyn –
2019 Proficiency
Results
Percentage
Point
Change
Grade 4 – ELA 56.0% 54.7% - 1.3
Grade 6 – ELA 62.0% 59.8% - 2.2
Grade 4 – Math 44.0% 51.3% + 7.3
Grade 6 – Math 39.0% 43.7% + 4.7
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