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S E P T E M B E R 16
State math and English test scores
show improvement across Queens
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
New York City elementary and middle
school students are doing better
academically, according to the new
English language arts (ELA) and math
test results released Aug. 22 by the
New York State Education Department.
Citywide, 45.6 percent of New
York City students were proficient in
statewide math tests given in grades
3 through 8 in 2019, according to
the state Education Department. This
shows a 2.9 percentage point increase
from tests given in 2018, when 42 percent
of students were proficient.
Students in grades 3 through 8 also
improved on the ELA exam, which
showed 47.4 percent of students were
proficient in 2019, up 0.7 percentage
points from the 46.7 percent result in
2018.
“During my tenure with the New
York State Education Department, I’m
proud of the progress we have made
in terms of reducing gaps in student
achievement,” said MaryEllen Elia,
state education commissioner. “As I’ve
consistently said, assessments are a
part of the larger picture that we look at
when we examine performance levels
across the state. This year’s test scores
are a positive sign that we are making
progress and I believe the deliberative
and thoughtful approach outlined in
our State’s ESSA plan will continue
to benefit the students of New York
state.”
Students in Syracuse and most of
New York’s other big cities did better
this year, but still lagged behind the
state average. About 16 percent of students
declined to take the test, according
to the Department of Education.
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This year, in Queens, a total of
126,088 students were tested, resulting
in an overall proficiency rate of 65,774
(52 percent); compared to 2018, where
126,678 students were tested with a
proficiency rate of 66,009 (52 percent),
according to data by the Education
Department.
Charter schools in Queens received
an overall proficiency rate of 3,039 (58
percent), with a total number of 5,203
students tested for the ELA and math
exams.
According to data, 52 third grade
students who took the ELA exam at
the Success Academy Charter School
in South Jamaica in School District 28,
scored a proficiency level of 100 percent.
Other schools that topped the chart
included The Academy for Excellence
Through The Arts in Forest Hills, the
Success Academy Charter School in
Rosedale and the Baccalaureate School
For Global Education in Astoria —
where third, seventh and eighth grade
students scored a proficiency level of
100 percent in ELA and math.
In Queens School District 30, students
in grades 6, 7 and 8 at P.S. 122 in
Astoria, The 30th Avenue School (for
gifted and talented children in Astoria)
and P.S. 98 Douglaston School scored
a proficiency level of 98 percent on the
ELA and math exams.
Ranking at the bottom of the list
with a proficiency score of zero
were Bell Academy in Bayside,
P.S./M.S. 114 Belle Harbor, Goldie
Maple Academy and the Academy of
Medical Technology (A College Board
School) Far Rockaway, P.S. 111 Jacob
Blackwell in Long Island City and
The Academy for New Americans in
Astoria.
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