18 SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
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):
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.
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%
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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